When people say “it’s raining, there’s nothing to do”, Ilfracombe is the place to be. There are lots of things to do in this seaside resort on the North Devon coast. In fact, the Ilfracombe and District Tourism Association have put them into a leaflet, which you can view online.
hate the concept of spread. It sounds industrial, unappetising and harmful, like something you’d use to repair a pot-holed road, smear on a rash or apply to a vegetable plot.
The latest guide to Ilfracombe in North Devon is out now. You can view it online or download a PDF.
Would you like to appear in Studio Theatre’s June 2011 production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
The recycling company that has been collecting the bottle tops he collected will no longer do this as it’s not worth their while.
I am also surprised at how advanced the hydrangeas are already; their buds are quite big and I hope they don’t think that because the December snow and ice have gone that spring is just round the corner.
What is essential in life? Not just desirable, but really essential. What would you miss a lot, if you couldn’t have it?
Pointing the finger is easy; it’s identifying the right target that is more difficult. That’s why the rush to blame bankers, not only for the financial crisis but pretty much everything else that’s wrong with our economy and public finances, makes me feel uneasy.
Everywhere I look I see patterns in the frost and cold. Here are just a few from Bicclescombe Park, Ilfracombe, North Devon. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from robertz
Now we have a replacement, a traditional Brown Betty teapot, and tea making can resume as it should.
While many humans stayed at home during the cold spell, I spotted these industrious characters at Taunton Deane services on the M5, no doubt touting for titbits.
North Devon is a beautiful place in which to live and run a business, but it’s not always so easy to do the latter. There are a number of initiatives under way to help businesses in Ilfracombe.
In Bicclescombe Park, the East Wilder Brook is flowing fast and I was reminded of some video footage I took in July 2009. I’ve just looked it out and uploaded it.
Such a beautiful day, although the ducks in Bicclescombe Park this morning did not too lively and one stared me out . . .
The contrasting bands of light and dark and the drama in the skies were fascinating this afternoon.
. . . as Peter Fairchild loved to.
. . . worth getting up at 7am to prepare from the dough made last night . . .
. . . I saw the sunrise from Hillsborough in Ilfracombe and took some photos as it was a beautiful morning . . .
The news that the M4 bus lane, so closely associated with John Prescott, is to be scrapped reminded me of a painting which it had inspired me to ‘create’.
See photos of Studio Theatre’s and Small Pond Production’s forthcoming North Devon premiere of Mack and Mabel at the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe on 14-16 October 2010.
