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| Wow! Half-term has been and gone and there’s hardly time to draw breath before Easter is upon us in two weeks’ time! Daisies, daffodils, crocuses and celandines are all in full bloom and the snowdrops are just still hanging on. In the lanes the first custardy primroses are starting to decorate the grassy banks. |
| Come down west and see for yourselves – perhaps a quick dash away over the Easter weekend – while short breaks are still available at many of our holiday homes. |
For lots of you, the Easter holidays finally get under way on 4th April. Luckily, we still have some great places for you to stay that week. Check current availability on our website or contact our telephone team. They’d love to talk to you about the holiday cottages they’ve been to. They can give you the extra little bit of detail you might need. They’ve visited all of them and will help you find just the one for you.
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| Belstone, Dartmoor |
Aveton Gifford, South Hams |
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| St Kew, North Cornwall |
Parracombe, Exmoor |
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| Rosudgeon, End of England |
Mousehole, End of England |
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| We know you love our delicious food and drink when staying down here in the West Country, so why not visit the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink, 11th to 13th April? Go to Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle to enjoy superb food and drink from over a hundred regional producers. This year there’s an all-new evening event with live entertainment, cookery demonstrations, a beer festival and lots of free tastings. There’s also a ‘Food is Fun’ marquee and the usual Restaurant Trail. |
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| Lympstone, East Devon |
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| A bit further west, not far from Bodmin, you’ll find the Camel Valley Vineyard, where you can take a relaxed tour around the estate and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch with lots of fresh, local Cornish ingredients. |
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| Blisland, North Cornwall |
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| The famed gardens of the South West are wonderful places to explore in early spring. The Cornwall Spring Flower Show at beautiful and historic Boconnoc, near Lostwithiel, on 5th and 6th April is well worth a visit. |
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| St Keyne, South Cornwall |
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| The carefully planned wildness at Trewidden is another special place to see at Buryas Bridge, near Penzance, where you’re likely to see early magnolias, camellias and carpets of spring flowers. |
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| Dowran, End of England |
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| There’s a great day planned at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton on 27th April, when a Military Book Fair combines with the first Reserve Collection Open Day of the year at nearby Cobham Hall, which houses a fantastic collection of historic aircraft. |
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| Ilminster, Somersets middle |
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| The second Beer Blues and Roots Festival will get underway from 25th to 27th April in the beautiful, unspoilt haven of Beer in east Devon. Some great sounds for all you blues lovers. |
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| Southleigh, East Devon |
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| Last month we told you about lots of fun places where eggs are hidden, rolled or put on trams. Since Easter is just round the corner, we thought we’d pass them by you again... |
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Painted and decorated egg rolling in Padstow
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An Egg-tastic trail at Paignton Zoo
- 21st to 24th March |
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| St Issey, North Cornwall |
Torquay, Torbay and The Red Cliffs |
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Eggs hidden in the model village at Corfe Castle
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And open-top trams at Seaton
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| Charlton Marshall, Dorset |
Ottery St Mary, East Devon |
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| And the Eden Project has an Easter Weekend themed on the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. There’ll be a village fête and easter egg hunt…and the skating rink will still be open! |
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| Fowey, Cornwall's Med |
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Our local mail-shot wizards sent out the first 2008 supplement of new properties last week and another is planned soon. In the meantime, we’ve got some early details on a modern little house in Buckfastleigh, a terraced cottage overlooking the estuary at Appledore, a Victorian house sleeping 12 with a pool in Perranarworthal, a smashing little cottage in Fowey and an Edwardian house sleeping 8 in St Breward.
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| Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor |
Appledore, North Devon |
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| Perranarworthal, Cornwall's Med |
Fowey, Cornwall's Med |
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| St Breward, North Cornwall |
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| This is simply our favourite competition and the chance to shine for all you budding Wordsworths, Shelleys or Keatses. Wax lyrical about your stay in the West Country in a poem and you can win a Helpful Holidays break worth £400. Make sure your creative masterpieces are with us by the end of September 2008 to have a chance of winning. You can send them to us by post, email or via our feedback page. Good luck! |
As we’ve said, Easter and the school holidays will soon be upon us, but you still have time to book a holiday or short break in the delightful West Country. Call our telephone team on 01647 433593 who will be pleased to help you find that oh so perfect holiday cottage for your Easter break. |
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