Devon Events
MOLA Coasts in Mind Event researching memories of Bideford
Tue 16 Sep 25
1 Bridgeland Street, Bideford EX39 2PS
Heritage Open Day: Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) will be holding a drop in event and asking for your memories of the changes to the wharves and...
Bideford Bridge Trust Offices
Tue 16 Sep 25
4A Bridgeland Street, Bideford EX39 2PS
Heritage Open Day: Visit Bideford Bridge Trust and view historic maps and architectural drawings 1000-1300 Bideford Bridge Trust Offices EX39 2PS –...
South Street Baptist Church Exeter
Tue 16 Sep 25
South Street, Exeter EX1 1EB
Heritage Open Day: It is 300 years since Baptists first worshipped God on our South Street site. Do come and visit our exhibition about the history...
FREE taster session with the Plymouth Rock Choir
Tue 16 Sep 25
The Woolwell Centre, Darklake Lane, Woolwell, Plymouth PL6 7TR
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
Join our choir in Exeter for a FREE taster session
Tue 16 Sep 25
Victory Hall, Hellings Gardens, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3EE
If you are wanting to find a choir you'll like singing with us in the Rock Choir.
The Exeter Rock Choir is led by local musician Carey...
Talk Transformed by War exhibition
Tue 16 Sep 25
75 High Street, Bideford EX39 2AA
Heritage Open Day: Talk about the exhibition ‘Transformed by War’ and the role of ports in WWII 16 September 1400-1500 The Pocket 75 High Street...
Join our choir in Exeter for a FREE taster session
Tue 16 Sep 25
Victory Hall, Hellings Gardens, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3EE
If you are pondering whether there is a 'pop or gospel choir near me' then you may be interested in the local Exeter Rock Choir...
St Sidwell's Centre
Mon 15 Sep 25
Sidwell Street, Exeter EX4 6NN
Heritage Open Day: Visit the home of Exeter's patron Saint. St Sidwell’s Community Centre HOD will run between Monday 15th Sep - Wednesday 17...
Discover St Martins and its Island
Mon 15 Sep 25
St Martin's Church, Cathedral Close, Exeter EX1 1EZ
Heritage Open Day: Find out more about St Martin's Church and its parish in this Grade I listed city centre church on Exeter's Cathedral...
Open Day at the John Pike Local History Resource Centre
Mon 15 Sep 25
Torquay Central Library, Lymington Road, Torquay TQ1 3DT
Heritage Open Day: Open Day at the John Pike Local History Centre, Torquay Library. Displays of our best and most unusual resources, including the...
Upper Gorwell House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 14 Sep 25
Upper Gorwell House, Barnstaple EX32 7JP
Created mostly since 1979, this 4 acre garden overlooking the Taw estuary has a benign microclimate which allows many rare and tender plants to grow...
HARRY HILL – New Bits & Greatest Hits Matinee
Sun 14 Sep 25
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
EXTRA PERFORMANCE ADDED - Matinee 2.30pm
The Badger Parade is back on!
Join me on my Diamond Jubilee lap of honour as I celebrate 60 Glorious...
HARRY HILL – New Bits & Greatest Hits
Sun 14 Sep 25
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
The Badger Parade is back on!
Join me on my Diamond Jubilee lap of honour as I celebrate 60 Glorious Years of fun, laughter and low level...
Quayside Consequences - creative collage and drawing drop-in workshop
Sun 14 Sep 25
Custom House, The Quay, Exeter EX2 4AN
Heritage Open Day: Join the Art Work Exeter team in an imaginative exploration of Exeter quayside's historic and contemporary architecture...
Architecture of St Mary's Hemyock
Sun 14 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, Hemyock, Hemyock EX15 3RQ
Heritage Open Day: St Mary's Church, Hemyock will be open on Sunday 14th September for a display of the architecture of St Mary's...
