Along Old Railways Devon Somerset Line Castle Hill Tunnel Filleigh
The Devon and Somerset railway, Barnstaple to Taunton line (dis) featuring Castle Hill tunnel near Filleigh, South Molton.
Castle hill tunnel, Devon
Castle mound Barnstaple Devon uk
DreamWalk Lightquest 2003 Castle Hill, Filleigh part 1 (preparations & rehearsals)
August Bank Holiday weekend 2003 saw one of North Devon's biggest and most adventurous community events - Dreamwalk. Organised by Lightquest, specifically to raise funds for an overnight 'bedded' unit for the North Devon Hospice.
Over two nights, more than 20,000 walkers enjoyed just about every type of live entertainment known to man, in the surreal setting of the Fortescue Estate at Castle Hill in Filleigh, the home of Lady Arran.
Dancers, bands, musicians, acrobats, jugglers, fire eaters, elves and pixies, fire labyrinths, stunt-men, drummers, bikers, pipers, morris men, maidens, readers, fairgrounds, opera, orchestra, jazz, folk, flamenco.....the list of credits is endless.
If you played any part in this, or any of the other Lightquest events, please share your memories with us all in the comments below. If you have any more video footage that we could share, please let us know.
Our dear brother Dave Bryant was the producer and artistic inspiration for this, and many other similar events - sadly Dave died of HIV-related cancer in October 2007, having spent his final days in the North Devon Hospice bedded unit.
Our sincere thanks go out to all the people that made this event possible, and to the staff and supporters at the hospice who enabled Dave to leave this world in peace and dignity.
If you enjoyed any of the Lightquest events or these videos, please continue to support hospices and cancer & aids research.
RIP Dave - may your light shine on......
Love Paul & Simon
Look out for more YouTube videos from this series.
DreamWalk Lightquest 2003 Castle Hill, Filleigh part 3 (crowd and attractions)
August Bank Holiday weekend 2003 saw one of North Devon's biggest and most adventurous community events - Dreamwalk. Organised by Lightquest, specifically to raise funds for an overnight 'bedded' unit for the North Devon Hospice.
Over two nights, more than 20,000 walkers enjoyed just about every type of live entertainment known to man, in the surreal setting of the Fortescue Estate at Castle Hill in Filleigh, the home of Lady Arran.
Dancers, bands, musicians, acrobats, jugglers, fire eaters, elves and pixies, fire labyrinths, stunt-men, drummers, bikers, pipers, morris men, maidens, readers, fairgrounds, opera, orchestra, jazz, folk, flamenco.....the list of credits is endless.
If you played any part in this, or any of the other Lightquest events, please share your memories with us all in the comments below. If you have any more video footage that we could share, please let us know.
Our dear brother Dave Bryant was the producer and artistic inspiration for this, and many other similar events - sadly Dave died of HIV-related cancer in October 2007, having spent his final days in the North Devon Hospice bedded unit.
Our sincere thanks go out to all the people that made this event possible, and to the staff and supporters at the hospice who enabled Dave to leave this world in peace and dignity.
If you enjoyed any of the Lightquest events or these videos, please continue to support hospices and cancer & aids research.
RIP Dave - may your light shine on......
Love Paul & Simon
Look out for more YouTube videos from this series.
Places to see in ( Great Torrington - UK )
Places to see in ( Great Torrington - UK )
Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a small market town in the north of Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below. The centre of the town therefore commands spectacular views, though lower-lying parts are prone to occasional flooding. Torrington is in the very heart of Tarka Country, a landscape captured by Henry Williamson in his novel Tarka the Otter in 1927. Great Torrington has the most active volunteering community in the United Kingdom.
There were Iron Age and medieval castles and forts in Torrington, located on the Castle Hill. Great Torrington had strategic significance in the English Civil War. In the Battle of Torrington (1646), the Parliamentarians, led by Sir Thomas Fairfax, swept into the town and defeated Lord Hopton's forces. This marked the end of Royalist resistance in the West Country. Today the town is recognised as an important heritage centre for the history of the 17th century, and its people can often be seen dressed in costume for historical re-enactments, festivals and celebrations. An interactive Civil War Experience, Torrington 1646, marks the town's historically important role. The Torrington jail was not big enough for more than one man so the Royalists kept all the Parliamentarian prisoners in the church.
