House of Marbles
House of Marbles and Teign Valley Glass are situated on the outskirts of Bovey Tracey is well worth a visit with free parking and lots of exhibits in the museum to see and a fine restaurant. One of many exhibits showing marbles running down an obstacle course, could watch them for hours. Below are some…
Walkhampton
A historic village and civil parish on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon We stayed a couple of nights at the only inn in the village, it gets busy in the evenings which is good to see. The staff are friendly and helpful. We paid a little extra for a deluxe room…
Tavistock
An ancient market town with lots of shops, a pannier market and many cafes, sitting on the River Tavy. On the edge of beautiful Dartmoor, famed as the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake After a summer of heat waves we visited Tavistock in August and it was raining, there is plenty of shops and cafes.…
Maidenhead
A market town in Berkshire, only stayed a short time so didn’t get many pictures. the TV comedy show “The Office” was filmed here, although the starting credits show a view of a multi-storey car park in the nearby town of Slough, now demolished, the car park that is, not the town! Useful Links
Buckfastleigh
Visited the town on a Monday in late October 2025 and many of the shops and cafes shut, we took a few pictures and had a good meal at the Singing kettle
Bovey Tracey
A quiet town centre on the edge of Dartmoor with a few shops pubs and cafes and an art gallery which is worth visiting. There is more to the town which serves many new build houses on the outskirts, and a Whisky distillery which I unfortunately could not get a good picture of it. Methodist…