Hi I love Sher’s vivid description of the primitive natives and their antiquated systems. !! Don’t be put off !! In comparison with the US all our towns and one city in Devon are designed around the private car. That , if it was me , is the way I would go. Either a hire car or private car and driver . Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Jan 2019, at 19:09, Sher Leetooze <sher.leetooze@gmail.com> wrote: > > Angela is perfectly correct - the public transit in Devon (and many other areas of UK) is absolutely horrid - they should be ashamed to invite visitors to their country. Anyway, a car is definitely the way to go. It would be advantageous to fly into Exeter if you can find an airline that will go there. We used to be able to fly into Exeter with Transat, but not anymore. We fly into another UK airport and take an internal airline down to Exeter - usually Flyby. Then the bus from the airport to downtown goes right past the Exeter Record Office where you can start a preliminary search for your people. Be aware that the archives does not have lunch facilities - vending machines only (Uck!!) There used to be a restaurant across the street that was so expensive we couldn't afford to go inside the door - hamburger and fries £12 - that's nearly $25!!!! > > Car is your best bet but take a bus into Exeter if you are going to the Record Office - finding one's way through the street to the DRO would be tricky by car. > > Then there are private people who take you in their own cars where ever you want to go - they specialize in car tours of their own areas. Do a Google search for "Private tours in Devon" to see a selection. Some one on the list may even respond with some names for you of people they have used in the past. > > Wear your flag pin to identify yourself. People seem to speak more clearly and more slowly if they know you are foreign - the Devon accent is very heavy in those areas you mentioned - difficult to understand them when asking directions and the like. > > Bring your paperwork with you. If you stop someone to ask if they know xxxxx place, you might find they know the people who live there now and would get a great kick out of looking at your work. I've found great people this way - some have become lifelong friends who are constantly still helping me with my genealogy!! > > Don't bring large denomination bills with you - most of these small places have no bank and hesitate to change large denominations in the local shops. £5, £10 and £20 notes are the best. I usually stick with just £5 & £10 notes. > > Good Luck with your trip! > > Sher > > > >> On 1/14/2019 11:35 AM, ANGELA MARKS via DEVON wrote: >> Hi Bill >> >> One piece of advice I always give visitors from the States and Canada: if you're hiring a car, specify an automatic (unless you're used to driving a manual, which I've found few Americans are) >> >> Most car hire companies lease manual transmission cars as standard, but if you're not used to them it can be pretty traumatic, bearing in mind that you'll have a driving seat on the right and you'll be driving on the left of the road! >> >> You'll also be driving on and around Dartmoor, some of the roads aren't great, and in the summer it'll be very busy. >> >> You'll need a car, there are no longer any train services to any of the places you mention. Chudleigh has an hourly bus service to Newton Abbot (mainline rail station), but Bridestowe has a less frequent service (roughly every 2 hours) from Okehampton, while Dunsford has a two hourly service from Exeter or Moretonhampstead going the other way. >> >> Have a good visit >> >> Angela in Exmouth >> >> >> >> ----Original message---- >> From : devon@rootsweb.com >> Date : 14/01/2019 - 15:02 (GMT) >> To : devon@rootsweb.com >> Cc : ncswufpack@yahoo.com >> Subject : [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon >> >> All, >> I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame. Can anyone provide guidance? For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance? Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. >> Thanks in advanceBill >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

