New Year’s Eve 2025 at The Sail Loft Dartmouth — The Best NYE Celebration in Dartmouth, Devon3/12/2025 If you’re searching for the best New Year’s Eve event in Dartmouth, Devon, make your way to the always-welcoming and beautiful The Sail Loft, Dartmouth's Hidden Gem located at the end of Foss Street. This year, we’re bringing back our much-loved Wigs & Hats New Year’s Eve Party, a relaxed, good-humoured, highly enjoyable evening that’s become one of Dartmouth’s most popular ways to welcome the new year. Expect great drinks, great company, effortless fun, and an atmosphere made for celebrating in style., a New Year’s Eve Party worth dressing for. The tradition continues, so dust off a wig, pick out a hat, or combine both for maximum impact. Whether you keep it classic or go a little bit playful, the theme guarantees plenty of laughs and some excellent photos to start 2026 with! Food First, Party After We’ll be serving food from 12pm–5pm, giving everyone the chance to enjoy something delicious before the evening gets going. From 5pm, we shift to bar service only, setting the tone for an evening that’s relaxed, social, and perfect for catching up with friends over a drink or two. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous… a shot or two. Yes, there will be shots, and if the stars align, Sarah may even bring back her infamous Shot Belt, a Sail Loft New Year’s story in itself. Live Music & A Brilliant Evening Soundtrack The night begins with live music from the fantastic Giles Nuttall between 7pm and 9pm, bringing an upbeat and polished set that always sets the perfect tone. After that, Rupert takes over with his best curated playlist of the year, a mix of sing-along favourites and feel-good tracks designed to keep the energy up until 11.45pm, when we close so everyone can stroll over to the embankment and enjoy Dartmouth’s iconic midnight fireworks. Why The Sail Loft Is the Best New Year’s Eve Venue in Dartmouth
Event Details Date: Tuesday 31st December 2025 Food Served: 12pm–5pm Bar & Party: From 5pm Live Music: 7pm–9pm Playlist Until: 11:45pm Entry: FREE Theme: Wigs & Hats — fun, simple, and always entertaining. PLEASE NOTE
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BINGO NIGHT is BACK! Come and enjoy an exciting evening of Bingo infused with the joyful spirit of Christmas! It’s the ideal festive outing for friends, family, and colleagues. Alongside traditional number calls, we’ve been inspired by the Christmas theme, so get ready for the chance to win some exciting prizes at what we know will be a hilarious evening of fun. This is a night definitely NOT to be missed! We have 6 tables that can seat up to 8 people available (if you are a smaller group you will be sharing with others) plus our sofa & stool areas. To secure your place please book online but clicking HERE! So get your partner, family & friends together & enjoy Christmas Bingo Night in our First Floor LOUNGE. No deposit is required, but BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. £5 per person to be paid for your Bingo Book with CASH on the night. For Over 18's only No Dogs Allowed  Get Festive and Creative: Christmas Decoration Workshop at The Sail Loft, Dartmouth It’s that time of year again — twinkling lights, the scent of mulled wine, and the joy of getting together with friends to celebrate the season. And what better way to kick off the festive fun than with a Christmas Decoration Workshop at The Sail Loft, Dartmouth? Join us on Thursday 27th November for a cosy, creative afternoon or evening led by our very own Becca Reeves (who has a Masters in Creativity). You’ll learn how to make your own gorgeous dried orange decorations and folded paper stars, the kind of handmade touches that make your home feel extra magical at Christmas. A Festive Workshop with a Twist This isn’t your average craft class. Think mulled wine in hand, the comforting scent of spices and citrus, laughter with friends, and a relaxed, festive buzz in the air. Becca will guide you step-by-step, so whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a total beginner, you’ll leave with something beautiful (and brag-worthy) to hang on your tree. When & Where📍 The Sail Loft, Dartmouth 🗓️ Thursday 27th November 🕒 Two sessions: 3pm–5pm or 7pm–9pm 💷 £25 per person All materials and tools are included — plus a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie to keep your creative energy flowing. Make It a Festive Night Out Why not gather a few friends and make it a pre-Christmas get-together? Enjoy a glass (or two) of mulled wine, get crafty, and soak up the festive atmosphere, it’s the perfect way to start the season. Spaces are limited and these sessions always sell out fast, so don’t wait too long to book your spot. Book your place now by clicking HERE  Time is just flying by, & we can’t believe it’s November already!
Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason & plot! Pop in from 3pm before the fireworks grab the kids a hot chocolate, and you a coffee (or something stronger!) & something baked. Wine Down Wednesdays are back, buy 2 large glasses of house wine & get the rest of the bottle free, the perfect midweek treat! Freya’s NEW Pizza Menu launches on Wed 5th, with some delicious new additions coming your way. Sat 8th – Our Upstairs LOUNGE is closed for a private party, but the downstairs BAR is still open for drinks & pizzas! Sat 15th – We are open from 3pm to 6.30pm then we’re closed for a private party. Wed 26th – We are closed from 6pm for the Dartmouth Tennis Club Christmas Party. LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS • Fri 7th – Milo Griffiths • Fri 14th – Luke Potter Music • Fri 21st – Joanna Cooke • Fri 28th – Giles Nuttall (Candlelit Dartmouth night!) Thurs 20th – Jake Bridgwood Pasta Pop-Up! A mouthwatering set menu of fresh handmade pasta & seasonal flavours, a night not to be missed. Booking is essential! Please email Jake directly to book. [email protected] Mon 24th – The Sail Loft Christmas Market (5–9pm) 12 amazing local sellers, mulled wine, mince pies & festive cheer! Thur 27th – Christmas Decoration Workshop - More details are coming soon but expect a festive evening of creativity & cheer! Fri 28th & Sat 29th - Candlelit Dartmouth – The Lantern Procession passes right by us, so please join us for mulled wine, cider & festive bites! And the best news? We’re now FULLY DOG FRIENDLY both upstairs & downstairs, inside & out! Bring your furry friends (& your well-behaved owners ) for pizzas, bites, and cosy vibes all month long. It’s going to be a sparkling November at The Sail Loft and we can’t wait to see you soon! Love Rupert & Sarah x ...and just like that October is over and we are already racing into November! (we won't mention the "C" word just yet!). We've got so much going on again at The Sail Loft Dartmouth this November, including more Guest Chef pop-ups, Live Music Fridays, & Autumn Saturdays by the Fire with some fabulous special offers. We are the perfect venue for your pre and post Rugby Autumn Internationals Drinks. We open at 5pm on Fridays and midday on Saturdays, so pop in for a pint of Guinness or two before heading off to watch the game, and then join us again after the match for our delicious Sliders & Pizzas! (Pie & Mash Night from 5.30pm this Saturday 9th). This Friday 8th the incredibly talented Joanna Cooke returns once again for Live Music, and on Saturday 9th join us for the perfect Bonfire Night meal when Ben Handley aka The Devon Pie Guy is popping up for one night to serve his delicious pies - a choice of 3 mouthwatering flavours served with creamy mash, minted mushy peas and gravy. There is also Toffee Apple sponge with vanilla sauce for pudding! Giles Nuttall is back on Friday 15th, and on Friday 22nd too, when he will also be joined by amazing Amber. Giles is a big favourite of ours at The Sail Loft and Rupert may even take to the mic once again!! After a hugely successful event a few weeks ago, Kirsty from Zest Move is hosting another Yoga & Brunch morning on Saturday 23rd November at 10am. Relax and unwind in our beautiful first floor Lounge, followed by a delicious brunch. Booking is Essential via Zest Move. The Greedy Table will be taking over our KITCHEN again this month, when they will be hosting a special CANDLELIT SUPPER on Thursday 28th November. So why not celebrate the return of Candlelit Dartmouth 2024 weekend in style - it's not all about the children this weekend! Expect a delicious sharing feast of 4 starters and 5 main courses and a pudding for those who like a real treat. Finally Luke Potter Music will be performing on Friday 29th November, another great Live Music Friday. So pop these dates in your diary and join us for a November to remember! Love Rupert & Sarah x “October is a symphony of permanence and change” - Bonaro W Overstreet Never a truer word! Here at The Sail Loft Dartmouth we love embracing the change in seasons & we are evolving once again. We are excited to announce a change in our opening hours & the launch of our “Autumn Weekends by the Fire”. Join us every Saturday & Sunday from 12pm, with some special offers for you to enjoy. From 12-2pm buy 2 large (250ml) glasses of wine & get the rest of the bottle free, and then from 2-4pm it’s Cocktail Time - order any 2 cocktails from our new Cocktail Menu for only £14! October also sees the return of “Thirsty Thursdays” - Our doors will open at 5pm and All Pints are only £5 and you can enjoy a Double for the Price of a Single on our House Vodka, House Gin & our flavoured Gins. You can also buy any two Pizzas or any two Sliders & get a free Fries. What’s not to love?! We have more Events & more Live Music this October starting with the return of the ever popular Giles Nuttall this Friday, 4th October. “OctoberFest BINGO” (it’s going to be a goodie!) will be a hilarious, and no doubt chaotic evening on the Thursday 17th, the incredibly talented Joanna Cooke returns on Friday 18th, & Jake Bridgwood aka “The Wandering Cook” is back with a “Pasta Pop Up” on Saturday 19th October. For full details and how to book please go to our website. Then before we know it it’ll be Dartmouth Food Festival when we’ll be open from midday Friday 25th to Sunday 27th, and we are thrilled to have Live Music with James Harris