Events in Devon
October November December
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Events in Devon in October, November and December, the last three months of the year have their own special appeal. October can be lovely with an Indian Summer, November has its fireworks and festivals. December we are looking forward to Christmas and the New Year. Shopaholics have a great time and the rest of us rush round and enjoy doing it. Well most of us!!
Events
Ladram Bay on the Jurassic Coast in midwinter
Photograph © Colin Vosper
October
Two Moors Festival Dartmoor 5th to 8th October 2023.Exmoor 12th to 15th October 2023.
Food Festival Powderham Castle 7th and 8th October 2023.
Wild Moors and Tors UK Trek 2024 TBC Venue Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. Take the challenge and raise funds for Marie Curie. 15 miles.
Beer R & B Festival 13th, to the 15th October 2023. A small but excellent festival.
Antiques & Collectable Fair Newton Abbot Race course 14th October 2023
Newton Abbot Racing. 21 October 2023
Dartmouth Food Festival 25th to 27th October 2024. FREE entry. A delicious festival. 20th Anniversary.
Clovelly Apple Day 22nd October 2023.
Bampton Charter Fair has been in existence since 1258!!! 26th October 2023. Bampton know how to do this! Lots going on!!
November
Tar Barrels Festival 4th November 2023 Ottery St Mary.
Antiques & Collectable Fair Newton Abbot 18th November 2024.
Clovelly Herring Festival 19th November 2023. Celebrates the herring. At one time Clovelly was a major centre for herring.
December
Christmas Magic in Clovelly The switching on of the Christmas lights 3rd December 2023.
Boxing Day BBQ 26th December 2023. Clovelly
Places
Finch's Foundry, Sticklepath
Photograph © nick macneill
Sticklepath. Stickle means steep! On the edge of Dartmoor. Finch's Foundry belongs to the National Trust, it is a working water powered forge. Access to the Tarka Trail.
Ottery St Mary in East Devon on the River Otter. Birthplace of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. St Mary's Church is said to have a ghost, John Coke, who was murdered by his brother. The Tar Barrels Festival is the ultimate bonfire night!
Bampton is a conservation area and known for its floral displays is right on the edge of Exmoor. Only the motte survives of the old Bampton Castle. There is a new Heritage and Visitor Centre.
Clovelly is a lovely sheltered place in North Devon on the Bristol Channel coast. Quaint with its steep cobbled High Street. Turner's painting of Clovelly is in Ireland's National Gallery in Dublin.
River Exe rises in Exmoor near a place called Simonsbath in Somerset, and runs to Exmouth on the channel coast in the south of Devon. It flows through Exeter and many other places in the county with Ex in the name. It's estuary is famed for its wildlife.
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Anyone with events in Devonwho would like to list their event here please contact us via the Feedback form, we would love to hear from you. The event should have its own website so that our visitors can find you and obtain more information.
The events in Devon should be capable of attracting crowds, large village fete size and above, similar to those listed here. Posting events on this page is free.
Our observations show that Travel Wessex's main visitors are those that love walking, cycling, horse riding and other like minded pursuits, but we welcome all attractions as we have many other visitors as well that we love to cater for.
We reserve the right not to include events in Devon that are not suitable for legal or other reasons.
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