My husband and I also want to travel to Devon, and also Cornwall, (and also interested in visiting Wales) so I am paying close attention to this thread. We are already touring elsewhere this July, so if we come this year, it would have to be May or September, or we'll wait until 2020 summer. I'm assuming that earlier than May or later than September would be cold weather. I recall 5 days in May of 1980 in London when we took my parents and we all were bundled up to our chins in cold rain. We are experienced travelers having lived / worked 20+ years overseas (1976-end of 1996) touring and driving before and after our annual repatriation trips to the USA. We live now in North Carolina, still travel, BUT no longer wish to drive ourselves around, having done enough driving in our younger years in Europe, and in Ireland and Scotland on the 'wrong' side of the road, lol. If forced to drive, we learned to drive first a Manual transmission, and drove manual even up and down dunes in the desert, but now we are spoiled to power steering. We may have the soul of an 18 year old, but we are in our mid-70s. "Everything works" but more slowly, lol. We are NOT hikers, but can walk around a small town at an unhurried pace. We now avoid US Interstates when possible, so no way do we want to drive on the Motorway / main highways. I do wish our favorite motorcoach tour company (Collette) would organize a tour, as their guides are very well informed. We've toured 3 times already with them and have booked a 4th tour in July 2019 to Germany, taking our two granddaughters. I was hoping for some good local tour companies in Devon area. Of course, a private tour would be great but likely more costly than a small group tour of perhaps a dozen or so people. Sounds like a good business possibility for some enterprising folks I see Bristol mentioned as a closer airport than Heathrow or Gatwick that makes it easier to get to Devon / Cornwall / and maybe Wales. But I see that public transport isn't something on which we can depend, so looks like a 'private' driver / tour is our only real option. . I have seen some 5 day tours out of London, but that's not enough time to have a good visit to specific destinations, nor to check for any records on my SKEMP (Scamp), WIDLAKE and BENNETT family that lived in Barnstaple and area. One cousin has in his possession the memoirs from Paschal Widlake Skemp who settled in Wisconsin, and he mentions Cornwall where the family lived for awhile. These are lines on my father's side, and I've thoroughly Y-DNA tested my brother (Robert Walter Williams...old WILMS / WILLEMS surname) plus I've Family Finder tested myself (Audrey Harriet Williams), and am now participating in the DEVON project at FTDNA. Some stayed in Devon, but my line of SKEMPs left and immigrated in the mid 1800s, some going to NY and staying, some going to Minnesota and Wisconsin, and mine going first to Chicago area of Illinois prior to going to Dubuque, Iowa Maybe we should just pick a few locations we want to see...Barnstaple, High Bray maybe, Sommerset, Exerter and ?....(Recommendations welcome ) and we hope for a couple locations in Wales. That way we could book ourselves into a B&B, inn or small hotel (private bath hopefully) for maybe 3 nights in each location and hope to find a way to get around. It sounds like we might have to rent a car in order to get around, but that is not our preference. I am glad to see that there is excellent coach service from Bristol to Exeter & Plymouth. If I don't see any other suggestions, I will persist and see what I can find. I will be hopeful that somebody has lodging or driver suggestions. -----Original Message----- From: tjleaman@gmail.com [mailto:tjleaman@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 2:20 PM To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: [DEV] Re: Genealogy Travel to Devon If you fly into Bristol, there is an excellent coach service from the airport to Exeter & Plymouth- in Exeter it stops right by the record office at Honiton Road Park & Ride. It is "Falcon" run by Stagecoach. Use the Park & Ride bus to get into Exeter City Centre even if not going to the Record Office on that day as the Falcon doesn't go into the City. Falcon runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There is now a small cafe in what used to be the main computer room at the Record Office. Terry On 14-Jan-19 19:09 PM, Sher Leetooze wrote: > Angela is perfectly correct - the public transit in Devon (and many > other areas of UK) is absolutely horrid - they should be ashamed to > invite visitors to their country. Anyway, a car is definitely the way > to go. It would be advantageous to fly into Exeter if you can find an > airline that will go there. We used to be able to fly into Exeter > with Transat, but not anymore. We fly into another UK airport and > take an internal airline down to Exeter - usually Flyby. Then the bus > from the airport to downtown goes right past the Exeter Record Office > where you can start a preliminary search for your people. Be aware > that the archives does not have lunch facilities - vending machines > only (Uck!!) There used to be a restaurant across the street that was > so expensive we couldn't afford to go inside the door - hamburger and > fries £12 - that's nearly $25!!!! > > Car is your best bet but take a bus into Exeter if you are going to > the Record Office - finding one's way through the street to the DRO > would be tricky by car. > > Then there are private people who take you in their own cars where > ever you want to go - they specialize in car tours of their own areas. > Do a Google search for "Private tours in Devon" to see a selection. > Some one on the list may even respond with some names for you of > people they have used in the past. > > Wear your flag pin to identify yourself. People seem to speak more > clearly and more slowly if they know you are foreign - the Devon > accent is very heavy in those areas you mentioned - difficult to > understand them when asking directions and the like. > > Bring your paperwork with you. If you stop someone to ask if they > know xxxxx place, you might find they know the people who live there > now and would get a great kick out of looking at your work. I've found > great people this way - some have become lifelong friends who are > constantly still helping me with my genealogy!! > > Don't bring large denomination bills with you - most of these small > places have no bank and hesitate to change large denominations in the > local shops. £5, £10 and £20 notes are the best. I usually stick > with just £5 & £10 notes. > > Good Luck with your trip! > > Sher > > > > On 1/14/2019 11:35 AM, ANGELA MARKS via DEVON wrote: >> Hi Bill >> >> One piece of advice I always give visitors from the States and >> Canada: if you're hiring a car, specify an automatic (unless you're >> used to driving a manual, which I've found few Americans are) >> >> Most car hire companies lease manual transmission cars as standard, >> but if you're not used to them it can be pretty traumatic, bearing in >> mind that you'll have a driving seat on the right and you'll be >> driving on the left of the road! >> >> You'll also be driving on and around Dartmoor, some of the roads >> aren't great, and in the summer it'll be very busy. >> >> You'll need a car, there are no longer any train services to any of >> the places you mention. Chudleigh has an hourly bus service to Newton >> Abbot (mainline rail station), but Bridestowe has a less frequent >> service (roughly every 2 hours) from Okehampton, while Dunsford has a >> two hourly service from Exeter or Moretonhampstead going the other way. >> >> Have a good visit >> >> Angela in Exmouth >> >> >> >> ----Original message---- >> From : devon@rootsweb.com >> Date : 14/01/2019 - 15:02 (GMT) >> To : devon@rootsweb.com >> Cc : ncswufpack@yahoo.com >> Subject : [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon >> >> All, >> I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time >> frame. Can anyone provide guidance? For example company's to plan, >> schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance? Areas planning to visit >> include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. >> Thanks in advanceBill >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS >> (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal >> RootsWeb community >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS >> (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal >> RootsWeb community > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS > (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community -- Chairman - Devon Family History Society Registered Charity No. 282490 Web site: http://www.devonfhs.org.uk Email address: chairman@devonfhs.org.uk Join from just £12 a year “Devon Family History Society’s strength lies in its local and specialist knowledge” _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Echoing the thoughts of others Bill - Devon will be full of 'grockles' (holidaymakers to non-Devonians) in July.  Also I wouldn't rely on public transport unless you're planning on a leisurely stay. My option would be to hire a car at your arrival airport. If you google Devon tourism you'll find several sites with information about various areas. John On 15/01/2019 2:02 am, Bill Phillips via DEVON wrote: > All, > I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame.  Can anyone provide guidance?  For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance?  Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. > Thanks in advanceBill > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

