Local & Tourism Information

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Tourism Information

If you are looking for beautiful places to visit and stay in Devon, the

Honiton (visitdevon.co.uk), Visit Devon and Devon Guide websites give you all the information you need.

The 'Coast Meets Country' Project is a joint tourism transformation kickstart project between 5 key East Devon towns. This incredible new opportunity shares resources to help businesses and the local community. Please click on the link for further information and a membership pack: Membership Pack 2024/25

HONITON'S INFORMATION BOARD

ROAD CLOSURES

Road over Roundball Lane Bridge, Honiton - 11.06.25

High Street, Honiton - Temporary Prohibition of Parking - 23.06.25

Northcote Hill, Honiton - 25.06.25

A375, Honiton (from junction with A35 to junction with A373) - 25.06.25

High Street - Junction with Dowell Street to its Junction with Silver Street, Dowell Street with New Street & New Street with the High Street - 28.06.25

Road over Roundball Lane Bridge, Honiton - 02.07.25

Tower Road, Honiton - 07.07.25

Langford Avenue, Honiton - 28.07.25

High Street, Honiton - 29.07.25

Clapper Lane, Honiton - 26.08.25

Prohibition of Parking - Ottery Moor Lane. Honiton - 15.09.25

New Street, Honiton - 15.10.25

DEVON HIGHWAYS

For highways information during severe weather for the Honiton area, click on the link below to view their important updates:-

Highways information for your community during severe weather (govdelivery.com)

GRIT BINS

Devon County Council (DCC) provides a number of Grit Bins across Honiton. Their location can be found by following this link and the DCC map. Should you find a problem with the Grit Bin (eg empty or damaged) please Report that to DCC also using the following page.

Grit Bins map (devon.gov.uk)

FLOODING

Flooding is the responsibility of a range of people and organisations. The Town Council does not have responsibility to prevent or alleviate flooding. Nevertheless, the Council has an Emergency Plan and Flooding specific Action Card. It has also decided to distribute sandbags (provided by and also available from EDDC) and has a small stock of sand at the Beehive, which through prior arrangement, the public can collect.

The Environment Agency informs the Council of Flood Alerts and Flood Warnings together with a map and other information (eg how to prepare for flooding). These can be found at:

Check for flooding in England - GOV.UK (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk)

People can sign up to receive Flood Warnings from the Environment Agency at:

Flood Plan Annex Part 2.pdf (honiton.gov.uk)

DEFIBRILLATORS

To find out where the nearest defibrillator to you is located, you can click on the link below which takes you to the national database website:-

Defib finder – find the defibrillators nearest you.

To use a public defibrillator, you should call 999 during which call they will tell you the code needed to gain access to it (this is to deter vandalism). However, some defibrillators are not registered with the national database and they may require you to follow other instructions in order to unlock them, such as call a specified number on the defibrillator unit itself.

COMMUNITY SERVICES IN DEVON

You may be interested in Community Services in Devon, or you may like to visit the Devon Communities Together Training Hub Programme at http://www.devoncommunities.org.uk/

Click on the following link to view Devon Communities Together Pick 'n' Mix Training Menu http://www.devoncommunities.org.uk/Pages/Events/Category/social-enterprise

Click on the following link for benefits and financial support: https://eastdevon.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/financial-support-and-advice/help-with-household-bills/#article-content

Click on the following link for information from Devon County Council regarding help for people struggling with rising costs of food & energy: More help for people struggling with rising costs of food and energy; be safe and respectful this Halloween and road users reminded to ‘Be Bright, Be Seen’ as clocks go back (govdelivery.com)

A new programme from Devon Communities Together (Community Council for Devon) starting immediately in the new year is offering support for community projects/enterprises. This may be of interest for those with village halls, aspirations for community-run shops, pubs, or even Community Land Trust.

Enterprise Support: New Start Devon Project | Devon Communities Together

Please contact Devon Communities Together direct (via the contact in the link above) if you wish to find out more or express an interest.

HONITON RING & RIDE

Click here for details on Honiton Ring and Ride April-June 2024

LOCAL BUSINESS'S

Searching for local business's is made easy by clicking on the following link: http://www.misterwhat.co.uk/

THE BEEHIVE

The Beehive is Honiton’s Community Complex. For more information on how to book any of the facilities at The Beehive, or for details of events, please go to http://www.beehivehoniton.co.uk/

DEVON & CORNWALL ALERT

Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter - January 2025

REPORT IT

If you need to report a matter or make an enquiry to East Devon District Council regarding recycling, council tax or benefits or a maintenance matter regarding roads/pavements/streetlights to Devon County Council you can do so via the links given below:-

East Devon District Council

Report Vandalism

Report graffiti

Report a Missed Collection

Report abandoned vehicle - East Devon

Report Fly Tipping

Report Dead Animals

Report a Damaged Bus Shelter

Reporting Overgrown Grass

Reporting Suspected Tenancy Fraud

Report Light Pollution

Noise Complaints

Report a Full Litter Bin

Report Drug Dealing - If you have information about drug dealing or other activity where you live, please report it to Devon & Cornwall Police online at www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/intelligence or by calling 101. The information and identity of anyone reporting intelligence to Devon & Cornwall Police is protected, but if you aren't comfortable talking directly to police, you can report anything anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. You can also report through the StreetSafe app for iPhone or Android.

Devon County Council | Services and information for Devon residents

WEATHER

For severe weather warnings and the weather in general for the UK visit the Met Office website on the link given below:-

Weather and climate change - Met Office

Met Office Community Resilience Leaflet

FIND YOUR NEAREST DENTIST

Search for your nearest dentists and find dentists taking on new patients. Find NHS dentists and private dentists with Dentist Near Me:-

Dentist Near Me - Find NHS Dentist & Private Dentists

Queen's Platinum Jubilee Gift of Honiton Lace

In 2022 a well-known local lace maker made an image of the Town Crest in Honiton lace. This was sent to Buckingham Palace in recognition of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as a gift from the town. Honiton Lace was first made in Honiton in approx 1560 and was a great cottage industry in the town until the early 1800's when a net making machine was invented. Queen Victoria gave the industry a great boost in 1839 when she ordered that her wedding dress and veil be made of Honiton lace and her first child Princess Victoria also wore a robe made of Honiton lace for her christening. In previous years the speaker of the House of Commons wore a jabot and cuffs made from Honiton lace.

Honiton Town Councillors sit on the committees of various organisations in the town as representatives of the Council. These organisations are shown below together with a link to their website, if applicable:-

Allhallows Charity

Honiton United Charities

Honiton Chamber of Commerce

Honiton Market Charter Day

Citizens Advice East Devon

Honiton Community Use Building

Dementia Friendly Honiton

Devon Association of Local Councils

Fair Trade Steering Group

Friends of the Glen

Friends of Honiton Station

Honiton & Axminster Community Safety Group