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Social Programme Film Club: sometimes there is Jazz Night: if you would like to enjoy nothing quite like enjoying a good an evening of jazz music, film with your friends. head to the Crown and Sceptre pub in St Marychurch. Mystery Minibus Trip: where will Pizza Night: join us for a tasty pizza we go? What will we see? Who at Buon Appetito. The owner is will we meet? Join Dan and find Italian so the pizzas are handmade out! and the atmosphere wonderful. The City of Bristol: a large and Dartmouth: a picturesque town vibrant university city with historic which lies at the mouth of the River areas and world-class attractions. Dart. It is home to the naval college, and boasts many boutique shops. Fossil Hunting: the Jurassic coast American Bowling: in Torquay offers is a World Heritage Site on the the opportunity to enjoy a really fun south coast of England. evening out. Challenge your friends and hit some strikes. Looe and Polperro: are wonderful BBQ & Volleyball Evening: join us in and picturesque ports, which the garden and enjoy a night of nestle along the cliffs of the pleasant food and good company. Cornish coast. Stoke Gabriel Pub Night: this is a Boat Trip: join us at the front beautiful village in Devon, situated entrance of the Princess Theatre for on a creek by the River Dart and a leisurely trip on a boat famous for its crab fishing. around our beautiful bay. Totnes: a market town at the head Churston Court: a magnificent, of the Dart estuary. Its long Grade I listed 12th century manor history stretches back more than house. Now a pub with historic 1000 years. charm with contemporary comfort. Fish & Chips: Hanbury’s of Babba- Fireworks: a favourite activity in the combe has been serving fantastic bay. Watching a display is a great fish and chips for three decades. way to meet people in the town. Well-loved locally: a British treat. Social Programme Folk Music Evening: Adrian and International Food Night: try some friends ‘Sharp Practice’ will be foods from around the world. Make performing some great folk music your country proud and create a on a variety of instruments. delicious dish from your home area. Mystery Pub Night: visit one or Quasar: is it a game, is it a sport? two pubs deep in the heart of the Join us in a specially designed arena Devon countryside with your under the AMF Bowl in Torquay to friends. find out. Quiz Night: will your team know The Guitar Factory: Nick and Scott more than the other groups? will be performing some great music Probably not, but let’s on acoustic guitars. have some fun. Bath & Wells: a World Heritage Castle Drogo: towers over Dartmoor Site which holds a variety of National Park and is the last castle to museums, theatres be built in England. and attractions. Dartmoor National Park: is one of Exeter & Topsham: this trip takes the last great wild areas of you through some beautiful England, containing ancient ruins, countryside before visiting the ponies, woodland and moor. historic City of Exeter. Exmoor: is a wild National Park in Stonehenge: is one of the most North Devon and boasts famous attractions in the world. It is sensational views over the sea to a World Heritage Site and was built Wales. almost 3000 years ago. The City of Plymouth: is the The City of Cardiff: is the capital and largest city in Devon and has a largest city in Wales. It has a modern and vibrant shopping large, modern shopping area centre. and famous castle. The Eden Project: contains the The Lizard Peninsular: in Cornwall is world’s largest enclosed the most southerly point of Great rainforest - with waterfalls Britain and is home to some and steamy jungle. dramatic coastal scenery. Social Programme Royal Naval Aircraft Museum: The South Hams: is a picturesque known as the Fleet Air Arm at coastal area and an Area of Yeovilton has an exceptional Outstanding Natural Beauty. collection of aeroplanes . Tintagel: is the dramatic ruined West Cornwall: has some of the best castle rumoured to be the attractions in the country including legendary home of King Arthur. the cliffs around Land’s End and the artists’ haven of St Ives. Boat Fishing: enjoy a fishing trip Agatha Christie Museum: she was a by boat around the bay and world famous crime novelist and the see if you can catch best-selling author of all time. She some mackerel for dinner. grew up and lived in Torquay. Brixham: is one of the three towns Buckfast Abbey: forms part of a that make up Torbay. In addition Benedictine monastery founded in to the Golden Hind, Brixham has a 1018 until it was destroyed in the large working harbour. Dissolution of the Monasteries. Coast Walk: stop off on the way Coast Fishing: see if you can tempt for a cup of English tea or some of our little fishy friends to an ice cream. attach themselves to a large hook. Cockington Court: is a gorgeous Coleton Fishacre: is a wonderful Arts manor house located above a and Crafts-style house with Art Deco traditional English village. interiors and beautiful gardens. Dartington Hall: was built in 1388 Golf - Pitch & Putt: a relaxing, for John Holland, the half-brother but competitive, game of nine hole of Richard II. golf on Torre Abbey Meadow. Kent’s Cavern: is a cave system Football: a friendly game to make running under Torquay. It is the most of the English weather! notable for both archaeological Do you have what it takes and geological features. to be a champion? Social Programme Greenway House: was the home Living Coasts: is a coastal zoo and of Agatha Christie and has now conservation charity. As well as been restored and opened to walking with the penguins, you will visitors by the National Trust. learn more about coastal habitats. Paignton Zoo: with more animals Babbacombe Model Village: feel than anyone else in the South like a giant as you wander West you're in for a really wild through four acres of beautiful time as you see them all. award-winning gardens. Splashdown Waterpark: has the Shaldon: this pretty village lies largest outdoor water slides in the across the Teign estuary from the UK. The flumes and swimming town of Teignmouth. It has a lovely pools are great fun for all ages. beach and Victorian tunnels. Volleyball: relax with your friends Torre Abbey: was founded in 1196 in the school garden for a friendly and is the main reason Torquay was game of volleyball. founded. It later became a family home and is now a museum. Hi, my name is Dan and I look after the social programme in the school. Torbay has more attractions than any other resort in the UK and being located by the sea and near Dartmoor National Park gives us the opportunity to take some wonderful excursions. I am looking forward to meeting you and showing you some of the great places this area has to offer! .