All Saints Church, Eggesford, Mid Devon & Local History Exhibition
Sun 14 Sep 25
All Saints Church, Eggesford, Chulmleigh EX18 7QU
Heritage Open Day: Visit All Saints Church, Eggesford and its fine monuments, historic estate church of the Earls of Portsmouth, beautifully situated...
Steamship Freshspring Open Day
Sun 14 Sep 25
Landivisiau Walk, Bideford EX39 2BX
Heritage Open Day: Visit this historic steamship, the last of the ‘Fresh Class’ water carriers that served the navy, delivering water to...
Stoke Damerel Parish Church (Mother church of Devonport)
Sat 13 Sep 25
Paradise Road, Plymouth PL1 5QL
Heritage Open Day: See the many interesting memorials within the church in memory of parishioners covering the last 350 year...
Torre Abbey Behind the Scenes
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Kings Drive, Torquay TQ2 5JE
Heritage Open Day: Explore Torre Abbey’s hidden spaces for one day only! Visit the Lower Gatehouse Room, Wood Stores, and our Chapel under...
St Michael and All Angels, Mount Dinham: The Architecture of Inspiration
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael and All Angels Church, Dinham Road, Exeter EX4 4EB
Heritage Open Day: Welcome to St Michael's Mount Dinham! Our Heritage Open Days events are inspired by the architecture of this stunning Grade...
Tracing your Family History support sessions at Tavistock Library
Sat 13 Sep 25
Tavistock Library, The Quay, Plymouth Road, Tavistock PL19 8AB
Heritage Open Day: How to trace your Family History 'Tracing your Family History: beginners and more experienced researchers are welcome to...
South Devon Railway - Behind the Scenes
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Station, Dart Bridge Road, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0DZ
Heritage Open Day: Come and take and take a look at how we operate and maintain our heritage railway. This weekend offers a fantastic opportunity to...
Tavistock Museum - fun activities for children
Sat 13 Sep 25
Court Gate, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE
Heritage Open Day: Get hands on with history A whole range of activities for children to get hands on with Tavistock's history
Discover Tavistock’s Secrets in Stone: A New Walk for 2025
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Abbey Place, Tavistock PL19 0FW
Heritage Open Day: Explore Tavistock’s story told in stone on this gentle hour-long walk. From medieval abbey cloisters and Georgian vicarages to...
St Clements Church , Powderham
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Road, Powderham, 1 Church Road, Exeter EX6 8JJ
Heritage Open Day: An excellent opportunity to visit this ancient church. Consecrated in 1259, this has been the family church for the Earls of Devon...
All at sea! Story telling - Our Maritime Heritage
Sat 13 Sep 25
Vicarage Road, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton EX9 7EF
Heritage Open Day: All at sea - what maritime stories! Hear how Sir Walter Raleigh as a boy watched the trading ships arrive in bustling Budleigh...
The Dream Church, Milber
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Luke's Church, Laburnum Road, Newton Abbot TQ12 4LQ
Heritage Open Day: Experience the Dream Church at Milber, South Devon, where in 1931 the acclaimed Reverend and botanist William Keble Martin had a...
Exhibition Open Day at Providence Chapel at Throwleigh on Dartmoor
Sat 13 Sep 25
Providence Chapel, Throwleigh EX20 2HZ
Heritage Open Day: We offer a warm welcome (with home-made teas) to Providence Chapel, Throwleigh, where you can see a special exhibition of the...
Burton mini exhibition ceramics
Sat 13 Sep 25
Kingsley Road, Bideford EX39 2QQ
Heritage Open Day: A mini exhibition of ceramics not normally on public display The Burton at Bideford EX39 2QQ
The Burton at Bideford will present a...
Restoration of the Priory
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Nicholas Priory, The Mint, Exeter EX4 3BL
Heritage Open Day: This event is a HoD Guided tour showing the restoration of St Nicholas' Priory, and shall talk about physical and cultural...
