4th Prettiest Street in Devon

This September saw the launch of a new book “Lustleigh, a Dartmoor Village in Focus” published by the Lustleigh Society.  The book covers the history of this chocolate box village from Celtic times, through the ages to today incorporating numerous photographs.  The photographs were mainly sourced from the Lustleigh Community Archive – always worth paying…

If you had been in Lustleigh on the 4th you would be excused for thinking there was a raucous shindig going on.  It may have seemed like it but instead it was the critically important custom of Wassailing the village’s Orchard. What’s Wassailing?  Wassailing is the ancient custom of scaring away evil spirits and waking…

There’s a real treat for anyone visiting Lustleigh this Thursday (18th) – the Beltane Border Morris will be stomping, shouting, playing music and generally entertaining from 7:45 at the Cleave. Make sure you check out where they’re performing whilst staying at Three Pound Cottage, the Dartmoor Holiday Home.  Seeing Beltane is one of our holiday…

Devon Life magazine have again named the path to Wreyland, which starts from Three Pound Cottage, as the 4 prettiest street in Devon.  No surprise to find Clovelly high street is top of the list again although some would argue that having to pay to walk down the street puts it a league of its…

Lustleigh will be celebrating May Day on Saturday the 4th of May and it does it in style.  The celebrations centre around a procession through the village, which passes directly in front of our Dartmoor Holiday Cottage, Maypole dancing and the crowning of the May Queen.  It really is a highlight in the village calendar….

Hot on the heels of The Telegraph newspaper listing Lustleigh as one of the best villages in England, Devon Live has compiled a list of 18 Devon towns & villages so beautiful that not only would you want to live there, but you’d want to move there instantly! Guess which one is top of the…