The Best Shops on Honiton High Street
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Honiton High Street is a long straight promenade made up of largely Georgian buildings, built after a major fire in mid 18th century.
It features a wide range of shops, boutiques, cafes, bars, & antique shops. In addition, on every Tuesday and Saturday a vibrant street market takes place.
Here is our list of some of the best shops on the High Street:
Ganesha Wholefoods, 1 Dolphin Court, High Street
Certified by Organic Farmers and Growers for packing and retailing of organic foods, Ganesha Wholefoods cater for restrictive diets, particularly sugar-, dairy-,wheat- and gluten-free.
The Honiton Dairy - Ice Cream, Shop 60 High Street
The Honiton Dairy provide fabulous home made Clotted Cream Ice Cream made on the premises, with 48 favours available during the summer months!
Liquid Assets, 183 High Street
Liquid Assets has celebrated over 13 years trading in Honiton and also 28 years in the Homebrew Trade. Purveyors of Fine Beverages and Quality Gifts.
Complete Meats, 100 High Street
Complete Meats ethos is to sell the best quality meat, poultry and produce they possibly can. With over 20 years experience in butchery, owner Shaun Vining knows that sourcing meat from local farmers who care about the welfare of their animals is the key to better meat.
A. Dimond & Co Ltd, 74b High Street
In 2013 A. Dimond & Co celebrated 125 years of trading!
Now concentrating on selling stationary, they also provide a photocopy, fax and printing service.
The Honiton Toy Shop, 85 - 87 High Street
Another long established shop in Honiton (over 25 years) this shop sells a wide range of toys, games and puzzles for all ages.
Honiton Pottery Shop, 30 High Street
Honiton Pottery has a long history with the town and was first made here in 1648. The Honiton Pottery now incorporates a fifties style milkshake bar and diner!
Haughty Culture, 81 High Street
This highly trained florist can create stunning contemporary hand-tied bouquets and arrangements. They also provide a bespoke delivery service for delivery anywhere in the UK.
If you have some favourites on Honiton High Street please get in touch and let us know.
Great Hotels in and Around Honiton
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Honiton is a great location if you're planning a stay in East Devon.
It is ideally located, not far from a number of places of interest including:
- Exeter
- The Jurassic Coast including:
- Sidmouth
- Lyme Regis
- The Blackdown Hills
- Dartmoor
- Taunton
Honiton is also a short distance from the M5, so easy to get to and from.
There are a number of great Hotels in and around Honiton such as:
Home Farm Hotel and Restaurant
Home Farm is a 13-bedroom family run hotel and restaurant, situated in 3 acres offering excellent locally sourced home cooked produce.
Located 5 minutes outside Honiton on the A35 and ideally located for visiting
The Belfry is in picturesque Yarcombe, within the Blackdown Hills AONB and within easy reach of the Jurassic Coast and Honiton.
Set in grounds of four acres, Monkton Court is a privately owned hotel. Easy to find situated alongside the A30 in the village of Monkton which is set in the heart of the beautiful Otter Valley on the edge of the Blackdown Hills.
Many other accommodation options are available in and around Honiton including bed and breakfast, holiday apartments, holiday cottages and camping.
We hope you enjoy your stay in Honiton!
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THG Open 2012: Equality & Endeavour
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Thelma Hulbert Gallery Honiton
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The winner of this year’s Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open 2012: Equality & Endeavour is Jane Perkins from Kenn, Devon, with her incredible Portrait of Usain Bolt.
Jane has made remarkable portraits of many other famous faces, including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and has won the Visitor’s Choice vote in the THG Open twice before.
The winning portrait is in Jane’s now familiar signature style, which uses an eclectic collection of small brightly coloured plastic objects to create an almost three-dimensional life-like effect. Buttons, beads and seeds have also been added to the mix in this winning entry, which can be seen at the gallery until Saturday 8 September.
The Thelma Hulbert Gallery received the usual high standard of entries for this year’s Open and choosing the eventual winners was hard for the judging panel.
As in previous years the public now have their opportunity to vote for their own favourites in The Visitor’s Choice category. The Artist who receives the most votes in this section wins £100, kindly sponsored by Haughty Culture of Honiton High Street.
Dog Walking Volunteers Urgently Required
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The Cinnamon Trust
What happens if illness, injury or just the fact that we all get older, starts to get in the way of how we are able to look after our four legged companions? Many elderly and ill pet owners become worried about the fate of their beloved animals feeling that the only answer is to find them a new home, this is where we can help.
The Cinnamon Trust is the only specialist national charity offering pet care support to the terminally ill and people in their later years. Our volunteers will walk dogs for housebound owners, we’ll foster pets when owners need hospital care, we’ll fetch the cat food, even clean out the bird cage.
We have two dear little Yorkshire Terriers in Dunkeswell whose owner is unable to walk them. We desperately need some additional volunteers in this area, even if you can offer an hour a week to help these lovely dogs it will improve their quality of life and will give the owner peace of mind.
