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(updated 18 October)
The
full printed guide
is now available from the Tourist
Information Office, Browns Hotel &
Bar and the Royal Castle Hotel for
just one pound, collect yours now
and start planning your days!
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(updated 4 October)
The Red Bullets
return to Dartmouth for October Food
Festival. Due to popular
demand the amazing rock and roll
band, the Red Bullets, will be
making a return appearance to
perform at the opening of the
Dartmouth Food Festival on 20
October in the Market Square at
7:30pm. Having won a huge fan
base when they performed at the Dart
Music Festival earlier this year,
the band are returning to play at
the event as part of a joint-fund
raiser for the Food Festival and for
the 2011 Dart Music Festival.
The unique talents of the band will
help kick off the Food Festival for
a fun night. The band, borne out of
a love for song-writing and
excellent musicianship, features:
singer songwriter Peter Edwards,
drummer Mark Edwards, guitarist Kyle
Hall and bass player Mark Wheeler.
All have found a unique place for
their songs that embrace a
collective love of great pop tunes
and display the rock n’ roll roots
which flow through the band.
The evening will have a retro theme
celebrating 50 years of the South
Devon Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty and remembering the
wonderfully flamboyant Keith Floyd
who sadly died last year and was
part of the local food scene for
many years. The menu will reflect
this with Keith's recipe for
Andalusian Paella (provided by the
Royal Castle and Ferry Boat Inn) and
a very 80's Banoffie Pie from the
Dartmouth Golf and Country Club.
Pam Braakenburg, Chairman of Dart
Music Festival said: “The evening
will be a joint fund raiser for the
two festivals. Additionally it will
commemorate Keith Floyd’s
contribution to dining and to the
area. It will be great fun and a
night not to be missed.” The
tickets are a bargain at £12.50 and
can be purchased from the Tourist
Information Centre in Dartmouth.”
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(updateded 28 September)
The first ever Dartmouth Food
Festival Golf Tournament takes place
at Dartmouth Golf and Country Club.
The tournament, a Pairs Better Ball
Competition, will take place on
Thursday October 21 over 18 holes of
championship golf, open to visitors
and members.
The event will be played off a ¾
handicap, maximum allowance 18, with
ladies receiving three courtesy
shots after handicap deduction.
Managing Director, Jamie Waugh,
explained: “This new tournament
allows us to join in with Dartmouth
Food Festival and not only celebrate
good food but also a day of great
golf. Our head chef is preparing his
very popular scrumptious carvery for
everyone taking part, so all our
players will be able to take part in
our own mini festival of food.” The
tournament is open to any
combination of men, ladies or
juniors and includes a comprehensive
prize table to include meal vouchers
at some of Dartmouth’s top
restaurants such as The New Angel,
Dartmouth Apprentice, Browns Hotel
and The Normandy Arms. To enter,
contact Tony Chappell on 01803 712
016
click here
for more details.
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(updated
9 September)
The Floating Bridge in Dartmouth is
hosting a Tutored Tasting and
Ploughman’s Lunch on Friday 22nd
October (12:30pm – 2:30pm) to
celebrate Dartmouth Food Festival
(20th – 24th October). The event
will feature tastings of Sharpham’s
‘Savour’ Cheese and Quercus
Brewery’s ‘Natural Beauty’ Beer,
both created to mark the 50th
anniversary of South Devon being
designated an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty.
Author and Poet James Crowden,
who was brought up near Dartmouth,
will lead the event describing a day
in the life of a South Devon farm
worker over 50 years ago and
explaining the history of the
ploughman’s lunch. Mark Sharman of
Sharpham Estate and Pete Walker from
Quercus Brewery will also be at the
event to describe how the local
landscape contributes to the
uniqueness of ‘Savour’ Cheese - a
creamy textured cheese with both
goats’ and cows’ milk - and ‘Natural
Beauty’ Beer, which uses malting
barley grown at Salcombe.
Tom Woods, Dart Marina’s newly
appointed Head Chef, comments:
“There’s always a real buzz in the
air, as well as mouth watering
aromas, during Dartmouth Food
Festival, and it’s really exciting
to see the town become a hub of
local food and drink. We have so
many expert food producers on our
doorstep, and we are really looking
forward to welcoming Mark Sharman
from Sharpham Cheese and Pete Walker
from Quercus Brewery to The Floating
Bridge.”
Click here
to see more.
Tickets are £12
each and must be booked in advance
from the South Devon AONB office
01803 861384
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How's Your Pasty Baking?:
Do you
fancy yourself as a bit of a pasty
maker par excellence? If so you'll
want to test your skill against the
rest of the town in the inaugural
Dartmouth Pasty Making Championship
which will be run this year by
Philip Watts. Philip is putting
together an entry pack which can be
collected from the Dart To Mouth
Deli in the Market Square. This will
contain entry forms and the rules of
the game so get one early and start
practicing your crimping.
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South Devon Crab Campaign Launch
June 2010
The Dartmouth Food
Festival will play a large part in
promoting Visit South Devon's new
South Devon Crab campaign. Launched
via BBC's Countryfile (6 June) and
ITV and BBC Spotlight (9 June), the
campaign aims to bring more visitors
to the area specifically to enjoy
our crab which is the best you'll
ever taste (take it from us). To
support the campaign, we're running
South Devon Crab Day on Friday, 22
October with a host of crab related
demos, tastings and activities. If
you'd like to find out more about
the campaign or get involved please
click here.
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