Happy Thursday!

If you like food and music, the Exeter Foodies Festival on 16-18 June should be right up your alley.

And thanks to the generosity of the organisers we are giving away 5 sets of family tickets each worth £82.

It promises to be a great weekend. You can see top chef demonstrations, sample delicious and authentic Devon fare, and watch disco diva Sophie-Ellis Bexter and Britpop sensation Toploader live on stage.

The festival is at Escot Park, Ottery St May, Devon EX11 1LU. Learn more here. 

To enter the draw email me with the word FOODIE. Five winners will be chosen at random from the entries.

Winners will be notified by 6 June and can collect their passes on the day at the festival gate. It’s that easy!

If you know someone else who’d like a chance to win please share this with them. They just have to sign up to Go Devon! to enter!

Good luck! 🚀

With love, cream and jam (in that order).

Andy and the Go Devon! team

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Meet Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor at Dinosaurs in the Park, Plymouth from Friday 19 May

Take the kids to meet life-sized and life-like dinosaurs that move their heads, jaws and claws and even hiss, snarl and growl.

Dinosaurs in the Park at Central Park, Plymouth, is a journey to the prehistoric to remember in an immersive experience for kids and parents.

You get to meet 40 different life-sized dinosaurs including favourites Stegosaurus, Triceratops and Velociraptor.

The trail leads to a huge, hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, poised and ready to attack!

Discover what it’s like to be a dinosaur finder and how to find dinosaur fossils near you.

The event provides fun and educational stuff for children and grown-ups alike.

Opening from Friday 19th May until Sunday 11th June, but closed on 22nd, 23rd, 24th May and 5th, 6th, 7th June.

Tickets from £7.20 per person. Under 3s free!

Central Park, Cottage Field, Plymouth PL2 3DG

Plymstock Tribute Festival: Five Top Rock Acts For The Price Of One

Close your eyes and sometimes you can’t tell the difference.

There are tribute acts…and there are the best tribute acts.

Plymstock Tribute Festival on Saturday 10th June promises those at the top of their game impersonating some legendary acts.

This year bands sounding like Queen (The Bohemians) and (you can probably guess the rest): Fleetwood Bac, Oasish, StereoTonics and Foos Fighters are on the line-up.

There’s street food, stalls and fun activities too.

Tickets from £11. Sat 10th June 2023 2:00pm | Plymstock Albion Oaks, Horsham Playing Fields, Wembury Road, Staddiscombe, Plymouth PL9 0DF

Want To Meet A Seal?

Like diving? Want to meet a seal?

For a bucket-list wild animal encounter, guided North Devon seal dive trips could be just the outing for you.

Seals are one of the most adorable and diver-curious ocean residents, and reliably show up at known spots in the area.

Dive sites are shallow and sheltered, but remember seals are wild animals, can be unpredictable and have been known to bite.

You need a PADI Open Water qualification or equivalent, regardless of experience level.

Dives are available June to October.

An all day trip with 2 guided dives from Easy Diver, Ilfracombe costs £166. With equipment hire £211.

(The company was founded by husband and wife team Simon and Cath Barker in 2015. Previously, Simon trained animals for Hollywood movies and TV productions.)

Escape To A World Of Pure Imagination, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 7-18 June

Based on the iconic story, the spectacular stage show of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory combines memorable songs from the original 1970s film motion picture with new music.

When Charlie Bucket finds one of five golden tickets to the Wonka Chocolate Factory, he and the other winners can’t wait to feast on the sweets of their dreams.

But beyond the gates, they discover more than just remarkable edible delights.

The weird and wonderful world of the Chocolate Factory has dazzled the senses of generations of children and is running for 12 nights at the Plymouth Theatre Royal.

Tickets from £40.

MAY Azaleas, Japanese maples, Rodgersias, Wisterias, Iris, Candelabra Primulas

JUNE Massed perennials, especially Dieramas

May 28 – 31, June 16-18 11am to 5pm. |Wildside, Green Lane, Buckland Monachorum, Devon PL20 7NP Entry (no booking) Adult £10, Child £5.

Have Fun With Clay At China Blue, The South West’s Largest Ceramics Studio

[PARTNER] Could you create a masterpiece? Or maybe just have fun trying. Your chance to find out is waiting at China Blue, the largest ceramics studio in the South West, based in Totnes.

Their regular pottery and ceramic making events are ideal as a gift or to mark a special occasion with friends or family.

Learn to throw a pot, or let your imagination run free and make anything you like with a hand-building clay session.

For a more indulgent experience book a Paint & Dine Pottery Evening where you paint and glaze a chosen ceramic piece whilst enjoying a grazing board and selection of mini cakes.

