Event:
Dunster by Candlelight 2009 Date: FRIDAY 4th & SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER
Location: Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster
Clovelly
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Arlington Court
Lynton. Stephanie Kingston 01598
753322 Exmoorflowers@aol.com
west somerset railway
The Official website is having problems and should not be visited for a while
(9th November 2009)
Call 01643 704996 The above link is to the unofficial site and is safe to
visit for the latest updates.
Santa will be arriving on the Town Hall balcony at 6pm and turning on the Town Hall lights. Then the rest of Lynton to switch on their festive lights. Santa also sprinkles the children with fairy dust to help them to be good for christmas and collects their letters - if they have a legible name & address on the youngsters will even get a reply!
Join florist Jenny Dellow to create Arlington's staircase wreath and a
Victorian style Christmas centrepiece, plus many other Christmas decorating
tips!
£15 p.p. (includes refreshments & soup & festive sandwich lunch)
Booking Essential
Event:
Dunster by Candlelight 2009 2 NIGHT BREAK B&B for 2 People PLUS 2 ADDITIONAL NIGHTS Half Board FREE £450
per couple
Other Special Offers Include: - Single Person 1, 2 or 3 nights £350 2 People 1
or 2 night £375 Children Under 15 1 to 4 Nights £50 (Sleeping in Parents Room)
Family Suites £600 Deposits - £100 at Time of Reservation (non refundable)
Price Includes full English Breakfasts, Reception Party, Car Parking.
Late night shopping with street entertainment, a grand christmas draw with prizes and giant hog roast. Santa arrives to his grotto in Queen St where he dispenses free presents to the children. Shops have festive nibbles, mulled wine and drinks and have late night special offers.
The Exmoor
Carolers
A Concert of Christmas Carols Old and New and Christmas Poetry written and
presented by Joyce Moon. Seasonal Refreshments from 7.00. Exmoor
Carolers from 8.00.
Tickets £5.00 on the door, or book your place : Julie or Patrick 01271
882691 - Pat or Peter 01271 850215
CHRISTMAS COMES TO ARLINGTON COURT Old-fashioned festive fun, with Victorian characters, the house decorated for Christmas, music and carriage rides (weather permitting) and a chance to buy gifts and delicious local foods. 12 days of Christmas Advent trail around the garden Normal Entrance Charge
Event: Christmas Lights in support of the R.N.L.I.Starting from the Visitor Centre, a brass band leads the procession down to the harbour where carols will be sung. Then watch out for Father Christmas' arrival!
There'll be warming food and drinks and the evening ends with a truly spectacular firework display.
It's a great way to start the countdown to your own Christmas celebrations.
Christmas carols from local schools (starting promptly at 6.30pm), church bells ringing and festive cheer. Free admission
Event: Santa Specials 2009. Lynton & Barnstaple RailwayDecember Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th Monday 21st
Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th
Woody Bay Station Parracombe North Devon
Bookings: 01598 763683 www.lynton-rail.co.uk
See a magic show in the house fully decorated for Christmas. Saturday kids chocolate workshop. Sunday demonstration from chocolatier Carlo Melchoir at work (www.melchiorchocolates.co.uk)
Magic shows at 1 pm and 3pm Magic show £4 per adult, £2 per child, £10 family
ticket
(2 ad + 2 ch) Booking Essential
Kids chocolate workshop on SATURDAY only: 12 noon-3pm
Demonstrations on SUNDAY only at 12 noon and 2pm
Workshop and demo free with normal admission
15-16 December
West Somerset Railway Carol TrainsThe Carol Trains... The ever popular West Somerset Railway Carol Trains are hauled by heritage steam locomotives to recreate the era of Christmas gone by. In 2009, the trains run on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December - one Carol Train starts from Bishops Lydeard and another Carol Train starts from Minehead. Each train makes a return trip to Williton and back. Please arrive at 6.30pm to see the locomotive waiting in steam and the band preparing for the carols. Once all the passengers are aboard, the train will depart at 7.00pm to make the round trip to Williton. Along the way the train will stop at the intermediate stations whilst carols are sung on the platform accompanied by the band. Please bring a torch as it will be dark. The Carol Train fares... The fare is £8.00 per Adult and £6.00 per Child (aged 5-15). Booking Booking is strongly advised as places are limited. » Call 01643 704996
Bishops Lydeard & Minehead
6,7, 13,14, 20,21, 23,24 Dec
CHRISTMAS COMES TO ARLINGTON COURT Meet Father Christmas, see amazing minimagic tricks, including a flea
circus and join in with Victorian parlour games!
