• Savour the season – With fresh, locally caught Devon crab salad, Eton mess and Salcombe ices Read more
• Golden balls – England’s World Cup hopes may be over but Andrew Strauss and the boys are hopeful of a “golden generation” on the cricket pitch. Watch the Elephant’s Nest Cricket Club follow in their footsteps Read more
• Staying out for the summer – Enjoy Dartmoor’s finest for free, from swimming wild in the ice cold rivers to sunsets and stargazing from the top of the tallest tors, then head back to your king sized bed and goosedown duvet in the gorgeous guest rooms at the Elephant’s Nest Read more

Savour the season
Sample some of the following dishes from the specials board, updated daily:

• Starters to include smoked local trout fillets with a horseradish sauce, fresh seafood or crab salad, Lizzie’s steak salad, seared fresh Brixham scallops with diced chorizo
• Authentic Italian pasta dishes with homemade sauces to include Puttanesca, Vongole and Carbonara and mains including spatchcock poussin with garlic, rosemary and lemon juice
• Deserts ‘to die for’ including Eton mess with local berries, elderflower and raspberry jelly or Salcombe ice creams

Ingredients include beef from local herds that has had a minimum of 21 days maturing; lamb and pork also from local farms; fish that is delivered fresh - never frozen - from St Ives and Brixham daily; marvellous and varied English cheeses from Tavistock and Cornish fruit and vegetables.

Golden balls
England spinner, Graeme Swann, has been quoted as saying "it would be nice to think that we are the golden generation rather than the footballers," as the England cricket team eyes up an Ashes victory in Australia this winter. The Elephant’s Nest Cricket Club may not be quite in this league but with its own cricket ground adjacent to the pub and a full programme of fixtures for the summer, there could be worse ways to spend the long evenings.

Staying out for the summer
Dartmoor is all about getting out and making the most of the stunning landscape, from open moorland sprinkled with heather to ice cold rivers, waterfalls and shady forests. You’re pretty much guaranteed to escape the crowds so whether you want to ramble, hike, bike, kayak or just laze and admire the view you can enjoy absolute peace and tranquillity. After a day’s exploring you can look forward to a hearty meal and one of the most comfortable beds in the south west in one of three luxury en suite rooms at the Elephant’s Nest.

What are you waiting for? Pack your trunks, say goodbye to the circus and make the most of British summertime.