Sexton’s Cottage: We are really pleased that the Sexton’s Cottage is occupied again and what better than with the Gallery and Gift shop. Do pay it a visit.
Village and Craft Markets: The 2024 village and craft markets are now complete. All the dates can be viewed on the What’s On page. Dates for 2025 will be added as soon as they are available.
Revisiting Some Medieval Documents of Widecombe Church: This booklet investigates the earliest known surviving ecclesiastical documents relating to Widecombe Church. It aims to clarify what these documents reveal about the events and personalities recorded in them and considers how Widecombe Church integrated into the wider context of the Church in Devon and beyond. As a result, new information has emerged about the people and places involved that revises and enhances current understanding of the events of the time.
Please take a look at our Google Map of Widecombe Village Centre with places on interest highlighted
A section of the website has been compiled that tells the stories of those from the parishes of Buckland-in-the-Moor, Leusdon, Postbridge and Widecombe-in-the Moor who served in the Second World War and did not return.
The Book of the Widecombe Roll of Honour: This special book, completed for Armistice Day 2018 and kept in Widecombe Church, has now also been made available online. It can be viewed here.
Local History: Anyone interested in Widecombe’s rich history should visit the growing local history section of this website.
Getting Here: If you have trouble travelling to Widecombe by public transport, this website may help you out. Give www.traveldevon.info a try. In fact it will help you with your travel throughout Devon.
If you are thinking of staying in or around Widecombe on holiday, then you must visit the Where To Stay section for the best places to stay in and around Widecombe.
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