Places to visit in Kingswear parish
The excellent booklet below is available from Kingswear Post Office and Kingswear Village Stores at £2 or by post from:
Dr Barrie Tulloch, Driftwood, Wood Lane, Kingswear, Devon. TQ6 0DP. Please enclose 7 first class stamps and a
self addressed A5 sized envelop. email: c.mtulloch@btinternet.com
DART VALLEY RAILWAY.
Steam trains from Kingswear to Paignton, Easter to October. Santa Special in December.
Round Robin - boat to Totnes, bus to Paignton, steam train to Kingswear.
Tel: 01803 553760. www.paignton-steamrailway.co.uk
COLETON FISHACRE (NATIONAL TRUST) Coleton, Kingswear, Dartmouth TQ6 0EG, South Devon
Arts & Crafts style house set amid gardens in a spectacular coastal setting.
Once the home of Rupert and Dorothy D'Oyly Carte
Tel: 01803 752466
email: coletonfishacre@nationaltrust.org.uk
The lane leading to Coleton Fishacre is narrow and can be busy on fine days. Use of passing places and reversing may be necessary.
Visitors wishing to walk the coast path are requested to park in Coleton Camp or Brownstone car parks (signed).
Coleton Fishacre - Events in 2007 |
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Dates/Times |
Title of Event |
Description |
Details |
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Every Friday 2:15 to 3:15pm |
A Guided Garden Walk |
A one hour walk with a member of the garden team |
Normal admission charge |
Throughout the season |
Children's Trails, Quizzes and Tracker Packs |
Family activities |
Available all season. |
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Saturdays 17, 24 & 31 March 11am to noon |
A Guided Garden Walk |
A one hour walk with a member of the garden team |
Normal admission charge |
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Saturdays 17, 24 & 31 March 2pm |
Introduction to the House |
Imagine you’re house guests of the D’Oyly Carte family – you’ll take 20 minutes to see the guest room and hear what’s planned for the weekend. |
Normal admission charge |
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Sunday 18 March 2 to 3pm |
Mothers’ Day Walk |
One hour walk enjoying the sights and sounds of spring, with a posy for every mother. |
Normal admission charge plus £2 adult, £1 child |
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Saturday March 17 to Bank Holiday Monday May 28 11am to 4pm |
Exhibition of TraditionalHand-Stitched Quilts |
Exhibition in House |
Normal admission charge. |
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Friday 23 March 10am to noon |
Spring Cleaning atColeton Fishacre |
See how we get ready for the season and learn some National Trust housekeeping secrets |
£12 per person (£6 for National Trust members) including admission and tea/coffee and biscuits. |
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Easter Sunday and Monday April 8 and 9 |
Easter Trails inHouse and Garden |
Children's activity |
Normal admission charge plus £1.50 |
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Saturday April 14 |
Garden open under the National Garden Scheme |
Charity event |
Entrance charges to go to NGS |
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Sunday May 13 |
Garden open under the National Garden Scheme |
Charity event |
Entrance charges to go to NGS |
also Plant Fair |
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Friday 18 May 6pm (gates open 5:30pm) |
Evening Garden Walk |
90-minute walk around the Garden and including a High Tea |
Tickets at £12 adult, £6 child (NT members £10 adult, £5 child) |
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Thursday May 31 to Sunday July 29 11am to 4pm |
Our World Today |
Exhibition in House by the South Devon Embroiderers’ Guild, to include items for sale |
Normal admission charge |
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Saturday 23 June 7:30 to 10pm |
Gilbert & SullivanSelected Highlights |
with the Sheila Harman Ensemble |
Concert in the garden. Bring a picnic. Tickets: £12 on the evening, £10 in advance. |
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Friday 29 June 6pm (gates open 5:30pm) |
1920s Tea Party |
Early evening event on the Bowling Green Lawn (1920s costume optional). Gentle summer pursuits, a buffet and glass of wine |
£15 per person (NT members £13) to include guided garden walk?? |
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Friday 27 July 7:30pm |
Twelfth Night |
Performance by Heartbreak Productions |
Open air production of Shakespeare’s play. Bring a picnic. Tickets: £ on the evening, £ in advance. |
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Thursday August 2 to Bank Holiday Monday August 27 11am to 4pm |
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Exhibition in House |
Normal admission charge |
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Saturday August 18 7:30 to 10:30pm |
Jazz on a Summer's Evening |
Concert with High Society |
Concert in the garden. Bring a picnic. Tickets: …….. on the evening, ….. in advance. |
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Sunday August 19 7:30 to 10pm |
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Save the Children Fund charity event |
Apply to Maggie Field of StC Fund |
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August (3 occasions?) |
Family Story Telling |
Children's activity |
Storytelling in the garden with Steve Manning. Normal admission charge |
Thursday August 30 to Sunday October 2811am to 4pm |
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Exhibition in House |
Normal admission charge |
GREENWAY GARDENS (NATIONAL TRUST), Greenway Road, Galmpton, Nr Brixham, TQ5 0ES, South Devon
Glorious woodland garden on the banks of the river Dart. Once the home of Agatha Christie.
Car parking space must be booked before arrival. Tel: 01803 842382
Ferries available from Dartmouth and Dittisham.
email: greenway@nationaltrust.org.uk
NATIONAL COAST WATCH STATION, Froward Point
Regional Administrator: Jon Gifford. email: jon@giffo.biz