shaldon

Award-winning Devon Café Reopens with Fresh New Look for Summer

After a comprehensive refurbishment, the beloved Bucket & Spade Café in Shaldon is thrilled to announce its grand reopening - just in time to welcome locals and tourists for the vibrant summer season. www.thebucketandspade.com

Located at ‘Coast View’ in South West Holiday Parks, the Bucket & Spade Café is a cherished spot for families, beachgoers, and food enthusiasts alike...

Devon publicans open farm shop and café to help support local residents

Devon publicans open farm shop and café to help support local residents

Devon publicans Selena and Steve Porter have opened a new farm shop and café at the Shipwright Arms in Shaldon near Teignmouth to help residents stay local for shopping as lockdown eases.

The couple took on the pub in December 2019 just months before the first lockdown, and with many elderly local residents and a lack of services in the immediate vicinity, they soon realised there...

Shaldon Wildlife Trust is closed because of coronavirus but the work continues!

Despite shutting on the 23rd March due to the coronavirus outbreak, work at Shaldon Wildlife Trust continues. The zoo, based in Shaldon, houses over 50 species and is renowned for its success with endangered species and for the conservation work it does.

With the doors closed all visitor income has ceased and so a fund raiser has been launched to keep the zoo going through the...

Shhhhhh.... let's keep this Devon hotel our little secret!

I write this review with a sense of trepidation…

Why?

Because I feel I am giving away a secret.

Worried about the Coronavirus, my partner and I reluctantly decided to cancel a long-awaited trip to Barcelona and opted for a staycation instead.

Spoilt for choice in this beautiful county, there was one place I had always wanted to check out, even though you...