Mid Devon’s premier one-day agricultural event due to be held on Saturday, July 28th has been cancelled due to the continued atrocious wet weather and the decision that the ground was in no condition to take heavy vehicles and large scale traffic to and from the showfield. This is only the second time in its […]

The Jack Russell Terrier is a fox hunting breed developed in England in the 19th century and is the breed from which the modern or show Fox Terrier has evolved. The Jack Russell takes his name from the renowned hunting parson, the Reverend John (Jack) Russell, who from 1830 to 1870 bred with care, a […]

The Taw Vale Railway opened in 1848 from Barnstaple to Fremington Wharf for horse-drawn coal and other goods traffic and was opened to passenger trains when the Extension Railway reached Bideford by way of Instow in 1855. It is now The Tarka Trail taking a looping route through North and Mid Devon, from the rugged […]

The course itself stands on undulating, but not hilly ground and is basically the same as when designed in 1931, although lengthened in some areas and played in two 9-hole loops so that the 9th and 18th holes bring you back to the clubhouse. The views from the course are very spectacular, looking over […]

Visit the fourteenth Mid Devon Show on Saturday 28th July 2007 at Hartnoll Farm, Post Hill, Tiverton. It is the best one day Agricultural Show in the West with non stop activity from 9.00am until 5.30pm. Show Charity 2007 is Marie Curie Cancer Care. Come and see the exciting Rockin Horse Stunt Team, classic […]

East Devon, Budleigh Salterton, is regarded by many as one of the finest courses in the South West. It provides players with some very pretty coastal views, as far as Portland Bill in Dorset on a fine day. The course is both demanding and fair, varied in its layout and, with differing winds to […]

Home to the last horsedrawn barge in the South West. Escape Lifes Pressures . . . indulge your senses and relax on this rare Horse-Drawn Barge, now one of only 5 in Great Britain. Experience this gentle journey that will take you back in time to memories of yesteryear, as you travel through the […]

The Devon County Show is the largest event in the county calendar. The Show is a giant shop window for rural Devon and links consumers with farmers, food producers and others working in the countryside economy. Come along to Westpoint, just outside Exeter, on May 17, 18 or 19 and meet people bursting with enthusiasm […]

Dickie Dirts Curiosity Shop are privileged to be close to Exmoor National Park an area of oustanding beauty. Exmoor is 267 square miles of countryside protected for the conservation of its scenery, wildlife and cultural heritage and for the understanding and enjoyment which it can provide. Exmoor’s landscape ranges from deep ancient wooded valleys […]

A registered Charity who operate a Standard Gauge Railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in South Devon. The line was built by the South Devon Railway and first opened on 1st May 1872. It was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1876 and the line closed to all traffic on 7th September 1962. It […]