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Picnic in the Gardens 2012

The Picnic this year is on Saturday June 2nd to coincide with the Queens Silver Jubilee celebrations in Shaldon.  The event will be bigger and better than ever so get your tickets as soon as you can.  Visitors to Shaldon can enquire about tickets using the...

Midsummer Picnic 2011

After a distinctly unsettled week of weather, Saturday 25th June turned out to be a sunny hot day in Shaldon, perfect for the Friends 2011 Picnic in the Gardens.Once again (and in spite of last years dreadful weather for the event) more than 200 people, many of them...

Spring 2011

Following an exceptionally hard winter for Devon, the gardens recovered with a beautiful spring.  Early in the season a lot of work was carried out by the Teignbridge Green Spaces team on the rill in an attempt to make the whole length leak free.  Not...

Open for Dinner at the Castle

Another first for the Gardens.  Dinner within the ruined castle  for 1 night only 6th November 2010, 7.30-10.30pm with "Open for Dinner". Homeyards Dinner

Aturfuqil’s Shaldon Available November 2010, £9.99

What do you do with a Liqufruta fortune? Well, Maria Homeyard completely transformed Shaldon during the 1930s, a story that hasn’t been told until now. This 70 page A5 book will include historic photographs, revealing documents and other illustrations. By subscribing...

Autumn 2010

The Picnic in the Gardens was a huge success. Though the skies  threatened it was dry during the day while Alec Collyer and his crew rigged up marquees and lighting. Some came early to set up their gazebos while other picnickers were still arriving as the...

Picnic in the Gardens – 21st August 2010

The rain that had been hanging around for most of the previous week did nothing to dampen the success of Picnic in the Gardens – the first major fundraising event organised in the Gardens by the Friends. The Castle was the backdrop to a magical event that attracted...

TRAIL 2010 in Shaldon

TRAIL (Recycled Art in the Landscape) once again placed exhibits in the  Gardens this year. The exhibits attract a lot of additional visitors to the Gardens throughout the summer, as well as providing a fascinating diversion for local residents and regular...

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