On Friday the 3rd June the Umborne community came out in force to celebrate the amazing achievement of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. The event started at 3pm with attendees bringing their own picnic to enjoy while listening to the gentle tunes provided by the Honiton Field Players. The weather […]
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Shute Piers, Shute
Shute Piers, Shute Description: Shute Piers Grade: II Date Listed: 8 May 1967 English Heritage Building ID: 88149 OS Grid Reference: SY2481098466 OS Grid Coordinates: 324810, 98466 Latitude/Longitude: 50.7809, -3.0679 Location: A35, Dalwood, Devon EX13 7QW Locality: Shute Local Authority: East Devon County: Devon Country: England (left click on photos to enlarge and then again […]
Shute House
Shute House, Shute Description: Shute House : Grade 2* Date Listed: 8 May 1967 English Heritage Building ID: 88152 Location: Shute, Devon EX13 7NY OS Grid Reference: SY25569 96978 Shute House is a large country house in a landscaped park. It is currently divided into eight separate freehold properties with a further seven properties at […]
Seaton Junction
Seaton Junction, situated 3 miles west of Axminster and 7 miles east of Honiton, is a railway station – now closed – on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. Originally named “Colyton for Seaton”, the single line station with its William Tite station house, with accommodation for the station master […]
Peter Lea-Cox
Peter Lea-Cox Peter Lea-Cox studied at the Royal Academy of Music in the 60‘s, and then got a teaching job at Oundle School in Northampton for five years, as an assistant music master. From 1973 to 1986 he was on the staff of the Royal Academy of Music where he taught choral conducting, sight-singing, harmony […]
King John’s Oak
King John’s Oak (photos can be enlarged by left clicking on them twice) Grid reference: SY 24060 97381 Latitude: 50.771025 Longitude: -3.0782970 Nearest Postcode: EX13 7QP King John’s Oak is the largest and probably the oldest oak tree in the West Country. It stands in private grounds (owned and managed by […]
Summer Barbecue
Just a quick reminder that our annual Summer Barbecue will be at Umborne Hall on Saturday 11th June from about 6pm onwards. This will be in conjunction with the annual Umborne Ug run which also starts at 6pm. Kimmo and Neville will be cooking their usual superb barbecue food for you to purchase and there […]
Valley Pictures – Helene Buse
A 1941 Baler and stooks on John Broome’s fields – July 2011
Theme Night at the Hall
Our latest social event in the Hall was our Theme Night on Saturday 19th March at 7.30pm.and it attracted 67 local adults. The theme this year – the first such night we have had for two years because there was no hall this time last year! – was P for Party! That meant that the […]
Hall Bookings and Conditions of Hire 2022
UMBORNE HALL Registered charity 283862 Umborne Hall Available for Hire Our lovely Umborne Hall is available for private hire – an ideal venue for parties, weddings, family gatherings, meetings, children’s parties etc. with the most amazing 360 degrees of countryside views, parking, stream-side setting and great indoor facilities. Please contact our bookings secretary Mrs Sheila […]
