Dawlish Town Council
The Manor House, Old Town Street, Dawlish, Devon EX7 9AP
Tel: 01626 863388
Email: townclerk@dawlish.gov.uk

Visitors' Book

Keith Holland
just spent a day in Dawlish for the first time. Liked the town but felt the need to remark upon: poor state of the railway footbridge (the railway is a fine feature of the town - enhance it) too many pigeons weed in river detracts from another nice feature
31/7/11

Mike Cullington
Having recently passed through Dawlish for the first time ever, and stopped a few hours, I felt a desire to comment on the railway eyesores. I find it difficult to believe that the Town Council has allowed those responsible to get away with allowing the station and viaduct to deteriorate so badly, especially as they form such a focal point in the town! I note that some work is being started in September - too late for this holiday season!
30/6/11

vanessa robinson
I'm looking for an old friend who will be about 50 years old now.Her name was Tracey Patrick (perhaps she's married now?)She moved to Dawlish Warren in 1974/75 from Chesham,Buckinghamshire.She had a sister. Her parents owned a very old fashioned sweet shop(wooden counters and floor) and they lived above it,can't remember the address now.They loved horses too if that rings any bells !If anyone knows her perhaps you could ask her to contact me via Facebook...Vanessa Robinson(nee...Gilbert)as i would love to catch up with her!Thanks
16/6/11

Howard Almond
Thought I'd be the first to put something in this year. Hope that the newly elected council make some of the decisions necessary to re-invigorate this fast declining town. Good luck to you all.
11/5/11

Iraida Grisson
Please visit my Regards
12/11/10

sarah darby
we came to dawlish this year, the first time we had been here, really beautiful place, we all enjoyed it and will definatly be visiting dawlish next year.
21/10/10

Garry
I had not visited dawlish for some 40+ yrs & was suprised to see how much the town & area has deteriared Ie the Railway Station paint faided & rusting, Buildings looking shabby I eas Quite-Taken-A-Back
27/9/10

Kitty L
Been to Dawlish on holiday this week - can anyone tell me if the Black swan chicks due on 22nd sept have hatched out yet?
24/9/10

Darren M
Love this town been going there the last 7 years always wanted to live there, so hopefully moving there in 3years time I live in manchester at the moment
7/6/10

David Schneider
A lovely town to visit
27/6/09

Mr J M Hobbs
Beautiful town, Shame about the railway Station footbridge looking so tatty for all to see,
5/6/09

paul arrowsmith
lived in dawlish moved away i might move back its a lovely little town
25/2/09

Carol
As we are about to move to Dawlish from Sheffield, I find this site very informative and helpful. I can't wait to live there!
17/9/08

Patrick A Gooding
Excellent site with easy to find and relevant information
26/8/08

Teresa (Terry) Smith
Your site is very good. Been going to Dawlish on and off for thirty-nine years. Got lovely memories (my Gran lived in Exeter). Introduced the place to my boyfriend and he fell in love with it. I live in Leeds, but if I won the lottery I would be in Dawlish to buy a house before the ink had even dried on the cheque.
12/6/08

craig warwick
Dawlish is a good place the people are well manned and kind not like where i live i am come to dawlish aug i think for 1 week
11/6/08

Mike Hanson
We always enjoy visiting Dawlish,a stroll round the town sets us up for our Devon Holiday, or for our journey back home. Usually with a cornish pastie or two!
26/4/08

Teresa Russ
Super thanks, daughter started at Exeter Uni in October, wanted to take her somewhere on a day out!!
29/1/08

PICARDI GIOSUE
ho soggiornato li 2 anni fa molto bella la citta
28/10/07

Lynne Yorke-Davies
as I am coming back to Dawlish for a holiday on Sept 15 2007 it was really good to read up on the history of one of my favorite places, the web-site is very well done and packed with information about the local area, I cant wait to see it all again!
11/9/07

Dorothy
Had a wonderful day today. The air show, the people, the cleanliness of the toilets, the organisation. A perfect, perfect day thank you to all concerned.
16/8/07

