What's On and What to do in 2010
12th to 19th September
Murder, mystery and intrigue - its all here on the English Riviera. Immortalised in the plays and novels of Dame Agatha Christie.
Many of the locations she frequented during her childhood, youth and later in her life provided the setting for no less than 15 of her novels.
This year's sixth annual Agatha Christie Festival promises to be the best yet! Coinciding with the 120th anniversary of her birth and will run from 12th - 19th September 2010.
Expect a plethora of events to take place across the English Riviera including all-star theatre productions, a nostalgic tea dance, a period fete and much much more.
Visitors from all over the world come to Torquay to enjoy our annual celebration of the Queen of Crime, so why not join them for a brilliant week of activities and events all celebrating her legacy? It would be a crime not to.
For more details of what's planned for the festival week visit the following website or call Graham & Kay on 01803 882125.
http://www.englishriviera.co.uk/agathachristie/festival
Greenway House and Garden
Greenway House and gardens are open to the public!
Greenway House is just 3 miles from Raddicombe Lodge and is easy to access via a minor road down to galmpton and then along to Greenway.
Advance booking for car parking is essential; those arriving by 'green' means will have slots made available to see this unique and magical property
Greenway operates a traffic management system to reduce car impact on the local village. All visitors wishing to park their car at Greenway MUST pre-book a car park space. Whenever possible please travel by 'green ways' to Greenway. Ferries available from Dartmouth, Brixham and Torquay.
Or, leave your car at the Brixham Park and Ride (just 1.5 miles from us) and enjoy a historic bus ride to Greenway and back.
Raddicombe Lodge is one of the closest guesthouses to Greenway.......So book early to ensure accommodation is available for your visit to Greenway in 2010.
Contact details for Greenway
01803 842382
Fax: 01803 661900
Email: greenway@nationaltrust.org.uk
BBC Antiques Roadshow comes to Dartmouth
The Britannia Royal Naval College will be hosting the antiques roadshow on Friday 18th June from 09.30 to 16.30 hrs. Entry is free.
Why not come down for the weekend or perhaps the whole week?
Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway
This is the new name for Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverlink. They are unique in offering combined steam railway, river and sea adventures for days out in Devon. Their‘Round Robin’ trip which takes you by train, by boat and bus is their most popular excursion and is not to be missed. Dartmouth Steam Railway steam trains travel seven miles along the most spectacular South Devon coast down into the Dart Valley, a designated area of outstanding beauty; with stations at Goodrington Sands, Churston and the beautiful village of Kingswear which sits proudly opposite the pretty Port of Dartmouth. Two New Excursions for 2010 – ‘The Sea Train Adventurer’ which departs from Torquay, Haldon Pier. Sail to Dartmouth and return by steam train and bus.
The ‘Salcombe Voyage’ sail along the coast from Dartmouth to the lovely ‘Port Of Salcombe’ on selected dates through the Summer.
Riverboats operating on the stunning River Dart offer daily scheduled services to the historic town of Totnes and regular services to the picturesque villages of Dittisham and Stoke Gabriel. Harbour Cruises operate daily from Dartmouth.
Visit http://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk for more details.
More of what's happening in 2010
This is just a selection and events are added on a weekly basis.
Geopark Festival - An epic adventure.....400 million years in the making.
31st May - 6th June
Brixham Heritage Festival
Classic sailing. Parade of sail on the 29th.
29th May - 5th June
Occombe Farm Beer Festival
4th - 5th June
Babbacombe Festival
12th - 20th June
Torbay Pedal Car Grand Prix
20th June
Blockbusting Art Exhibition
July & August @ Torre Abbey
Marldon Apple Pie Fair
31st July
Paignton Regatta
7th - 15th August
Children's Festival
18th - 20th August
Torbay Week
20th - 25th August
Dartmouth Royal Regatta
26th - 29th August
Agatha Christie Festival
12th - 19th September
Torbay Poetry Festival
21st - 25th October
For other events in the South Hams please visit:
www.southhamsevents.co.uk
Golf short breaks or Golfing Holidays at Raddicombe Lodge
We are spoilt for choice around Raddicombe Lodge for golfing opportunities. Here are a list of 4 of the local venues. Give them a call on the numbers provided for more details.
Torbay Golf Centre
Tel: 01803 528728 - Grange Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7JT (5.0 miles)
26 covered bays Fun for all the family. Resident PGA professional Driving area with targets. Also on site is pitch and putt course. Children welcome.
Cayman Golf
Tel: 01803 845909 - Churston Short Golf Course Bridge Rd, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0JL (2 miles)
Very friendly local 18 hole 'Short course golf'. Just 2 miles from the lodge.
In our opinion.....Certainly worth a visit.
Churston Golf Club Churston Ferrers
Tel: 01803 842751 - Dartmouth Rd, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0LA
(2 miles)
Situated on the top of the cliffs at the western end of Torbay, Churston lies mid way between Brixham and Paignton and just over six miles from Torquay.
Facilities:
* Clubhouse with excellent facilities, including a snooker room and splendid views over Torbay.
* Weddings & functions
About the course "There are two really long holes of 557 and 516 yards, so even the tigers will find that there is plenty of scope for good, honest hard hitting. Most of the par four holes are well within the two shot distance for the average player. Churston calls for a great variety of shots, but the holiday golfer will find from the point of view of length, it does not provide too exacting a test."
Full bar & catering
Dartmouth Golf & Country Club
Tel: 01803 712686 - Blackawton, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7DG (6 miles via ferry)
Full bar & catering Full bar & catering Full bar & catering.
Dartmouth Golf & Country Club offers 2 exceptional golf courses, both created with sweeping fairways, ample all year round tees, and of course superb greens created from the dramatic surrounding landscape, all built to USGA Championship specification.
Dartmouth Golf and Country Club is honoured to have been selected by "Golf Monthly" as one of the top 80 golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland , coupled with the outstanding achievement of our Course Manager, who was selected to represent England and Ireland in the finals of the 'Toro' Award for Excellence in Green keeping.
The golf courses at the Dartmouth Golf and Country consist of:
Championship Golf Course...
The 7,200 yard, par 72 Championship Golf Course, which has hosted the West Region PGA Championships on no less than 6 occasions, has been designed to challenge the most proficient golfer, with the strategic positioning of tees, meandering streams, 12 water features and undulating greens providing an excellent and enjoyable challenge to golfers of all abilities.
The Dartmouth Golf Course...
The 5,200 yard, par 66 Dartmouth Golf Course offers relaxing challenge. Offering the golfer undulating greens and water features. This course is an absolute must to all golfers wanting to enjoy the true 'Dartmouth Experience'. Miss it, then miss out