The Beacon Directory - Halls and Meeting Places
Contact information for local organisations and groups, places, parish Councils, trusts & charities, activities and annual events for Belstone, South Tawton, South Zeal and Sticklepath.
Information can be altered or added to at any time, including meeting places not listed here, by contacting info.thebeacononline@gmail.com
Belstone Village Hall
For bookings contact Hall Manager, Edwina Hill hallmanager@belstonevillage.net
01837 840332/07967 179769.
Check hall calendar for availability at https://belstonevillage.net/village-hall/
There is a large Main Hall and a smaller Meeting Room, a well-appointed kitchen with a commercial oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer and an auto fill water boiler.
The hall is used for wide range of activities, including, meetings, exercise classes, parties, local craft sales and charity functions. The entrance is fully accessible to wheelchairs and there two accessible toilets, one of which has baby changing facilities – as well as separate Ladies and Gents toilets.
The hall also boasts a large outdoor area with grass and concrete slabs, which is available as part of the hire agreement and provides space for a marquee, bouncy castle, outdoor games or just a place to sit.
Our hall users also have access to free Wi-Fi
Church House South Tawton
Contact Lesley Terrell
01837 849393
The premises may be booked for a variety of functions, either the ground floor, the first floor or the whole building for the morning, afternoon, evening or any contiguous combination of times.
The accommodation consists of a large first floor Hall (the old Feasting Hall), a ground floor large Hall (the medieval roasting/brewing area) and also on the ground floor, a modern food preparation area, a male toilet and a disability/female/baby changing toilet facility.
The ground floor has disability access via a ramp and a sound loop is installed. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the external granite steps, the first floor is not accessible for those with mobility problems.
The Pavilion, South Zeal Recreation Ground
Contact South Zeal Recreation Ground Association bookings
01837 840188/ 07762 986582
Contact for bookings can also be made through our Facebook page via Messenger
https://www.facebook.com/SouthZealRecreationGround
A fantastic facility in the heart of the village with a state of the art childrens' playground, sports field, skate park, tennis court, snooker club, and modern pavilion available for hire.
Tennis court £5 per hour.
Pavilion £5 per hour.
The Phoenix Room, The King's Arms, South Zeal
Private Room available to hire!
Whether you want to meet for business or pleasure; lunch, dinner, buffet or bacon sandwiches - the Phoenix Room at The Kings Arms offers you a private space to meet with family and friends. We can provide (masked) service to the room if you don’t wish to enter the bar.
The room can comfortably seat up to 24 people on one long table or approx. 30 on 7 or 8 tables. Approx 40 can be seated in theatre-style. However, smaller groups are equally welcome to request private use of the room.
Disco lights are an optional extra! 🕺 The Phoenix Room also boasts a 150” 4K HD Cinema screen and projector, with 7:2 surround sound. If you’re looking to show films, family videos, share memories, please contact us to discuss your needs. 🎥
Furthermore, we can hire out the Phoenix Room with a Nintendo Switch to entertain family and friends - please ask for more details. 🎮
Call us on 01837 840300 and speak to Carolyn or Woody.
https://www.facebook.com/kingssouthzeal/
https://www.thekingsarmssouthzeal.com
1st South Zeal Scout Centre (South Tawton)
A good sized heated hall space (110m2) with disabled access, toilets and a shower, modern kitchen facilities and a separate craft room/den. Tables and chairs. Wi-Fi. White Boards, Big Screen and Projector. The Scout Centre has its own private fenced and gated grassed lawn and parking area. It’s a hub for our members and a fantastic facility in South Tawton village available for hire. Reasonable rates. Perfect for family parties, meetings, youth training/events or daytime hire.
Contact Nicki (Group Scout Leader) for booking forms: south.zeal.scouts@btinternet.com
South Zeal Victory Hall
contact southzealvictoryhall@gmail.com
Bookings - Booking enquiries please refer to the Bookings page of the hall's website in the first instance, where you'll also find the live bookings calender.
https://southzealvictoryhall.org.uk
See full room specifications and facilities on the hall's website.
The largest community building in South Tawton parish, The Victory Hall has been the village hall since the 1920’s.
The Victory Hall is the home of Little Beacons Pre School and is available for regular or one off hire at all other times.
Like other village halls, users may be attending the meetings of local societies and groups, exhibitions, presentations, money raising events, classes of various types and over the years any number of other pursuits.
Due to its reasonable size, it’s also a popular venue for weddings and parties. Additionally benefiting from a good size stage it’s also a great choice for artistic or musical productions. Not forgetting every August when The Dartmoor Folk Festival use the hall as one of their festival venues.
Disabled access – Disabled access is via the door at the rear of the building, accessed from the lane to the left of the hall.
Parking – Whilst there is no off road car park for the hall, the village does offer a public car park further down the road. Take the first right and then right again into the recreation ground.
Key features – The hall particularly benefits from its sizeable main hall; offering a generous capacity of 200 for music/ dancing, 152 for theatre style layout and a recommended 120 maximum when fully seated at tables.
Central heating and lighting are included in the hire fee. Coin meters operate the hot water and wall heaters.
Sticklepath Village Hall
Bookings - Pauline Taylor
01837 840858
https://www.sticklepath.org/groups-committees/village-hall/
Sticklepath Village Hall is available for hire all year round. It has a lovely light and airy main hall with a raised staged area at one end and a separate room (Bert Stead Room) which houses the kitchen and can be used for smaller gatherings or Committee meetings.
The hall will comfortably seat 70 (if used for a show or concert) or alternatively fits 14 tables of 4 (ideal for Quiz’s/seated fund raisers etc.) All charges are for one session and there are three sessions per day:
9am – 1pm
1pm – 5pm
5pm – 11pm