Round off the summer with another chance to see "A Millennium of Monarchs" where puppets and live action bring you exciting facts about on thousand years of England's kings and queens. Which is your favourite royal?
There will be a Kings & Queens Trail for children to follow around the grounds to win a prize as well as all the usual wonderful attractions.
Sessions take place at set times throughout the day. Pick up your session ticket on arrival. This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket...
The Festival Players will be performing Shakespeare’s shortest play in the Castle courtyard. This is a brilliant farce of mistaken identities, combined with a few undertones of the dramatic and sinister. A master and his servant arrive in a foreign port which, unbeknown to them, is the home of their long-lost twin brothers. Mayhem ensues as brother is taken for brother in a riotous train of misunderstandings, seduction, and pursuit. A colourful and entertaining romp.
Open air performance in the Castle courtyard. Bring your own seating...
Dont be late for the tea party! Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to meet the weird and wonderful characters in Wonderland!
There will be a Wonderland Trail for children to follow around the grounds to win a prize as well as all the usual wonderful attractions.
Sessions take place at set times throughout the day. Pick up your session ticket on arrival. This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket may take part in our themed activity for £2)
Captain Jack and his lively crew are back from Tortuga for some more pirate antics. This is your last chance to meet them this season.
There will be a Pirate Trail for children to follow around the grounds to win a prize as well as all the usual wonderful attractions.
Sessions take place at set times throughout the day. Pick up your session ticket on arrival. This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket may take part in our themed activity for £2)
An exciting programme is being finalised for a packed day of activities at the first ever ActivAge Expo ( www.activageshow.co.uk ) at Exeter Racecourse on Sunday 31 August.
The Lord Mayor of Exeter is due to open the event, which is aimed at the over 40s and anyone of more mature years who is interested in leading an active and fulfilling life.
It promises to be a fun and informative day, with lots of low-impact exercise routines to try out and ideas for a multitude of interesting pursuits and activities. There will also be finance and travel advice, and fresh ideas for...
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across Devon tonight.
The warning is in place from 10pm until 7am tomorrow.
Heavy rain is expected to spread from the South West during this evening, affecting many areas overnight before clearing early on Wednesday morning. There could be localised surface water flooding.
Chief forecaster at the Met Office said: “A frontal system containing warm, humid air is expected to bring heavy rain to Cornwall and Devon later on Tuesday evening, before spreading to parts of South Wales, the West Country and...
Devon County Council is warning people to look out for websites that will charge them to apply for or renew their disabled parking entitlement.
Blue Badges are for free to apply for, or to renew online by people with eligible disabilities, but Devon County Council has heard from residents who paid £49 up front to renew their parking badges online, which were never received.
The Blue Badge scheme provides national parking concessions for those who have a permanent and substantial disability, which causes an inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking. People...
Top UK competitors will be taking part in Devon County Show’s Lamb Shearing and Dog Trials Event on Sunday (August 10) at Sidbury, near Sidmouth.
Show Secretary Ollie Allen said everyone was welcome to come along and watch the action which takes place on a working farm throughout the day.
The free-of-charge event will showcase talented shearers and sheep dog handlers who will put their skills and strength to the test as they compete to do the best job in the fastest time.
Ollie added: “Sheep shearing and wool production play an important part in Devon farming and...
The South West Coast Path Association has been successful in their bid to the Coastal Communities Fund to secure £1 million investment in the South West Coast Path.
This project will repair, improve and promote the South West Coast Path (SWCP). Funds will help with 32 urgent repair works to the path, in addition to a range of projects providing information boards and signage, events and marketing. This will create and safeguard around 788 jobs from construction, management and tourism generated by the path.
Management of the Coast Path is co-ordinated by the Trail...
Global electrical and electronic components manufacturer Carling Technologies has completed work on a solar energy installation at its European headquarters in Devon that is expected to reduce the site’s annual CO2 emissions by an estimated 383 tonnes. The distribution centre in Exeter transports components to industrial vehicle, bus and truck companies throughout Europe, with 80% of its revenue coming from export sales. Mike Fanzo, General Manager of Carling Technologies in the UK, said the energy cost savings that had been secured by the move to clean energy would support the firm’s...
