I was invited to be guest speaker at the 7th annual Devon Tourism Awards last week. Many years ago I won the award for best B&B in the Southwest, went through to the nationals and came runner up to Castle…
I was invited to be guest speaker at the 7th annual Devon Tourism Awards last week. Many years ago I won the award for best B&B in the Southwest, went through to the nationals and came runner up to Castle…
On Tuesday some of the East Devon ladies went for a trip to the Pig at Coombe. We were given a tour of some of the rooms and gardens and then finished off with lunch in The Folly. We had…
I love talking. In fact it is sometimes very hard to shut me up. Looking back through some of my early school reports there are, throughout the years, many comments such as “would do so much better if she could…
This carnival is a very big, annual event in the Hatherleigh/Okehampton area. It is a long established tradition that the leading frame is 12 torches, representing the 12 months of the year. In the afternoon is a very well…
When my guests arrive after a stressful journey, what cheers them up the most is the surprise of a home-baked cream tea that I have prepared for them. Of course I tell them which way round they have to put…
Any holidaymakers staying at Smallicombe Farm over the Halloween period need not have worried about being troubled by evil spirits! A previous guest spotted some strange symbols carved into the wall of the inglenook fireplace and sent a link explaining…