PLEIN AIR TUESDAY MORNINGS – WE MEET AT 10 am at the meeting point at the venue listed
JULY 23
COCKINGTON COUNTRY PARK – Meet at the Court Café. We hope to arrange for painting in the church – check the week before. Loos at the Court House, parking at top road, go past the Drum Inn
JULY 30
BUCKFAST ABBEY – Timed to enable a visit to the Rotary Art Exhibition. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery, nice café & loos
AUG 6
DITTISHAM (pronounced Ditsum) TQ6 2TQ. Meet in the car park near the estuary. Loos and benches along waterside. Views across the River Dart to Greenway or walk along the Dart to Ferry Boat Inn (ferry runs over to Greenway – ring the bell!) and Anchorstone cafe
AUG 13
PARKE, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9JQ. National Trust House and country estate at the edge of Dartmoor. As you approach the roundabout at Bovey Tracey, turn left signed to Manaton and Haytor but the entrance is only a few yards on the right. Café, toilets, sheds with old machines, open country and lots to see. Meet at the café after parking. Remember your National Trust membership card if you have one
AUG 20
TESSIER GARDENS, Entrance at the end of Lindridge Road, (next to Furrow Cross) Babbacombe TQ1 3SB. Park on Manor Road or in car park at traffic lights. Toilets in car park over the Babbacombe Road, Cafes in St Marycurch precinct
AUG 27
MEADFOOT BEACH – Meadfoot Sea Rd., Torquay TQ1 2LQ Meet by café. Parking on the road, toilets near café
SEP 3
STOVER COUNTRY PARK Carriage Drive, Newton Abbot TQ12 6QG. 114-acre site of woodland, lake, marsh, heathland and grassland with diverse wildlife and historical interest. It offers an Interpretation Centre which is situated near the entrance of the park and consists of a visitor centre, classroom, rangers’ office and public toilets (open 8 am to 5 pm). A coffee van is in the grounds 10 – 4 for snacks and drinks.
SEP 10
SHALDON NESS – Meet in the car park TQ14 0HN.
SEP 17
TOTNES TQ9. GUILDHALL AND BUILDINGS. Park at the Market car park and meet at Market Place. Toilets at market place, cafes on main street.
SEPT 24
SHOALSTONE, Berry Head Road, Brixham TQ5 9AH. Small shingle and rocky beach. Cafe and superb views across the bay. Car park on right towards Shoalstone on the Berry Head Road. Meet at car park.