Draw together in the wild art garden
Sat 13 Sep 25
Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LX
Heritage Open Day: A relaxed family workshop with artist Karen Howse using charcoal to explore the natural heritage of the Blackdown Hills National...
Print & Process: Explore Printmaking at Double Elephant
Sat 13 Sep 25
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS
Heritage Open Day: Explore 100-year-old presses and learn about printmaking's rich history. Meet printmakers, see live demos, and support our...
Tavistock Catholic Church: Our Lady of the Assumption & St Mary Magdalene
Sat 13 Sep 25
Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption & St Mary Magdalene, Callington Road, Tavistock PL19 8EH
Heritage Open Day: A very distinctive church built by William 8th Duke of Bedford to accommodate the miners who settled in Tavistock when working in...
Plymouth Proprietary Library - The Doreen Mole Archive on the History of Plymouth
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Barnabas Terrace, Plymouth PL1 5NN
Heritage Open Day: Doreen Mole spent seventeen years conducting research on the history of Plymouth for Chris Robinson, MBE...
Knightshayes
Sat 13 Sep 25
Knightshayes Court, Knightshayes, Tiverton EX16 7RQ
Heritage Open Day: Enjoy free entry to National Trust Knightshayes and discover how history and nature influenced the architecture of the Victorian...
Tuckers Hall - Incorporation of The Guilds of Weaver, Fullers and Shearmen
Sat 13 Sep 25
140 Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3AN
Heritage Open Day: Discover a medieval meeting hall, dating from 1471. Home to The Incorporated Guilds of Weavers, Fullers (AKA Tuckers) and...
eat:Dawlish
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Lawn, Dawlish EX7 9PT
eat:Dawlish food and drink festival Saturday 13th September 2025. Designed to celebrate all the fantastic makers, growers and creatives on our...
EMILIO SANTORO as ELVIS
Sat 13 Sep 25
Babbacombe Theatre , Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LU
Crowned ‘2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist World Champion’ by Elvis Presley Enterprises at Graceland, Emilio Santoro brings his award-winning ELVIS...
The Magic Of Motown
Sat 13 Sep 25
Plymouth Pavilion, Millbay Rd, Plymouth PL1 3LF
Seen by millions, The Magic of Motown is back with its 20th Anniversary Tour!
It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories...
Very Santana
Sat 13 Sep 25
Brixham Theatre, New Road, Brixham TQ5 8TA
Join us for a musical time travel experience, where you can enjoy the beautiful guitar melodies and creatively diverse, challenging songs of Carlos...
Saltram
Sat 13 Sep 25
Saltram House, Saltram, Plymouth PL7 1UH
Heritage Open Day: Saltram offers a house full of treasures, stories & intrigue. A beautiful garden to lose yourself in, plus a park that cyclists,...
Royal Hotel East the Water
Sat 13 Sep 25
Barnstaple Street, Bideford EX39 4AE
Heritage Open Day: Visit this grade 1 listed hotel. The Kingsley Room with the ornate plaster work ceiling on first floor is open...
Guided Tour Tarka Valley Railway
Sat 13 Sep 25
Puffing Billy, Torrington EX38 8JD
Heritage Open Day: Guided walk around Torrington Station road and rail memorabilia. Saturday 13 September 1100 Tarka Valley Railway Torrington...
St James Church, Swimbridge
Sat 13 Sep 25
St James Church, Swimbridge, Barnstaple EX32 0PF
Heritage Open Day: Guided tours of this fine Grade I Listed church, medieval woodwork, and the recently restored pulpit...
Rosie and Red Leather
Sat 13 Sep 25
Unit 2, Nuttaberry Yard, Nuttaberry Hill, Bideford EX39 4EA
Heritage Open Day: Rosie and Red specialise in heritage illustration, parchment, and (by hand) leather work...
