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Berry Pomeroy Castle is situated in a lovely wooded valley approx. 2.5 miles from Aish.  It is a 15th century romantic Castle ruin with an excellent café for breakfast, tea (try the Devon Cream Tea) or lunch (particular the Sunday Roasts).  The Castle is run...

Blackpool Sands is one of the UK's most iconic beaches - it's well worth a visit! Excepting for one year when the beach was swept away in huge storms it has held the most coveted Blue Flag award since 1988. Blackpool Sands, and the land round, has...

    The growing momentum towards drivers choosing an electric vehicle or hybrid car as more customers become environmentally conscious and alarmed at the dramatic increase in fuels prices has caused an essential need for many more EV charging points. Devon, has generally lagged behind the rest of...

        Come, stay with us at Aish Cross, for a short Christmas break, in one of our cosy luxury holiday cottages here in Totnes - and give the children a WoW experience on the 2 Christmas Steam Train rides close by. The Dartmouth Steam and Riverboat Company...

From Aish Cross we have some great countryside walks - here are just a few suggestions:- A WALK TO THE MILL POND GABRIEL (35 minutes each way) At the cross roads outside the house take the seldom used, Hoile Lane ( known to the locals as the...

GALMPTON TO GREENWAY WALK VIA MILL LANE ( 1 hour - 2 miles - dog friendly - moderate) Route - Google - title above - It’s  on the National Trust web site Comment Easier to park outside the local Primary School (which is just after the start of...

Situated on a quiet creek off the beautiful River Dart, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, within the South Hams area of South Devon, Stoke Gabriel is a pretty thriving village with an interesting history, some ‘old wife’s tales’ and traditions which are still enjoyed today Here are a few of...

People come from miles around for a steak at the New Inn at Morleigh (25 minute drive the other side of Totnes) Becky together with her sister Pip have been running the place for 47 years and have in recent times brought in Bridgette (Becky’s daughter)...

Angie and I are often asked to recommend a local restaurant for a special celebration lunch or dinner so for example we confidently recommend The Elephant in Torquay, The Seahorse (particularly for fish) in Dartmouth as well as a number of others, but there’s now...