Gitcombe Country Cottages, near Dartmouth, Devon
Gitcombe Country Cottages, near Dartmoor, Devon
Leisure - summer season
Leisure - out of season
Food & drink - eating out
Pampering
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Spring, autumn & winter at Gitcombe

Art galleries and crafts
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey
Cider Press Centre, Dartington
Coombe Farm Gallery, Dittisham click here & here
Ainscough Contemporary Art, Dartmouth
White Space Contemporary Art, Totnes

Davidson Fine Art, Totnes

Food & Drink

Plymouth Gin Distillery

Pampering

See Pampering page

Cookery Schools

Ashburton Cookery School, Ashburton

01364 652784

Manna from Devon, Kingswear 01803 752943

Clay pigeon shooting
Ashcroft Adventure 01626 866766
Shaldon Shooting School 01398 331021
Letson Edward Shooting Services: 01884 254056

Golf - click here or here
Dartmouth Golf & Country Club

01803 712686
Thurlestone - call 01548 560405
Bigbury - call 01548 810412

Bikes
KTM Scramble Bikes (Off road motor cycling, for 7 year olds+ & adults) 01548 821784 click here
Hot Pursuit Cycles, Totnes 01803 865174

Caving, climbing, abseiling, mountain biking, walking

Caving, climbing, abseiling & hill walking in local area 01392 494053

Exclusive, led, walking, mountain bike or rock climbing trips for individual families or small groups  01803 770509

Fishing

The African Queen, sea fishing trips & private charter

07885 246061

Bassillica Fishing Charters

Children
Woodlands Leisure Park
China Blue Ceramic Studio, Shop & Cafe, Totnes. 01803 860908

Horse riding
Dittiscombe Equestrian Centre, Nr Slapton

01548 581049

Sorley Riding School, Staverton 01803 762750
Shilstone Rocks Riding Centre, Dartmoor

01384 621281
Dartmoor & South Hams Riding & Livery Centre

01364 73266

Kayaking

Sea & river kayaking around the Dart 01803 832666

The Eden Project
www.edenproject.com

Heritage & Landscape
National Trust
English Heritage

Dartmoor National Park - click here and here

01822 890414

South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Slapton Ley Nature Reserve

Natural World

Open all year round:

National Maritime Aquarium, Plymouth

Paignton Environmental Zoo

Living Coasts, Torquay

Occombe Farm, Near Paignton

Dartmoor Otter & Buckfast Butterfly Sanctuary  

Dartmoor Zoological Park

Dartmoor National Park - see Heritage links

Horse racing
Newton Abbott Race Course - 01626 353235 or click here
Exeter Race Course - 01392 832599

Cinemas, theatres & the arts
Dartington Hall Cinema
The Flavel (Cinema/Music) Dartmouth

Reel Cinema, Kingsbridge

Apollo Cinema, Paignton 01803 558822

Vue Cinema, Plymouth 0871 224 0240

The Theatre Royal, Plymouth 01752 267222

Northcott Theatre, Exeter 01392 493493

Princess Theatre, Torquay

08702 414120

Walking
Dartmoor

South Hams

Beaches

All wild and wonderful out of season!  See summer season for list of beaches

Beach walking - click here for map

Steam Trains

Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway

South Devon Railway

Towns to explore

Plymouth City

Exeter City

Totnes

Dartmouth

Salcombe

Ashburton

Interesting & unusual shops to visit

Vintage Living, Totnes

Revival (vintage clothing), Totnes

Greenfibres - organic clothing, household & home items, Totnes

Rod O'Reely's new & antique fishing rods & tackle, Dartmouth

Also:

Ashburton for antiques

Salcombe for sail & beach wear + interiors

Dartmouth, for art

Totnes, for anything bohemian + quirky market on Friday & Saturday mornings

GENERAL USEFUL LINKS
www.kingsbridgeinfo.co.uk
www.salcombeinformation.co.uk
www.discoverdartmouth.com

www.totnesinformation.co.uk
www.discoverdevon.com

WEATHER FORECAST

www.metoffice.gov.uk

TIDE TABLES

www.dartharbour.org

 

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