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Devon Events

January
Antique Fair
Exeters Fine Art Collection
New Years Day Racing
RSPB Avocet Cruises
RSPB Mini Avocet Cruises
RSPB Photography Cruise
February
Animated Exeter
Craft4Crafters
Exeters Fine Art Collection
RSPB Avocet Cruises
RSPB Mini Avocet Cruises
Snowdrop & Wildflower Weekend
Snowdrop Valley
March
Antique Fair
Daffodil Day
EASTER EGGING at Hartland Abbey
Exeters Fine Art Collection
Half Price Weekend
Honiton Festival
Moretonhampstead Festival of Food, Drink and Arts
April
Beer Festival
Bluebell Sundays
Crealy Great Easter Egg Hunt
Dartmouth Gig Regatta
Enthusiast Transport Gala
Exeters Fine Art Collection
Exmouth Craft Fairs
Hartland Arts & Crafts Society Spring Fayre
Ivybridge Walking Festival
Tagore Festival
Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival
Windfest
May
A big day out at the National Marine Aquarium
A Day Out With Thomas
Annual Rotary Walk
Antique Fair
Ashburton Blues Festival
Boat Jumble
Bradninch Musical Gardens
Brixham Pirate and Shanty Festival
Christian Aid Walk and Festival
Clovelly Celebration of Local Ales and Cider
Dart Music Festival
Dawlish Arts Festival
Denbury May Fayre
Devon County Show
Devon Wine Week
Eat The Devon Way
ERFC End of Season Ball
Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink
Exmouth Carnival Spring Fun Day
Exmouth Craft Fairs
Hartland Hartbreak Charity Run
Hunting of the Earl of Rone
International Worm Charming Festival
Lustleigh May Day Celebrations
Modbury Fair Week
North Devon & Exmoor Walking and Cycling Festival
Petroc Motorsport Fun Day
Plymouth Volks Festival
Ram Roasting Fayre
Rotary Kite Festival
Shaldon Spring Fete
Shaldon's 1785 Day
Stockland Country Fair
Tavistock Garden Festival
Tivvyfest
Venus Riders Family Stand Up Paddleboarding
West Country Branch Line Weekend and Cider Festival
June
1950s and 1960s Weekend
A big day out at the National Marine Aquarium
Ashburton Carnival Week
Babbacombe Festival
Barnham Cup Race
Bovey Tracey Craft Fair
Bradninch Music & Arts Festival
Coombe Trenchard Estate Arts & Crafts Garden Festival
Dawlish Horse Show
Devon Guild Summer craft exhibition
Diesel Gala
Drama Show Auditions
Exmouth Craft Fairs
GoldCoast Oceanfest
HOME Festival
Lynton & Lynmouth Music Festival
Lynton & Lynmouth Music Festival
Newton Abbot Carnival Week
North Devon Festival
Open Bowling Competition
Pixie Day
Salcombe Festival
Salcombe Gig & Rowing Regatta
Shaldon Classical Music Festival
South West Motor Show
South Zeal & District Village Gardens Open
Teignmouth Mid Summer Folk Festival
Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run
Venus Riders Family Stand Up Paddleboarding
Victorian Week
July
40's Weekend
Ale Tasting & Bread Weighing Ceremony and Medieval Fayre
Annual Historic Vehicle Gathering
Antique Fair
Antiques, Home and Collectors Show
Beer Festival
Bovey Tracey Carnival
Chudleigh Carnival Week
Chudleigh Knighton Village Fayre
Class 1 Powerboats World Championships
Dartmoor Artists Exhibition
Devon Guild Summer craft exhibition
Dog Day Torbay
Exeter Craft Festival
Exeter Summer Festival
Exmouth Craft Fairs
Garden Opera
Golf Festival
Historic Transport Club display of vintage cars
Historic Vehicle Rally
Ilfracombe Powerboat Racing
Killerton Weekend
Kingsbridge Fair Week
Last night of the Powderham Proms Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Open Air Fi
Lemonfest
Mid Devon Show
Music of the Night
QUEST Natural Health Show
Rowland Cup Bowling Competition
Sefton Cup Bowling Competition
South West Birdman Competition
South West Forest Wood Fair
Summer Fair
Tavistock Food & Drink Festival
Teignmouth Carnival Procession
Torbay Carnival
Torbay Guild of Artists Annual Exhibition
Totnes Agricultural Show
Ways with Words Literature Festival
Yarn-Bombing
Yealmpton Show
August
Air Display including Red Arrows