Simon Fish
have been visiting dawlish for 23 years, even had our honeymoon there. normaly stay at warren holiday center ( now hazelwood park ), kids love it. coming back end of july, hope we have some good weather.
16/7/07

Jean Varney
Excellent and informative website and fell in love with Dawlish the first year I visited - many thanks
6/6/07

Ross Wilcox
Visiting Dawlish for the last 2 weeks in June this year. Can't wait and hope that it is a lovely as it has been for the last 24 years! The local people are very friendly and always willing to go that extra step to help. Can't wait!
5/6/07

Wendy Bennett
Very useful and covers everything I would imagine that would need to be known.
10/2/07

martin hitchcock
Dawlish is great
2/2/07

Dawlish Museum Society
Remembering Dawlish Have you got a good reason to remember a visit to Dawlish? If so, Dawlish Museum are looking for your holiday memories for a new display in 2008. Please send your memories whether momentous or fantastic, life changing or just downright funny to us. dawlish@devonmuseums.net Barton Terrace Dawlish EX7 9QH Tel 01626 888557
24/1/07

Mr & Mrs D Knowles
Excellent website, just as the management of the town is.
4/1/07

cecil denmead
many happy memories of childhood recalled on your site.where did that train vanish in the cliff ? happy days.
12/7/06

Thomas Denholm
what a nice place have been going to dawlish for 16years every summer best caravan site is smugglers inn caravaning what a place
1/7/06

Jean Goodman
found the web site really interesting when I visit Devon I will certainly visit Dawlish after looking at this page
19/5/06

Peter Harry
Having been ejected from the Finance and General Purposes Committee 18th May 2006. I was pleased to have witnessed first hand Totalitarian Democracy. I live to fight another day. The author was asked to leave a Town Council committee meeting as his behaviour became disruptive to proceedings on 18 May 2006.
19/5/06

dani
hi im coming down to dawlish for easter and i am really looking forward to it! xxx
12/4/06

Mark, Sue Stokes
very helpful guide prior to a visit
2/4/06

barry millar
very good will be coming to dawlish again in august for our holiday
13/2/06

Jan Shedden (nee Dowden)
Hello I have been researching ancestors and have discovered great, great, great grandparents Sarah & Thomas Dowden lived in Dawlish at 114 Church St according to the 1851 census. What a lovely town - I hope to visit sometime in the future
2/1/06

Graham Burchell
You can now hear Graham Burchell read his award winning poem, Dawlish Water on the author's website. http://www.wump.net
4/11/05

Dave Timson
I lived at 52 High Street Dawlish, moved to Tresco, Shutterton Lane, then to Australia in 1955. Great to see the old town, still in its glory, but what a shame that Dawlish Warren has been violated. I guess that's progress, but I prefer to remember it as it was in its natural state before the pie stalls took over. I had a paper round in Dawlish, starting from Boons newsagency in The Strand, which I completed before catching the train to Exeter St David, thence to Exeter tec' on the Honiton bypass. I believe the school no longer exists. Great to relive my younger years through your site, I've enjoyed the journey. No, I've never returned to England and I doubt that, at 66, I ever will, but the memories of Dawlish and The Warren are strong. Thanks for a great site.
2/11/05

Karen
I used to visit Dawlish as a young girl with my family and loved to go back every year. The last time I went down there was 3 years ago and it had hardly changed. I remember sitting on the station with my dad while he spotted trains! We had a self catering flat right next to the railway line and it was exciting to see and hear the trains at night. I hope to visit either this year or next year, but now have a dog and find it difficult to accommodate him.
28/9/05

Torbjorn G
I left my heart in Dawlish when i was an exchange student many years ago. I will revisit this beautiful town some day
22/9/05

Peter Finney
Although we have only been coming to Devon for 3 years, we find Dawlish a wonderfully peaceful and friendly place, we will be back on the 17 September 2005 for a fortnight.
11/9/05

Ian Dixon
Found this web site while surfing! am a former resident of Dawlish, lived there for thirty years, I now live in Vancouver, Canada, I just wanted to congratulate Geoff Wills on his election victory, I knew Geoff when I lived in Dawlish and I know he will make a wonderful councillor, Well done Geoff
30/6/05

