Day Out

ELF Cream Tea Morning

Event Date: 
05/06/2017 - 10:30am to 2:30pm
Venue: 
Exton Village Hall, Station Road, Exton, EX3 0PS

This June 5th, join people all over Devon, put the kettle on and join in the ELF CREAM TEA! Come along and find our more about ELF. Money raised through the ELF cream tea may go to our new ELF @ Home service engaging with volunteers to support patients in their homes. This will enable patients who are isolated by their condition to quite literally have a cup of tea with someone.

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/11/2017 - 8:54pm

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (12-14 May):

THEATRE

Othello Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Venice, a western colonial power, employs the newly-married Othello, a Muslim general, to lead their army against Turkish invasion. The difficulties of assimilating into a society riven by discrimination, fear and mistrust, soon begin to take their toll on Othello: manipulated by Iago, his life quickly unravels, and he turns on all he holds dear. A timeless play. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

The Simon and Garfunkel Story...

Fun on the Water in Mid Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/10/2017 - 11:11am

Families have the chance to try a range of water based activities at the Grand Western Canal Country Park’s ’Fun on the Water' day later this month.

Stand-up paddle boarding, rowing boat and Canadian Canoe hire sessions as well as model boating and pond dipping are on offer.

The event is being held at the Grand Western Canal Basin on Saturday 13 May 2017 between 11am and 3pm.

Professional stand-up paddleboarding instructor Rob McPaddling will hold a free taster session.

If you want to give it a go please make sure you bring a spare set of clothes and towel...

A Marvelous day on the Maer

Event Date: 
04/08/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Venue: 
The Maer, Maer Road, Exmouth, EX8 2DB

Come along to the Maer Local Nature Reserve and get creative!

A day packed with crafts and wildlife activities by the seaside with the Countryside rangers, Clinton Devon Estates, RSPB and more!

Small charge/ donations for some activities.

More info: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/august-2017/a-mar...

Enjoy mid-week racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse

Event Date: 
10/05/2017 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

Break up your week with a midweek day at the races. Join us for our first of two May fixtures on Wednesday 10 May.

Gates open at 12.05 ahead of the first race at 14.05.

The final race of the day will take place at 17.15.

Tickets are available online now priced at £19 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure.

Tickets are available online until 17.00 on Tuesday 9 May and will also be available at the gates on the day.

Children aged 16 and under, plus students with valid photographic ID go FREE.

Be sure to pay a visit to our...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/03/2017 - 6:06am

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (31 March – 2 April).

THEATRE

Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange It's Susan Calman's tenth year in comedy and she's back with a brand new show. Susan is taller than a borrower but shorter than the average thirteen year old child. The show? Well she's ready to create a storm, to set the record straight, to give it to the man (whoever he is). Incidentally she would also like to be Batman. https://exetercornexchange.co.uk

Dracula: The Bloody Truth Friday &...

Season Opener at Newton Abbot Racecourse – Tuesday 4th April 2017

Event Date: 
04/04/2017 - 12:15pm
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

The wait is over – join us at Newton Abbot Racecourse as we start another thrilling season of summer jumps racing on Tuesday 4th April 2017.

The first of 18 fixtures, celebrate our Season Opener with friends, family or colleagues – tickets are available now priced at £19 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure.

Enjoy a day at the races for less - Group discounts are available when booked in advance.

Children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS go free to every fixture. Racing starts at 14:20 and gates open at...

Clay Gargoyle Crafts

Event Date: 
24/08/2016 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral (Cathedral Green)

Wednesday 24th August, 11.00-15.00 (Cathedral Green) There are lots of ugly faces all around the outside of the Cathedral! Find out what gargoyles and grotesques are for, and then make your own out of air-drying clay. Will yours be the ugliest? £2 per gargoyle. Suitable for all ages (adults are welcome to join in!), no booking required for this drop-in activity.

Medieval Fayre

Event Date: 
05/08/2016 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral (Cathedral Green)

Friday 5th August, 11.00-15.00 (Cathedral Green) My Lords and Ladies! You are invited to a Medieval Fayre on the Cathedral Green! Wear your finest clothes or borrow some of our own medieval costumes. Have a go at archery and apple bobbing, or put your parents in the stocks and throw a wet sponge at them! Get crafty and have a go at making shields and crowns. FREE (some crafts £1). Suitable for all ages, no booking required for this drop-in activity.

Spring in the garden at Castle Drogo

After the long wet winter, Castle Drogo’s rhododendron garden is bursting into colour following vital conservation work and visitors can now stroll through the new paths and admire the vivid plants and other spring flowers such as daffodils, camellias and bluebells carpeting the garden floor.

For those who find accessing areas such as the garden or wider Drogo estate difficult, there is now a tramper available to hire as part of the Countryside Mobility South West scheme. The tramper route takes in some of the most fragrant parts of the garden including the azalea path and rose...

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