• Added: 9th of November 2008
• Area: Totnes
• Category: Food and Drink

Totnes TQ9 5DA
01803 865846

Divalicious said
Great Butchers!
I love this place – I buy my meat from here on a weekly basis and would never go back to supermarket meat again. The taste and texture of ‘real’ meat, butchered only down the road makes a real difference to the Sunday roasts. Personally I think this place is the best butchers IN Totnes. It is just up from the Plains on Fore street and is a great traditional butchers, with organic and locally sourced meat available plus free range chickens, their own recipe sausages and yummy dry cured bacon.
They also make their own pork scratching which are always helpfully in the window so even when not shopping for meat I sometimes have to dive in and pick up a bag full as they are my secret addiction!
The shop itself is not the biggest but the meat is the highest of quality. The guys who work in there are really friendly and helpful and when I have needed advice or just a good recipe tip, they have been really great. I cannot recommend this place high enough.

• Added: 19th of October 2008
• Area: Torquay
• Category: Restaurants

Torquay TQ1 1EB

Divalicious said
Bianco's Ristorante Italiano
I guarantee you will love your meal here because they have such fresh and perfectly cooked food. they have a daily fish special which is on the chalkboard and depends on the catch of the day from the Brixham trawlers just a few miles away. The main courses start at about a fiver up to twenty quid for the most equisite steak dish, but it is the pasta that is my favourite.. the chef has a gift for it!

• Added: 19th of October 2008
• Area: Exeter
• Category: Restaurants

Exeter EX1 1HJ
01392 494444

Divalicious said
Exotic Eaterie
Went for a meal here with some workmates - sat upstairs in the restaurant bit and LOVED it. We got everything we ordered, freshly cooked and so much of it.. and the staff were friendly and helpful. And I was driving so stayed sober and checked the bill, and it was fine!! No it isn't the cheapest place but its worth every penny cos the food is so good. The whole atmosphere of the place is exotic and takes you away somewhere warm and wonderful.

• Added: 27th of September 2008
• Area: Totnes
• Category: Sports and Leisure

Totnes TQ9 6NG
01803 812040

Divalicious said
Horses for Courses
Anything you could ever possibly want for your horse can be found here at the Red Post Equestrian Centre. They sell everything and anything and specialise in 120 types of horse feed plus supplements, so even the fussiest of horses should be happy. The tack room is beautifully set out and the boot selection kept this girl happy for the longest time. There is nothing nicer than a new pair of shiny leather riding boots! They also have a range of really good outdoor and sporty clothing. The staff are really friendly too and they have a website which has some great photos and plenty of detail on it.

• Added: 27th of September 2008
• Area: Paignton
• Category: Health and Medical

Paignton TQ3 2QY
01803 863446

Divalicious said
Wonderfully relaxing
I really enjoyed my visit here and certainly plan to return! I was treated by a lovely girl who gave me the most amazing hot stone treatment which kept me relaxed for days. The massage was lovely and then the stones just seem to draw out all the tenseness in your whole body. Fabulous!
The therapy rooms are fairly basic but calming and the standard of the treatments more than makes up for the lack of glamour. The prices are really reasonable compared to other places in the bay which is a bonus.
They offer a variety of treatments from aromatherapy, a quick but thorough lunchtime massage. Rieki , reflexology,a range of facial treatments and of course hot stone treatments. They also have a website and you can buy hand made aromatherapy soaps and oils.

• Added: 26th of September 2008
• Area: Pickering
• Category: Sightseeing and Attractions

Pickering YO18 7AJ
01751 473799

Divalicious said
The Age of Steam
I don’t think there is much more magical when you are a child than to go on a real steam train. And this railway appeals to enthusiasts and families alike. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs from Pickering to Whitby, terminating at Goathland some days and running through to the terminus at Grosmont, Whitby on others. It runs for a full 18 miles along the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors and is the longest Steam railway in the UK.
We bought a family rover ticket that was 31GBP for two adults and two children and it enabled us to break our journey as many times as we liked during the day which we took full advantage of. I believe adult rover tickets are around 14GBP to Goathland and 20GBP for the trip to Whitby.

• Added: 24th of September 2008
• Area: York
• Category: Food and Drink

York YO62 6AA
01751 432832

Divalicious said
Organic
I really like this shop. It is like a big general store which smells fabulous. We always shop in there when I am visiting my father in Kirbymoorside. Everything in this place is free range and organic. They use the minimum of packaging and know where everything has been sourced.

Yes, it is very trendy these days but this store and the others have been around for a long time supplying really high quality goods. They now have an online store on their website plus other shops around the area.

They sell everything from the usual fruit and veg and organic wines to gifts, soft drinks, homewares and household cleaning items.

• Added: 24th of September 2008
• Area: York
• Category: Health and Medical

York YO62 6DB
01751 431229

Divalicious said
Two for one!
The first time I went into Towlers Chemists in Kirby Moorside I thought I had gone to the wrong place despite the outside looking fairly innocuous. This place is almost a one off in the United Kingdom. It is one of only two Chemists in the UK that is also an Off-licence! One side of the shop is stocked with all the usual chemist paraphanalia plus they take in prescriptions and then turn the other way and there is a fully licenced off licence with wine beers and spirits for those old enough to purchase them. It’s an unusual arrangement but it obviously works!

• Added: 20th of September 2008
• Area: Paignton
• Category: Arts and Culture

Paignton TQ4 5BY
01803 558273

Divalicious said
cosy Gallery
Knights Gallery is situated in hyde Road which is the main road into Paignton and there is a little parking close by if you are lucky. It is a classy place with some great artwork. They do have a lot of local artists, some very well known, but he has an eclectic mix that should suit most people’s tastes and pockets.
Barry himself is very friendly and obviously loves what he does. I fell in love with a sculpture from a series known as ‘Big is beautiful’. There is a picture of one of the pieces on his wesite which is also worth a browse as it has some beautiful stuff on it. I can’t walk by without stopping and browsing the window and I do have a piece of art on my walls that I bought there.

• Added: 20th of September 2008
• Area: Paignton
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Paignton TQ4 6AJ
01803 551190

Divalicious said
A boys pub
I have been to Henrys a few times. It gets busy during the afterwork period when people pop in for a quick drink before going home. It gets a bit raucous then with people letting off steam. usually guys and only a few girls. The decor is dark and fairly dingy and it is fairly small so gets crowded quickly. In the summer they catch the holiday makers drifting down Torbay road but in the winter its the kind of place you might meet someone for a drink before moving on but not a place to spend the entire evening. They have a pool table that seems continually in use.