Travel WessexWherever you go in Wessex there is interest. May be it is a beautiful cathedral in an ancient city, perhaps it is a delightful winding footpath through woods, along fields or beside a stream. Then there is mystical Dartmoor with its standing stones and haunting ghost stories. A famous site may be like Stonehenge or Avebury. Subscribe and read about these fascinating places on this site. Bath Literature Festival
This popular festival is being held between the 2nd of March and 11th March this year. It will be the biggest ever this year!!!!! Winchester Real Ale & Cider Festival
16th and 17th March 2012. Right in the centre of Winchester in the Guildhall.
This event will feature nearly eighty different real ales, ciders, perries and foreign bottled beers. Quite a selection! Moretonhampstead Festival of Food Drink and the Arts
Moretonhampstead - gateway to Dartmoor. This interesting town is holding its Festival on 10 March 2012. Worth a visit if you are in the area. Advance Notice - Devizes International Street Festival
and it is FREE!
A festival of street music and theatre will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August 2012 between 10.30am and 6.30pm. Advance Notice Mayfest Isle of Wight
Mayfest is an Old English May Day celebration. Great fun. If you are a resident or a visitor this is pleasant weekend - Friday April 29th to Monday May 2nd 2012. The festival will be held on Yarmouth Green, Yarmouth. Jurassic Jog Training Ride
will be held on 26th February 2012 starting at Daggers Gate, Lulworth, Dorset. Organised by the Endurance GB Wessex Group who are dedicated to providing competition, training and development opportunities in endurance horse riding that will appeal to all levels of rider from beginner to world class.
The FORD Show & The Great Western Autojumble
will be held on 11th and 12th February. Two shows in one!!!!
Come and see the Ford's that were used in 'Downton Abbey' and the film 'The War Horse'.
Besides so much more!!! Not just for the car buffs! Top 25 Hotels
Trip Advisor has just announced the winners of the Traveller's Choice Awards Hotels 2012 in the United Kingdom.
At No 5 -
The Crimdon Dene Hotel, Torquay, Devon.
At No 6 -
Yeoldon House Hotel, Bideford, Devon.
At No 8 -
Shelley's, Lynmouth, Devon At No 10 -
Bath House, Chard, Somerset. At No 12 -
Cary Court Torquay, Devon.
Traveller's Choice Awards say a lot and with 5 of these hotels in the top 12, Wessex has great accommotation values!
If you are thinking if staying in the areas of Torquay, Bideford, Lynmouth or Chard, it would not be a bad idea to book fairly soon. With this accolade these hotels will book out quickly! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Top 25 Hotels" The Watercress Line
2012 The Watercress Line celebrates its 35th Annniversary. Congratulations to all the staff and volunteers who make this railway possible.
Check out their special events for this year, plenty for everyone from tots to nineties.
Thought about joining the volunteers? All sorts of people needed from folk to tend to station gardens to those who drive the trains! Time - from one day a week to whatever you have time for. Have a look, you could find a whole new interest. Hartland Abbey Snowdrop weekend
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 11 am until 4pm. These little plants come up every year to delight us and herald the spring. Some of these bulbs were planted hundreds of years ago!!! A feast of snowdrops from the Walled Garden to the Sea! Hedge Laying Competition Isle of Wight
An old art and a competition of skill!
The 20th Annual Competition will be held on 25th February 2012 from 10am until 3.30pm at New Barn Farm, Calbourne.
Lots of prizes for competitors. Spectators welcome, so come and watch this ancient art in practice both with machine and hand tools. Hambledon Valentine Walk 6.5 miles
What about a romantic walk for Valentine's Day and the McMillan Cancer Charity???
This walk is one through an Area of Outstanding Beauty, a picturesque wander along a village street, past a Saxon church, a vineyeard and two cricket grounds. Hambledon saw the birth of cricket.
Although the walk is not that long it is not suitable for children apparently and sadly wheelchairs cannot climb over stiles. Advance Notice - Combe Martin Carnival
There will be a Carnival at Combe Martin this year!! What great news. Congratulations to the new Committee.
Their website has not been updated yet but the Carnival in 2012 will be held between the 5th to 10th August.
Combe Martin is a delightful seaside village in North Devon. Not a bad idea to have a short break in this area during the Carnival.
Surviving the Stone Age
Are you a "Time Team" fan? Do you wonder what it would be like to live in the Stone Age? Now is your chance!! Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum have exhibitions and workshops on surviving the Stone Age from 20th January to 12th May. Trowbridge Festival
the new name for the old Trowbridge Village Pump Festival back with us after a year's absence. Congratulations to the organisers for a job well done. Good to see the festival back. Music with Roots is the theme and the line up is already building. Check it out! Booking is already available online. |