The branch line from Barnstaple to Bideford was extended to Great Torrington in July 1872 by the London and South Western Railway, which built a railway station and locomotive depot in the town. The station was always named 'Torrington', not 'Great Torrington'. Mayfair is an annual folk festival believed to date back to 1554 in which the children of Torrington dance around a maypole set up in the town square. The event takes place on the first Thursday in May. The junior school children elect a May Queen and she is crowned in the town square after a procession with attendants. There is then Maypole dancing after which the children go off to the fair.
Torrington Common is an area of common land which surrounds the town on all but the eastern side. The common is administered by a body called The Commons Conservators. The Common covers 365 acres (148 ha) and has over 20 miles (32 kilometres) of public rights of way. The landscape features a variety of habitats and a rich collection of flora and fauna.
Attractions in Great Torrington include:
Dartington Crystal, Factory, Visitors Centre, Glass Shop and Restaurant of Dartington Crystal – the biggest employer in the town and the only major working glass factory in the UK[10]
Rosemoor Garden, a collection of gardens, woodlands and parkland owned by the Royal Horticultural Society
A Victorian pannier market with a glass roof, restored in the early 2000s
Great Torrington Heritage Museum, located next to the pannier market
St Michael and All Angels, an Anglican church whose grounds include a mound said to contain the remains of 60 Civil War Royalist prisoners
The Plough arts centre, a small theatre, cinema and gallery
Great Torrington also has a selection of pubs selling food and a selection of real ales. These include The Torridge Inn, The Black Horse, Torrington Arms, Cavalier, Globe and Royal Exchange. Torrington has a small brewery called Clearwater Brewery with its Cavalier and 1646 brands.
Torrington is served by 43 local bus services mostly operated by Stagecoach South West, however it should be noted that some only operate one way and a number are weekly only service. More information from Traveline South West. Torrington has no direct train services, Barnstaple (11 miles) is served by the Tarka Line from Exeter St David's. One of the countries prettiest scheduled train routes, providing a beautiful entry to North Devon. National Express operate scheduled coach services from London, the Midlands and elsewhere to North Devon, but there are no direct services to Torrington.
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iGhillie 2 - Booking Office Beat 8, The Castle Hill Estate Fishery, River Bray, Devon
These virtual fishing guides, know as iGhillie guides, provide some invaluable insider tips to some of the beats available on our Westcountry Angling Passport scheme. Dave Chapman, Angling Development Officer at the Westcountry Rivers Trust, says, “We have created 10 short film clips with each film following a ghillie around a beat. The ghillie will discuss how best to approach the beat in question, the best techniques to use and the main areas to concentrate on. The aim is to give prospective anglers the feel for a beat and some confidence in how to get the best of the fishing available.
This beat comprises just over 2km of double bank fishing set within the Castle Hill Estate. The beat has only been lightly fished in recent years and is quite overgrown in places although tree management works are ongoing.
The River Bray derives its headwaters from the slopes of Exmoor, as such the water quality is good and benefits from fast flows. The beat is easily accessible from South Molton and Barnstaple, and comprises a number of pools and glides interspersed by riffled sections.
It has a good head of brown trout up to 12 inches and provides a good chance of salmon and sea trout given adequate water, particularly give the recent fish passage works that have taken place downstream. Last year was its first in the Passport and it was lightly fished. Nevertheless, 98 brown trout were recorded with a best of 1lb.
For information visit westcountryangling.com
PART 4 barnstaple-south-molton-landkey.avi
The fourth and final part of our afternoon drive around north devon
this tour has 4 parts
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Dartmouth Castle & Kingswear Castle. #paddlesteamer #dartmouthcastle
Superb views of Dartmouth Castle from the little blue ferry boats on a glorious August day 2019. Also action of the restored paddle steamer, Kingswear Castle.
South Molton Tourism2
A video guide to South Molton Devon England
The Little Engines - Lynton & Barnstaple Gala ( Sep/Oct 2018 )
The success of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway's gala at the end of September/beginning of October can be judged by the number of cars in the main and overflow car parks which can be seen in this clip. Whilst the two recreations of original L&B locomotives (Lyd and Lyn) worked up the line the two little engines, Isaac and Axe, which have been stalwarts of the early days of the successful reinstatement of the line gave demonstration goods workings within the Woody Bay station limits, so there was always something going on.