If you fly into Bristol, there is an excellent coach service from the airport to Exeter & Plymouth- in Exeter it stops right by the record office at Honiton Road Park & Ride. It is "Falcon" run by Stagecoach. Use the Park & Ride bus to get into Exeter City Centre even if not going to the Record Office on that day as the Falcon doesn't go into the City. Falcon runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There is now a small cafe in what used to be the main computer room at the Record Office. Terry On 14-Jan-19 19:09 PM, Sher Leetooze wrote: > Angela is perfectly correct - the public transit in Devon (and many > other areas of UK)  is absolutely horrid - they should be ashamed to > invite visitors to their country.  Anyway, a car is definitely the way > to go.  It would be advantageous to fly into Exeter if you can find an > airline that will go there.  We used to be able to fly into Exeter > with Transat, but not anymore.  We fly into another UK airport and > take an internal airline down to Exeter - usually Flyby.  Then the bus > from the airport to downtown goes right past the Exeter Record Office > where you can start a preliminary search for your people.  Be aware > that the archives does not have lunch facilities - vending machines > only (Uck!!) There used to be a restaurant across the street that was > so expensive we couldn't afford to go inside the door - hamburger and > fries £12 - that's nearly $25!!!! > > Car is your best bet but take a bus into Exeter if you are going to > the  Record Office - finding one's way through the street to the DRO > would be tricky by car. > > Then there are private people who take you in their own cars where > ever you want to go - they specialize in car tours of their own > areas.  Do a Google search for "Private tours in Devon" to see a > selection.  Some one on the list may even respond with some names for > you of people they have used in the past. > > Wear your flag pin to identify yourself.  People seem to speak more > clearly and more slowly if they know you are foreign - the Devon > accent is very heavy in those areas you mentioned - difficult to > understand them when asking directions and the like. > > Bring your paperwork with you.  If you stop someone to ask if they > know xxxxx place, you might find they know the people who live there > now and would get a great kick out of looking at your work. I've found > great people this way - some have become lifelong friends who are > constantly still helping me with my genealogy!! > > Don't bring large denomination bills with you - most of these small > places have no bank and hesitate to change large denominations in the > local shops.  £5, £10 and £20 notes are the best.  I usually stick > with just £5 & £10 notes. > > Good Luck with your trip! > > Sher > > > > On 1/14/2019 11:35 AM, ANGELA MARKS via DEVON wrote: >> Hi Bill >> >> One piece of advice I always give visitors from the States and >> Canada: if you're hiring a car, specify an automatic (unless you're >> used to driving a manual, which I've found few Americans are) >> >> Most car hire companies lease manual transmission cars as standard, >> but if you're not used to them it can be pretty traumatic, bearing in >> mind that you'll have a driving seat on the right and you'll be >> driving on the left of the road! >> >> You'll also be driving on and around Dartmoor, some of the roads >> aren't great, and in the summer it'll be very busy. >> >> You'll need a car, there are no longer any train services to any of >> the places you mention. Chudleigh has an hourly bus service to Newton >> Abbot (mainline rail station), but Bridestowe has a less frequent >> service (roughly every 2 hours) from Okehampton, while Dunsford has a >> two hourly service from Exeter or Moretonhampstead going the other way. >> >> Have a good visit >> >> Angela in Exmouth >> >> >> >> ----Original message---- >>  From : devon@rootsweb.com >> Date : 14/01/2019 - 15:02 (GMT) >> To : devon@rootsweb.com >> Cc : ncswufpack@yahoo.com >> Subject : [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon >> >> All, >> I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time >> frame.  Can anyone provide guidance?  For example company's to plan, >> schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance?  Areas planning to visit >> include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. >> Thanks in advanceBill >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/   and  Devon FHS >> (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> Unsubscribe >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY  Terms and Conditions: >> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal >> RootsWeb community >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/   and  Devon FHS >> (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> Unsubscribe >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY  Terms and Conditions: >> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal >> RootsWeb community > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/   and  Devon FHS > (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY  Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community -- Chairman - Devon Family History Society Registered Charity No. 282490 Web site: http://www.devonfhs.org.uk Email address: chairman@devonfhs.org.uk Join from just £12 a year “Devon Family History Society’s strength lies in its local and specialist knowledge”

