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Tucked away in the North West
corner of Devon, on the border
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Sat 8th - Sun 9th, Lundy Gig Row, Clovelly

Lundy Gig Row, Clovelly. The row from Clovelly to Lundy and back across 32 miles of open seas is a huge test of endurance. Depending upon the weather and tides, it can take up to four hours. Do come along and support the brave crews! They leave Clovelly at 8am and arrive at Lundy at about 11am. The following day they leave Lundy at about 1pm and arrive back at Clovelly at about 4pm.

Sat 15th June, "Lark Rise", Summer Theater, Hartland Abbey

“Lark Rise” by Keith Dewhurst, Summer Theatre at Hartland Abbey, Hartland.  From 7pm. Plough Community Theatre presents Flora Thompson’s semi autobiographical novel ‘Lark Rise’ which was published in 1939 but gives an account of the late 1800s when a close-knit and peaceful rural culture, governed by the seasons, began a transformation into an industrialised nation.

Fri 21st June, "Waiting for Godot", Summer Theatre at Hartland Abbey.

"Waiting for Godot", Summer Theatre at Hartland Abbey, Hartland. Miracle Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, directed by Bill Scott. From 7pm.

Sat 29th June, "Alice", Summer Theatre at Hartland Abbey

“Alice”, an extraordinary adventure, adapted by Dani Carbery, Summer Theatre at Hartland Abbey, Hartland.  From 5pm onwards.   You are invited to an extraordinary tea party – join Alice on her incredible adventure through a weird and wonderful world and meet a whole cast of other eccentrics ... Meet the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and a host of other quirky characters! Enter a dreamlike world full of colour, song and rhyme ruled by a crazy, croquet-playing Queen with very little heart and a very short temper!

Downe Health Spa & Cottages

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Downe is an idyllic collection of Downe Health Spa, a luxury full treatment spa and eight luxury cottages providing 5 star accommodation on a self-catering or part-catered basis. Downe is set in absolutely unspoilt countryside with stunning views of the coastline and Lundy Island beyond. Perfectly private and secluded and with no noise or light pollution, by day Downe is a luxurious, tranquil oasis and by night it rests beneath a completely unbroken starry sky.

   Treatment at Downe Health Spa and Cottages, Hartland, North Devon

The cream tea at Downe Health Spa and Cottages, Hartland, North Devon

The conservatory at Downe Health Spa and Cottages, Hartland, North Devon

The spa at Downe Health Spa and Cottages, Hartland, North Deon
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Have you seen a Great spotted woodpecker around the Hartland Peninsula?

Great spotted woodpecker courtesy of Devon Wildlife (Neil Bygrave)

Most of us have heard woodpeckers... but how many of us have seen one? The Great spotted woodpecker can be seen all year round in our woodlands and hedgerows, although they are quite shy and will often play 'hide and seek' with watchers! Up to 23cm they are black and white with a distinctive crimson area under the tail. They live on insects and grubs living in dead trees - pecking and boring for them produces that distinctive drumming sound.

They are not particulary endangered but you can still report sightings to the Devon Biodiversity Records Centre.

For more information, photographs and a video of this lovely bird, see this page of the Devon Wildlife Trust website.

Mon 29th Jul, Woolsery Agricultural Show, Clovelly Court

Summer in North Devon would not be complete without a visit to this ever popular show.

Sat 3rd and Sun 4th August, Lifeboat Weekend in aid of the RNLI, Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly

10am onwards.  Held in aid of the RNLI, it is a popular celebration of the Clovelly Lifeboat, Spirit of Clovelly.  The Lifeboat House will be open both days to the public.

Sun 1st Sep, Lobster and Craft, Clovelly.

Alll day. In support of the National Lobster Hatchery.
We pay tribute to Clovelly's famous lobsters and crabs with a day of live folk music, quay kitchens, prize cookery competition, beer tasting, prize draw, arts and crafts stalls and cookery demonstrations.  For the children there's street theatre, walkabout magic, balloon modelling, and N. Devon A.O.N.B.'s event-themed craft activities.  Normal admission applies. See: http://www.clovelly.co.uk/events.php

Sun 17th Nov, Clovelly Herring Festival, Clovelly.

All day.  As feature on Countryfile and Channel 4.  Clovelly was once a major centre for herring fishing.  This popular festival is held in support of sustainable fishing by traditional methods and to celebrate the herring, the 'Silver Darlings' of the sea.

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