Newbarn Farm - A Great Hideaway

Wrap up warm and enjoy a few events taking place this month!

Newbarn Farm is really a great hideaway - tucked away from the main road, set high up on a hill-top within 42 acres of glorious woodland and pasture with the South Hams undulating countryside rolling out in front of you and the magnificent back drop of Dartmoor and her tors reaching out into the distance - who could ask for more? The makings of a delightful solid base from which to explore the surrounding area and take in just some of the outstanding events taking place within the locality. And if that doesn't take your fancy - the fantastic Fishing in Devon here at Newbarn Farm has picked up again after the recent harsh spell! Read on for more information.

On Thursday 29th January, Buckfastleigh Farmer's Market is an ideal opportunity to taste the delights of distinctive local foods and meet members of this friendly local community. One of the best in the area, it is distinct in its wide range of produce including: free-range home-reared beef, lamb, pork, poultry & game, meat pies, bacon & sausages, gammons; fresh local fish and smoked fish, shellfish, home produced fish based ready meals, fishcakes, West Country cheeses, goats & sheeps milk cheeses, butter and eggs; home baked fare, organic salad and vegetables; locally sourced vegetables; plants; venison; Luscombe cordials; hand crafted knitwear and Aloe Vera range products. So plenty to choose from and buy to savour the taste of Devon in the comfort of your luxury 4 STAR self-catering cottage (& fishing).

Proving that Spring is just a leap away, Pennywell Farm are opening their doors for the half-term week commencing Monday 16th February. Join the activity leader, Olly Lamb (yes, that's his real name) for a truly ewe-nique line up of activities, shows and dsiplays, giving the whole week a very special feel. Enjoy the new born lambs skipping about in the winter sunshine. Don't be sheepsish, there are plenty of lambs to cuddle and bottle feed in the main barn. Who knows, you may be lucky enough to see some lambs coming into the world. As well as lamb cuddles and lamb feeding, you can make your own baa-rmy lamb to take home as even the craft acitivities will take on a lambing theme. Every day the winner of a lamb treasure hunt wil win a giant cuddly toy sheepdog and there are some great fun facts to discover in the 'Did ewe know?' quiz. Entry for Adults £9.95, Children (3-16) - £7.95. And if you would prefer to be on the banks at Newbarn Farm doing a spot of angling on you Devon Fishing Holiday - don't worry there are plenty of lambs here too - frolicking in the winter sunshine!

And finally for a little night-time entertainment! Ladies dig out your legwarmers. Gents don your mullet wigs. A barrage of non-stop hits from the spectacular show, 'Pop goes the 80s'. Showing for one night only on Saturday 21st February at the Princess Theatre in Torquay (tickets from £12.50), the programme includes Gold, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Walk Like an Eqyptian, Rio, Livin' on a Prayer and Thriller to name but a few. With a sensational cast of West End singers, dancers and musicians, this fun filled night to remember will use dazzling laser shows and has enough lavish costumes to please any Material Girl. Celebrate this senstational decade, from the birth of Electro Pop through the age of soft rock to the flamboyance of the new romantics.

And all of this just a stone's throw from Newbarn Farm - a great hideway - probably one of the best Fishing Holidays location in Devon. And as promised earlier, this is the Fishing in Devon catch report for this week:

Oliver Denison from Newton Abbot graced the banks of Mirror on Sunday, making his base Hut 5 he had a great session for this time of year. His first two Mirrors, 6lb and 8lb were each caught on a single boilie cast to the middle of the lake. Throughout the day he went on to catch another 7 Mirror Carp - 19lb, 19lb, 18lb, 15lb, 11lb and 9lb - he certainly has bucked the recent trend of late - he is pictured here fishing again on Mirror at the later end of last year.

Two personal bests from Sam Blackman made for a very happy man especially when he also won our catch report lottery for a free day ticket. From Newton Abbot, Sam's luck is certainly in at the moment; his personal bests were a first Ghost carp of 10lb and a 13lb Common, he also teased in a 12lb Mirror. He can collect his ticket from the office anytime!

Dan Woodward from Torquay caught a 18lb 8oz from Hut 9 on Mirror on good old sweetcorn! Rob Penfold from Brixham caught a 13lb Common using Pineapple Pop-up on a Zig Rig and Kevin Lock also from Torquay had two fair sized Mirrors from Hut 8.

So maybe the fish are getting hungry now so come and try us out for some good carp and silver fishing in Devon.

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