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South Devon restaurant Ode celebrates prestigious national food award

Thu, Sep 09, 2010 15:51 CET

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 wife Claire, and they are both delighted that Ode is attracting national recognition: “We are thrilled that Ode has been chosen for this prestigious national award and the credit

Visit South Devon for Blackpool Sands one of the UK’s best beaches

Tue, Aug 17, 2010 11:23 CET

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 the top places for swimming. It also praises “the excellent beach café” which has “impeccable eco credentials”. Coast Magazine, which surveyed 50 of the UK’s beaches, nominated

Dressed crab….how a famous Aussie chef made the Shaldon Water Festival the best ever!

Tue, Aug 10, 2010 12:15 CET

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 successful year on record with more than a thousand people turning out across the day to enjoy a much loved community festival. Bill Grainger was filming the Festival as part of a

“Lets get cracking” for the 50th annual Shaldon Water Festival

Thu, Jul 29, 2010 17:33 CET

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 community celebration, which also raises thousands of pounds for local charities. www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk . The Marketing Manager for Visit South Devon, Sarah Streeter says that

Visit South Devon: The UK tourist hotspot for 2010

Tue, Jul 27, 2010 16:03 CET

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 traveller.” South Devon’s unspoilt rural charm and stunning beaches along with new investment in hotels, restaurants and attractions are proving an irresistible draw to many tourists who are

Visit South Devon quashes rumours about Red Arrows ban at this year’s Dartmouth Royal Regatta

Fri, Jul 16, 2010 09:59 CET

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 buildings, sparking rumours that the display was banned due to health and safety concerns over damaged buildings from a fire in the town back in May 2010. However, the arrival of

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