Events are from £35 per person. China Blue | Station Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JR

Listings

North Devon

MAY

Saturday 20th

GUIDED WALK | 🥾 Exploring Cliffs and Coast of Saunton | Join local guide Paul Madgett | 10am | Tickets £4

BEACH SAUNA | 🌊🧖‍♂️ Lynmouth Sea Sauna & Dip is back! Enjoy a swim and sauna | Lynmouth Foreshore, Blacklands Beach | 3pm to 9.30pm | Tickets £7.75

FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🐷 Pigstock | The Big Sheep, Abbotsham, Bideford EX39 5AP. Free parking. Tickets. Adults £37.94, children U18 £21.86.

Friday 26th to Sunday 28th

CULTURE | 🌺 Tibetan Discovery Weekend | Meet 8 Tashi Lhunpo monks, listen to monastic music and learn about their costumes | RHS Rosemoor | Torrington EX38 8PH | Tickets Adult £13.85 Child £6.95.

Sunday 28th

MOTORBIKE MEET | 🏍 Bideford Bike Show | Live music, stands and awards for the best bikes. 12pm to 5pm. The Quay, Bideford EX39 2HW.

Monday 29th

RUNNING | 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Buckland Brewer 10K in aid of North Devon Hospice | | 10am to 3pm. Coach and Horses, Orleigh Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford EX39 5LU | Entries £15 - £17

JUNE

Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th

SURF & MUSIC | Wavelength Spring Classic | Surfing, music, food, camping and events | Woolacombe Down EX34 7HL

Friday 16th and Saturday 17th

FOOD & MUSIC | 🎉 Moorhayes Summer Festival | Live music, children's entertainment, food and beer tent | Moorhayes Community Centre Lea Road, Tiverton EX16 6SU. Tickets £4.50

South Devon

MAY

Friday 19th to Saturday 20th

FAMILY DAY OUT | 🐮Devon County Show | Westpoint Centre, Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX5 1D | Tickets | Adult £22. Child £7.50

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st 

LIVE MUSIC | 🎶 🎸 | Dart Music Festival | Nearly 80 music acts covering something for everyone at venues around Dartmouth. All free.

Saturday 20th

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLES FAIR | 🕰 Newton Abbot Racecourse | 9am to 2.30pm | Newton Road, Newton Abbot TQ12 3AF | £1 entry | Free parking.

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st

FAMILY FESTIVAL | 🏴 Plymouth Pirate Festival, Barbican, Sutton Harbour and Royal William Yard | 10am to 4pm | Free.

Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th

LIVE DANCE | 🕺Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals | Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road PL1 3LF| Tickets from £40.70.

Thursday 25th to Monday 29th

LIVE MUSIC | 🎷 Sidmouth Jazz and Blues Festival | 40 jazz, blues, funk and soul acts at venues around the town | Headline performances ticketed, others free. Blackmore Gardens, Sidmouth EX10 8AN

Friday 26th to Sunday 28th

STEAM TRAINS | 🚂 Rails & Ales Weekend at the South Devon Railway | Take a steam driven trip from Totnes to Buckfastleigh with beer and cider at the halfway station. Tickets from £18 return.

Friday 26th to Monday 29th

BEACH SPORTS | 🏉 Exmouth Beach Rugby Festival | Expanded programme of tag rugby and netball tournaments for all levels with bar and live local bands | Exmouth Beach EX8 1BQ

Friday 26th to Sunday 28th

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🍓 Flavourfest Plymouth | Cookery theatre and nearly 70 local food stalls | Free | Plymouth City Centre PL1 1DH

Saturday 27th

SWIMMING | 🏊‍♀️Teignmouth Lido opens for the first time in two years after a major upgrade | Two hours in the heated outdoor 25m pool is £6 for adults and £4.20 for children | Eastcliff Walk, Teignmouth TQ14 8TA

JUNE

Saturday 3rd June

LIVE MUSIC | 🎸 KISS | Rock ‘n’ roll legends’ farewell tour | Home Park Stadium, Plymouth PL2 3DQ

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th

AIR SHOW | 🛩 English Riviera Air Show | Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | Paignton Seafront TQ4 6AW

MOTOR SHOW | 🚘 Plymouth Motor Show | 9am | Plymstock Oaks, Horsham Playing Fields, Wembury Road, Plymouth PL6 0DF

Wednesday 28th

OUTDOOR THEATRE | 🎭 Romeo & Juliet | The Chamberlain’s Men, all male cast | 7pm | The Private Garden, Dartington Hall, Totnes TQ9 6EL | Tickets Adult £20. Child £12.

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More fun Devon-based activities for everyone next week.

With love, cream and jam (in that order).

Have fun!

🌊 Andy and the Go Devon! team

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