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Experience South West Tours South West UK Tour specialist for Dartmoor, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset as well as into the Cotswolds. Personalised driven guided tours.

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In between admin and emails... I have been playing at web designer also :)The "New Look" ESW Tours website is live and l...
14/02/2025

In between admin and emails... I have been playing at web designer also :)
The "New Look" ESW Tours website is live and looking fresh!
Take a look and spot the changes...

www.experiencesouthwesttours.com

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Dartmoor National Park
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Discover bespoke guided tours across Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, and Somerset. Book your South West adventure with our expert guide today!

A few more images from a recent trip to BOA, better known as Bradford On Avon in the southern Cotswolds region, not too ...
13/02/2025

A few more images from a recent trip to BOA, better known as Bradford On Avon in the southern Cotswolds region, not too far from Bath. In fact BOA is nicknamed "Little Bath" as the same river flows through both towns.
An interesting explore taking in the 12thC Saxon Church which is very basic but built to last, the Tithe Barn which is huge and definitely one of he largest in the UK and enjoying the mix of honey stone and limestone architecture as it has influences from Somerset and Wiltshire as well as the Cotswolds classic masonry stone choices.
Had to pop into the Bridge Tea Rooms, nationally renowned and winners of Best Tea Room in England. Amazes me how it is still standing as the building is leaning, bulging and really does not line up with the rest of the street one bit!


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Winter dragging on?Cant wait for Spring and a little colour in the landscape?Winter needn't be a time of gloom and dull ...
11/02/2025

Winter dragging on?
Cant wait for Spring and a little colour in the landscape?
Winter needn't be a time of gloom and dull moods....
It can be a time of natural immersion, re-setting and re-connection.
Grounding, making sense and tuning in to both the surroundings and yourself.
Mindfulness, well being or grounding. Which ever you choose to call it, we are ultimately an animal, more specifically - mammals, and they hibernate, or at least rest more, this time of year.
Modern life does not allow this, sadly.

So, how to tackle the grey short days and winters chill.
Maybe by investing in yourself and your re-tuning to be ready for the coming seasonal shift?
Immersion and moments of natural connection which are known to calm and revive.
Walks in green spaces, on beaches and in woodland. Sunrise (if there is one...!) and dusk walks to listen and hear how nature prepares for the night ahead. It may not feel like much, but the lasting effects of this can energise and rejuvenate within.

One tour that offers these particular methods and access is a Well Being Tour. Available all year round and one for those whom wish to escape a little.

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Visit Devon
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Routescape
Lympstone Manor - Relais & Châteaux
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Devon Life Magazine

Well Being Tours in Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Winters walk with the lovely Emma, otherwise known as Dartmoor's Daughter , yesterday along part of the Templer Way & He...
11/02/2025

Winters walk with the lovely Emma, otherwise known as Dartmoor's Daughter , yesterday along part of the Templer Way & Heritage Trail through Stover Country Park & then following the old canal route to the dry docks.
Built with Dartmoor granite to carry both quarried stone & local clay down to the docks at Teignmouth.
The Templer Way is 18 miles in total from its quarry start at Haytor on the southern slopes of the moor, it then winds us way through Bovey Tracy towards Stover and on to the river and its mouth.

Great to catch up with Emma, who is a wealth of knowledge & a top walking guide in the National Park and surrounding area.

Us guides don't meet up that often as business life takes over, so it's nice to chat and put our worlds to rights when we do!

Nice to see you yesterday Emma, maybe next time I could show you some coastline walks to compliment your moorland ones!

www.dartmoorsdaughter.com
For more info in Emma's walking tours.

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Its February and I did say in January I'd challenge myself to deliver on a blog post every month this season....So, here...
10/02/2025

Its February and I did say in January I'd challenge myself to deliver on a blog post every month this season....
So, here is the Feb edition. Themed around the gardens of interest and suggested for visiting in the coming touring season.
Best times for spring colour, April to June and blooms lasting into the summer months here in the South West.

Follow the link to read more,

2024 saw Experience South West Tours go from strength to strength and the number of touring dates delivered pushed through the 100 barrier in only our second fully independent year as an operator. A...

Luke Jurram's Museum Of The Moon is back inside Exeter Cathedral. Well worth a visit.During our visit today, students fr...
08/02/2025

Luke Jurram's Museum Of The Moon is back inside Exeter Cathedral.
Well worth a visit.

During our visit today, students from the University were rehearsing a fashion show, complete with DJ & full catwalk strutting.

Right place, right time!

Exeter Cathedral
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06/02/2025

The Great Tithe Barn at Bradford On Avon.
One of the best examples of a Tithe Barn in the UK.
Once inside the Barton Grange Estate which was owned by Shaftsbury Abbey, it is one of few Tithes still intact and thanks to English Heritage, well maintained & cared for.

Bradford On Avon straddles the River Avon as it's name suggests.
A 12thC Saxon Church is also a highlight & it's simplistic build is very humbling.

An area classed as southern Cotswolds with lots of "honey stone" buildings as well as influences from the Somerset buildings of limestone.

A Cotswolds Tour can enable access to locations like this.

www.experiencesouthwesttours.com/the-cotswolds-aonb-tours.htm

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Berry Head,Brixham TorbayDevon.Only a mere 400 million years in the making.A solid and stubborn limestone peninsula that...
03/02/2025

Berry Head,
Brixham
Torbay
Devon.

Only a mere 400 million years in the making.
A solid and stubborn limestone peninsula that protects Torbay from most of the channel swells & storms.
Ironically, also to blame for Torbay in the first place due to the gulf stream and consistent South westerly tidal flows. Natural eddies have curled off this headland for millions of years causing the soft sandstone of Torbay to naturally erode in its current and flow.

