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 1st to 12th October 2025.
Food Festival Powderham Castle 4th and 5th Oct 2025
13 Tors Trek 12 Oct 2025. Venue Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. Take the challenge and raise funds for Marie Curie. 15 miles.
Newton Abbot Racing. 18th and 29th October 2025
Dartmouth Food Festival 24th to 26th October 2025. A delicious festival.
Antiques & Collectable Fair Newton Abbot Race course 25th October 2025.
Bampton Charter Fair has been in existence since 1258!!! 30th October 2025. Bampton know how to do this! Lots going on!!
November
Tar Barrels Festival 5th November 2025 Ottery St Mary.
Antiques & Collectable Fair Newton Abbot 15th November 2025.
Clovelly Herring Festival 15th November 2025. Celebrates the herring. At one time Clovelly was a major centre for herring.
Christmas Magic in Clovelly The switching on of the Christmas lights 30th November 2025.
December
Boxing Day BBQ 26th December 2025. 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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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.
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