***** Please enable javascripts so that the drop down menus work - we do not collect any data from you *****

 
 
We have a lot of great weather through out the year, as this part of Devon is partly protected by Dartmoor. But we do get bad weather occasionally, so...
There are no end to the things you can do in the wet. Here are some of our favourites

Off the farm

Paignton Zoo

National Aquarium in Plymouth

Living Coasts is a unique coastal zoo in Torquay - with a good gift shop and education / play area at the end of the tour

Wide range of National Trust properties, Gardens, Abbeys and Churches

Two steam train rides
The Dart Valley Railway - Paignton to Dartmouth
Totnes to Buckfastleigh

River boat rides
Totnes, Salcombe, Plymouth, Exmouth, etc

Cinema complex - Plymouth

Ten pin bowling - Plymouth (next to Cinema)

The older areas Plymouth are very interesting – The hoe and Barbican (near the aquarium)

Why not go on a Red Route walk in Exeter?

Museums in Plymouth and Exeter Farmers Markets

Pennywell Farm and Wildlife Centres

Local agricultural shows, town and village events

Golfing, walking, riding – yes, even in the wet

Indoor swimming pools – Totnes, Ivybridge, Plymouth

Pop down to Cornwall and visit:-
The Eden Centre
The Lost Gardens of Heligan

 

Activities on the farm

Table tennis upstairs in the Visitors Centre

Games, jigsaws,.

Drawing, painting, in the utility play area

Feeding the chickens and lambs

Meeting the goats and sheep

TV and DVD's - free loan of DVDs

Internet games - ask for Broadband

Nintendo Wii

Garden chess - inside or out

Why do not some fancy cooking with our meat

And get the children to make funny face buns

And have a lovely time in with a bottle of wine

Walks around the farm

Bird watching

Badger watching

Nature walks

Pond dipping - ask for kit

Bug hunting - ask for kit

I spy on the farm and other activities - ask for pack

Football, swing ball, .

 

 

 

Please accompany children at all times

 

 

Use a largish screen size to view this site, and it may be useful to hide 'favorites' on your browser.
All images on this site are the © copyright of Richard Barker, Fowlescombe or the named person on the image. They may not be printed from the screen, copied, distributed, published or used for any commercial purpose without the written consent of Richard Barker.. To obtain consent for any of the above, for any image email

Enjoy your luxury family holiday on our real working organic farm on the 470 acre Fowlescombe Estate in the South Hams with fantastic views and stunning scenery. Stay in self catering farm cottage / cottages where children are very welcome, in a five star luxury and very special accomodation. Accommodation near Dartmoor, South Devon beaches, Jurassic coast, near Plymouth, near Totnes, Salcombe, Kingsbridge, North Huish, Ugborough, Ivybridge, Dartmouth, Wrangaton, Ermington, Avonwick, Buckfastleigh, Diptford, Averton Gifford, Churchstow, Modbury, Loddiswell, Bittaford, Rattery, Dean Prior, Cott, Dartington, Higher Dean, Moreleigh, Harbeton, Blackawton, South Brent, Bigbury, Burgh Island - all in the South Hams - Devon, South west England, UK. What a vacation or self-catering family break. Architect designed barn conversion for superb self catering accommodation. Gold star Green Tourism award - highly recommended. Read the testimonials and reviews about this farmstay - a home from home Fowlescombe is a South West organic farm featured 4 or 5 **** ***** star stars gold green award farmstay accomodation