Archives: Events

An invitation to Galmpton Mill

Date: 8 June 2023
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Galmpton Mill Farm
Entrance Fee: £0
Regretfully, this event is now fully booked and no more places are available. Ben Morris of Galmpton Mill has kindly invited members of the Galmpton and Churston History Group to visit his home. Members will be able to view his newly reconstructed working water-wheel and associated engineered water provision of historic origin. Due to limited […]

Berry Head Guided Tour

Date: 28 April 2023
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Berry Head Car Park
Entrance Fee: £3
Guided tour and interpretation of 6,000 years of Berry Head’s magnificent heritage, led by John Risdon. On completion, tea at the Guard House for those who wish to partake. The duration is 1½ to 2 hours. Please book in advance. (JR) Fee:- £3.

Guided Tour around Buckfastleigh Caves

Date: 20 August 2023
Time: 10:30 am
Entrance Fee: £6 pp, £3 for children
About the Caves Buckfastleigh Caves are a series of limestone caves situated in the disused Higher Kiln Quarry. Only the Joint Mitnor Cave is suitable for visits by the general public and is managed by the Pengelly Trust. The parking for the Caves is readily accessed by heading towards the South Devon Railway from the […]

Walk Around Cockington

Cockington Village
Date: 12 May 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Entrance Fee: £3
This is a guided tour that explores a thousand years of Cockington Village, associated parkland and Cockington Court, led by our very own historian John Risdon. The tour starts at 9.30am, outside the Information Centre at the centre of Cockington village. There will be a refreshment stop. Fee: £3.00 Please book in advance with John […]

AGM followed by ‘Movies of Torbay’

A scene from The System, a film set in Torbat and includes shots of the Brixham Railway Station before it was demolished
Date: 22 March 2024
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Entrance Fee: £3
There will be a short meeting for the AGM, followed by an illustrated talk by popular local historian Kevin Dixon. Join Kevin on a talk about movies made in Torbay over the past hundred years. All the movies were a product of their time, from historical epics to horror films. The movies featured famous actors […]

Devon Inshore & Overseas Fisheries, 1500-1650

Date: 17 November 2023
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Galmpton Village Institute
Entrance Fee: £3
An illustrated talk by Dr Todd Gray MBE. Dr Todd Gray MBE is an honorary research fellow at Exeter University and the author of numerous books (we counted at least 63 available on Waterstones Booksellers!) on the history of Devon. Todd describes his researches into the local fishing industry at this time, An incredible story […]

The Life & Times of the South Devon Railway

South Devon Railway logo
Date: 13 October 2023
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Galmpton Village Institute
Entrance Fee: £3
An illustrated talk by Alan Taylor, Trustee and former chairman of the South Devon Railway Trust. Alan has a long history of involvement with the SDR and presents a most interesting and lively talk describing the its commercially driven origins, its subsequent evolvement, Beeching, rebirth and the challenges the railway faces today. Alan tells the […]

‘Teign Source to Mouth’ short course: session six

Date: 27 January 2023
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Galmpton Village Institute
Entrance Fee: £5
‘Teign Source to Mouth’ is a short course covering the landscapes, communities and heritage that have developed within the catchment of the River Teign. This final session will explore the Teign Estuary, Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth and Shaldon. Please book directly with John Risdon via phone on 01803 844102, or email johnrisdon@heritage-southdevon.co.uk.

‘Teign Source to Mouth’ short course: session five

Date: 20 January 2023
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Galmpton Village Institute
Entrance Fee: £5
‘Teign Source to Mouth’ is a short course covering the landscapes, communities and heritage that have developed within the catchment of the River Teign. The fifth session will explore The Bovey Basin, Lemon and Aller Brook Country and Newton Abbot. Please book directly with John Risdon via phone on 01803 844102, or email johnrisdon@heritage-southdevon.co.uk.