Archive for April, 2009

Trains & Boats & Planes & Fishing in Devon

August the month of the Regatta & so much moreSpectacular entertainment for sailors and non-sailors alike - let’s not forget the guys fishing in Devon – and the appearance of some familiar visitors overhead!

Ocean BMW Torbay Week 2008. Friday 22nd – Wednesday 27th August 2008

This is an exciting NEW event replacing […]


Stepping out from Newbarn Farm this spring!

Here are just a few events taking place this April……..Visit the tiger cubs at Paignton Zoo, this is a rare chance indeed to see such a truly moving sight. All four cubs have survived and thrived over the last six weeks although it was expected one could die. Their antics will be able to be […]


Aviemore Accommodation in the Cairngorms Self Catering in the Highlands of Scotland

Aviemore Accommodation in the Cairngorms Self Catering in the Highlands of Scotland.
A great place to stay if you are visiting Scotland and want to explore the Cairngorms National Park and the Central Highlands. Lochan Mor Lodge in Aviemore is a perfect location to enjoy your special holiday.
A break in the Cairngorms National Park lets you […]


Animal Magic in South Devon

Two Tall, leggy females are setting pulses racing in South Devon

Paignton Zoo is reportedly one of the best if not the best zoo in the United Kingdom, and yesterday it got even better. Female giraffes have returned to Paignton Zoo Evirmomental Park for the first time in two years - to the interest of resident […]


Briar Cottage enjoys new thatch thanks to Historic Scotland and Something Corny

Briar Cottage in Lochearnhead has a new reed thatch on the east end over the cruck timber ceiling in the byre room(now our lounge). Just in time too as the draughts in the winter were so bad that I could just about blow dry my hair on the inside. Thank you to Historic Scotland for […]