• Little Acorns at Coleton Fishacre

    Coleton Fishacre Dartmouth and Kingswear, South Hams, United Kingdom

    Discover the magic of the season with your little ones at Coleton Fishacre. During term time, explore the garden in the quiet moments before we open to the public, and take part in lots of creative activities on a welly walk. Come dressed for messy outdoor play – whatever the weather. Little Acorn sessions are ...

  • Cinema-The End of Oak Street

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighbourhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

  • Cinema-Big Lebowski

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Showing as part of Reflections: A Roger Deakin retrospective – a series of films celebrating the cinematography of Dartmouth’s Academy Award Winner. The Big Lebowski begins with a case of mistaken identity which escalates when Jeffrey Lebowski – alias The Dude – attempts to seek recompense for the despoilation of his ratty-ass little rug, and ...

  • Book Festival-Elemental Arthur Snell

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Arthur Snell – in conversation with Mary Nightingale Arthur Snell is an expert on the interaction between geopolitics and climate change with a degree in History from the University of Oxford. He has over 30 years’ experience in conflict zones and fragile states through the Middle East and Africa and has advised governments – including ...

  • Book Festival- Dan Stables Fiesta

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Daniel Stables – in conversation with Martin Hesp Daniel Stables is a travel writer and guidebook author based in the UK, specializing in regions such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Southern Europe. He has authored or contributed to over 30 travel books for various publishers, including Rough Guides and DK Eyewitness, and writes ...

  • Book Festival-Writers Walk

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    A 1.5 hour guided walk around Dartmouth visiting the places where Dartmouth writers lived and worked. Hear stories of a non-conformist preacher, banned from Dartmouth, whose sermons are still in print today; of the Victorian politician and inventor who wrote a gothic ghost story for his friend, about Dartmouth’s Gomerock Tower. Listen to poems about ...

  • Book Festival-Poetry Group, The Owl and the Nightingale

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    In this session, members of Dartmouth Poetry Group invite you to share their love of poetry. There will be readings from Simon Armitage’s The Owl and the Nightingale. Dartmouth Poetry Group are poetry enthusiasts who meet monthly at The Flavel. New members are always welcome to come and share in their love of poetry.

  • Book Festival-Jeremy Hunt, Can we be Rich Again

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Is Britain stuck in a doom loop of higher debt and higher taxes? Or can we fix the British economy? In Can We Be Rich Again? Jeremy Hunt argues that getting out of Britain’s low growth is a solvable problem, and that we should approach the country’s economic future with optimism. Hunt asks the key ...

  • Book Festival-Robert Winder, Three Rivers

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Robert Winder was Literary Editor of the Independent (where he ran the Foreign Fiction Award for translated novels) and Deputy Editor of Granta. He is the author of many titles (both fiction and non-fiction) including Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain and The Last Wolf: The Hidden Springs of Englishness. The former helped ...

  • Book Festival-Michael Rosen, Getting Through it

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Join poetry legend Michael Rosen as he presents his new one-person show Getting Through It, formed of a double bill of monologues, The Death of Eddie and Many Kinds of Love. Getting Through It is a powerful, deeply personal yet universally relatable, double bill of monologues and poetry. In the first part, The Death of ...

  • Book Festival-Roger and James Deakins : Reflections: On Cinematography

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Roger & James Deakins – in conversation with Monty Halls We are delighted that Roger and James Deakins can join us this year to talk about Roger’s fascinating career in cinematography, as described in his new book, Reflections: On Cinematography. From two-time Academy Award winner from 16 nominations, and five-time BAFTA award winner from 11 ...

  • Book Festival-Patrick Gale, Love Lane

    The Flavel Square, Devon, United Kingdom

    Patrick Gale – in conversation with Sophie Pierce From beloved, bestselling author Patrick Gale comes a searing portrayal of escape and the power of love, home and a family. Love Lane is a brilliant new standalone novel featuring characters from Patrick’s Costa-shortlisted novel A Place Called Winter. 1950s Northern England. Three generations of men, two ...