If anyone can help call Sally on 01736 758 707 or via email volunteer@cinnamon.org.uk
Please also check out our website for more details www.cinnamon.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1134680. The Cinnamon Trust is a limited company registered in England & Wales. Company Number 07004861
Honiton Show 2011
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The annual Honiton Show takes place on 4th August 2011
The show is open from 8.00am - 6.00pm
It is the 121st Honiton Agricultural Show and boasts lots of great attractions, including:
- Bolddog “Lings” Freestyle Team, Honda’s official and the UK’s number 1 motorcycle display team!
- Cyril the Squirrel and his Racing Terriers
- The Rockwood Dog Display Team
- Tame otters, Belinda and Rudi, will be based in the lower field with their owner Daphne Neville
- Owls R Us an educational display of fascinating birds of prey including the beautiful barn owl
- Heavy horses in the main ring
- West of England Hound Show
- The Blacksmiths Guild will demonstrate their expertise and compete against each other during the day
- Over 100 Vintage tractors will be on display
- A dog show consisting of both Pedigree classes and fun classes for the family pet
- Over 400 trade stands, including a Craft marquee and a Food Hall
Plus much much more...
If you attend the Honiton Show please let us know if you enjoyed it and we would love to feature your images in our 2011 gallery
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For more information on the Honiton Show visit there wesbite: www.honitonshow.co.uk
Honiton Train Station Improvements
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Mayor Vernon Whitlock, Councillor Stuart Hughes and Andy Pitt, South West Trains Managing Director formally unveiled the £1.4 improvements to Honiton Train Station this week.
The improvements include: improved waiting area, brand new toilets, a new ramp on platform 2, a new retail unit and a new waiting shelter on platform 2.
Andy Pitt, Managing Director for South West Trains said:
“We are pleased to have delivered this significant project with our partners to provide a much improved station for Honiton’s passengers. It is great to see these new facilities.
“Passengers in Honiton rely on rail for over 328 thousand journeys every year, reflecting its importance to the community and local economy.
“I am sure local residents will take pride in the new look of their train station for years to come."
New Mayor for Honiton
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Honiton's new Mayor was "made" on 6th June 2011 at the traditional "Mayor Making" ceremony. The ceremony dates back to 1847.
Mayor Veron Whitlock has taken over the the very popular and much loved Peter Fleming.
At the ceremonty Mayor Whitlock said:
“I think that every year previous mayors, myself included, have said that it will be a challenging year for the town council.
“This year will be no exception. But the town is represented by good councillors who will be working hard for Honiton. Looking at the coming year there will be reductions in funding and we are probably going to see quite a bit more.
“We need to be working closer with the district and county councils to address those to the benefit of the people of Honiton.”
The very popular new Deputy Mayor Councillor D Foster was also appointed.
Honiton Mayor Vernon Whitlock is pictures with Cllr Sharon Pavey
See more pictures from the Mayor Making in our Mayor Making Gallery
Community Transport
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TRIP Community Transport is a registered charity providing transport solutions and advice to rurally isolated people of all ages, older people, the infirm and the disabled. We cover a wide area of East Devon, centred on Honiton but extending to include Sidmouth, Seaton, Lyme Regis, Ottery St Mary, Dunkeswell, Broadhembury, Offwell, Stockland & Whimple. Services provided include:
- Voluntary Cars taking people to medical appointments throughout the area as well as further afield to Exeter, Plymouth & Bristol.
- Ring & Ride service- a door-to-door, fully accessible, minibus service that covers all our areas at least once per week and takes people out for shopping and to places of interest during the week and at weekends.
- Our smaller accessible vehicles are available for wheelchair friendly transport to daycare, medical and social appointments.
- We operate a manual & powered wheelchair & scooter hire service for people coming into Honiton.
- Sales of aids for daily living- we stock a wide range of items to make life easier for people with life limiting conditions. We also accept NHS Devon prescriptions for disability aids.
- We take bookings for patient transport by ambulance to medical appointments at local & district hospitals
- We stock public transport timetables for a large area of Devon
As a charity we operate on a not-for-profit basis and aim to provide solutions rather than create issues for people who need our help.
Our website www.tripcta.org covers all of our services and gives a fuller explanation of what we do.
Sound Out Honiton
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After six years of running Sound Out (Honiton); a local hearing support group for people with hearing problems and their partners, Christopher and Patricia Clow are retiring in April 2011. It is sincerely hoped that someone can be found to take on the role of coordinating and with the help of the committee continue to run this friendly and lively group. The group is in a sound financial position and has as their home the Methodist Church in Chapel Street Honiton where they meet on the third Tuesday of each month. There is a hard working committee who each have their roles to play, who will be very willing to support someone new. If anyone feels this is something they would be interested in considering please contact the current chairman by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by text on 07702504701 or telephone 01404 549328.
When we first started Sound Out in April 2005 we didn’t know if anyone would come to our inaugural meeting, In fact we had eight people turn up, some are still with us! We both have had hearing problem for many years. We found that our social life had become virtually non-existent and when we looked for a hearing support group, found none.
