🌞 Welcome Cream and Jam Lovers!

Relax in the warm to classical music or clamber around a Torquay beach cave?

(You can’t say we never offer variety)

Bond classics by candlelight

Our favourite is Skyfall, what’s yours?

You’ll get yours and pretty much all of the others from the London Concertante orchestra at the 007 music night.

Male and female voices perform hits including Diamonds are Forever, No Time to Die, Skyfall, From Russia with Love, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Thunderball, Goldfinger, and Nobody Does it Better.

All by atmospheric candlelight. Not real flames. That would be dangerous.

Exeter Cathedral. Thursday 20th June, 7:30pm to 8:45pm. Tickets from £22.38

An all American petrol fest in Dawlish

Love big powerful glamorous motors?

You’ll love Cofton’s American Car Show in Dawlish.

Classic US cars line up (video) and take to the streets around the town, with live music, family activities and food.

Looks like a great day out, even if you’re not a petrolhead.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June.

Cofton Holidays EX6 8RP

Feel-good classics and jazz by the sea

Organisers are celebrating a bit of a coup by booking the BBC Big Band for the Budleigh Music Festival

The band is joined by legendary jazz singer Elaine Delmar boasting a recording career stretching back to the 1960s.

The concert is part of a week of lunchtime, evening and special mainly classical performances by the sea.

The line-up includes pianists Ethan Locke and Benjamin Grosvenor, vocal ensemble Tenebrae, mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and Senegalese harp player Seckou Keita with members of the Bath Philharmonia Orchestra.

Thursday 27th June to Sunday 7th July.

Tickets £5 to £35.

How knights of old settled their misunderstandings

See for yourself how hot and sweaty it must have been as they tried to bash hell out of each other.

And you can try your own fighting skills in a (slightly) less violent way with a spot of axe throwing or archery at the Jousting and Medieval Fayre in Exeter.

Jousting, sword fighting battles, jesters, falconry and catapult building take you back to the Middle Ages for a day.

In the medieval craft workshops there’s shield painting, willow work and medieval needlework.

Powderham Castle EX6 8JQ. Sunday 23rd June. Tickets. Adult £14.95, senior £13.95, child £10.95.

A summer selection of orchestral fireworks

Conductor Philip Mackenzie energises the Amadeus Orchestra with Rachmaninov and Britten at Exeter Cathedral next month.

First up is Carter Pann’s visceral sprint Slalom, followed by Rachmaninov’s sublime Piano Concerto No 2 - the score for the classic movie Brief Encounter.

After the interlude are Britten’s colourful masterpieces, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

Kasparas Mikužis is on piano.

Friday 19th July, 7pm. Tickets £16.50 to £38.50

Devon Curiosities #11: Hindu Temple Caves

One for the adventurous among us, and please be aware of the risks when visiting.

The main set of caves are at Livermead Head, and there are more at Corbyn Head, both between Torquay and Paignton.

They are only accessible from the beach at low tide or by sea (popular with wild swimmers).

Their presence in the exotic red rock and the fact they are hard to reach adds to the air of mystery.

Victorian author Charles Kingsley described them as “A labyrinth of double or triple caves like a Hindu temple.”

Plan your visit with safety in mind, taking account of the tide, and watch this video first.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🌊 North Devon 

JUNE

Fri 14th to Mon 17th

RELAX | 🧘 Yoga and Surf Retreat | Freshwell Camping, Croyde EX33 1NU | £363.64 per person

Sat 22nd

SPORT | 🏝️ Island Beach Netball | Croyde Beach EX33 1NZ | Register a team here.

