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Valley of a Million Bulbs

This annual event sees the whole community come together to honour the legacy of one of the town’s most loved visitors and helps create a beautiful sight that visitors and residents alike can enjoy every spring and summer.

In the autumn months, schools, community groups and other volunteers come together to plant one million bulbs throughout the town, which then blanket the area in beautiful, colourful flowers once the weather gets warmer. Popular places to see the bulbs as they flower are at Peak Hill and the Byes.

The project which is organised every year by the Sid Vale Association commemorates Keith Owen, who donated a generous amount of money to the region with the instruction that it should be used for conservation but that the recipients think outside the box, this led to the Valley of a Million Bulbs idea.

Who was Keith Owen?

Keith Owen was born in Devon and lived in Totnes until the mid -1950s when he joined the RAF and began a career posted all over the world, living in Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Canada. He retired in the seventies and spend much of his retirement travelling, regularly coming to Sidmouth to visit his mother who lived in the town. During one visit in 2007, he discovered that he was terminally ill with only months left to live. He contacted the Sid Vale Association and placed his retirement fund in their care so that it could be used to help the people of the Sid Valley.

Why Sidmouth?

Keith asked the SVA to use the funds to support local projects which would bring the community together and would sustain the ambience of Sidmouth and the surrounding towns and villages, he said he felt that Sidmouth reflected England as it ‘used to be’. Money from the fund is used to provide grants to community groups as well as to add to the town’s atmosphere with the Valley of a Million Bulbs event.

News of the Valley of a Million Bulbs has spread worldwide and the daffodils have become a major tourist attraction for the town. You can find maps of where the bulbs have been planted online at the Sid Vale Association’s Website.

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Craft Fair

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Arts and Culture

Sidmouth

Variety of craft stalls selling locally made crafts. Tea and coffee available.

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2 Oct 2021to2 Oct 2021
Sidmouth Science Festival

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Type:

Festival

Sidmouth

Sidmouth has been playing host to its own Science Festival for over five years and with each year, the event grows in popularity. The festivals each follow a new theme and…

Dates

From:

8 Oct 2021to17 Oct 2021
Friends of the Byes Community Group

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Community

Sidmouth

Meet on Saturday mornings. 10am - 12 midday. New volunteers welcome. Please call Kati on 07817 041239, email FOTByes@ gmail.com, or find us on Facebook.

Dates

From:

15 Oct 2021to15 Oct 2021
Ottery St Mary - Tar Barrels

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Show/Display

Ottery St Mary

14 minute drive from Sidmouth.
Every year, for reasons lost in antiquity, the Flaming Tar Barrels are carried through the streets of Ottery St Mary to the delight of…

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From:

5 Nov 2021to5 Nov 2021
THE STRAWBS

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Music

LYME REGIS

28 minute drive from Sidmouth.
Dave Cousin's legendary band originate from the 60s and traverse rock, folk, bluegrass, and prog. Former members include Sandy Denny,…

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From:

27 Nov 2021to27 Nov 2021
LAU

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Music

LYME REGIS

28 minute drive from Sidmouth.
For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an entirely acoustic tour. The pioneering Scottish folk trio have always experimented…

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From:

18 Feb 2022to18 Feb 2022
Keswick in Devon

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Talk or Lecture

Sidmouth

A stimulating and challenging week of Bible teaching, worship and prayer attracting people from all over the UK. A main speakers Marcus Honeysett and Amy Orr-Ewing will be…

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From:

7 Mar 2022to11 Mar 2022
Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues Festival

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Type:

Jazz

Sidmouth

“Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.” Miles Davis
For more information about our hugely exciting plans for the Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues…

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From:

1 June 2022to5 June 2022
Antique Valuations with Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood at Kennaway House

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Antiques

Sidmouth

Weekly art and antique valuations will return to Kennaway House: Thursdays weekly, from 2pm-4pm
As the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the South West of…

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From:

1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
Friendship Club

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Community

Sidmouth

For people over 50 living alone. The Royal York & Faulkner Hotel, Sidmouth. 2-4pm. Tea & chat £3. Monthly (1st Sunday). Make friends, lunches out, theatre, cinema, coach…

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From:

1 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
Sidmouth Museum Opening

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Local Culture

SIDMOUTH

Sidmouth Museum open to welcome visitors once again. New for 2021 - Sidmouth's Jurassic Coast, the Digital History of Sidmouth - From Fishing Village to fashionable Seaside…

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21 June 2021to27 Nov 2021
Sidmouth Voluntary Services Morning Cafe

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Food and Drink

Sidmouth

Tea/coffee/hot chocolate and toasted teacakes. Different activities and homemade cake with Lisa every Friday: bingo, armchair exercise, words in words/Scrabble, table…

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From:

23 Aug 2021to1 Oct 2021
Guided Western Sidmouth Walk

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Nature Walk

Sidmouth

Tuesdays weekly, 10:30am. £2.50 per person (under 16s free).
Guided stroll around the Western side of town, hearing about a Royal Death, King Chit and the Field by the…

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From:

24 Aug 2021to28 Sept 2021
Guided Geology Walk

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Type:

Nature Walk

Sidmouth

Wednesdays weekly - 2pm. £2.50 per person (under 16s free).
Along the Esplanade to learn about the Jurassic Coast, geology and formation. No booking required.

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From:

25 Aug 2021to6 Oct 2021
The Oasis Drop In Cafe

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Community

All Saints Road, Sidmouth

Wednesdays weekly - 12:45pm - 2:15pm.
A warm welcome, positive conversations and a cuppa. COVID-19 regulations will be adhered to.

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From:

25 Aug 2021to29 Sept 2021
Guided Eastern Sidmouth Walk

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Nature

Sidmouth

Thursdays weekly - 10:30am. £2.50 per person (under 16s free).
Discover the history of Blackmore Gardens and tunnels, the Poorhouse and Jail, Elysian Fields and a…

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From:

26 Aug 2021to30 Sept 2021
Guided Tree Walk

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Type:

Nature Walk

Sidmouth

Fridays weekly.
Meet 10.30am for stroll through hidden paths and historic parkland. £2.50pp (under 16 free). c2hrs – fairly level walk on tarmac footpaths.

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From:

27 Aug 2021to1 Oct 2021
Duplicate Bridge

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Type:

Community

Sidmouth

Mondays & Thursdays Weekly - 1pm for 1.30pm start Visitors welcome. Booking required: 01395 515524

Dates

From:

30 Aug 2021to7 Oct 2021
Whist Drive

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Type:

Community

Sidmouth

Mondays weekly - 2pm.
£3. All whist players welcome. Enquiries: 01395 514715.

Dates

From:

30 Aug 2021to4 Oct 2021
Rubber Bridge

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Type:

Community

Sidmouth

Tuesdays Weekly 1.30 for 1.45pm start. Visitors welcome. Enquiries : 01395 515524.

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From:

31 Aug 2021to5 Oct 2021