Exmoor Events Calendar
19th October 2024
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Doone Valley Free Constellation Trail
Complete a free star-based themed trail around the Lorna Doone site with a number of activities and games to enjoy. Collect your trail sheet from the Buttery Tea Rooms and complete the activities. Tea Rooms will be open for refreshments. No need to book.
Exhibition by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Steam trains through rolling countryside, with views out to wild moorland and the rugged coastline. Originally opened in 1898, and closed in 1935; Now a short section of the line has been restored, and what you can see today at Woody Bay is just the beginning of ambitions to rebuild the line further. Discover more of the history and story of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in this exhibition.
01598 752509 NPCLynmouth@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.ukThe Exmoor Feast
Spend a day in the heart of Exmoor learning to forage, butcher, and cook game and a variety of wild foods culminating in a wild food feast around the campfire. It’s very much a hands-on sort of day, where you’ll learn a combination of open fire cooking principles with hot and cold smoking techniques. The Game School Team are passionate about locally sourced and sustainable game, so the majority of what we eat will have been sourced within a few hundred metres of where it is being eaten. During the day you’ll learn about venison and deer management, hot and cold smoking methods, butchery and game meat preparation, wild plant identification and open fire cooking. £95pp or £170 for two people.
Talks at the Pavilion: Dark Skies with Seb Jay
Always a very enjoyable talk. Seb Jay explores the wonders of this night-time world above our heads with help from some clever software he uses his robust knowledge of astronomy to take us on a journey out across the cosmos with our eyes, revealing what we can see by just looking up. Booking essential. £5 per person
01598752509Talks at the Pavilion: Dark Skies with Seb Jay
Always a very enjoyable talk. Seb Jay explores the wonders of this night-time world above our heads with help from some clever software he uses his robust knowledge of astronomy to take us on a journey out across the cosmos with our eyes, revealing what we can see by just looking up. Booking essential. £6 per person
01598752509E-bike Night Rides with Exmoor Adventures
Experience the thrill of E-Mountain Biking at night! We provide everything you need, including Specialized Tero e-bikes and powerful 1,200 lumen lights! Meeting at our base at Porlock Weir, we will set you up with your e-bike and lights and explain how to use. We will then guide you on a selection of easy going off-road trails, and quiet roads, climbing up onto the moors. We will enjoy a few stops on the way, taking in the night sky, and enjoying being out at night! This trip is perfect for beginner/ intermediate riders who have done some mountain biking before. The route is likely to be roughly 20km. Exmoor is an International Dark Sky Reserve; what better way to see the spectacular stars than by exploring Exmoor by e-bike? Once you have had a chance to appreciate the incredible night sky you will experience the thrill of descending the trails by bike lights. £49 pp.
exmooradventures@gmail.comSpace Detectives @ The Poltimore Inn Observatory
This is an exciting evening all about stargazing under an Exmoor Dark Sky. Learn about stars, how they are formed, the sizes and distances between them, as well as the myths and legends associated with the constellations. Add all of that to our wonderful Virtual Reality journey through the stars as well! Remember to dress up warm. If you have booked a meal please turn up at 5.15pm to eat for 5.30pm. Adult £36.75 Children £26.25.
Exploring the Moon – Supper and talk with Simon Holbeche
It’s been there in the skies since the earliest history of the Earth. It has forged our landscape through tides and guided fauna from the seas to the shores and on to the land. It has provided light at night peaking every 4 weeks to synchronise nature’s clock. So as humans developed it is no surprise the Moon was engrained in culture and mysticism. The scientific study of the Moon commenced long before the telescope was invented but this is when our understanding of the Moon began to change. Following a hot 2 course dinner, join Simon Holbeche from Bath Astronomers for a talk that will whisk you all the way to the modern day and challenge the next generations to resolve many remaining lunar conundrums.