MUSIC | 🎙️ James Bay headlining at OceanFest | Croyde, Braunton EX33 1PA | Adult tickets £70.65, U18s £65.15

JULY

Sat 6th

FOOD & DRINK | 🍺 Cider and Ale Music Festival | The BIG Sheep, Abbotsham, Bideford EX39 5AP | Tickets £20

Tue 9th

WILDLIFE | 🦋 Butterflies of Devon - A talk by Pete Hurst | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton EX36 3RD | Tickets £5

Thu 11th

NATURE | 🦇 Bat Walk at Meeth Nature Reserve | Meeth Quarry Car Park EX20 3ER | Free

Fri 19th and Sat 20th

SAILING | ⛵️ Lynmouth Regatta & Maritime Festival | Lynmouth Harbour EX35 6EQ

Sun 28th

TALK | 🎤 Susie Dent - The Secret Life of Words | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple EX31 1SY | Tickets from £29

AUGUST

Sun 4th

DAY OUT | 🛥️ Lifeboat Day 2024 | Clovelly Lifeboat Station, Bideford EX39 5TF

Tue 20th

ENTERTAINMENT | 🎭 Outdoor Theatre - Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night | Tapeley Park, Bideford EX39 4NT | Adult tickets £15, U18s £11

🐬 South Devon

JUNE

Sat 29th

MILITARY | 🇬🇧 Plymouth Armed Forces Day | Plymouth Hoe PL1 2NZ | Free

Sun 30th

DAY OUT | 🎷 Jazz on the Quay | Exeter Quay EX2 4AN | Free | Runs every Sunday throughout July and August

JULY

Thu 4th to Sun 7th

FLYING HIGH | 🛫 Teignmouth Airshow | Teignmouth seafront TQ14 8SH | Free - Donations appreciated

Sun 7th

MUSICAL | 🎪 Sing-Along Cinema Experience - The Greatest Showman | Home Park Stadium, Plymouth PL2 3DQ | Tickets £5

Sat 13th and Sun 14th

MOTORING | 🚙 Historic Vehicle Gathering 2024 - biggest classic vehicle event in the South West | Powderham Castle Estate, Kenton EX6 8JG | Adult tickets £13, U16s free

Tue 16th

EXPLORE | 🛥️ Exeter Canal Cruise | Depart on the boat from Exmouth or Exeter | Tickets £15 | Other dates also available

Sun 21st 

EQUESTRIAN | 🐎 Horse Racing | Newton Abbot Race Course TQ12 3AF | Tickets from £12 | Other dates also available

AUGUST

Wed 14th and Thu 15th

ENTERTAINMENT | 🎆 British Firework Championships 2024 | Hoe Road, Plymouth PL1 2NZ

Thu 22nd to Sun 25th

ADVENTURE | 🧗‍♀️ Gone Wild Festival 2024 with Bear Grylls | Powderham Castle, Exeter EX6 8JQ | Weekend tickets: Adults £205, U18s starting at £40

🏆️ Win Devon prizes

We find Devon prize competitions so you don’t have to.

Closing dates in brackets. Terms and conditions apply, see individual websites for details.

You could win:

NEW!  🍓 A 7-night caravan holiday in Devon (or Cornwall) worth £1,500 with John Fowler Holidays (no closing date given)

🏖️ A week's holiday at luxury holiday apartments, Hope Cove, for up to 6 people worth £2,550 (no closing date given)

🎠 1 of 3 family days out (2 adults, 2 children) to Devon’s top attractions at any time in 2024 (no date given)

🐺 A family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children to see unusual animals at Exmoor Zoo (no date given)

 🛏️ A 2-night midweek break at The Ley Arms, worth £700 (16th Jun)

🪶 A 3-night weekend stay or 4-night midweek stay at a Feather Down Farm in Devon (or Cornwall) for up to 6 people (25th Jun)

🐕️ 2-night accommodation at a dog friendly coastal canine cottage (2 adults, 2 children and 2 dogs) plus lunch at a dog friendly pub and £150 spending money (30th Jun)

🎉 1 of 3 holidays, free days out, a tram driving experience and an afternoon tea for two (30th Jun)

NEW!  🌊 A dreamy night's stay at the Mercure Paignton for 2 people (11th Jul)

🥓 A 2-night stay for two people including breakfast and dinner at the Rising Sun, Lynmouth (12th Jul)

🍏 A Devon food adventure bundle: thatched inn stay, cider tour, £135 bakery voucher, distillery tour, flapjack box (31st Aug)

Got a competition? Let us know

That’s all for this week, but…

With Devon love,

Andy, Esme, Lara and the Go Devon! team

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