Castle Retreats

Devonian folklore. Castle Annexe is available to stay over should you wish to attend this fascinating event. We are looking forward to discovering Devonian folklore... Torquay Museum is a 10 minute drive or allow 30 minutes to walk from Castle Retreats. We recommend a 3 night stay over to make the most of all the locality has to offer!

📣 Fundraising event for the Museum on Saturday 27th of January!

Museum Society invites you to an afternoon event 'The Folklore of Devon' presented and performed by Jim Causley and Mark Norman. Join us for an entertaining mixture of folk songs, legends and customs.

🎟 Tickets are £10 and can be purchased via Art Tickets: bit.ly/FolkloreDevon

🫖 The Museum Cafe and Bar will be open for refreshments before the event and during the interval.

Jim Causley is a folk-singer, award winning songwriter, musician, proud Devonian and all-round entertainer, while Mark Norman is a folklorist, the curator of the Devon Folklore Library and also the current folklore recorder for the Devonshire Association. This will be a memorable, informative and entertaining afternoon!

ℹ️ This event is a fundraiser for Torquay Museum, arranged by Torquay Museum Society.

Starlink is coming and we are VERY excited 👏

Our sheltered coast can be enjoyed year-round. 🌴 🛶

Discover more: 👉 https://bit.ly/36UkmHu

📍 Elberry Cove, Brixham
📸 Torquay Water Sports

We love the Yarn Fairies, sprinkling their magic around St Marychurch 😍.
We have a little fund going to help fund their wool. For every night booked with us, a small donation is generating a wool fund. We really are blessed in St Marychurch and Babbacombe with a truly exceptional community... 💖😍🤍💝

Ready to welcome new year guests!

We aim to continuously improve, providing robust WiFi is next on our list!

We have enjoyed the pleasure of perfect guests snuggling in to the castle annexe over Christmas and New Year... 💖😃🤍

Stunning local photos....

With cosy, quirky accommodation especially for up to two adults only with one ground floor, dog friendly Castle Annexe and the first floor Castle Nest available soon.

We just can't resist capturing the glorious full moon, shyly making her way to St Mary's...
Photo taken from Castle Courtyard Reteats... 🌌🌕

We are still feeling Christmasy...

A perfect day to snug inside a Christmasy, cosy castle annexe whilst the wind and rain batters the outside world....

Welcome to winter
It's ok to hibernate, to rest - it's nature, it's natural...

Come to stay, whilst photographing the aweinspiring South West and enter this photographic competition - you could win another stay!

Photography Competition - South West Coast Path Photography Competition The South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open! We are thrilled to announce that Great Western Railway have come on board as the gold sponsor of the South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year competition and will support a large-scale exhibition in th...

The Annexe is Christmas ready 🎄

Newly decorated to include the stunning (and slightly eccentric) wallpaper in the lounge, and a more relaxing and tranquil style in the bedroom.

We're fully booked over Christmas and New Year, but why not book in for a little retreat or long weekend away in 2024 ✨

Calling photography lovers - have a look at this wonderful opportunity...

🥁Big Drum Roll...........
We have some exciting news to share!

Great Western Railway GWR have come on board as the gold sponsor of the South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year competition and will support a large-scale exhibition in summer 2024!

We are looking forward to working with GWR to promote sustainable transport, connecting the trail by rail, and help improve access to one of the region’s most valuable natural assets, the Coast Path.

Partnering with GWR to present a photography exhibition is a new way for the charity to reach a wider audience and highlight the awe-inspiring coastal landscapes that can be discovered when adventuring along the Coast Path.

The overall winner will earn the coveted title of South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year and guaranteed inclusion in the exhibition, PLUS a £500 voucher towards a luxury holiday in in the South West thanks to competition supporters

📆 Entries close on 31 January 2024!
There are five categories:
📷Your Path
📷 Nature
📷 Urban Lines
📷 Climate Change
📷 Sky Shot
PLUS
📷 Young Photographer of the Year Award

The competition is free to enter and open to everyone.

For more details and how to enter: ➡️ https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/photographer-of-the-year

📷 Yellow Matilda
📍Lulworth Cove

Castle Nest, available from the new year.