17th century wall plaque Trio and Bond
Sat 13 Sep 25
8A The Quay, Bideford EX39 2HW
Heritage Open Day: View 17th century plaque linked to Grenville family 1000-1300 Trio and Bond Hair Studio EX39 2HW – once part of the Three Tuns...
Elisabeth Deneys Memorial Opening
Sat 13 Sep 25
Railway Terrace, Bideford EX39 4BB
Heritage Open Day: Memorial plaque to be unveiled by Mayor of Bideford Councillor Peter Lawrence. Saturday 13 September 1130 Elisabeth Deneys...
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
Railway Terrace, Bideford EX39 4BB
Heritage Open Day: A guided talk in the Signal Box about the history of the railway, exhibition in guards van and railway cab rides (donations please...
Tavistock's Oustanding Architecture
Fri 12 Sep 25
Tavistock Library, The Quay, Plymouth Road, Tavistock PL19 8AB
Heritage Open Day: Visit Tavistock Library to see images of the architecture of Tavistock from our collection...
Bedford Cottages and Tavistock Canal
Fri 12 Sep 25
Court Gate, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE
Heritage Open Day: Exhibitions with a focus on Bedford Cottages and the work of John Taylor and Tavistock Canal...
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Things to do around Devon
If you're planning a day out in Devon, this beautiful county in South West England offers a plethora of activities to explore. From stunning beaches to historic landmarks, here are some delightful options for your day in Devon:
1. Bantham Beach: Start your day with a visit to Bantham Beach. This long sandy beach boasts shallow waters, making it perfect for families with young children. Water sports enthusiasts will also appreciate the surfing opportunities here. Keep an eye out for wildlife, as Bantham Beach was even featured in Lonely Planet's guide to the 10 Best Beaches in Europe. Don't miss the Gastrobus for beach snacks and picnic benches to enjoy your food. You can even kayak over to the exclusive Bigbury Beach on Burgh Island for a unique experience.
2. Beer Beach: Head to Beer Beach, a hotspot in North Devon. Surrounded by majestic limestone cliffs, this shingle beach is family-friendly and offers kayaks and boat rentals. It's also a great spot for fishing. Plus, the abundance of beaches in Devon means you can enjoy free days out by the coast.
3. Bygones Victorian Museum in Torquay: Beyond the beaches, explore the Bygones Victorian Museum in Torquay. This museum takes you back in time, showcasing Victorian life with fascinating exhibits. From vintage toys to period costumes, it's a nostalgic journey into the past.
4. Festivals in Devon: Check out any local festivals happening during your visit. Devon hosts various events throughout the year, celebrating music, food, arts, and culture. Join in the festivities and immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere.
5. Blackpool Sands Beach: If you're looking for a relaxing spot, head to Blackpool Sands Beach. This Blue Flag beach offers golden sands and crystal-clear waters. Pack a picnic, soak up the sun, and enjoy the Great British seaside vibes.
6. Explore Clovelly: Wander around the charming village of Clovelly. Its cobbled streets, whitewashed cottages, and stunning coastal views create a picturesque setting. Don't forget to visit the famous Clovelly Harbour and learn about its fascinating history.
7. Dawlish Warren: Enjoy the classic British seaside experience at Dawlish Warren. This sandy beach is perfect for sunbathing, building sandcastles, and paddling in the shallow waters. Take a leisurely stroll along the promenade and treat yourself to ice cream or fish and chips.
8. Dartmoor Prison Museum: For something different, learn about the history of Dartmoor Prison. The museum provides insights into prison life, famous inmates, and the surrounding moorland. It's an intriguing and educational stop.
9. Hope Cove Beach: End your day by wandering from Hope Cove Beach to Hope Cove itself. This picturesque village offers stunning coastal walks, quaint pubs, and breathtaking views. It's a serene way to wrap up your Devon adventure.
Remember, Devon's diverse landscapes and attractions ensure a memorable day out – whether you're a beach lover, history enthusiast, or simply seeking relaxation by the sea!
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