Whiddon Autumn Festival
Young world-class singers and players perform vocal and chamber music in the ancient parish churches of the Dartmoor villages around Chagford, with free entry for the under-25s.
A handsome medieval stannary town punching well above its size: serious food, an internationally noted bakery, a Grade I granite church, genuine independent shops, and Dartmoor on the doorstep.
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