30/08/2026
It’s mini run day!!
Due to us around 12pm and departing around 1.30pm - however with that many minis it takes a while!! If you are also visiting us today please plan your visit accordingly.
Have a lovely day everyone x
🚗❤️ THE LEGENDARY GRAND TOUR HITS THE ROADS OF NORTH DEVON THIS WEEKEND! ❤️🚗
Get ready, North Devon — the Minis are coming! 😍
The Legendary Grand Tour 2026 – Small Cars, Big Hearts takes place across the Bank Holiday weekend, with a fantastic convoy travelling through some of North Devon’s best-known towns, villages and coastal roads — all in support of Little Bridge House, Children’s Hospice South West. 🚗🚗🚗
📅 SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST – NORTHAM BURROWS
🕠 5:30pm – Meet at the end of the Tip Road, Northam Burrows
⚠️ Please do NOT arrive before 5:30pm.
🕡 6:30pm – The Saturday Night Cruise gets underway!
The Minis will leave Northam Burrows and travel through:
➡️ Westward Ho!
➡️ Northam
➡️ Appledore
➡️ Irsha Street
➡️ Back to Westward Ho!
⚠️ IMPORTANT: No horns or similar loud noises while leaving Northam Burrows until the convoy is back on the main road, to avoid distressing livestock.
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📅 SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST – WESTWARD HO!
🚗 7:30am – Westward Ho! Prom opens for parking
📣 10:30am – Drivers' briefing
🏁 11:00am – The Minis leave Westward Ho!
The route heads towards:
📍 Hartland Quay – arriving approx. 12:00pm
🍴 Lunch stop
🚗 Depart Hartland Quay – approx. 1:30pm
☕ RHS Garden Rosemoor – approx. 2:45pm for toilets & cream teas
🏁 Depart Rosemoor – approx. 3:30pm
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🔥🚗 MONDAY 31ST AUGUST – THE GRAND TOUR! 🚗🔥
📍 Victoria Park, Bideford
🚗 7:30am – Victoria Park opens
📣 10:30am – Drivers' briefing
🏁 11:00am – ROCK & ROLL… THEY'RE OFF!
The convoy heads along Bideford Quay, across the Old Bridge and towards Instow before continuing through North Devon.
❤️ 11:40am – LITTLE BRIDGE HOUSE, FREMINGTON
The convoy will arrive at Little Bridge House, home of Children's Hospice South West, before continuing on its epic tour.
Approximate route/times:
⛳ 12:05pm – Portmore Golf Course Road – regroup
🌉 12:55pm – Cross the bridge over the A361
🚗 1:20pm – Bratton Fleming
🚗 1:30pm – Blackmoor Gate
🚗 1:45pm – Barbrook
🚗 1:55pm – Lynton
⛰️ 2:00pm – Arrive Valley of the Rocks
🏁 2:50pm – Depart Valley of the Rocks
🚗 3:10pm – Hunters Inn
🚗 3:30pm – Combe Martin
🚗 4:00pm – Ilfracombe – passing through, no stop
🎉 7:00pm – PRIZE GIVING & AUCTION
Taking place at the new campsite — and EVERYONE IS WELCOME, not just campers!
🪑 Bring a chair or blanket and join in!
📍 Campsite opposite The BIG Sheep
📮 EX39 5AP
⚠️ PLEASE REMEMBER: All times are approximate and there are sections of the route where drivers have been specifically asked NOT to use their horns, particularly around livestock and the Golf Course Road.
🚗❤️ So get yourselves roadside, give them a wave and enjoy one of North Devon's great motoring spectacles!
With a convoy that can feature up to 250 Minis and stretch for nearly 10 miles, it's quite a sight when they come rolling through!
👏 Best of luck to everyone taking part in the Legendary Grand Tour 2026 and, most importantly, helping raise vital funds for an incredible cause.
SMALL CARS… BIG HEARTS! ❤️🚗
Small Cars Big Hearts The LGT
Children's Hospice South West
