28 March, 2018
30th March to the 13th April 2018 Children receive a village map on entry on which to mark the location of a number of Easter chicks perched up and down the cottages along the High Street to the quay. If they spot at least 10 chicks, they can return the map to the Visitor Centre reception to win an Easter egg and a bigger prize if they spot all 15.
17 February, 2018
For generations every Shrove Tuesday, the children of Clovelly have taken part in an unusual custom. Tin cans are tied to strings and dragged down the famous cobbled street at dusk. The incredible noise the tin cans make is said to rid Clovelly of all the bad things from the previous year, chasing bad spirits away and banishing the Devil into the sea before the season of Lent begins.
16 February, 2018
Watch the official trailer released for the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society film scheduled for general release on 20th April. Shooting parts of the film in North Devon took place last year including Clovelly and nearby Hartland Abbey last May. In the trailer, see how many views you can spot if both are familiar. You can also see Nazi troops marching through the streets of Bideford and a plane
7 February, 2018
Last year Clovelly won a third consecutive Gold award in the South West region of the RHS Britain in Bloom competition and a ‘Best in Group’ trophy with Mary Mortimer cup, thanks to the Gardening Group and all residents. This year on 6th February, Clovelly village was thrilled to receive confirmation from RHS that it is now one of the 2017 regional group finalists, thus representing the South West region
16 January, 2018
The spirited New Year had hardly got its hat on before beginning its merry mischief of mayhem, slamming the door on the quiet embers of the worn out old reign, intent on fun, starting out as it means to carry on. At first it was the wind, teasing, rushing, gushing, hushing, breathing out loud, whispering in and out of doorways, rattling the draughty window panes, “wake up, wake up,” playing
16 December, 2017
I lifted the marline end of the board net revealing the fish, steadily hauling back, finding hundreds of startling silver herring enmeshed and gilled throughout its length. We only had four nets out, half of what we carry, yet still the fish were filling the boat, hanging from the meshes in heavy bunches. Once we had them all on board, I sculled back to the harbour and lay the boat
3 November, 2017
A former Sherborne School pupil, James Kierstead, winner of the Marson Greek Prize, and now a Lecturer in Classics at the Victoria University of Wellington, N.Z., has written an article in The Shirburnian about this poem in ancient Greek, remarkably composed and written by a Sherborne pupil in the Visitor’s Book at the Red Lion during his overnight stay in 1889!
2 November, 2017
Clovelly is delighted to have received two prestigious awards in the 2017 South West in Bloom competition. The Clovelly Gardening Group has won a third Gold Award and a ‘Best in Group’ Mary Mortimer trophy. Photo taken at the award presentation. L-R: The Hon. John Rous, Peter Townsend, Ellie Jarvis, Su Maddocks, Lady and Lord Fellowes and Cllr. Anne Brooks, Chair of Torbay Council.
3 October, 2017
The owner of Clovelly, The Hon. John Rous and front of house staff, were honoured and proud to win the Award for the development of Incoming Group Visitors by ensuring that overseas visitors, with many groups from Germany, receive an excellent welcome with visitor material tailored to their needs. The annual Group Travel Awards recognise the very best suppliers in the group travel industry. Clovelly was one of five nominated
3 September, 2017
The Hon.John Rous (left), owner of Clovelly, and Rick Turner (right), Director of The Big Sheep, agreed to swap running their attractions on a recent busy day this August. Both thoroughly enjoyed their time out to try managing a very different attraction to their own.
