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popular Shopping Village with many local craft stores and delicious food to take home. the shopping Village is in the marquee from thursday 27th August to saturday 29th and the vibrant Street Market on the North embankment will be in operation and throughout the week. many excellent stalls can also be found in the royal Avenue gardens and around the boatfloat between Wednesday and saturday. Younger visitors will have
plenty to enjoy and to also join in, such as the ever popular Spot the Oddity. this year for the first time a new exciting children’s area is planned with puppeteers, jesters, magicians, fire eaters and animated characters. the fabulous Fun Fair will be back on mayors Avenue Car park with exciting new rides and many traditional favourites. One of the most exciting features of the
regatta is the arrival of the traditional Royal Navy Guardship. Dartmouth is the only regatta to be regularly granted this privilege and this year, operational requirements allowing, Hms somerset
will be in attendance which is a type 23 Frigate originally launched in 1994. plans are in place to allow public visits and further information will be available on the regatta website. the scene on the river Dart is going to be
spectacular as two Tall Ships, the tenacious and the pelican, will also be visiting. pelican is expected to arrive on 25th August and will be staying until the 28th. tenacious leaves her home port of poole on 24th August and will also be staying in Dartmouth for a couple of days. the spectacular Regatta
fireworks displays on thursday and saturday evenings can, this year, both be viewed in the Harbour area. the saturday show will feature a special 16 minute programme of accompanying music based on
the themes of the Navy and the sea. both displays start at 9pm. Finally, the programme of Air Displays will once again be an outstanding feature of the regatta. The Red Arrows and the Typhoon will both be back and this year the Battle of Britain Memorial
Sunday August 23
The Marquee, Coronation Park 7pm to 11pm
full bar and ram roast tickets £20
for tickets please visit
www.dartmouthregatta.co.uk
or Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth or Tourist Information Centre or call 07778 110488
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