Salcombe and its surrounding villages have a host of new and enticing experiences for visitors to enjoy in 2021. From indulgent artisan chocolate and ice cream tasting tours, to stays in elegant estuary view, en suite shepherd huts, visitors can look forward to a host of new and uplifting experiences in 2021.
Complemented by a selection of amazing outdoor adventures including SUP, surfing, sea kayaking and a selection of six new e-bike routes, guests coming to Salcombe and the South Hams can look forward to treating themselves in mind, body and spirit. For news of these and a host...
Dart Freemasons Lodge have recently presented a cheque for £500 to the Dart Trekkers, a recently formed organisation in Dartmouth. It was established some 4 years ago by Terri Walker when, due to funding problems the local academy decided not to send a team to the Ten Tors Race on Dartmoor.
The group meet at Townstal Community Hall and are instructed in survival techniques including map reading, these are practiced regularly by visits to Dartmoor. Chris Tucker, the Worshipful Master of Dart Lodge said,” this is the type of group that we like to support, it creates in young people...
Till the Coast is Clear is a Social Enterprise working with businesses such as Coastal Recycling. Its focus is to clear the hard to reach places along our coastlines of plastic and rubbish that otherwise would go un-seen and un-touched.
With the sun shining and not a cloud in the sky Exeter Chiefs players Olly Woodburn and Tom Lawday, sponsored by Coastal Recycling joined Richard Marsh from Coastal Recycling and Gary Jolliffe the founder of Till the Coast is Clear at the picturesque Blackness Marine near Dartmouth.
Boarding the specialist vehicle ‘Coast Clear One’ the team...
Visit South Devon has unveiled a new-look website for 2018 packed with images, film and interactive footage. Designed to show off the astounding range of breath-taking countryside and seaside destinations throughout East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and South Hams, the new site guides visitors on a rich journey of discovery.
Spanning three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, over 120 miles of coastline, Dartmoor National Park, the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, the South West Coast Path and a host of nature reserves, the site is a rich resource for anyone looking to discover...
South Devon is looking forward to a boost to tourism following the airing of the second series of The Coroner, starring Claire Goose, which starts at 2.15pm on BBC1 next Monday. Last year the programme led to a remarkable 44% rise in traffic to www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk on the very first day of the series, lifting searches for South Devon by 28% throughout November.
Filmed largely in the attractive coastal town of Dartmouth, the second series includes scenes shot at Blackpool Sands, Slapton Sands, Salcombe, Dartmoor and the Dartington Estate near Totnes. Starring Claire Goose as...
The family of Daniel Foale, who died following a three-vehicle collision in Totnes at the weekend, pay tribute to a son, brother, grandson and friend who ‘lit up every room he entered’.
“We are utterly devastated by the loss of Daniel (DJ), our beautiful son; brother; grandson and friend. Trying to find words with which to describe him is such a difficult task as the kind of person Daniel was seems to defy definition.
“Daniel was involved in a car accident at the weekend and tragically died at Derriford hospital from his injuries.
Stagecoach South West confirmed that from 19 January 2015 its X64 service will feature a new, direct connection between Dartmouth, Totnes, Newton Abbot and Exeter.
From the same date new timetables for Stagecoach Gold and the X46 are also being introduced. These will provide an hourly Sunday service on Stagecoach Gold and improve reliability for those travelling between Torquay and Exeter on the X46.
The X64 extension to Dartmouth will give residents direct, through connections to Totnes, Newton Abbot and Exeter up to every hour from Monday to Saturday. For commuters...
Twelve communities across Devon have been chosen to take part in a pioneering new partnership project to test how they can support their local libraries and expand the services they provide.
Devon County Council will work with the dedicated community groups to help shape the new organisation and try out new ways of involving local people so they can have more say on how their library is run.
Those chosen include Colyton, Bampton, Moretonhampstead and Ottery St Mary.
Topsham Library has been working with the Estuary League of Friends and will also form part of the...
Only one day to go until the beginning of Dartmouth Food Festival (Friday 24th to Sunday 26th October), the foodies festival of choice. Guaranteed to be hugely gastronomic and a tasty weekend for all, world renowned chefs, wine experts and food writers will all be descending on Dartmouth from tomorrow.
With a new venue, new sponsor and abundance of exciting new speakers, Dartmouth Food Festival’s Eat Your Words is certain to be one of the many highlights of this year’s festival. Eat Your Words is a series of informative, light hearted and extremely fun talks and discussions from a...
The Royal Castle Hotel in Dartmouth is celebrating Devon Restaurant Month with an offer that’s hard to refuse; a three-course Devon Taster Menu for £40 per head and a hotel room for free. The only catch, other than the locally caught crab, is that you have to live in Devon to take up the offer, and if you want to stay in one of the highly sought-after river view rooms, there will be an extra charge of £20 per person. Either way, with rooms normally costing upwards of £127 per night, it’s a steal!
Throughout June the offer is available Monday to Thursday in the Grill Room Restaurant...
