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.…
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…
Plymouth
On a recent visit to the city, we saw the famous Smeaton tower, parks and the Barbican district. There was some building work on Armada way which will look great when it is finished, progress appears to be quite rapid. A visit to the National Marine Aquarium is a great way to spend a leisurely…