Angela is perfectly correct - the public transit in Devon (and many other areas of UK)  is absolutely horrid - they should be ashamed to invite visitors to their country.  Anyway, a car is definitely the way to go.  It would be advantageous to fly into Exeter if you can find an airline that will go there.  We used to be able to fly into Exeter with Transat, but not anymore.  We fly into another UK airport and take an internal airline down to Exeter - usually Flyby.  Then the bus from the airport to downtown goes right past the Exeter Record Office where you can start a preliminary search for your people.  Be aware that the archives does not have lunch facilities - vending machines only (Uck!!) There used to be a restaurant across the street that was so expensive we couldn't afford to go inside the door - hamburger and fries £12 - that's nearly $25!!!! Car is your best bet but take a bus into Exeter if you are going to the  Record Office - finding one's way through the street to the DRO would be tricky by car. Then there are private people who take you in their own cars where ever you want to go - they specialize in car tours of their own areas.  Do a Google search for "Private tours in Devon" to see a selection.  Some one on the list may even respond with some names for you of people they have used in the past. Wear your flag pin to identify yourself.  People seem to speak more clearly and more slowly if they know you are foreign - the Devon accent is very heavy in those areas you mentioned - difficult to understand them when asking directions and the like. Bring your paperwork with you.  If you stop someone to ask if they know xxxxx place, you might find they know the people who live there now and would get a great kick out of looking at your work.  I've found great people this way - some have become lifelong friends who are constantly still helping me with my genealogy!! Don't bring large denomination bills with you - most of these small places have no bank and hesitate to change large denominations in the local shops.  £5, £10 and £20 notes are the best.  I usually stick with just £5 & £10 notes. Good Luck with your trip! Sher On 1/14/2019 11:35 AM, ANGELA MARKS via DEVON wrote: > Hi Bill > > One piece of advice I always give visitors from the States and Canada: if you're hiring a car, specify an automatic (unless you're used to driving a manual, which I've found few Americans are) > > Most car hire companies lease manual transmission cars as standard, but if you're not used to them it can be pretty traumatic, bearing in mind that you'll have a driving seat on the right and you'll be driving on the left of the road! > > You'll also be driving on and around Dartmoor, some of the roads aren't great, and in the summer it'll be very busy. > > You'll need a car, there are no longer any train services to any of the places you mention. Chudleigh has an hourly bus service to Newton Abbot (mainline rail station), but Bridestowe has a less frequent service (roughly every 2 hours) from Okehampton, while Dunsford has a two hourly service from Exeter or Moretonhampstead going the other way. > > Have a good visit > > Angela in Exmouth > > > > ----Original message---- > From : devon@rootsweb.com > Date : 14/01/2019 - 15:02 (GMT) > To : devon@rootsweb.com > Cc : ncswufpack@yahoo.com > Subject : [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon > > All, > I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame.  Can anyone provide guidance?  For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance?  Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. > Thanks in advanceBill > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

I agree with Angela - it's not even so much that Americans don't know how to drive manuals, it's that everything on the manual stick is backwards compared to an American stick shift! I have rented automatics a couple times for my times in Devon - I've always had a pleasant experience. Lora in Wisconsin On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:35 AM ANGELA MARKS via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Bill > > One piece of advice I always give visitors from the States and Canada: if > you're hiring a car, specify an automatic (unless you're used to driving a > manual, which I've found few Americans are) > > Most car hire companies lease manual transmission cars as standard, but if > you're not used to them it can be pretty traumatic, bearing in mind that > you'll have a driving seat on the right and you'll be driving on the left > of the road! > > You'll also be driving on and around Dartmoor, some of the roads aren't > great, and in the summer it'll be very busy. > > You'll need a car, there are no longer any train services to any of the > places you mention. Chudleigh has an hourly bus service to Newton Abbot > (mainline rail station), but Bridestowe has a less frequent service > (roughly every 2 hours) from Okehampton, while Dunsford has a two hourly > service from Exeter or Moretonhampstead going the other way. > > Have a good visit > > Angela in Exmouth > > > > ----Original message---- > From : devon@rootsweb.com > Date : 14/01/2019 - 15:02 (GMT) > To : devon@rootsweb.com > Cc : ncswufpack@yahoo.com > Subject : [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon > > All, > I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame. > Can anyone provide guidance? For example company's to plan, schedule > tours, etc. Websites for guidance? Areas planning to visit include > Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. > Thanks in advanceBill > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS ( > http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS ( > http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Hi Bill One piece of advice I always give visitors from the States and Canada: if you're hiring a car, specify an automatic (unless you're used to driving a manual, which I've found few Americans are) Most car hire companies lease manual transmission cars as standard, but if you're not used to them it can be pretty traumatic, bearing in mind that you'll have a driving seat on the right and you'll be driving on the left of the road! You'll also be driving on and around Dartmoor, some of the roads aren't great, and in the summer it'll be very busy. You'll need a car, there are no longer any train services to any of the places you mention. Chudleigh has an hourly bus service to Newton Abbot (mainline rail station), but Bridestowe has a less frequent service (roughly every 2 hours) from Okehampton, while Dunsford has a two hourly service from Exeter or Moretonhampstead going the other way. Have a good visit Angela in Exmouth ----Original message---- From : devon@rootsweb.com Date : 14/01/2019 - 15:02 (GMT) To : devon@rootsweb.com Cc : ncswufpack@yahoo.com Subject : [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon All, I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame.  Can anyone provide guidance?  For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance?  Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow.   Thanks in advanceBill _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Since you wish to visit Chudleigh I think I would look around the Exeter, Torbay areas. July is school holiday time and prices will rise and accommodation not so plentiful. Devon is very much a tourist area. Chudleigh is not on a railway line but a bus goes that way. Exeter is on two main railway lines it also has the archives and DFHS tree house. Sue Sent from my iPad > On 14 Jan 2019, at 15:02, Bill Phillips via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > All, > I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame. Can anyone provide guidance? For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance? Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. > Thanks in advanceBill > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Really all depends on your interests, how you want to travel via bus or train, all very good. Research, Churches, Cemeteries, Record Offices, etc... https://www.visitbritain.com/ca/en https://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk/ Bon Voyage! Edna - icy sunny Ottawa -----Original Message----- From: Bill Phillips via DEVON Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 10:02 AM To: devon@rootsweb.com Cc: Bill Phillips Subject: [DEV] Genealogy Travel to Devon All, I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame. Can anyone provide guidance? For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance? Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow. Thanks in advanceBill

All, I am just starting to plan a trip from US to Devon for July time frame.  Can anyone provide guidance?  For example company's to plan, schedule tours, etc. Websites for guidance?  Areas planning to visit include Dunford, Chudleigh, Bridestow.   Thanks in advanceBill