Graham Burchell - Children's Author
Graham Burchell, children's author and poet, runner up in the 'Into Africa' International poetry contest 2005, who lives in Dawlish with his mother for one twelfth of the year and eleven twelfths in Houston, Texas, has recently entered a poem entitled 'Dawlish Water' in other prestigious competitions. Contact Graham at authorburch@yahoo.com for a read. Or check his website. Details of the 'Into Africa' win, judged by reknowned poet Roger McGough at www.education-action.org/news_poetry.htm
27/6/05

Sue Marsom
Congratulations to Dawlish Town Council and the officers at The Manor House for an excellent Web site.I am the manager of a Language School based at The Manor House in the summer teaching English to students from other countries and we recommend the Web site to all their parents.This year we celebrate 25 years in Dawlish.
10/5/05

Harold Walker
looks like a beautiful place
28/4/05

Mervyn Jones, Mayor, Lostwithiel Town Council
This is an excellent example of how to establish a web site. Well set out, ample information, concise where necessary. I looked at your site to seek an example of how one should appear, as we at Lostwithiel are about to embark on the creation of our own site. name :
13/4/05

Mary Beth
Your town is so beautiful...the pictures are exquisite... if I could visit anyplace I wanted to, it would be Dawlish
27/1/05

Malcolm Biddulph
I look forward to visiting you in the summer and then I can comment with authority
12/1/05

J Ley
Congratulations on a helpful, easy to read and attractive site. It is accessible and provides many useful features including a fabulous map! Well done DTC!
6/12/04

Sandra
Hello! I`m Sandra from Germany, View years ago my name was Sandra Großkopf! Few years ago in the beginning of the 90s I was very often in Dawlish and I was living in a great Family calls Juli and Colin Stoneman who had lived in Gatehouse Rise. Now I lost his adress and telefonnumber. They moved to france in the middle of the 90s but they have had 2 childrens Christopher and Samantha. Samantha was at the comprehensive school in Dawlish, Christopher I don`t know but what I know is, that Christopher is a dad of maybe 2 childrens. So if someone who know this people or someone how has the telephonnumber of one of this people please let me know. Cause I miss them a lot! Now I also have 2 children and a nice husband and really I wanna talk to my "summerparent`s" again. I miss them a lot all these years. Sorry about my bad english but I have had forgotten so much of the english language. So please think about my questions and me.
29/10/04

David Phillips
Absolutely love Dawlish. I bring my BB Company here fom Belfast for summer camp as often as possible.
10/9/04

Philip Davies
Excellent Web Site production, very informative
31/7/04

Edwin Thompson
I must congratulate you on the excellence of your site
3/7/04

Cherie Holmwood
I am now just waiting to visit Dawlish, for your "tour" made it a must on our next trip to the UK
5/4/04

Fraser
Excellent site, very useful. Thankyou.
11/1/04

Amelia Sgroi
I am a GCSE student, studying Dawlish for my coursework, this site has helped me obtain very useful information about Dawlish and gain a good coursework grade. Thank you
7/1/04

Joan Mellet
I work for a language organisation in Lyon, France. We have a language school in Dawlish for children aged 11 to 17. I find your site very informative, pretty and interesting. I automatically give this site address to the parents who send their children to Dawlish so they can see where their child will be staying.
11/12/03

Frank Boyne
This website is great
25/11/03

Mike Pittendrigh
Fortunate enough to have access to a house in Dawlish during the summer (in fact all year round). Enjoy the scenery, the people and the wonderful weather we have always encountered in Dawlish during our family holidays. Keep up the good work as you have a wonderful asset in the beautifully kept town.
25/10/03

Ian Dixon
Hi, I lived in Dawlish for thirty years leaving in 1999. I now live in Vancouver British Columbia Canada, it was lovely to visit your web site and look at the town in which I grew up
8/10/03

m.j.sweet
Very well run town with plenty to do for visitors. Clean streets with no litter about. Right balance of shops. No need to travel any further as you have it all
5/9/03

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