Events
Our upcoming talks, tours, workshops and seminarsDetails of all our upcoming events can be found below.

When the Judge shot the Doctor | 01.06.2023
When the Judge shot the Doctor: Devon's Last Duel. An illustrated talk by Prof. David Pugsley on Thursday, 1st June, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. Sir John Jeffcott, Chief Justice and Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court of Sierra Leone, fatally shot the...

Shilstone House Tour | 13.06.2023
On Tuesday 13th June 2023 at 2:30pm, our resident archaeologist, Abigail Gray, will lead a guided tour of Shilstone House and gardens. Guests will explore the history of the site through its surviving archaeology and rare architectural features before seeing the...

Dartmoor’s Ancient Tracks | 06.07.2023
Dartmoor's Ancient Tracks. An illustrated talk by Emma Cunis on Thursday, 6th July, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. Eric Hemery, Dartmoor’s leading writer, once professed “the ancient tracks serve Dartmoor as do the blood-vessels the body - arteries...

Shilstone House Tour | 11.07.2023
On Tuesday 11th July 2023 at 2:30pm, our resident archaeologist, Abigail Gray, will lead a guided tour of Shilstone House and gardens. Guests will explore the history of the site through its surviving archaeology and rare architectural features before seeing the...

Shilstone’s Historic Garden Tour | 31.07.2023
An opportunity to explore the historic landscape at Shilstone with our resident archaeologist, Abigail Gray, on Monday 31st July 2023 at 2:30pm. Shilstone House occupies a truly exceptional site, at the head of a steep sided valley containing evidence of occupation...

A Short History of Salcombe | 03.08.2023
A Short History of Salcombe. An illustrated talk by Roger Barrett on Thursday, 3rd August, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. The small harbour town of Salcombe near Devon’s southernmost point has always earned its living from the sea. Now a thriving yachting...

Devon in the time of King James I | 07.09.2023
The Norden Survey: Life in Devon in the time of King James I. An illustrated talk by Dr. Des Atkinson on Thursday, 7th September, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. John Norden’s survey from the early seventeenth century contains rich and detailed information...

The Folklore of Devon | 05.10.2023
The Folklore of Devon. An illustrated talk by Mark Norman on Thursday, 5th October, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. The traditional beliefs, customs and stories of a community are frequently, and sometimes subconsciously, passed from generation to generation...

Torquay: A Social History | 02.11.2023
Torquay: A Social History. An illustrated talk by Dr. Kevin Dixon on Thursday, 2nd November, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. Torquay was a popular destination for the rich and privileged of Europe during the Victorian period and it quickly became the centre...

A Tudor Christmas | 07.12.2023
A Tudor Christmas with the Lady Katherine & her Peasant. An illustrated talk by Rosemary Griggs on Thursday, 7th December, 2023 at 7pm in The Devon Rural Archive. Appearing in full period costume as Katherine Raleigh, mother to Sir Walter Raleigh, speaker and...
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