Credit : Robert Humfries
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Places to see in ( South Molton - UK )
Places to see in ( South Molton - UK )
South Molton is a small town in Devon, England. It is part of the North Devon local government district. The town is on the River Mole. The town was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835. It retained this status as a municipal borough until 1967, when it became a rural borough in the South Molton Rural District.
On 14 March 1655, Sir John Penruddock was captured after a three-hour street fight in South Molton by soldiers of the New Model Army under the command of Captain Unton Crook. With his capture, the Penruddock uprising came to an end and so did the 1655 plans of the Sealed Knot to restore King Charles II to the throne of England.
South Molton is a well-built market town trading mostly in sheep and cattle. South Molton had a railway station on the Devon Railway until 1966, when the branch line was finally closed. The station was described in detail in the best selling railway publication the Country Railway. It is situated on the southern side of Exmoor just off the North Devon link road, which in part follows the route of the railway line.
Hugh Squier (1625-1710), a wealthy merchant born locally, was a great benefactor of South Molton. He was the son of William Squier of Townhouse, now a farmhouse about 1 mile west of the town. At the age of 29, having made his fortune in London, where he resided at Westminster, he purchased the lordship of the manor of South Molton, which feudal position entitled him to the fees and tolls levied at the town's markets and fairs. His children all died young and having no heirs he thus decided to devote his wealth to philanthropical causes in his native town. In 1686 he built and endowed a grammar school in East Street, South Molton, known as Hugh Squier's Free School. The original Deed of Endowment and Appointment of Trustees is held at North Devon Record Office in Barnstaple.
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Dartmouth, United Kingdom UK
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Hockings Dairy Cream Ices
Coleton Fishacre
Britannia Royal Naval College
Greenway
Dart Harbour
Dartmouth Museum
Royal Avenue Gardens
Dartmouth Castle
Woodlands Family Theme Park
Fast Rabbit Farm Gardens
Lightwalk part 2 of 4, Indiwell Farm, North Devon, 2004 (a Lightquest event)
Following on from the success of the early Lightquest son-et-lumiere community arts events, Dave Bryant and his team used the summer evenings of 2004 to put on nightly shows on the hills surrounding his home, Indiwell Farm, near Swimbridge in North Devon UK.
Essentially the idea was to walk, watch, listen and chill, as you experienced a wide variety of installation and performance art around the fields, woods and footpaths. By arriving early in the evening, you could time it right to watch the sun go down over the estuary at Barnstaple from the top of the hill at Indiwell. Then take your time to soak up the sights, sounds, smells and other-worldly experiences that Dave and his team had created.
Although some of the exhibits might appear somewhat 'dark', there was an absolute feeling of joy and peace for most of those who attended.
Most of the staff and performers came from the local villages and towns, as Dave was always keen to promote rural arts, and to keep employment opportunities available in an area where jobs are not easy to find for all.
This video was shot in September, towards the end of the run of shows.
Sadly, Dave died of HIV-related cancer in late October 2007, so this is one of his last few public events.
RIP Dave - 'may your light shine on'....
A361 North Devon Link Road Bray Viaduct at Filleigh
The North Devon link road follows the course of the former Barnstaple - Taunton railway (the Devon-Somerset line).
A modern concrete & stone road viaduct here at Filleigh (near South Molton) replaces the former rail viaduct, elevating the road over forest plantations & a vast deer park.
This area is very difficult to access & is certainly not advised!...enjoy.
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Memories of Yeovil Junction
Memories of Yeovil Junction and the Yeovil Taunton Branch line
Huxtable Farm Bed and Breakfast Accommodation, Barnstaple, Devon
Quality en-suite Medieval Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast Accommodation situated on Tarka Trail, half way between Barnstaple and South Molton, near Filleigh and Exmoor National Park, with Devon Wildlife Trail and Jacob sheep.
A great farm stay getaway for couples, families and groups.
Ideal for exploring North Devon & Exmoor, RHS Rosemoor, Marwood Hill, Castle Hill and Tapely Park Gardens and National Trust Arlington Court.
Blackdown Hills AONB Discovery Day 1st June
Family BioBlitz event at the magnificent Tracey Estate ancient Parkland and Gardens, 1st June. All information here: