There is something about a steam train! We see quite a lot of them passing through Dawlish Warren, but it’s even better to take a trip on one occasionally. From Sandays at Dawlish Warren it is easy to take the standard train to Paignton, and then change to the infinitely more beautiful station next door and travel to Kingswear. Comfortable roomy carriages, the shriek of the whistle and steam billowing; can’t beat it. Not to mention hopping over to Dartmouth on the ferry (included in the ticket) for a few hours. Now is a great time before the Easter rush gets underway!

A drive out to Bicton Botanical Gardens from Sandays is always worth the effort and looking rather lovely at the moment. We go to enjoy the gardens with our dog, but it is a favourite place for families. Indoor & outdoor play areas and lots of space to roam.

A mostly mild start to 2017 in Dawlish Warren. Had a walk up to the point yesterday in weak wintery sunshine, great numbers of birds around at the moment of course. Noticed how green the fields looked around Cockwood and Starcross. We have had a few lovely sunrises and in Sanday’s garden there are lots of shoots and the early flowers like primroses. Some nice reflections too, see pic. There are more people around than usual at this time of year due to the start of the beach management scheme.

The £14 million Dawlish Warren beach management scheme gets underway during January: the Environment Agency and Teignbridge District Council are working together to complete the project by September. The Warren is close to our hearts at Sandays as well very close to us physically so we will be watching the changes day by day and posting news every so often. The dredging phase starting in June should be particularly interesting.

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The Dawlish Celebrates Christmas weekend is getting closer! Why not treat yourself to a weekend away and enjoy all the activities planned. From the carols and light ceremony on Friday evening through to the street markets & entertainment on Saturday and Sunday there is going to be plenty to do and see. We will certainly be going along from Sandays.

Friday 2nd December 2016

Primary school choirs, refreshments and a festive evening are all part of the Dawlish Christmas lights switch on. Many of the shops stay open and everything centres around the bandstand on the Lawns, usually starting around 5pm and lasting up to a couple of hours. Come ready to sing! We always go along from Sandays.

November at St.Paul’s church Starcross

St.Paul’s have a busy November with 3 special events in addition to all the usual services and groups.

Friday 11th November: a concert by Cosgrove & Banks, a new acoustic folk duo.
Saturday 12th November: the popular Westbank charity show takes place at 7pm and
Saturday 26th November: their Winter Warmer with a pew and table top sale .

Starcross Primary School are also busy and invite everyone to their Christmas Fair on Friday 9th December between 3.30pm and 5.30pm.

Starcross is aprox 2 miles from Sandays, or one stop on the train.

Our glorious beach at Dawlish Warren has been rated “excellent” once again after the latest series of tests. The Teignbridge “love your beach” campaign has worked a treat with the result being that our beaches are the cleanest since records began. In addition to the Warren (closest to our front door and our hearts here at Sandays!), Dawlish town, Coryton Cove, Holcombe, Shaldon, and Ness Cove were all rated excellent.