FOODIE BREAKS
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utumn out-of-season breaks are increasingly popular and it is a good time to visit the area or, if living locally, to invite friends to visit you, with roads and towns less busy after the main holiday season, plus it’s cheaper too! If you are passionate about what you eat, the fabulous South Devon produce is sure to get your taste buds going. The area boasts a varied and productive local food economy, including many award- winning products and restaurants plus fantastic locally produced and sourced food including fish, seafood, meat, wine and cheeses, to name but a few. With several excellent farm shops, regular Farmers Markets, wonderful home delivery companies offering organic vegetable and meat boxes and award-winning local ready meals, self catering, or feeding extra visitors, suddenly becomes a far more attractive option! Prevent ‘car overload’ by ordering ahead and avoid the rush to shop on arrival (or cramming groceries into the already packed car) and book a food delivery service direct to your home or holiday property. Our new ‘Planning your Stay
Andrew and Karen Jones own and manage the successful South Devon company, Coast & Country Cottages, which has more than doubled in size in the past 9 years. With a busy office at 3 Market Street, Dartmouth and a ‘head office’ in Salcombe, Coast & Country Cottages now have over 400 properties in total, all exclusively in the South Hams. The 2011 brochure is bigger than ever and includes several stunning new Dartmouth properties newly available to those looking for accommodation for their holiday in the area or for visiting friends and family……..
Karen Jones, who regularly writes for several national and local magazines, takes a look at out-of-season breaks and holiday properties perfect for Foodie Breaks in and around Dartmouth, plus local food companies making self catering an even more attractive option!
Guide 2011’ is full of suggestions of great local food companies that we work closely with and who will make any stay in the area complete. For a taste of Devon at its best, a Riverford Organic Holiday Box, just one of an extensive range of vegetable, fruit and meat boxes, delivered to your holiday property for arrival, means organic and free range produce including milk, bread, butter, juice, eggs and sausages plus a selection of seasonal vegetables are readily available for just under £25, perfect for creating a delicious meal
at the start of your holiday. A useful cool bag is also included, ideal for taking a picnic to a beautiful local beach or why not order a BBQ box for a delicious alfresco meal during your South Devon stay? For those looking to minimise time spent in the kitchen, local award-winning ‘ready meals’ from Red Earth Kitchen can also be pre-ordered and delivered direct to your home. Put your feet up and relax, perhaps over a glass of chilled local Sharpham wine, whilst a delicious supper cooks in the oven. Or if eating out is your preference, see our ‘Planning your Stay Guide 2011’for some suggestions – from beach dining to popular restaurants with wonderful views, stylish dining rooms for lazy lunches, from world cuisines to locally caught fish and seafood. Book ahead to avoid disappointment, particularly during busy holiday periods and at weekends.
Combine eating delicious food with wonderful days out for all the family at idyllically situated Sharpham Vineyard or Riverford Organic Farm, details of both again available in ‘Planning your Stay’.
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