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Nº 801 November 2026

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Six real places from one region, dealt in visiting order — coffee through to where you’d sleep — from a different region each time you visit. Hover or tap a card for the listing’s own words.

Morning
The Hairy Barista
The Hairy Barista occupies a narrow shopfront on Totnes high street, pulling shots from a chocolatey Brazilian-Guatemalan blend it rotates with guest espressos from specialist roasters each month. Every dish on the counter is plant-based: soups, toasties, frittatas and superfood lattes made from organic, seasonal ingredients sourced locally where possible. The shop doubles as a community space, hosting live music, cacao ceremonies and sound baths in the evenings once the coffee machine cools. Totnes has long attracted an alternative crowd, and this cafe leans into that rather than away from it, pairing serious bean sourcing with kombucha on tap and medicinal teas alongside the flat whites. It closes early most days and does not open on Sundays, a rhythm that suits its regulars more than passing trade.
Coffee House · Totnes→ 12 km
Morning · Coffee House
The Hairy Barista
The Hairy Barista occupies a narrow shopfront on Totnes high street, pulling shots from a chocolatey Brazilian-Guatemalan blend it rotates with guest espressos from specialist roasters each month. Every dish on the counter is plant-based: soups, toasties, frittatas and superfood lattes made from organic, seasonal ingredients sourced locally where possible. The shop doubles as a community space, hosting live music, cacao ceremonies and sound baths in the evenings once the coffee machine cools. Totnes has long attracted an alternative crowd, and this cafe leans into that rather than away from it, pairing serious bean sourcing with kombucha on tap and medicinal teas alongside the flat whites. It closes early most days and does not open on Sundays, a rhythm that suits its regulars more than passing trade.
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Mid-morning
Olive's Pots
Olive's Pots occupies a single unit in Dartmouth Market Square, opened by potter Olivia in 2020 after she left a career in hospitality management following the first coronavirus lockdown. The studio teaches hand-building and wheel-throwing to complete beginners and experienced potters alike, and produces functional tableware and decorative pieces, including personalised commissions, sold alongside the workshop space. Classes run in small groups from the Market Square premises, with no other branches or franchised locations. The founding story, a hospitality worker retraining as a maker during the pandemic, has become part of the studio's identity, and it continues to trade from the same Dartmouth address five years on.
Ceramics · Dartmouth→ <1 km
Mid-morning · Ceramics
Olive's Pots
Olive's Pots occupies a single unit in Dartmouth Market Square, opened by potter Olivia in 2020 after she left a career in hospitality management following the first coronavirus lockdown. The studio teaches hand-building and wheel-throwing to complete beginners and experienced potters alike, and produces functional tableware and decorative pieces, including personalised commissions, sold alongside the workshop space. Classes run in small groups from the Market Square premises, with no other branches or franchised locations. The founding story, a hospitality worker retraining as a maker during the pandemic, has become part of the studio's identity, and it continues to trade from the same Dartmouth address five years on.
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Midday
The Seahorse
Mitch Tonks and Mat Prowse opened the Seahorse on the South Embankment in 2008 and still run it: Brixham-landed fish cooked over charcoal in a room that looks across the Dart, Italian in its instincts, with a roof terrace above. The Observer named it restaurant of the year in 2012, the Good Food Guide its seafood restaurant of the year in 2013, and the National Restaurant Awards placed it 28th in the country in 2023. Tonks and Prowse also built Rockfish, the seafood chain that grew from the same harbour — the Seahorse stands apart from it, a single room under its own company, and cooks like it.
Restaurant · Dartmouth→ <1 km
Midday · Restaurant
The Seahorse
Mitch Tonks and Mat Prowse opened the Seahorse on the South Embankment in 2008 and still run it: Brixham-landed fish cooked over charcoal in a room that looks across the Dart, Italian in its instincts, with a roof terrace above. The Observer named it restaurant of the year in 2012, the Good Food Guide its seafood restaurant of the year in 2013, and the National Restaurant Awards placed it 28th in the country in 2023. Tonks and Prowse also built Rockfish, the seafood chain that grew from the same harbour — the Seahorse stands apart from it, a single room under its own company, and cooks like it.