Annual Jazz on the Lawn Picnic
Antique Fair
August Fair
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days Festival
Bideford Folk Festival
Blackdown Hills Beer & Music Festival
Bovey Tracey Flower & Vegetable Show
Branchline Weekend
Brixham Society of Art Annual Exhibition
Budleigh Salterton Festival
Christow Show
Classic Motorshow
Dawlish Carnival Week
Devon Guild Summer craft exhibition
Devonshire Tea
Family Festival with Fireworks
Hartland Arts & Crafts Society Summer Fayre
Hennock Country Fayre
Honiton Agricultural Show
Hornet European Championship Boat Racing
Ilfracombe Beer Festival
Ipplepen Carnival
Kingsteignton Garden, Craft & Hobby Fayre
Lemonfest
Local Art Show
Loddiswell Horticultural Show
Lustleigh Show
Manaton Show and Fair
Moretonhampstead Carnival
Navy Days Weekend
Orange Races
Plymouth British Firework Championships
Plymouth Flavour Fest
Plymouth Summer Festival
Plymtree Country Fayre
Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta
Rackenford Beer and Music Festival
Rescue Day
Shaldon Regatta
Shaldon Water Carnival
Sidmouth Folk Week
Sidmouth Regatta
Teigngrace Motor Show
Teignmouth Regatta
The Drum Gathering
The Great Tour
Thurlestone & South Milton Horticultural Show
Tiverton Literary Festival
Torbay Carnival
Torbay Guild of Artists Annual Exhibition
Torbay Royal Regatta
Totnes Carnival Week
Tradesmans Arms Beer Festival
September
Abbfest
Agatha Christie Festival
Barnstaple Old Fair
CAMRA Newton Abbot/South Devon Beer Festival
Cheese and Onion Fayre
Colyford Goose Fayre
Combefest
Devon Guild Summer craft exhibition
Exmoor Bike Marathon
Fishstock
Heritage Open Days
IVYLIVE
Kingsbridge Agricultural Show
Newton Abbot and District Horticultural Association Annual Show
North Devon Folk Festival
Rock and Gem Show
September Transport Heritage Gala
Totnes Festival
Totnes Festival of Chinese Arts
Totnes Good Food Sunday Market
Town Criers' Championship
Tractor & Machinery Country Fair
Vintage & Classic Working Rally
Widecombe Fair
October
Antique Fair
Antiques, Home and Collectors Show
Autumn Stalls
Bampton Charter Fair
Bampton Fair
Crealy Hallowscream
Dartmoor Vale Rotary Society Marathon
Dartmouth Festival of Food
Exmouth Carnival
Hartland Arts & Crafts Society Autumn Fayre
Manson’s Guitar Show
Tavistock Goose Fair
Toy & Train Collectors Fair
Two Moors Festival
November
Antique Fair
Antiques, Home and Collectors Show
Bonfire and Fireworks Spectacular
Brixham Christmas Lights
Brixham Christmas Market
Christmas Fair
Christmas Shopping Fayre
Court and Law Day Ceremony
Exeter Christmas Market
Firework Cruise
Firework Finale at Devons Crealy
Hannahs Christmas Fayre
MAKE - Contemporary Crafts for Christmas
Plymouth International Book Festival
Putting the house to bed (Greenway)
RSPB Avocet Cruises
RSPB Dawn Cruises
RSPB Family Cruise
RSPB Mini Avocet Cruises
South Brent Carnival
Sticklepath Fire Show
Sunday lunch in the house kitchen (Greenway)
Tar Barrel Rolling
Teignmouth Jazz & Blues Festival
Torquay Christmas Sparkle and Light Switch On
Weekend opening at Coleton Fishacre
Wonderworks Contemporary Craft Fair
December
A Devonmade Christmas Market
Antique Fair
Arts and Crafts Christmas Fair
Boxing Day Barbecue
Christmas Celebration
Christmas Craft Fair
Christmas Exhibition
Christmas Fair
Christmas Fayre
Christmas Food Fair
Christmas Lights
Christmas lunch in the dining room (Greenway)
Christmas The Devon Way
Colyton Christmas Fayre
Cookworthy Museum Christmas Fair
Deck the Halls (Greenway)
Exeter Christmas Market
Exeters Fine Art Collection
Great Torrington Big Sing
Kingsbridge Celebrates Christmas
MAKE - Contemporary Crafts for Christmas
RSPB Avocet Cruises
RSPB Mini Avocet Cruises
Santa at Devons Crealy Great Adventure Park
Santa By Steam
Sunday lunch in the house kitchen (Greenway)
Totnes Artisan Christmas Market
Weekend opening at Coleton Fishacre
Winter Wonderland
Wonderworks

