Blackdown Hills Repair Cafe

Bring along broken items to be fixed, including bicycles, electricals, tools, textiles, sewing machines, clocks and furniture. Delicious cakes and hot drinks on sale to enjoy while you wait.

Blackdown Hills Repair Cafe

Bring along broken items to be fixed, including bicycles, electricals, tools, textiles, sewing machines, clocks and furniture. Delicious cakes and hot drinks on sale to enjoy while you wait.

Calves, Churns and Communities

A fun, family-friendly afternoon exploring local history with cream teas, activities, and more.

RAF Culmhead guided tour

Join Brian Lane-Smith from the South West Airfields Heritage Trust for a tour of the historic airfield at RAF Culmhead.

River Culm heritage and environment walking tour

Join us for an evening walk exploring the River Culm’s heritage, wildlife, and native crayfish with local experts.

Pots and clay pipes: identifying archaeological finds from the fields

Hands-on workshop with Dr Naomi Payne. Learn to identify and understand archaeological finds commonly discovered in the local landscape.

Lumps and bumps: spotting archaeology in the field

Discover the hidden stories beneath your feet in this engaging archaeology event led by Cressida Whitton from Devon County Council’s Historic Environment Team. Learn how to spot 'lumps and bumps' [...]

Hemyock Castle Heritage Open Day 2025

View the rare surviving ruins of Hemyock's moated medieval castle; the remaining gatehouse archway, towers and curtain-walls which surround the older manor house. There is an interpretation [...]

Dunkeswell Abbey guided tours

Step back in time with a one-hour guided tour of Dunkeswell Abbey, a tranquil monastic site set in the beautiful Blackdown Hills National Landscape. Discover how the Abbey would have looked when [...]

Draw together in the wild art garden

A relaxed family workshop with artist Karen Howse using charcoal to explore the natural heritage of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape.