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Summer screenings – open-air cinemas in Devon and Cornwall

1st July 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Cornwall, Devon, Festivals & Events, Plymouth

Summer 2020 is going to be different, with many annual events being cancelled or postponed. However, for film lovers, there are a host of pop-up

Greenway House: Agatha Christie’s Devon Retreat

12th March 2020 Nick Days Out, Devon, Travel & Adventure

Greenway House occupies a stunning position above the River Dart. Set in luscious gardens complete with Torbay palms and a boathouse on the estuary, it’s

Land’s End to John O’Groats – The Women’s End2End relay

20th February 2020 liamgoldstein Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, News & Updates, Somerset, Travel & Adventure, Walks

This April sees the start of the Women’s End2End hiking relay organised by the Love Her Wild community. It will stretch the length of the

Don’t Walk Down There – Spooky Tales from the West Country

30th January 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Cornwall, Days Out, Devon, History, Somerset

Welcome travellers to a special Westcountry Weekender blog where we catch up with Nick, creator of the Don’t Walk Down There video web series, exploring

Events in Bristol: January 2020

7th January 2020 Nick Art, Art & Entertainment, Bristol, Comedy, Days Out, Food & Drink, Theatre

Bristol is the perfect place to be this January if you want to beat the winter blues and try something new. We’ve taken a look at the events, shows, exhibitions and festivals coming to Bristol this month and picked a selection of our favourites.

Dinner on the Teign, a night at The Coombe Cellars

10th March 2019 Nick Devon, Food & Drink

At Westcountry Weekender we love eating out across the South West. From festival food vans to pubs and restaurants we’re committed to expanding our waistlines

Items in the Criminal Ornamentation Exhibition at RAMM Lates Exeter

RAMM Lates: a night at Exeter’s Museum

8th February 2019 Nick Art, Art & Entertainment, Devon, Exeter, Festivals & Events, Music

Last Friday, Exeter’s RAMM museum hosted the first RAMM Lates. It was an evening of music, performance, storytelling and culture and we were thrilled to

The Devil in the Westcountry – A Halloween Special!

28th October 2018 Nick Cornwall, Devon, History

With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve handed the reins of the Westcountry Weekender blog over to Laura-Jayne Fox of Weird Westcountry. We’re big fans

Westcountry Wasps: Devon & Cornwall’s inclusive rugby team

7th October 2018 Nick Cornwall, Devon, Exeter, Festivals & Events, Travel & Adventure

We’re no strangers to muddy boots at Westcountry Weekender, but it’s been a little while since we ran around a rugby pitch. Thankfully we’re in

Gnome Wallace as part of Gromit Unleashed 2

Wallace and Gromit trail in Bristol

17th September 2018 Nick Art, Art & Entertainment, Bristol, Festivals & Events, Free

This summer there was a new Wallace and Gromit trail in Bristol. The Grand Appeal sculpture trail, starring Wallace, Gromit and The Wrong Trousers’ baddie Feathers McGraw,

Exeter live music: The East Pointers

6th September 2018 Nick Art & Entertainment, Devon, Exeter, Music

In June Canadian folk group The East Pointers brought their distinctive sound to the Exeter live music scene. We’re not total newcomers to Canadian Folk music.

Dragon kite and others at Exmouth Kite Festival

Flying high at Exmouth Kite Festival

27th August 2018 Nick Days Out, Devon, Festivals & Events, Travel & Adventure

The Exmouth Kite Festival is an annual celebration of kites in the seaside town of Exmouth. Besides a few failed childhood attempts at kite-flying, we’ve

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