A great place to spot wildlife including thousands of indigenous and migratory nesting sea birds, seals, passing pods of dolphins and occasionally a whale if you're really lucky.

A South Coast Experience Tour will enable you to take in the views from these high natural wonder cliffs.

https://www.experiencesouthwesttours.com/south-devon-coast-tour.html

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Eden Hotel Collection
Routescape
Lympstone Manor - Relais & Châteaux
Gidleigh Park
Brend Collection
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Original Travel

Dartmoor National Park has some of the best preserved Bronze Age ceremonial structures & ancient stone sites in the worl...
31/01/2025

Dartmoor National Park has some of the best preserved Bronze Age ceremonial structures & ancient stone sites in the world.
Circles, rows, standing stones & burial sites are plentiful on the high moor.
Many are set away in the wilderness, but others are only a short walk from roads, paths & parking bays.
It makes for ancient historical interest and always humbles and causes moments of deep reflection when at one of these sites.

A Dartmoor Experience Tour will enable you to walk amongst the stones, the rows & circles. Something you can't do at Stonehenge....

See here for more info.on booking one of the most inspiring tours in Devon &;the UK.

www.experiencesouthwesttours.com/dartmoor-experience-tour.html

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VisitEngland
Visit Dartmoor
Visit South Devon
Bovey Castle
Eden Hotel Collection
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GetYourGuide
Routescape
Gidleigh Park
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Ilsington Country House Hotel
Lympstone Manor - Relais & Châteaux

Poor old Bowerman the hunter. He has to endure the wild weather of Dartmoor National Park all year round and never seems...
29/01/2025

Poor old Bowerman the hunter. He has to endure the wild weather of Dartmoor National Park all year round and never seems to complain...

A tale that unfolds with a daring hunt, the crashing and rude interrupting of coven of witches mid sacrificial ceremony, the relentless and tireless chasing of a magical white hare & the luring trap that left the wealthy land owner encased and turned to stone for eternity on his favourite stomping ground...

Moral to this tale, avoid Dartmoor's witches and you'll be just fine.

Three different perspectives of the great hunter Bowerman.
A personal favourite to include on Folklore & Baskerville Tours on the moor.

See here for more,
https://www.experiencesouthwesttours.com/dartmoor-folklore-baskervilles-tour.html

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VisitEngland
Visit Devon
Visit South Devon
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GetYourGuide
Bovey Castle
Eden Hotel Collection
Original Travel
Lympstone Manor - Relais & Châteaux
Gidleigh Park
Routescape
Brend Collection
Ilsington Country House Hotel

Starring Great BritainVisit Britain have celebrated all things big screen, and small screen, in this short video. One hu...
28/01/2025

Starring Great Britain

Visit Britain have celebrated all things big screen, and small screen, in this short video.
One huge draw for visitors to the UK, especially here in the South West, is the connections to film and British TV production locations.
They call it 'Set Jetting' and it's big business. A new, on trend way to travel and enjoy your favourite locations as well as their connection to your favourite movies and shows.

Over to the real star of the show.....and "action"

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Visit the real star of the show. www.visitbritain.com/en/things-to-do/film-tv

The South West has had a fun 24hrs in the recent run of 'turbulent' weather.Not so bad on the wind side, although it cou...
27/01/2025

The South West has had a fun 24hrs in the recent run of 'turbulent' weather.
Not so bad on the wind side, although it could pick up today, but we have had a fairly consistent light show in our skies overnight!
All part of the fun of island life on the edge of the Atlantic.
Great weather watching.

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VisitEngland
Visit South Devon
Eden Hotel Collection
Dartmoor National Park
Bovey Castle

A belated new years resolution crept in this afternoon.....The all new ESW Tours Blog Page on the website.See it online ...
22/01/2025

A belated new years resolution crept in this afternoon.....
The all new ESW Tours Blog Page on the website.
See it online now and let me know it works and is not just a bleary eyed "I've been on the laptop all day" mash up of random text!

It will be great to have some followers enjoy a more personal account of our travels, tours and shenanigans which will be shared more so on there, rather than on Facebook.

Find it here,

2024 saw Experience South West Tours go from strength to strength and the number of touring dates delivered pushed through the 100 barrier in only our second fully independent year as an operator. A...

- New look home page- More Tour choices- Competitive pricing Gearing up for a busy 2025 ahead.Get in touch to discuss yo...
17/01/2025

- New look home page
- More Tour choices
- Competitive pricing

Gearing up for a busy 2025 ahead.
Get in touch to discuss your logistics, bespoke tour options and itinerary planning.

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Experience driver guided tours across the South West inc Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset

Tonight's moon rising over Torbay, Devon. Very high humidity and after a cold clear day the stars are shining well.There...
15/01/2025

Tonight's moon rising over Torbay, Devon.
Very high humidity and after a cold clear day the stars are shining well.
There is actually a planetary alignment ongoing with Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn all lining up in the night sky.
Quite the treat to see.
East to West they follow a line across the night sky.

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GetYourGuide
Bovey Castle
Eden Hotel Collection
Lympstone Manor - Relais & Châteaux
Original Travel
Gidleigh Park
Routescape
Night Sky
Brend Collection

Another coastal and countryside hike today.This time nearly 7 miles of a walk that included wetland areas, marshes, fiel...
11/01/2025

Another coastal and countryside hike today.
This time nearly 7 miles of a walk that included wetland areas, marshes, fields and farmland, coastal footpaths & old villages.
Lunch at the Otterton Mill Restaurant & over 20k steps taken.
Herons, buzzards, egrets, field birds, pheasants, sea birds & ducks of all species.

East Devon is a great natural haven as well as being the gateway to the

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