We have great news to tell you about Devonshire magazineThe magazine is now fully digital - hurrah! Why have we moved to fully digital and ceased printing the magazine you may well ask?Here are the main reasons: The ability to…
Most of Devon’s rivers have their source on Dartmoor or Exmoor such as the rivers Exe, Teign, Dart, Plym, Torridge and Taw, but others like the rivers Axe, Otter and Tamar rise outside the county.
FOR SOME OF US, THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HAS NEVER ENDED: today’s splendid re-enactment societies like The Sealed Knot for example attract huge crowds throughout the summer months as they continue to play-out the bloody battles and skirmishes that once…
This issue we're delighted to bring you a detailed feature on the historic Courtenay family. Many of you are probably aware of Powderham Castle, which sits proudly looking out over the Exe estuary. The Courtenay's have been part of the landscape…
Whilst over at the back of Dartmoor in the lovely village of Sticklepath, I visited National Trust's Finch Foundry. Probably one of Devon's most fascinating historical sites, it's hard to believe that this facility was once one of the South…
AT FIRST GLANCE IT MAY NOT LOOK MUCH LIKE A SHIP, perched high and dry on a hill overlooking Devon’s beautiful Dart estuary but this is the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) the initial officer training establishment of the Royal…
Dan Bolt was born in South Devon and for the past 25 years has been diving and snorkelling the coastline both for pleasure, and as a source of endless opportunity for his hobby as an amateur underwater photographer. He has…
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Generations mist around the little church crowning this hill-folded, combe-steeped parish of Trusham. Centuries upon centuries of ancestors have climbed the steep lanes to wed,…
We think of the typical Devon house as a picturesque thatched cottage, but as building continues relentlessly around our towns and villages, it’s more likely…
The tumbling temperatures of winter present a stiff challenge to Devon’s wildlife. Some species opt out, choosing migration in search of warmth and food. But…