218 Places to Visit in Devon | Directory

Situated in Englands West Country, Devon is a large county with loads of opportunities for great day trips. Awash with history,the regions has attractions that are ancient and industrial, small and grand. Notable places to visit include the seaside at Torquay, Dartmoor, historic Dartmouth and Exeter and Lundy Island

Axminster | Babbacombe | Bantham | Barnstaple | Beer | Bickleigh | Bideford | Bigbury-on-Sea | Bovey Tracey | Bradworthy | Braunton | Brixham | Buckfastleigh | Budleigh Salterton | Chudleigh | Chulmleigh | Colyton | Cullompton | Dartington | Dartmouth | Dawlish | Exeter | Exmouth | Great Torrington | Halwill Junction | Holsworthy | Honiton | Ilfracombe | Ivybridge | Kingsbridge | Lifton | Lynmouth | Lynton | Newton Abbot | Okehampton | Ottery St. Mary | Paignton | Plymouth | Salcombe | Seaton | Shaldon | Sidmouth | South Molton | Stoke Fleming | Stokenham | Tavistock | Teignmouth | Tiverton | Torcross | Torquay | Torrington | Totnes | Two Bridges | Umberleigh | Yelverton

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Birthplace of: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Francis Chichester, Robert Falcon Scott, Walter Raleigh, John Churchill Marlborough, Francis Drake, William Bligh, William Jessop, Charles Kingsley, Sir Edmund Leach, Joshua Reynolds, Sir Rex Richards, Sir Donald Sinden, Wayne Sleep, John Surman, William Temple, Alfred Wallis, Charles Babbage, Thomas Bodley, John Bowring, Redvers Buller, Guy Burgess, Richard Burton, Edward Calvert, William Carpenter, Agatha Christie, William Clifford, Peter Cook, William Cory, Hannah Cowley, Michael Foot, David Owen, Sue Barker, John Gay, Cliff Bastin, William Gifford, George Passmore, Joseph Glanvill, Edward Wood, Chris Martin, R S Hawker, John Hawkins, Franics Hayman, Frederick Jane, William Lethaby, Matthew Locke, Desmond MacCarthy, Thomas Newcomen, John Nott, Samuel Phelps, Samuel Prout, Francis Rous, Jack Russell, Thomas Savery, Joanna Southcott, John Squire, Tom Daley, Liam Tancock, Jo Pavey, Miranda Hart, Sharron Davies, Michael Caines,

Axminster

Babbacombe

Bantham

Barnstaple

Beer

Bickleigh

Bideford

Bigbury-on-Sea

Bovey Tracey

Bradworthy

Braunton

Brixham

Buckfastleigh

Budleigh Salterton

Chudleigh

Chulmleigh

Colyton

Cullompton

Dartington

Dartmouth

Dawlish

Exeter

Exmouth

Great Torrington

Halwill Junction

Holsworthy

Honiton

Ilfracombe

Ivybridge

Kingsbridge

Lifton

Lynmouth

Lynton

Newton Abbot

Okehampton

Ottery St. Mary

Paignton

Plymouth

Salcombe

Seaton

Shaldon

Sidmouth

South Molton

Stoke Fleming

Stokenham

Tavistock

Teignmouth

Tiverton

Torcross

Torquay

Torrington

Totnes

Two Bridges

Umberleigh

Yelverton

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