Art week it the city’s visual arts festival, in its second year, its purpose is to widen access to, and participation in, the diverse forms of contemporary and traditional art in Exeter. There are lots of events and exhibitions happening in venues all over the city but here are my don’t miss bits.. 1. If you…
Category: Festivals
Art Week Exeter, the AWEsome Art Fair
It’s art week in Exeter 13–21 May and Stuart Crewes (Creative Director) and his team have worked very hard to paint the city with art. I was invited along to a condensed show at the AWEsome Art Fair in South Street yesterday and here are some of my highlights. Impression side canal 1, By Robert Pickering I love…
Poltimore House’s first Flower Festival, guest post by Cat Allen.
One visitor commented “It was as beautiful as I expected… like walking round an art exhibition with each piece really prompting you to stop, look and take it all in.”
Swapping mud for palm trees at Grinagog Festival, Torquay
Grinagog Festival might be in its first year but despite it’s ‘fledgling festival’ status, it was professionally run and very well thought through, it was obvious that there was an awesome team behind it.
Valentine’s Day 2017 in Exeter
If you have been following my blog for a while now, you will know that I write a regular monthly column for the fabulous Exeter Life Magazine, chronicling our experiences since moving here.
A magical Grimm Christmas at National Trust’s Killerton
Killerton did a great job of dabbling in the macabre without terrifying the children, each room took on a different story, there were gingerbread men to find and plenty of sparkles and magic.
Christmas at Otter Nurseries in pictures
This morning we visited Father Christmas at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary. It was our first grotto visit of the season and I took lots of pictures to share the experience with you. Checking in, all the staff were dressed at Santa’s helpers and we felt welcome from the outset. We only bumped into the cast…
23 Christmas-tastic events with Father Christmas in Devon and the South West
If you’ve been following our blog you’ll know that we are relatively new to living in Devon so we haven’t been to many Christmas events. But after a bit of research and online chats with local parents and bloggers, I have compiled this handy list of brilliant events and places (in no particular order) to meet the big man himself in Devon (plus a few outside that I liked the look of, or came recommended).
13 unmissable Christmas events in Exeter
There are heaps of things to do in Exeter over the There are heaps of things to do in Exeter over the Christmas period. I’ve picked some of my unmissable events so that you don’t have to surf the web to find them yourselves (you can thank me later).
Frolicking in the wild flowers at lovely Goren Festival, Devon
This year we bought ourselves a V Dub Transporter and planned lots of little trips for the summer. The first festival we went to was Goren Festival in Stockland, Honiton. Goren is a new festival. It began as an event by the local school PTA and this year, was the first year the organisers opened it up…
Poltimore, A festival for the soul – Guest review for Exploring Exeter by Amelie Foster
Because we have been crazy busy with the move, this weekend our lovely friends Amelie and Paul Foster from our favourite awesome video production company Tempo Media went to Poltimore Festival to cover it for Exploring Exeter and this is Amelie’s beautiful review with image stills by the very talented Paul (thanks guys x) Poltimore Festival is…
Exploring Exeter 