24

Jun

40th Anniversary for Tavistock RSPCA

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The RSPCA shop was one of the first shops to be established in Tavistock and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Although it has been in its current location in King Street for 25 years, manager Karen Norwood says customers are still delighted to discover it tucked away there and often comment that they didn’t know […]

10

Jun

Devon Creams Teas

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Tavistock’s Cream Tea Festival – celebrating the birthplace of the Devon Cream tea!  Today is the cream tea festival being held in Tavistock thanks to the Tavistock Heritage Trust. Legend has it that the cream tea originated in Tavistock – the story goes that when the Abbey was being re-built after being plundered and badly damaged […]

26

May

The National Trust in Devon & Cornwall

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Devon & Cornwall National Trust properties offering something for everyone. National Trust members and non- members visiting Devon & Cornwall can experience a diverse portfolio of properties to explore  – Lydford Gorge with the exhilarating Devils Cauldron & enigmatic White Lady waterfall to the former home of Francis Drake, Buckland Abbey, with the house, cosmic egg, vegetable & herb gardens & great bluebell woods, Cotehele Tudor […]

19

Apr

Tavistock

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A historical stannery town with links to the Tamar Valley mining World Heritage sites. Tavistock survives as a bustling market town and is great for mooching about! Shops, cafes, riverside parkland, children’s playground and an indoor pannier market – oh and there are some great pasties to be tried in numerous locations!! To get a sense of where and who shaped the town of […]