Summer Events in Clovelly, North Devon
May 17th, 2011 Posted in Events and What's on, Summer 2011Here’s a quick list of events that are happening in the Clovelly area from May till August.
Event: Clovelly Celebration of Local Ales and Cider
Date: Saturday 28 May – Monday 30 May
Location: Red Lion and New Inn bars
Normal admission charges apply
Enjoy a range of tasty local brews. These unique local ales and ciders are not industrially manufactured, but created with passion by small North Devon breweries.
And there’ll be more ciders on offer this year.
So come along and raise a glass to support North Devon’s brewers and cider makers.
Event: Lundy Gig Row
Date: Departs Saturday 16 July, returns Sunday 17 July
Location: Clovelly harbour
Normal admission charges apply
The row from Clovelly to Lundy and back across 32 miles of open seas is a huge test of endurance depending upon the weather and tides it can take up to four hours. Pilots rowed these speedy craft out to ships, battling to be the first alongside to win the pilotage job. So come along and support the brave crews!
Leaving Clovelly 8.00 am, arriving at Lundy about 11.00 am. Leaving Lundy about 1.00, arriving back at Clovelly about 4.00 pm
Event: Clovelly Maritime Festival, held in aid of the North Devon Hospice
Date: Sunday, 17 July
Time: From 10:00 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location: Clovelly harbour
Normal admission charges apply and include all entertainment
This great day out is packed with attractions, including rousing shanty singers, Punch and Judy, maritime themed entertainment, local stalls and more.
Enjoy fresh seafood or a succulent spit roast on the quay and delicious, fresh strawberry and cream teas at the New Inn.
And don’t miss the Tasmanian band ‘The Blue Mosquitoes’ with their vibrant mix of traditional Celtic music and contemporary folk.
Event: Woolsery Agricultural Show, in aid of various charities
Date: Monday, 25th July
Location: Clovelly Court
A separate admission charge applies
Summer in North Devon would not be complete without a visit to this popular show.
Classes include crafts, cattle and sheep, together with horse and pony competitions. You’ll find bustling trade and exhibition stands with stalls offering locally made crafts and food and fairground rides and a bouncy castle for the children. It’s a great summer day out for all the family!
Event: Lifeboat Weekend in aid of the R.N.L.I.
Date: Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th August
Time: From 10:00 a.m.
Location: Clovelly harbour
Normal admission charges apply and include all entertainment.
Held in aid of the RNLI, it is a popular celebration of the Clovelly Lifeboat, Spirit of Clovelly. The Lifeboat House will be open both days to the public.
On Saturday there’ll be a sponsored swim from Bucks Mills to Clovelly. On Sunday enjoy a cross dressing-up race, a tug-of-war and the ever popular slave auction in which young local men are ’sold’ to the highest bidder to do their chores for the day. With many local stalls, a cobble race, an auction of pledges, a lifeboat display and a helicopter flypast.
Event: Clovelly Gig Regatta
Date: Saturday, 20th August
Location: Clovelly Harbour
Normal admission charges apply
The West Country boasts a long tradition of racing pilot gigs. Gig racing is exciting, strenuous and often downright dangerous, with crews reaching speeds of 9 knots in North Devon’s powerful tidal waters. You’re assured an exhilirating day’s racing.
Event: The Great Tour
Date: August – date to be confirmed
Location: Hobby Drive to the harbour
Normal admission charges apply
This annual endurance cycling challenge, in aid of Prostate Cancer Charity and Caravan, the National Grocers Benevolent fund, will once again be circumnavigating the entire coastline of Britain from July to September.
The leg across Exmoor from Selworthy to Clovelly is one of the most arduous. Subject to weather, come and cheer the riders as they cycle along the Hobby Drive followed by a bone-shaking ride down the cobbles to the harbour!