I repeat those "thank you " sentiments Terry. A huge thanks to all involved, what a great job. Regards Bev -------------------------------------------------- From: "Terry Leaman via DEVON" <devon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 2:08 AM To: <devon@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Terry Leaman" <terryleaman@tiscali.co.uk> Subject: [DEV] MORE DEVON DATA > Added today to the Members' Area of Devon Family History Society's website > , just over 81,000 cremation entries for EFFORD Crematorium, Plymouth, > available through the surname search. > This marks the end of a very big project to index Weston Mill & Efford

Here here .. invaluable resources and expertise from everyone involved . Thank you all Jane > On 13 Jan 2019, at 16:55, Alice Clarke <FamilyComputer654@outlook.com> wrote: > > Thank you to all those who have worked so hard and Terry for letting us know. Rather emotional for me, so many family members will be there > Best wishes > Alice Clarke > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Thank you to all those who have worked so hard and Terry for letting us know. Rather emotional for me, so many family members will be there Best wishes Alice Clarke

WELL DONE EVERYBODY . AND THANKS . On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 4:09 PM Terry Leaman via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Added today to the Members' Area of Devon Family History Society's > website , just over 81,000 cremation entries for EFFORD Crematorium, > Plymouth, available through the surname search. > This marks the end of a very big project to index Weston Mill & Efford > Cemetery records. A total of over 206,000 entries. > HUGE thanks to all the volunteers involved in this project > Terry > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Added today to the Members' Area of Devon Family History Society's website , just over 81,000 cremation entries for EFFORD Crematorium, Plymouth, available through the surname search. This marks the end of a very big project to index Weston Mill & Efford Cemetery records. A total of over 206,000 entries. HUGE thanks to all the volunteers involved in this project Terry

Thanks for that Terry.. very interesting.. Jane On 11 Jan 2019, at 13:14, Terry Leaman via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Over 76,000 new records have been added to the Find My Past collection of Devon Social & Institutional Records. Search this extraordinarily rich set of records to find paupers and vagrants, apprentices, peddlers and tradesmen. Find out if they got married, were vaccinated against smallpox or got Christmas presents while their father was fighting WW1. Explore more than two centuries of social history to find rare details of the lives of ordinary people.__This collection of records has been gathered by the Devon Family History Society from a wide range of local records covering daily life in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are 132 separate sources mainly covering working life, but also containing a fascinating collection of criminal and poor law records, early local censuses, town lists, photographs and even admission registers for a home for "Friendless and Fallen Girls". > > https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-social-and-institutional-records > > This takes the total of this type of records to over 185,000 > >

A BIG thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard to transcribe, check and in some cases, identify very obscure illnesses in some of the hospital records! Maureen Devon FHS 4019

Thanks very much Terry for these ……...I have quickly flipped through the Glovers and surprise surprise there is no surprise , they are either being done for drunkenness , kicking a ball in the street, bastardy , etc …….except poor Alice who was admitted to the Sanatorium in Meddon St Bideford , aged 6 , weighing a shade under 3 stone on admission and almost 4 stone on discharge , she was in for a year 1914 - 1915 …..

Over 76,000 new records have been added to the Find My Past collection of Devon Social & Institutional Records. Search this extraordinarily rich set of records to find paupers and vagrants, apprentices, peddlers and tradesmen. Find out if they got married, were vaccinated against smallpox or got Christmas presents while their father was fighting WW1. Explore more than two centuries of social history to find rare details of the lives of ordinary people.__This collection of records has been gathered by the Devon Family History Society from a wide range of local records covering daily life in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are 132 separate sources mainly covering working life, but also containing a fascinating collection of criminal and poor law records, early local censuses, town lists, photographs and even admission registers for a home for "Friendless and Fallen Girls". https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-social-and-institutional-records This takes the total of this type of records to over 185,000 Terry

I received, too. However, a posting I did last week didn't post. One posting showed up, but I amended it with a new Subject line and never saw it posted. Might be some glitches in the system. Audrey in North Carolina (SKEMP, WIDLAKE, BENNETs from Devon...mainly Barnstaple, who immigrated mid 1800s to NY, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. My direct line went to Dubuque, Iowa.) -----Original Message----- From: Jane Lucas via DEVON [mailto:devon@rootsweb.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 7:02 AM To: devon@rootsweb.com Cc: Jane Lucas <janelucas@me.com> Subject: [DEV] Undelivered Mail Hello Devon I’m just checking that my post will be delivered. I’ve sent mail to the Yorkshire list which is not delivered. So just checking that some of my other lists work. It’s very quiet on the list.. hope everyone had a good christmas and new year. Jane _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community