☕️ Hello Devon Fans,

Devon is blessed with amazing places to stay, but they get booked up fast. So if you fancy one of these unique hidey holes in 2025, start planning now.

A treehouse with a bath and a cinema

Oh, and did you need an indoor-outdoor bathtub? This is your place.

This designer hideaway has a private woodland terrace where you can swing in a hammock or cook a pizza in the wood fired oven.

The master bedroom has a 4-poster superking and the second room 2 bunk beds. Up to 2 dogs are allowed.

All guests have access to 20 acres of winding paths through woodland, wildflower meadows, and alongside a river.

Beaches at Instow, Westward Ho! and Bude are all within 15 miles.

Hideout Treehouse, Hartland

Close to the edge

Views over the green and blue Dart estuary are one the many lures of this quirky and gorgeous-looking pad.

What else? A wooden spiral staircase, superking beds, a marble bath, walk-in shower and a wrap-around glass and teak decked balcony.

Convenience-wise, it’s a short walk to the river ferry taking you to Dartmouth, on foot or by car.

For history or garden enthusiasts see Dartmouth Castle, Agatha Christie's home Greenway and the art deco house by the sea Coleton Fishacre.

For walkers, the South West Coast Path is literally on your doorstep.

For chillers, just stay where you are and look at the boats.

The Edge, Dartmouth

Total tranquility by the water

Quiet and private, this snug waterside nest is ideal for couples and comes with a kayak, a bath with a view and blackout blinds.

The kayak even has room for a dog (well behaved ones welcome) and can take you to unexplored creeks, empty beaches or into town for a coffee.

Open and airy in summer with big balcony doors, the new build has underfloor heating, is well insulated and a log burner for more cosiness.

Evening times, there are barbecues and music at the nearby Millbrook Inn or Port Waterhouse.

Horsepool Boathouse, Salcombe

Charming apartments with a 65-acre garden

Ideal for plant and tree lovers, these holiday apartments in the grounds of RHS Rosemoor include special access to the grounds outside normal opening hours.

Have your own private viewing of the year round colour any time from sunrise to sunset (without the crowds if you choose).

Rosemoor House is part of a beautiful 65-acre park in the Torridge Valley between Dartmoor and Exmoor.

From there you can visit picture postcard Clovelly, take the Tarka Trail on bike or foot or see the Damien Hirst statue Verity in Ilfracombe.

The apartments, Magnolia, Camellia and Azalea, sleeping 2-4 people, are available for 3, 4 or 7-night stays. (No children or dogs).

Rosemoor Apartments, Great Torrington

Ocean views with a waterfall

How do you like your ocean views? From a hotel room, beach hut or holiday cottage?

This place has them all in a sheltered spot just outside Torquay, with a spa on the beach and a waterfall pool.

For water’s edge accommodation on The English Riviera, this is one of the best (with the awards to prove it), hugging the rocky coast yet near to the attractions.

Take in Buckfast Abbey, the Newton Abbot racecourse and the offbeat boutiques of Totnes, not forgetting the shiny lights of Torbay.

Dog friendly too.

Cary Arms, Torquay

Devon Curiosities #30: Odd Fellows Hall (Egyptian House), Plymouth

It’s seen better days obviously, but this hall with a strange frontage is only one of two Egyptian style buildings in the country (the other is in Penzance).

The property was built in Devonport in 1832 by John Foulston during a fashion for Egyptian style buildings following the Napoleonic campaigns.

It has been used as a school, a public library, a church organisation, and since 1968, the Ker Street Social Club.

There are Egyptian features and motifs inside and out, including triangular shaped door surrounds, leaded windows, and ornate columns and friezes.

The building is Grade I listed. Ker Street PL1 4EJ

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🌊 North Devon

NOVEMBER

Sun 3rd

GUY FAWKES | 🔥 Barnstaple Round Table Fireworks Display | Barnstaple Rugby Club, Barnstaple EX31 1JH | Adult tickets £7.50, U16s £6.50

Tue 5th

TRADITION | 🔥 Fireworks and a bonfire at The BIG Sheep | Bideford EX39 5AP | Tickets £11

Wed 6th

TALK | 🗣️ Billy Billingham: Always a Little Further | Former SAS sergeant major | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple EX31 1SY | Tickets from £39

Sat 9th to Fri 31st Jan

ART | 🏺 Winter Sculpture Exhibition | RHS Garden Rosemoor, Torrington EX38 8PH | Admission: adults £15.85, child £7.95

