School’s out for summer…

 What’s on in Devon throughout the summer months

Festivals & Events

• Clovelly Maritime Festival - 17th July 
• Branscombe Air Day & Classic Car Show - 24th July
• Sidmouth Folk Week - 29th July to 5th August
• Teignmouth Carnival - 29th July
• Teignmouth Regatta - 30th July to 7th August
• South Devon Crab week - 1st to 7th August
• Fantastic Mr Fox at Escot Park - 2nd August
• Scooby Doo visits Crealy - 3rd August
• Honiton & District Agricultural Show - 4th August
• Beer Regatta Week - 6th to 13th August
• British Firework Championships - 16th to 17th August
• The Netherlands International Circus - 22nd August to 4th September
• Hope Cove Regatta - 22nd to 29th August
• Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta - 25th to 27th August
• Orange Rolling in Totnes - 25th August
• Sir Francis Drake at home, Buckland Abbey - various dates until October

For a full list of events in Devon this summer click here

Activities

• CampWild at Escot Park - Camping in yurts for 8-12 year olds - choose from 2, 3 or 5 nights or try a day camp. Woodland walks and games, swamp walks, falconry displays and more.
• Try a day's coasteering on the South Devon coast - traverse the coastline by climbing, swimming, scrambling, jumping and diving.
• Wildwise night paddle on the River Dart - meander up the river from Totnes, swim and listen to stories over supper around the campfire.
• RAMM events - While Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum is undergoing the final leg of its refurbishments, the RAMM events continue out and about througout Devon
• Treasure Trails - Explore Devon with the whole family on a Treasure Trail - Go by car, bike, or on foot - Get the kids out and about exploring the mysterious landscapes of Dartmoor or solve a murder mystery in Torquay, once home to queen of crime Agatha Christie.
• Meet Dr What and Professor Where at Powderham Castle's mad Science Week or join Captain Jack Sparrow's crew, follow the pirate trail and win a piece of treasure.

Click here for a full list of activities

Great outdoors

• Devon's beaches - whether long and sandy or sheltered and rocky, beaches are some of what Devon does best. Get live water quality information and check the surf forecast.
• The moors - The atmospheric moors provide hours of natural entertainment from walking to rock climbing, horse riding to letterboxing. Explore Dartmoor and Exmoor.
• Cycle! There are off-road cycle trails throughout the county waiting to be explored inlcuding Haldon Forest Park 
• Explore some of the lesser known outdoor spaces such as Black Hole Marsh on the River Axe and Venford Resevoir 
• Grand Western Canal Country Park - Near Tiverton, the eleven mile long canal and surrounding country park is a great space for walking, boating, angling, cycling, picnics and barge rides!

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On a pocket money budget

• Children get entry to Torre Abbey for just £1 this summer
  (1^st May to 1^st September with a paying adult) 
• 27^th July Stream dipping at the Parke Estate for £2 per child (Accompanied by an adult - Booking essential) - Discover what lives in the leat with the aid of nets and microscopes.
• 17^th July Peco Open Garden Day - Meet Dr Who and the Tardis at Pecorama for a garden open day for charity (donations appreciated).
• Climb to the top of Haldon Belvedere for one of the best views of Devon around. 
  Entry to the Belvedere costs £2 per adult, free for children (accompanied by an adult).
• During August 16's and under can get into RHS Garden Rosemoor and join in the Great Garden Adventures for free
• Teignmouth's Teign Heritage Centre costs just £2 per adult and is free for children.

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