Don’t miss brand new arts event The Tale in Torbay this September. The Tale will guide you on a journey of discovery around the coastal area of Torbay – from the streets of Torquay, through hidden coves and historic harbours, to the quarry of Berry Head Nature Reserve. Along the way, you’ll encounter artworks and performances by artists of international…
NEW PARKING SYSTEM AT BERRY HEAD CAR PARK
The new system has been installed for one week now. It is a pay-on-exit system, but it doesn’t have barriers; instead the camera recognises your number plate and the machine tells you the correct fee when you come to leave the car park.
There have been a few teething issues with number plate recognition,…
NEW PAY-ON-EXIT PARKING SYSTEM AT BERRY HEAD!
Our landlords the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust have terminated the Berry Head Car Park contract from Premier Park and are imminently getting a new “pay-on-exit” parking system from a different provider. This is a great solution where nobody has to rush back to the car, nobody gets overcharged and nobody will inadvertently receive…
Lucy and Dani have been at it again – here is our new summer specials board! Which will you try first??
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The Friends of Berry Head are holding a photo competition, in order to produce a 2018 calendar featuring photos of our beautiful headland. All the proceeds from the sale of this calendar will be spent on projects to improve and enhance the headland for visitors (the current project is a defibrillator; last year the friends contributed to a new guillemot…
This summer we’ll be opening late on Friday evenings, starting on May 26th. Some of these evenings will involve special food themes but initially rather than the themed restaurant evenings we’ve tried in the past, we are simply staying open late with a reduced food menu. Where could be nicer than Berry Head for a beer in the sunshine after…
How many of our suppliers do you know? Nearly all of them are based within 25 miles of Berry Head.
Milk, cream and cheese – supplied by Dartmouth Dairy from several local dairies
Free Range Eggs – supplied by Dartmouth Dairy from a farm near Newton Abbot
Duck Eggs – supplied from Lloyd Maunder in Brixham, from Devon ducks
Sausages – Westaways, Newton Abbot
Ham…
We were delighted to host two weddings on consecutive days in April.
The charming Yomi and Nick Stafford came across the Guardhouse during holidays in Brixham. They were looking for an informal venue in the area for a celebration after their ceremony at Torre Abbey and asked if we could help. We organised canapes, a huge Paella, cakes from our lovely…
April was a busy month on the headland, with Easter holidays and lovely sunshine. We enjoyed two fun fundraising events which were boosted by the number of people around.
Wear a Hat Day is an annual national event organised by Brain Tumour Research. This year our customers wholeheartedly got involved, and by wearing a silly hat the money from their drinks…
You may have heard about the exploits of the South Devon Humpback, which was swimming around near Blackpool Sands and Slapton Lea for a month earlier in the spring… Well imagine our excitement to arrive at the cafe one Sunday morning and meet a group of bird watchers who had just watched it travel along the southern side of the…