Local Area Events Diary 2012

	There's always plenty to do in South Devon. Here are just some ideas but you can also visit the Visit South Devon and the South Devon AONB to find out more.
Throughout 2012	Devon Guild of Craftsment Exhibitions and Events The Riverside Mill, a Grade II Listed building, has a shop, exhibition gallery and gallery cafe. The shop, selected for quality by the Crafts Council, displays a wide variety of contemporary crafts including ceramics, jewellery, textiles, furniture, prints and woodwork by 240 Members of the Devon Guild. The exhibition gallery holds a regularly changing programme of exhibitions featuring work by Guild Members and invited contributors.
Blackpool Sands	Venue beach restaurant has unrivalled views across the beach and out to sea. Dogs are welcome on the beach between November and March. For more information and to book visit their website.
Dartmoor	The original War Horse novel was written by local author Michael Morpurgo, who was inspired to write the story after meeting WW1 veterans at his local pub in Iddesleigh, Mid Devon. Filming took place in various locations on Dartmoor, when director Steven Spielberg was quoted as saying of the area: “I have never before, in my long and eclectic career, been gifted with such an abundance of natural beauty as I experienced filming War Horse on Dartmoor ... And, with two-and-a-half weeks of extensive coverage of landscapes and skies, I hardly scratched the surface of the visual opportunities that were offered to me.” Dartmoor is approximately 19 miles, or a 50 minute drive from Dittiscombe and offers great day out for walking, photography, horse riding, wildlife, golfing and more For more information click here.