Exeter

Happy Mondays starts today at Princesshay

Visit Exeter's Princesshay shopping centre every Monday in August and enjoy great deals and discounts when dining at restaurants and cafes in the area.

To celebrate the summer holidays, visitors and families to the centre can also enjoy playing giant summer games on a turfed green in the main square.

Get snapped in a groovy campervan photo booth with Exeter’s Heart radio and enjoy chances to win fab prizes at the Spin and Win station in Princesshay Square.

Want to eat for less this August? All you need to do is register (by filling in the form here ) for your...

Exeter Innovations Market

Event Date: 
30/08/2013 - 9:00am to 01/09/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter

Exeter is one of the most vibrant and interesting cities in Great Britain which we firmly believe should be supported as a fabulous meeting and shopping destination with the new addition of this market regularly showcasing our local talent made up of small british businesses. Please come along and join in as we would love to see you.

Selling high quality goods, craft furniture, fashion and food. Regularly featuring live music and family fun Sundays, the Innovations Market was Exeter's first weekly food street market round St Pancras Church in Exeter' Guildhall Shopping area. Eat...

Sidmouth Regatta

Event Date: 
24/08/2013 - 10:00am to 25/08/2013 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Sidmouth

Annual regatta with sporting events, musical entertainment and family fun!

Hosted by Sidmouth Sailing Club, there will be sea and shore based activies for the youngsters, sailing races, a raft race, a grand firework display, childrens fancy dress, family treasure hunt, bouncy castle, Punch and Judy, cake and sweet stall and a Real Ale tent!

www.visitsidmouth.co.uk

Together at Westpoint

Event Date: 
22/08/2013 - 10:00am to 25/08/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint, Exeter

Westpoint is a fantastic summer event - a place to come into the presence of God and learn, love and go alongside hundreds of his people.

Newfrontiers Churches from the South and South West are holding their annual bible weekend at Westpoint from 22rd - 25th August. They expect to see 2000 adults, young people and children attend, with main meetings in the Arena and camping on site.

There will be a wide and varied programme of events across the weekend including: Sports and Games, Big Meetings, Prayer, Fantastic Childrens Activities.

There is also an excelent line-...

Wonderland Week

Event Date: 
25/08/2013 - 10:00am to 30/08/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle

Dont be late for the tea party. Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to meet the weird and wonderful characters in Wonderland!

The interactive sessions take place at 12.30 and 2.30. Each child wishing to take part will be given a session ticket on arrival. Gather in the courtyard at your given time and wait for the fun to begin! Each session lasts about 50 minutes.

Children will love to follow the treasure trail around the grounds too. This can be done in their own time and they win a prize for doing it! All our other attractions open as usual from our nature trail to meeting...

Pirate Week

Event Date: 
18/08/2013 - 10:00am to 23/08/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle

Captain Jack and his lively crew are back from Tortuga for some more pirate antics. Your last chance to meet him this season!

The interactive sessions take place at 12.30 and 2.30. Each child wishing to take part will be given a session ticket on arrival. Gather in the courtyard at your given time and wait for the fun to begin! Each session lasts about 50 minutes.

Children will love to follow the treasure trail around the grounds too. This can be done in their own time and they win a prize for doing it! All our other attractions open as usual from our nature trail to...

Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Event Date: 
15/08/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle

The Festival Players will be performing Shakespeare's great story of young love and family feuds, set in the colourful world of renaissance Italy.

Why not bring a picnic and make an evening of it.

Performance at 7pm (grounds open 6pm)

Adult £12, concessions £10. Tickets are £2 extra on the night.

To book please call 01626 890243 (Monday to Friday during normal office hours)

www.powderham.co.uk

Western Counties Heavy Horse Society Annual 'Working' Show

Event Date: 
18/08/2013 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Leigh Barton Eastleigh, Crediton

A special show event for all lovers of horses and agricultural events.

From Plough to Loaf will be demonstrated; ploughing, rolling, harrowing and drilling. Corn will be cut with a binder drawn by three shire horses. Brae will be baked on the field and a commentator will explain the whole process.

Other ring events include an opportunity to 'Have a Go' at ploughing following instruction.

Craft stalls and other unusual features.

Free parking on site.

£5 adults, children free.

Click here for more information.

Open Garden for Charity

Event Date: 
18/08/2013 - 1:30pm
Venue: 
Little Ash Farm Bungalow, Fenny Bridges, Honiton EX14 3BL

The garden at Little Ash Bungalow at Fenny Bridges opens to the public on Sunday 18 August.

Gardener Helen Brown has developed a haven for wildlife which is just bursting with late summer colour and buzzing with insects. The garden has been developed over the past 13 years and has mixed tree, shrub and herbaceous borders filled with unusual plants; a pond and natural stream, with shady woodland area. The garden is designed to blend into the countryside beyond and enjoys lovely views towards East Hill and the River Otter.

The one and a half acre garden situated just off the...

Science Fiction Week

Event Date: 
11/08/2013 - 10:00am to 16/08/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle

Aliens have been spotted in the Castle grounds. Dr What and Agent Why (from the ministry of big secrets) attempt to make contact and find out more about these strange creatures!

This is a promenade style, interactive theatre taking you on a short walk around the grounds at the foot of the Castle.

The sessions take place at 12.30 and 2.30. Each child wishing to take part will be given a session ticket on arrival. Gather in the courtyard at your given time and wait for the fun to begin! Each session lasts about 50 minutes.

Children will love to follow the treasure...

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