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It’s time to enjoy the early warming summer months, explore some fresh coast and countryside views and treat yourself to our delightful local food and drink. It’s also a great time for festivals and some early folk and village goings-on, wonderful mixes of craziness and tradition! Treat yourself to some fun, food and relaxation in one of our holiday homes, all regularly inspected by members of our team. Look out for the Special Offers button on our website, you’ll find some super bargains there!
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| This year Father’s Day is on 15th June, so we’ve looked round for some suggestions to which your dear old Dad might like you to treat him… |
Buy him a voucher towards a self-drive day in a classic MG from Red Roadster Classics near Newton Abbot – give him a car for a day!
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| Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor |
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Go to Pennywell Farm and Wildlife Centre near Buckfastleigh for a free pasty and a pint.
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| Halwell, South Hams |
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Take him to the zoo at Newquay, where the first twenty Dads get in free.
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| Rose, Newquay Coast |
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Or how about a trip on a West Somerset Railway steam train? …save £3 on the Bishops Lydeard to Minehead (or vice versa) return or rover fare – see their website for details.
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| North Curry, Somerset's Heart |
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Or a day at the Fleet Air Arm Museum might go down well - not only can Dad go on Concorde and see the award-winning aircraft carrier experience, he can also visit the South West Model Railway Show.
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| Ilminster, Somerset's Heart |
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This year’s Exeter Summer Festival, from 13th to 29th June, includes comedy, contemporary music, dance, family and classical music events.
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| Topsham, East Devon |
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The Shaldon Music Festival, 19th to 22nd June, has been running for 18 years and this year includes a choral workshop with Sir Neville Marriner.
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| Teignmouth, Torbay and the Red Cliffs |
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The Kingsbridge Music Festival raised £3,000 for charities last year and they’re hoping to do even better this year. There’s a great line-up from 20th to 22nd June. Also, in nearby Salcombe, the Yacht Club is holding a week of Merlin Rocket racing from 6th to 11th July and there are more than 100 boats entered.
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| Salcombe, South Hams |
West Alvington, South Hams |
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Blooming Polperro is this year’s theme for the Polperro Festival, 21st to 29th June, and one of the highlights will be Jeremy Brooker playing his baryton (prizes if you know what that is!).
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| St Keyne, South Cornwall |
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Golowan Festival and Mazey Day, Penzance, 22nd to 29th June. The Feast of St John on 23rd June is the focus of this traditional festival thankfully revived some 18 years ago. A Mock Mayor is elected on the Friday night followed by fireworks at the quay. The following day the streets are closed for Mazey Day, which features a series of colourful processions with children in themed costumes and bearing giant effigies they’ve made themselves. There’s music and bands from all over the world.
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| Mousehole, End of England |
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Neil Diamond, The Verve, Amy Whitehouse, WOW! It must be Glastonbury, 27th to 29th June, and there are rumours of tickets still available.
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| Compton Bishop, Somerset's Heart |
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Feast Week, Mevagissey, 29th June to 5th July. A week-long festival with street processions and lots of activities for all the family. Fishing boats race round the bay, raft race competitors try and sink each other, there’s a carnival and the children parade in the village with a model fish they make for the festival. Serious fun!
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| Fowey, Cornwall's Med |
St Mawes, Cornwall's Med |
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| Flushing, Cornwall's Med |
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The second Chagstock Music Festival is on 11th and 12th July in open fields on the edge of Dartmoor. Come and see local bands and well-known acts such as Show of Hands and Hothouse Flowers. The musical mixture of styles runs from rock to drum and bass to folk and blues. There’s a licensed beer tent plus a good choice of refreshments.
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| Gidleigh, Dartmoor |
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There are a couple of great food festivals in Somerset – The Taste of Bath Festival is on from 3rd to 6th July in the beautiful Royal Victoria Park and the Wellington Food Town is a two day food extravaganza on 5th and 6th July when the organisers hope to see more than 10,000 people in the grounds of Wellington School.
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| Cucklington, Somerset's Heart |
Cricket St Thomas, Somerset's Heart |
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Have you heard about the Mythic Garden near Chagford? You’ll find over 100 sculptures on display, complemented by the informal planting of trees, shrubs and perennials in the five acre grounds of Stone Lane Gardens. It’s open all summer long.
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| Chagford, Dartmoor |
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We hope our second supplement of 63 new holiday homes reached you; please let us know if you’d like one. This month we have another five to introduce to you - a semi-detached house at Doddiscombsleigh on the edge of Dartmoor; a brand new and very stylish barn conversion in Ashprington, in the heart of the South Hams; set in 50 acres, a barn conversion on Exmoor with a skittle alley; an eco-friendly ‘upside down’ barn conversion at Edmonton just 500 yards from the Camel Trail; and a lovely, very private house near Helston . |
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| Doddiscombsleigh, Dartmoor |
Ashprington, South Hams |
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| Parracombe, Exmoor |
Edmonton, North Cornwall |
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| Helston, Lizard |
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