21 THINGS TO DO
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This beautiful part of the world really comes alive in the summer, with so many great things to see and do. Here are some ideas to get you going… we hope these suggestions will be useful if you are visiting the area for the first time or perhaps a resident looking for some inspiration, possibly with family and friends soon to visit. by Kate Cotton
A personal favourite, and a great start to a summer’s day, is a buffet breakfast at THE WINKING
PRAWN, SALCOMBE – traditional, quality ingredients and one of the best views from the patio of North sands and the salcombe estuary. This place is brightly painted in seaside hues and there’s even a dressing up box for kids and the young at heart. Breakfast is served until 11.15am. If you wish to spend a lazy afternoon there instead there is a wonderful selection of home made cakes, barbeque and seafood snacks. For more information and menus visit www.winkingprawn.
co.uk. North sands beach is a stone’s throw away from the café, to walk off the calories afterwards.
SHARPHAM VINEYARD is part of a thousand year old farm on the River Dart just outside Totnes, consisting of five hundred acres owned by the sharpham Trust. In recent years the wine and cheese produced here has become more and more renowned. There are now wine tours through the vineyards overlooking the river – from a self-guided ‘Trek and Taste’ to the full ‘sharpham experience’. They’re all dog friendly too. If you fancy a superb alfresco lunch with stunning
views check out the Vineyard Café there – especially the delicious cheese, fish and meat boards. Booking is strongly recommended. For more information and bookings visit www.
sharpham.com. The River Rat runs ferry trips to sharpham Quay from Totnes. To book see www.riverrat.
co.uk or the sandpiper Water Taxi from Dartmouth (07907 528201).
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or for the adventurous at heart the new DYNAMIC ADVENTURES AT
DARTINGTON provides adrenaline packed outdoor activities for all ages and abilities. Activities include high ropes and zipline, rock climbing, canoeing and kayaking, and archery, with well-qualified and experienced instructors. There are also mountain bikes for hire at very reasonable rates. Dynamic Adventures is based at the shops at Dartington, near Totnes. For more information and prices visit
www.dynamicadventurescic.co.uk
If you fancy a bit of calm and tranquility then a visit to the living monastery that is BUCKFAST
ABBEY will certainly relax you. Home to a community of Benedictine monks, the abbey was founded nearly
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