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Afternoon
Studio Dix Neuf
Gallery-atelier on Foss Street in Dartmouth, opened in 2008 to show the work of two resident artists, Lys Flowerday and Gilles Bourlet. Flowerday makes layered mixed-media paintings on paper while Bourlet builds one-off sculptural lamps from assembled found objects; everything shown is handcrafted on-site rather than mass-produced, and the gallery keeps regular Tuesday-to-Saturday hours.
Gallery · Dartmouth→ 6 km
Afternoon · Gallery
Studio Dix Neuf
Gallery-atelier on Foss Street in Dartmouth, opened in 2008 to show the work of two resident artists, Lys Flowerday and Gilles Bourlet. Flowerday makes layered mixed-media paintings on paper while Bourlet builds one-off sculptural lamps from assembled found objects; everything shown is handcrafted on-site rather than mass-produced, and the gallery keeps regular Tuesday-to-Saturday hours.
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Tasting
Sandridge Barton
The vineyard began on the Sharpham estate in 1981, planted by Maurice and Ruth Ash; four decades on, the winemaking moved down the Dart to the Moon family's Sandridge Barton farm — first harvest 2020, visitor centre opened in June 2022 — while the Sharpham Trust turned the old estate over to rewilding. Duncan Schwab, who joined as a vineyard worker in 1992, now runs the winemaking as chief executive, and the 2020 Pinot Noir took the WineGB trophy for best still Pinot Noir in 2023. The cellar door runs from a £15 self-guided tasting to a guided vineyard safari, with the ROAM restaurant on site — lunch most days, dinner Fridays and Saturdays since the summer of 2025 — and holiday rooms to stay in.
Winery · Stoke Gabriel→ 6 km
Tasting · Winery
Sandridge Barton
The vineyard began on the Sharpham estate in 1981, planted by Maurice and Ruth Ash; four decades on, the winemaking moved down the Dart to the Moon family's Sandridge Barton farm — first harvest 2020, visitor centre opened in June 2022 — while the Sharpham Trust turned the old estate over to rewilding. Duncan Schwab, who joined as a vineyard worker in 1992, now runs the winemaking as chief executive, and the 2020 Pinot Noir took the WineGB trophy for best still Pinot Noir in 2023. The cellar door runs from a £15 self-guided tasting to a guided vineyard safari, with the ROAM restaurant on site — lunch most days, dinner Fridays and Saturdays since the summer of 2025 — and holiday rooms to stay in.
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Stay the night
Waterfront House
Waterfront House stands on South Embankment directly overlooking Dartmouth harbour, run by owners Jon and Julie across five ensuite rooms named for their outlook, including the Crows Nest and Harbour rooms. Jon's interest in sailing shapes the location choice, with the terrace and several bedrooms looking straight across the river to Kingswear. Every room has been refitted with cotton linens, a coffee machine and a flat-screen television, and a full breakfast is served each morning. Guests can also book the whole house for a minimum seven-night stay rather than individual rooms. The property holds Silver status in the Tourism Excellence Awards and is inspected by Sawdays, alongside a 9.6 out of 10 score on Booking.com.
B&B · Dartmouth
Stay the night · B&B
Waterfront House
Waterfront House stands on South Embankment directly overlooking Dartmouth harbour, run by owners Jon and Julie across five ensuite rooms named for their outlook, including the Crows Nest and Harbour rooms. Jon's interest in sailing shapes the location choice, with the terrace and several bedrooms looking straight across the river to Kingswear. Every room has been refitted with cotton linens, a coffee machine and a flat-screen television, and a full breakfast is served each morning. Guests can also book the whole house for a minimum seven-night stay rather than individual rooms. The property holds Silver status in the Tourism Excellence Awards and is inspected by Sawdays, alongside a 9.6 out of 10 score on Booking.com.
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