Sun 10th

REFLECTION | 🎖️ Remembrance Day service | Victoria Park, Bideford EX39 2QQ | Free

Fri 29th

CHRISTMAS | 🎄 Combe Christmas street market and parade | Ilfracombe War Memorial, Ilfracombe EX34 9EY | Free

Sat 30th and Sun 1st Dec

FESTIVE | ⭐️ Magic of Christmas: Craft and Food Fair | RHS Garden Rosemoor, Torrington EX38 8PH | Admission: adults £15.85, child £7.95

DECEMBER

Tue 10th

MERRY MUSIC | 🎶 Christmas Carols | Cedars Inn, Barnstaple EX31 2HE | Tickets £5.50

Thu 12th to Tue 31st

PANTOMIME | 🎭 Beauty and the Beast | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple EX31 1SY | Tickets from £20

Fri 13th

MUSIC | 🎸 Mad Dog Mcrea | JCT27, Barnstaple EX31 1SB | Tickets £23.10

🐬 South Devon

OCTOBER

Sat 19th to Sun 12th Jan

ART | 🖼️ Land Sea Sky: Ingrid Pollard, JMW Turner and Vija Celmins | The Box, Plymouth PL4 8AX | Free

NOVEMBER

Sun 3rd 

BUILD | 🔨 Exeter Brick Festival - For all Lego lovers | Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary EX5 1DJ | Tickets £13

Tue 5th

HERITAGE | 🔥 The Tar Barrels of Ottery St Mary | Town Centre, Ottery St Mary EX11 1BZ | Free

Fri 15th to Sun 15th Dec

CHRISTMAS | 🎄 Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market | Exeter Cathedral, Exeter EX1 1HS | Free

Wed 27th

MUSIC | 🎻 Plymouth Symphony Orchestra concert | Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth PL1 2AD | Tickets £17.60

Thu 28th to Sun 15th Dec

CHRISTMAS | 🎄 Plymouth Christmas Market | City Centre, Plymouth PL1 1HH | Free

Thu 28th to Sun 5th Jan

PANTOMIME | 🎭 Cinderella | Exeter Northcott Theatre, Exeter EX4 4QB | Tickets from £21.50

DECEMBER

Sun 8th

MUSIC | 🎵 Handel’s Messiah with the Exeter Cathedral Choir | Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS | Tickets from £15

Fri 13th to Sat 4th Jan

PANTOMIME | 🎭 Jack and the Beanstalk | Princess Theatre, Torquay TQ2 5EZ | Tickets from £13

Sat 21st to Sun 5th Jan

PANTOMIME | 🎭 Sleeping Beauty | Palace Theatre, Paignton TQ3 3HF | Tickets from £13

🏆️ Get lucky! Win Devon prizes

FEATURED  🐎 A 1 night stay for 2 in a deluxe garden room at Gidleigh Park with a 3-course meal and breakfast (15th Dec)

NEW!  🪙 £150 in shopping vouchers to spend at Affinity Devon outlet shopping village Bideford (no closing date given)

🧀 A Sharpham Dairy hamper packed with cheese and chocolate treats (Today 31st Oct)

🐕️ A beach villa break at a dog-friendly spot in Saunton (31st Oct)

🧺 A package of Devon food and drink including vodka, liquers, charcuterie and a 3-course meal for 2 (31st Oct)

⛱️ A 3-night break at a Brixham Holiday Park in 2025 (31st Oct)

🏰 A 2-night self-catering apartment stay in Watermouth Castle and unlimited entry to the theme park (31st Oct)

🌅 10 pilates classes in Exeter worth £195 (3rd Nov)

NEW! A rum and beer bundle from Bays Brewery and Devon Rum (6th Nov)

🏇 An Exeter Racecourse hospitality package including 3-course lunch for 2, worth £260 on 1 or 2 dates in January 2025. (10th Nov)

💡 3 family tickets (2 + 2) to the RHS Rosemoor Glow winter light trail (17th Nov)

NEW!  🍷🍷🍷🍷 A meal for four at @thirty-four in Exeter College (30th Nov)

🏨 2-night’s accommodation in the Agatha Christie Suite at the Grand Hotel, Torquay, including a classic afternoon tea and spa treatment (24th Dec)

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 A 2-night stay for up to 16 family and friends at a Devon farmhouse (31st Jan 2025)

🐔 A winter stay at dog friendly Lower Whitsleigh Farm, Winkleigh, North Devon (No closing date given)

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Andy, Esme, Lara and the Go Devon! team