If you are brave enough to venture forth into the sometimes torrential rain, by heading to Princesshay this autumn you will be sure to pick up the latest trendy boot, the welly.
Who would have thought that trendy and welly could go next to each other in the same sentence? With autumn finally upon us it is indeed time to get out those boots that most ‘trendy’ people dread wearing.
In 2014 the welly really did come back with a bang with London Fashion Week seeing the Hunter welly hitting the catwalks along with their new water-resistant clear smocks. As well as Hunter,...
Your essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend and the half term break:
THEATRE
Me and My Girl Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter A sublime treat for musical comedy fans of all ages. Lambeth costermonger, Bill Snibson, discovers he is the illegitimate heir to Lord Hareford and uses his wit and humour to break down the class divisions with his aristocratic relations. The fun and games never cease as they attempt to educate cheeky and cheerful Bill into the ways of the gentry and to separate him from his cockney girlfriend Sally. 7....
Release the spirit of adventure in your children and let them discover and explore the natural world around them. This half term week children can take part in bushcraft skills - fire making, shelter building, campfire cooking, whittling, care and use of tools, arts and crafts including some really cool fire sculptures! and of course toasting marshmallows over the campfire!
10am-5pm every day. Members free. Escot entry fee applies to non-members. There may be a charge for some activities. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear old clothes!
Younger visitors can have great fun finding the 10 wooden flowers featuring some of our springtime donkeys hidden around the Sanctuary. Pick up your entry forms from the Visitors’ Centre.
10am-4pm, £1 per entry, booking not required
Donkey dudes
Tuesday 19 February, 11am-3pm
If you've got a budding donkey groom in the family, why not ring them along for a special one-on-one introduction session with one of our events team donkeys.
A 15 minute session will introduce you to the basics...
Younger visitors can have great fun finding the 10 wooden flowers featuring some of our springtime donkeys hidden around the Sanctuary. Pick up your entry forms from the Visitors’ Centre.
10am-4pm, £1 per entry, booking not required
Donkey dudes
Tuesday 19 February, 11am-3pm
If you've got a budding donkey groom in the family, why not ring them along for a special one-on-one introduction session with one of our events team donkeys.
A 15 minute session will introduce you to the basics...
A half term treat with Storytelling and fun for young families with pre school and primary school age children.
Pop in for Pumpkin Tales and Creativity with with the amazing story teller Kevin Cotter of Love Local Food. He will be telling stories about pumpkins and piglets; investigating different kinds of squashes; making pumpkin and piglet puppets and scooping out seeds to make seed packets for presents!