We meet once a month always on the third Tuesday morning, and have speakers, outings, quizzes and finger spelling games, also a Birthday card scheme, a Christmas Tea and about twenty members. Many friendships have sprung up over a cuppa. The Methodist Church is an ideal venue for us because it has a good loop system, so everyone can hear what’s going on. There is full disabled access for people with physical disabilities. There is limited adjacent parking.
Our routine is that we get there around 9.30am to set up the room and test the loop system and look out for our guest speaker (we generally give a small gift to those who don’t charge) we have a member who takes care of the refreshments, we offer decaffeinated and ordinary Teas & Coffees for those who have tinnitus and find this beneficial. We still only charge 50p for this. The biscuits are set out on plates with dollies on to make it more of an occasion. At Easter and Christmas we serve appropriate refreshments. (Easter biscuits and mince pies etc.) We have a member who sends Birthday cards; from Sound Out to every member, also every member gets a small gift and card at Christmas these have been funded by Pat and Chris and not from the clubs resources. We have a Christmas tea every year which in recent years we have been able to pay for from funds. We get unsolicited donation most years which helps provide these little extras.
The local newspaper (Midweek Herald) is very helpful in advertising events and activities the group has. Also the local library, Honiton Council Office the Sensory Department of Social Services, as well as the Royal Devon & Exeter Audiology unit steer people who could benefit towards Sound Out. We were also asked to take part in consultation into advances in their services. We have had mentions in the past in Devon link magazine, and Positive Devon Living a new magazine for people with disabilities.
Tourism
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Wolford Chapel
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Wolford Chapel Honiton Devon England
Just around a ten minute drive from the Market Town of Honiton Devon on route towards Dunkeswell you will see on your left hand side the signs for "Wolford Chapel" Steeped in history in the rolling Devon Countryside Wolford Chapel occupies a small plot and was built on the Simcoe Estate in 1802.
It is thought to have been erected on the ruins of a medieval Abbey.In 1806 Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe was buried in the Chapel.His wife and five of eleven children are interred there.
Honiton Town Mayor
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HONITON TOWN MAYOR ELECTED May 2010
Cllr Peter Fleming was voted in at the Honiton Town Council Annual Meeting on 10th May. The Deputy Mayor is Cllr Vernon Whitlock
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Honiton Town Crier
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Honiton Town Crier Dave Retter M.A.H.G.T.C.
Tourist Info
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"Tourist info" a "QUICK GUIDE" to the Town of Honiton Devon.
Known as the GATEWAY TOWN to Devon & Cornwall.
Honiton Memories
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Honiton Market Anniversary Celebrations 2007
See the hundreds of Honiton Photographs
ENQUIRY FROM DURBAN to WWW.HONITON.COM
THE HONITON GUIDE HONITON MEMORIES. BOAR WAR
Honiton in Bloom
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"Honiton in Bloom" Every summer season the residents and business of Honiton High Street make a remarkable effort to make the town centre of Honiton an attractive place for the towns visitors from hanging baskets to flower beds and local gardens and town houses.Across the Country "Britain in Bloom" is an all-inclusive campaign, organised by the RHS, that encourages communities of all sizes to make positive and lasting improvements to their local areas for the benefit of local people. The campaign is the largest of it kind in Europe and incorporates floral features, permanent planting, wildflower meadows, planting for nature, fruit and vegetable gardening and much, more.
Honiton Guide
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Website Design and Services by East Devon IT, if you would like to advertise in the "HONITON GUIDE" please click here to contact us
Home Information Packs
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September 2007
Home Information Packs now required for a Home with 3 or more Bedrooms.
Land Check provided in pack is not trusted.
Some of the largest Mortgage Lenders say they will insist that homebuyers would have to pay up to £200 for their own local authority searches because those provided in the home seller's packs are not necessarily under-written by a solicitor, and would not carry sufficient insurance. In some circumstances solicitors are refusing to underwrite personal land searches and are charging buyers or sellers a further £150 to £200.
Honiton HD Movies
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Honiton Devon A MARKET TOWN nearby to the Jurassiccoast.
H D Movie Clips shot on location in full1080i High Definition.
PLEASE NOTE THE LINK LOADS TO STANDARD FORMAT - depending on your computer connection speed you can view the MOVIES in FULL HIGH DEFINITION 1080i BY CLICKING ON HD on the Video Screen.
Devon Seaside Resorts
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Honiton is well situated as your Holiday base with its busy shopping centre and market days, you may decide to stay in accommodation in the Honiton Town Centre or in a pretty Devon hamlet nearby selecting your accommodation from our webpage.
You may like to take time out and visit a nearby seaside resort in Devon, well your spoilt for choice with Sidmouth a regency town by the sea nearby as well as Seaton Beer Branscombe Sidmouth Budleigh Salterton Exmouth Topsham then your in Exeter City Centre.
This part of Devon is the World Heritage Coastline from Lyme Regis to Exmouth
Cranbrook
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East Devon economy now has a boost that work will start on the new town Cranbrook new town with 2900 homes to be built and would create hundreds of jobs including Sky Park site development predicted to create 7000 jobs.
Forty per cent of the 2900 homes would be affordable with 16 per cent of its energy will come from renewable sources.
The new town Cranbrook in Devon will have its own schools shops and railway station and community centre.