£4 per child (incl. gift and games) Normal Admission Charge for adults
27th – 28th Dec
West Somerset Railway The Winter Steam Festival on 29 and 30 December 2009 offers a good
alternative to the old films, repeats of classic episodes and the rest of the
holiday entertainment. It is planned to have five steam engines in action,
hauling and heating the trains - nos 88, 4160, 9351 and 5553 from the home fleet
and one guest locomotive yet to be announced. There will be seven trains each
way on both days, most with buffet cars selling a variety of Somerset beers and
ciders, hot and cold drinks, soup, sandwiches and snacks so it is a perfect way
to see the Somerset countryside in winter.
Bishops Lydeard & Minehead
Sales shopping without the crowds, National Trust products at greatly reduced prices and enjoy the estate in the deep mid-winter. Hot drinks available
Event: Fantastic Fudge HuntTen fudge stones will be hidden around the village every day during the week and each one is a winner!. They are numbered underneath and if you find Fudge Stone No. 10, you win a whole kilo of yummy Clovelly fudge in 8 different flavours.
Event: Clovelly Maritime FestivalThe day
will be packed with attractions, including Punch & Judy,
street theatre and great shanty singers and entertainers.
Delicious seafood platters with a complimentary glass of
champagne will be served in the Harbour Restaurant or you can
enjoy a succulent hog roast on the beach.
It's a day out for the whole family with something for everyone
of all ages to enjoy.
Event: Woolsery Agricultural ShowA quintessential English rural show, in aid of
various charities, run entirely on a volunteer basis by local
farmers.
Classes include crafts,
cattle and sheep, together with horse and pony competitions.
Along with trade and exhibition stands, there will also be stalls
of locally made craft and food.Children will also be kept
entertained with fairground rides and a bouncy castle.
Event: Lifeboat Weekend in aid of the R.N.L.I.The celebration of the Clovelly Lifeboat, Spirit of
Clovelly, is one of the village highlights of the year and the
Lifeboat House will be open both days to the public.
There'll be a sponsored swim on Saturday and lots of contests on
Sunday including a cross dressing-up race, tug-of-war and the
ever popular slave auction in which young local men are 'sold' to
the highest bidder to do their chores for day.
There will also be lots of harbour stalls.
(Photo: Rob Weare. www.huskyandstarch.com)
Event: Lynton Scarecrow Festival
Event: Lobster and Crab FeastLobster hypnotist, Felicity Sylvester (right)
It’s a Feast, which visitors say has a particularly happy
festive atmosphere.
We pay tribute to Clovelly's famous lobsters and crabs with a
day of live folk music, street performers, lobster hypnotist,
quay kitchen, wine and beer tasting, local stalls, live exhibits,
photographic exhibition and entertainment for the children
too.
The Red Lion Harbour restaurant will be offering delicious
seafood platters (£14.95), crab platters (£13.95) and
lobster platters (£14.95), each with a complimentary glass
of champagne.
The National Lobster Hatchery will be bringing along a tank of
baby lobsters to the Festival, which will be later released into
Clovelly Bay.
At the heart of the National Lobster Hatchery's work is their
lobster restocking project. Local fishermen bring
“pregnant” female lobsters to the N.L.H, Padstow, so
that their delicate offspring are given a better chance in life
by being raised in captivity, where there are no predators. The
young lobsters are then raised to a size where they can be
released back into the sea and look after themselves.
Event:Lynmouth 2010 Raft Race