News : Visit South Devon

An inspiring South Devon restaurant which champions local produce has won a prestigious national food award in the Good Food Guide.
The Ode restaurant situated in the picturesque village of Shaldon near Teignmouth has received the Editors’ award for “Best Use of Local Produce” in the “Which Good Food Guide 2011”.

Renowned chef Tim Bouget who is passionate about regional and seasonal produce, set up Ode with his...

Blackpool Sands in South Devon boasts one of the UK’s best beaches and also has an award winning café according to the Guardian and Coast magazine.

They have both published recent surveys of Britain’s best beaches and Blackpool Sands was highlighted as one of the most outstanding beaches to visit and to swim at.

The Guardian believes that “Blackpool Sands is one of Devon’s finest Blue Flag beaches” and is one of...

Dressed crab with an Australian twist was very much on the menu this year for the highly successful Shaldon Water Festival in South Devon at the weekend. The famous Australian chef Bill Grainger was dressed as a crab as part of the water carnival’s procession to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the event.

Visit South Devon, which helped to organise the event, says that the Festival has enjoyed its most...

Hundreds of crabs, renowned chefs, budding artists and a flotilla of decorated boats will all be heading for the picturesque regency town of Shaldon, near Teignmouth in South Devon next weekend (7 August) for the fiftieth anniversary of the town’s annual water festival.

The “Lets Get Cracking “ campaign to promote South Devon crab organised by Visit South Devon Tourism Partnership is at the heart of the 2010...

Visit South Devon this summer and you could be part of a major new tourism trend which has made the area a must see hotspot for 2010! Check out: www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk

The Visit South Devon tourism partnership says that the opening of “cool new boutique hotels and award winning restaurants combined with fantastic visitor attractions are making South Devon a popular destination for the discerning...

Visitors to Dartmouth Royal Regatta beginning in glorious South Devon on 26 August will see the Red Arrows mounting a spectacular display scheduled for 27 August, contrary to recent rumours and reports in the local and national press suggesting that the display had been banned this year.

At a recent Dartmouth Regatta Committee meeting there were concerns over the effect of the vibrations of the craft on the...