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School music tours to North Devon

Miles of sandy beaches
Theme parks, funicular railways, zoos and more
Wide choice of venues

“It’s made the group into an unbreakable family and has had the most profound effect on the confidence of every single one of them.”

Darren Roberts, Mounts Bay Academy, Cornwall

“Club Europe makes organising a tour so easy, I can’t recommend them enough.”

Anthony Chew, Head of Music, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Lancashire

“Club Europe always go the extra mile to ensure that our needs are met.”

James Williams, Llandovery College, Carmarthenshire

“Alahree always understands perfectly what we want and need! Our music tours give our students the best memories of their time at school.”

Jane Werry, Head of Music, Hayes School, Kent

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Fun, sea, music and adventure

North Devon’s breathtakingly beautiful coastline is a wonderful setting for a school music tour. With miles of sandy beaches and hidden coves, lots of theme parks, wildlife parks and things to see and do in the region, you and your young musicians will really feel you are away from the madding crowd on this tour. There is a great choice of venues here from churches, and town halls to community centres and bandstands; all set in picturesque villages and towns across the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks as well as on the coast.

Concerts

Cathedrals, churches, bandstands, town halls and more

Perform in the bandstand of the pretty seaside town of Ilfracombe. Or in one of the historic churches in Barnstaple. Or take your pick from one of the pretty villages or towns in this area who all offer visiting ensembles churches, halls and centres to perform in.

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$Ilfracombe Harbour$

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Sample itinerary

(Choirs)

If you are a different ensemble type, please ask us for a sample itinerary.

Day 1

Arrive at your accommodation centre. Free time to explore the grounds of your rural hostel set on the Hartland Heritage Coast.

Day 2

Spend a day on the coast at Ilfracombe. In the morning visit Watermouth Castle and Theme Park or Ilfracombe Aquarium. Perform an afternoon concert at Ilfracombe bandstand. Then enjoy the rest of the afternoon on Wildersmouth Beach.

Day 3

In the morning visit the picturesque twin villages of Lynton and Lynmouth, take a ride on the dramatic 500ft funicular railway and go for a walk along Blacklands Beach. Afternoon visit to Exmoor Zoo, to see its 175 species of animals, birds and reptiles. (Optional) evening concert at a townhall in a village near Barnstaple.

Day 4

Morning visit to Combe Martin Wildlife Park. Spend the afternoon on the beach at Combe Martin. Evening concert at a church in Barnstaple.

Day 5

Spend the day at Saunton Sands or Croyde Beach. Evening concert in a church in Great Torrington, a small market town nearby.

Day 6

Time to head for back to school. Maybe stop enroute for lunch at the nearby pretty fishing village of Appledore.

Extra activities and excursions

Browse a selection of our favourite activities and excursions.

Watermouth Castle and Theme Park
Ilfracombe Aquarium
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Exmoor Zoo
Combe Martin Dinosaur and Wildlife Park

A Victorian Castle full of eclectic treasures, nostalgic Victorian displays and curios. Highlights include a theme park, including a Big River ride, crazy golf, a maze, spooky dungeons, an underground water show and a chance to fly your own aeroplane on the Junior Aviator.

Ilfracombe Aquarium is an award-winning, all-weather attraction set in the Old Lifeboat House adjacent to Ilfracombe's picturesque and historic harbour. The aquarium offers an amazing insight into the wonders of the aquatic world in North Devon. In carefully recreated natural habitats, the centre provides a home to over 75 species of fish. Leave time to visit the Funky Fish Gift Shop.

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The famous Lynton and Lynmouth funicular Cliff Railway is the highest and the steepest totally water powered railway in the world. Opened in 1890, the Railway connects the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth and provides stunning coastal views.

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Exmoor Zoo cares for 175 species of animals, birds and reptiles. They exhibit many extremely rare captive species such as rusty spotted cats, singing dogs, yellow throated martens and fanaloka. Larger residents include cheetahs, maned wolves, grey wolves, tapirs and bat-eared foxes. The Zoo has the only black leopard on exhibit in the UK. There is also a large lake, home to pelicans, waterfowl and terrapins.

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Set in Combe Martin valley with over 28 acres of spectacular gardens, this Park hosts lions, wolves, sea lions, primates, meerkats, penguins and more. It is well-known for its impressive life sized animatronic dinosaurs.

Where to stay

Popular places to stay.

Stay in a choice of youth-friendly hostels of hotels. Our rural hostel in Hartland is surrounded by unspoilt coastline and has wonderful views towards Lundy Island. It is also just minutes away from the South West Coast Path

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FAQs

Find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.

We accept any group as long as they are used to performing together as an ensemble, even if only to their fellow students and parents. We always ask for a recent recording of your group and we have range of venues on offer that will welcome beginner groups as well as experienced ensembles.

We have drawn up a comprehensive step-by-step Guide to planning a school music tour for first time tourers. This covers all aspects of tour planning from budgeting and fundraising, to choosing the right destination, accommodation and performing venues for your ensemble. Click here to read our Guide.

We work hard to generate excellent attendance at each concert, as we understand that an appreciative audience makes all the difference. We produce eye-catching posters and handbills, which are displayed and distributed in the environs of your concerts. We also advertise your concerts in online and hard copy local What’s On Guides as well as newspapers, by way of press releases. In addition, we invite local dignitaries, music societies and music students to your concerts. Last but not least, we provide you with posters for your concerts, which will be displayed in your coach and placed on your Club Europe poster board at your venue by your tour manager before each concert.