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Misty mornings... balmy days...
good news! Thank heavens for one last heave
from summer before the evenings draw in and there’s
a nip in the morning air. Come to the West Country
now for great walking and wildlife watching. Take
to the hills or woods for hiking amongst a purple
and red-hazed mass of sloes and hawthorn berries, golden
leaves and bracken. Take a picnic and watch the
buzzards wheel. If you’re lucky (and
quiet) you might see or at least hear a stag swaggering
and boasting for the girls or glimpse the salmon
starting to run the rivers as they rise. Walk the coastal
path to see the big, storm-born rollers thump the
Cornish cliffs. All very splendid
– a good time of year.
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Our new 2007 brochures have been stampeding
out of our office and we hope one has found its way to you.
Do contact
us if you haven’t received one and we’ll
gladly post you a copy. Alternatively, have a look at our
website
for online searching, live availability and booking.
As always, there’s a huge range of
properties to choose from, all known to us, inspected
by us and enthusiastically recommended
by us as good places for holidays. The Helpful
Holidays team is on hand to help you find somewhere just
right for you.
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| The half-term holidays are just a couple of weeks
away now and we still have a few lovely
holiday homes available. |
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| Ashcombe |
Cucklington |
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| Tintagel |
Galmpton |
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Numerous illuminated carnivals
are a spectacular part of autumn in the South West; the
links below give all the dates and locations where you can
join the evening crowds. Guy Fawkes Day
in Devon offers a stupendous, dazzling display of
fireworks and drama at Sticklepath, near Okehampton
on 5th November. Or, of course, you just can’t miss
the famous tar barrels at Ottery
St Mary in east Devon, also on 5th November.
| For somewhere to roll home to with your toffee apples,
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| Throwleigh |
Belstone |
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| Henstridge |
North Curry |
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The Lowender Peran Celtic Festival -
18th to 22nd October
A week of Celtic-themed dance, songs and
culture, this festival has been an annual event for 30 years
and is held at Perranporth on the north
Cornwall coast.
We have comfortable places to stay nearby:
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The Quantock Fringes Walking Festival
- 7th and 8th October
From various starting points throughout north Somerset,
you can join a series of guided walks in
and around the Quantock Hills which this
year celebrate the Festival’s 50th Anniversary.
For more details call 01278 435765.
After your walk, put your feet up in a warm and cosy
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| West Bagborough |
Crowcombe |
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| Stogumber |
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| Even as the new brochure becomes available, we
continue to add more good quality holiday homes
to our portfolio. The latest two overlook the long and sandy
beach at Gwithian Towans on the north-west
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| Sadly, we didn’t win the MT/Unysis Service
Excellence Awards, but we got to the last three
(out of over 1300 entries) and we had a jolly evening in
London at the awards ceremony. We’ll try again
next year.
As always, if you want advice or help,
just give us a call. We hope you’ll ask us to help
you with your holiday plans for 2007.
Best wishes
Moray Bowater
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