A five-star boutique hotel in Devon has been named one of the best small hotels in the UK for the second time in a decade. The Eden Hotel Collection – which operates Bovey Castle in Dartmoor – has been named Small Hotel Group of the Year at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards. With nearly 900…
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National Trust Volunteers at Agatha Christie’s former holiday home Greenway have won the Agatha Christie Cup after scoring top marks at Brixham Horticultural flower show this year. After much hard work, Maureen Ferrari and Valerie Ellery, two of Greenway’s Cut Flower Gardener Volunteers, achieved…
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Locals and holidaymakers are being invited to explore why a five-star Devon hotel has been crowned one of the best in the South West at its annual open day. Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor National Park, is opening its doors to the general public for free on Sunday, September 22 nd between 12 noon and 4pm…
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Heritage Open Days Festival returns from 6 – 15 September 2024 National Trust places across the South West will take part Heritage Open Days provides everyone with free access to experiences and events across England at participating places England’s largest festival of history and culture…
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A fundraising campaign has been launched to help make the beach at Sidmouth more accessible to visitors using mobility aids or pushchairs. The Chit Rocks Beach project aims to install an access ramp at the Chit Rocks area of the beach, located between Jacobs’ Ladder and the Esplanade. The ramp would…
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Following a successful trial in Seaton, beaches across East Devon will now benefit from matting which will allow wheelchair users and those with push chairs and other mobility aids to access the beach. The scheme was trialled at Seaton and Beer beaches over the last three summers and is now…
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Tourism for All, the charity championing accessible holidays for disabled people in the UK, is excited to announce a new partnership with Great Western Railway (GWR). Tourism for All is an independent national charity that focuses on helping disabled travellers find holiday accommodation and things…
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For 10 consecutive years, Salcombe and Dartmouth based holiday letting agency Coast & Country Cottages has been nominated for a prestigious British Travel Award. Having collected Gold, Silver or Bronze at the glitzy London awards ceremony every year since 2014, the team are delighted to once again…
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A luxury Devon hotel is ready, set, go for a colourful new culinary offering to tie in with the Olympics in Paris. Five-star hotel Bovey Castle, in Newton Abbot, is launching an Olympics-themed afternoon tea for guests to sample during the course of the famous multi-sports event in France. Diners…
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A new Champagne Afternoon Tea experience will be served at Boringdon Hall Hotel this summer letting visitors indulge in the British teatime tradition. Bookings are open now for the experience which runs until Saturday 31st August. Take tea outside on the lawn or inside the Great Hall at 5-star…
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