Dartington Hall

Acclaimed Author and Folklorist Mark Norman Brings ‘Scooby-Doo’ to Dartington Hall This September

Acclaimed author, podcaster, and folklorist Mark Norman is set to discuss his groundbreaking new book at an event at Dartington Hall this September. Combining academic analysis with one of pop culture’s most memorable names, ‘Zoinks! The Spooky Folklore Behind Scooby Doo’ is set to be published on October 17th by Oak Tree Books and Chinbeard Books.

Norman, a Devon resident and the...

Pandit Comes Home

In his autobiography 'My Music, My Life', the famous Indian musician Pandit Ravi Shankar wrote: "In the summer of 1936, we spent a few months at Dartington Hall, in Devonshire, England, a beautiful, open place. I felt that I was coming close to music and that this music is what I was meant to devote my life to".

It was this reference that inspired New Lion Brewery...

Nine-year-old girl grabbed by man while playing hide and seek

Police are appealing for information after a nine-year-old girl was grabbed by a man while playing hide and seek in the gardens at Dartington Hall.

The incident happened on Saturday afternoon (12 Oct) when the girl was playing near to the donkey statue at Dartington Hall. The girl, from the Totnes area, was approached from behind by a young man who grabbed her arm. She managed to kick...

Allergy Conference aims to improve diagnosis and treatment

Across the globe, cases of allergy are significantly increasing. An estimated 21 million people in the UK now suffer from an allergy, with at least one in three people affected at some time in their lives. In Devon and Cornwall, that equates to around 600,000 people.

A conference hosted by the University of Exeter Medical School will bring together a range of experts in the field to...