Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all will be heading to the annual Widecombe Fair on 14^th September! 

Head to Widecombe-in-the-Moor for a fun-filled annual event that truly offers all the fun of the fair. The gates will open at 9am and the day will be packed with traditional activities, sights and competitions that will draw visitors from all over the country.

Guests of Dartmoor holiday cottages will not want to miss the famous event, especially as entry is just £7 for adults and free for children under 16.

The winner of July's writing competition is Dorothy Tiernan, from London, who visited Newquay in Cornwall with her husband after her trip to India was cancelled by the Icelandic eruptions.

For her husband on leave from Afghanistan this became a holiday to remember for all the right reasons... 

Those lucky enough to be enjoying a holiday in Watergate Bay next month will be treated to a rare sight along the shoreline!

The beautiful Watergate Bay beach will play host to Veuve Clicquot Polo on 16^th September, with free admission to the public.

Watergate Bay’s golden beach will be the setting for an evening game of Veuve Clicquot Polo, and the match is sure to be a spectacular sight. More than twenty ponies and a selection of the sport’s top players will play on a small pitch close to spectators, making an exhilerating spectacle for visitors to Watergate Bay.

Blue Chip Vacations will launch its brand new website this week, with a stylish new design and easy-to-use search tools to help visitors choose their perfect luxury self-catering holiday.

The new-look site includes an updated booking and payment system to make arranging your holiday quick and simple. Why not search our properties and take advantage of the sleek new property listings format?

Of course all of your favourite features will remain on the new website, so finding your way around the new version will be easier than ever. Watch this space to see the impressive new site as soon as it arrives!

The tranquillity of Badham Farm, near Looe, is set to be shattered this September as steam trains whistle through the peaceful valley beside it!

Vintage Trains will mark the 175^th anniversary of Great Western Railway with two special events on 19^th and 26^th September - which will see steam trains run along the line directly behind Badham Farm.

This will be the first time steam trains have operated on this original branch line for nearly half a century.  The events, on two consecutive Sundays, will mean that lucky guests of Badham Farm will have the opportunity to board the steam train at Causeland Station as it journeys between Liskeard and Looe.

Internationally renowned and claimed to be the richest living artist to date, Damien Hirst is no stranger to controversy.

Visitors to the Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, in Torquay, now have the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with his controversial 1995 Turner Prize winner “Mother and Child, Divided” featuring  a cow and calf suspended in formaldehyde.

Forming part of the TAMED contemporary art exhibition, this truly unique exhibit is certain to leave visitors literally divided and is open daily until the 30^th August 2010. Entry is free.

Plymouth’s skies will be ablaze on 10th and 11th August as the city hosts the Plymouth Firework Championships from Plymouth Hoe.

Six of the UK’s finest firework companies will set the sky alight as they compete to win the championships, creating a spectacular event for those on Plymouth holidays on 10th and 11th August this year.

The displays will start around 9.30pm each evening, and there will be entertainment – including a fairground – on Plymouth Hoe.  

The winner of June’s writing competition is Stephanie Sawyer from Oxford who stayed at High Gables and booked a trip on the Round Robin tour to Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes. 

Stephanie has snapped up a prize of a £50 Marks & Spencer voucher, as well as the chance to win a break in one of Blue Chip Vacation's most luxurious holiday properties. 

Torbay, on the English Riviera, will see its sheltered waters come alive with activity for the Torbay Sailing Regatta in August. The annual Torbay Sailing Week will take place between Friday 20th and Wednesday 25th August.

The fun-filled regatta will include many events and activities throughout Torbay - in Torquay, Paignton and Brixham – so those on well-timed Torbay holidays will be treated to various displays and spectacles!

Torbay’s excellent conditions for sailing make it the perfect location for the annual regatta, and those who prefer to enjoy the festivities from dry land will have plenty of opportunity to watch the thrilling races from various locations throughout the Bay.  

Anyone who has ever visited the picturesque Devon seaside town of Brixham will be only too aware that it has many secret sides just waiting to be explored. Well now this status has been officially confirmed within the June edition of Lonely Planet’s “5O New Travel Secrets” feature.