The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
30 March 2009
Lots of lovely things to buy and a really great cafe right on the river. Exhibitions run throughout the year and check their website for current viewings.
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30 March 2009
Lots of lovely things to buy and a really great cafe right on the river. Exhibitions run throughout the year and check their website for current viewings.
18 July 2008
Loads to do here, with lots of animals to see and touch, including some unusual creatures such as twin Gambian rats the size of cats and woolly 'sheep-pigs'!
All the latest screenings in comfort. Book on line via their Web site.
Set in a beautiful green haven with riverside meadows and woodland, this interesting medieval manor house only opens on certain days of the week so please check their Website for opening times and events calendar.
Canonteign Falls is England's highest waterfall and you will also find a choice of woodland walks, a picnic area and a cafe here. A great place to visit for all the family and situated within Dartmoor National Park.
Enter the woods via Manaton Road north of Bovey Tracey and enjoy wildlife trails with hides through the oak woodland and heathland. Spot Pied Flycatchers, Redstarts, Wood Warblers and Tree Pipits. If you are really lucky you may see a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
Said to have been the inspiration for Conan Doyle's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. The Hound Tor area of Dartmoor is famed for its ghosts. The excavated remains of a medieval Devon village clearly showing the layout of four longhouses and barns shelters on the northern slopes of the tor, commanding superb views across Dartmoor.
A working glass and games factory set in an historic pottery. See glass blowing demonstrations, visit the marble museum and marvel at the wonderful collection of marble runs, from the teeny to the gigantic.