Calves, Churns and Communities
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Calves, Churns and Communities

By Blackdown Hills National Landscape

A fun, family-friendly afternoon exploring local history with cream teas, activities, and more.

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Location

The Garages

Lower Millhayes Hemyock EX15 3TB United Kingdom

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Highlights

  • 5 hours
  • In person

About this event

Come along and join us on Saturday 20 September at the Garages, Heymock for an afternoon of discovery as we explore life in Hemyock 100 years ago. This free event is perfect for all ages, with hands-on activities, fascinating local history, and delicious cream teas.

Discover the stories behind:

  • 🐄 The first Calf Club
  • 🥛 The Milk Factory
  • ⚽ The Recreation Ground and Hall
  • 🕊️ The War Memorial...and much more!

Free family crafts and activities:

  • Decorate a Calf Club Rosette: learn about the Calf Club and make your own colourful award rosette with ribbons and paper.
  • Build a Mini Milk Churn: create and decorate small milk churn to take home.
  • Butter churning demonstration: try shaking a jar of cream to make your own mini portion of butter!
  • Guess the mystery object table
  • Farm yard play trays for younger children

Refreshments available - cream teas served from 2pm

Drop-in event, but let us know you're coming by reserving a ticket!

This event is part of the Blackdown Hills Landscape Festival of Heritage 2025.

Organised by

Blackdown Hills National Landscape

The Blackdown Hills National Landscape partnership works to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the this protected landscape. We provide information about the local history and natural environment, involve people and organisations in looking after the landscape, and encourage people to visit and enjoy the area.

The Blackdown Hills National Landscape (the new name for the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) is a tranquil and relatively isolated landscape, on the border of Devon and Somerset. The area is rich in wildlife and heritage. For many, it epitomises the English countryside, with hedgerows and copses, small farms with intricate field patterns, deep valleys and narrow, winding lanes.

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Sep 20 · 12:00 GMT+1