Sax & DJ Billy Baker on Friday 25th, and Luke Potter on Saturday 26th. Finally it’ll be Half Term and we will be open on Thursday 31st October and Friday 1st November with “Freya’s Burger Takeover” and also LIVE MUSIC on Friday with Tilly Rigby! “The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October…” - A.A. Milne So go online and book yourselves in this October with family & friends. We can’t wait to welcome you. Love Rupert & Sarah x September is here, the Autumnal Equinox is in a couple of weeks and as the season changes from summer to autumn so do we... The biggest lesson the seasons can teach us is the nature of impermanence, that things are constantly changing, and here at The Sail Loft Dartmouth we are changing things once again. We will continue to open Thursday to Monday (closed Tuesday & Wednesdays) but our new hours this September are 5pm to 10.30pm (except Sundays when we will close at 9pm). We will still be serving our Pizza & Sizzling Slider Menu, but we also have some GUEST CHEF Pop-ups to look forward to! Sigourney Mayer-Hughes of The Greedy Table takes over our KITCHEN on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September with a delicious Mediterranean Small Plates Menu, and on Sunday 29th September Jake Bridgwood returns to The Sail Loft, this time for SUNDAY LUNCH with The Wandering Cook. Please go to our KITCHEN page for the menus, and please note BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL for these two events. FRIDAY NIGHT is Music Night, and this September the incredibly talented JOANNA COOKE returns on the 13th, then we have DJ ROWAN MAYER-HUGHES on Friday 20th, and last but by no means least GILES NUTTALL on Friday 27th September. Friday Night is always an amazing night The Sail Loft! Finally this autumn we look forward to hosting lots more Private Parties, Weddings and Pop-up Events starting with Zest Move Yoga & Brunch Event on Saturday 14th September (book direct with Zest Move please!). For more information on hosting an event or party with us please do drop us an email at [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you all very soon. Love Rupert & Sarah x
The sun is shining daily, and where better to enjoy a coffee & a bagel, or a glass of rosé & sliders than The Sail Loft Dartmouth this August when we will be open Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 10am to 10.30pm, Sunday from 12pm to 9pm, & now MONDAYS TOO from 5pm to 10.30pm!
August also sees the return of The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta, now in it's 179th year! We will be serving Pizzas only on Regatta Friday & Saturday from 6pm-7.30pm and the awesome James Harris Sax will be playing from 7.30pm on Regatta Friday 30th August, along with our fave DJ Take Away Dave! LIVE MUSIC continues every Friday Night with our Finest Stays Après Sea Summer Sessions, beginning THIS Friday with the hugely popular Schofield at 7.30pm, we can't wait, it's going to be a fantastic evening. This is followed by:- Friday 9th - Joanna Cooke Friday 16th - Luke Potter Music Friday 23rd - Giles Nuttall Friday 30th - The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta Special James Harris Sax and DJ Take Away Dave! In August our food BY DAY is our Bagel & Bap Menu & BY NIGHT our Pizza & Slider Menu.... On Sundays we will be serving a special Sunday Food Menu. Hot drinks, smoothies & Bagels from 12pm to 5pm and then Pizzas from 5pm to 8.30pm. Tables are available to BOOK in our 1st Floor LOUNGE on Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings ONLY, and you can book up to 2 hours before. We also offer tables on a walk-in basis & we serve food in our downstairs BAR & outside COURTYARD, so there is plenty of space for everyone. If the booking system says there are no tables available to book we are still very likely to have space so please pop along. Unfortunately dogs are NOT allowed in our LOUNGE, but they are more than welcome in our BAR & COURTYARD. (sorry but we don't take bookings during the day or on Sundays). Finally, apologies but we will be closing this Saturday 3rd August for a Private Event from 5pm, but we will be open as normal from 10am through to the afternoon with our Coffee Boat, Bagel Bar & drinks from the Bar. So there you have it! There is so much going on The Sail Loft this summer, so bring the family, friends (& dogs downstairs) and enjoy everything we have to offer in our beautiful, iconic Dartmouth venue. Love Rupert & Sarah x IT'S JULY! Wow, how did that happen?! The year is now flying by! We are loving our lovely Sunny Summer so far and here's to more Sunny Days & Balmy Evenings here at The Sail Loft Dartmouth! We continue to open Thursday to Saturday 10am to 10.30pm and 11am to 7pm on Sunday's. We are serving our Bagel & Baps Menu until 2.30pm and then our Pizza & Sizzling Slider Menu from 6pm-8.30pm. Booking is not essential, but recommended for larger groups. We are showing the UEFA EURO 2024 Quarter Finals LIVE on our Big Screen this week, starting with Spain vs Germany this Friday (k/o 5pm), followed by Portugal vs France at 8pm. On Saturday join us for England vs Switzerland at 5pm, followed by Netherlands vs Turkey. Our Summer Menu will be served from 6pm. We are excited to announce that our LIVE MUSIC returns every Friday from 19th July with our Après Sea Summer Sessions sponsored by Finest Stays. Friday 19th July - Sea Eagles - 8pm Friday 26th July - Giles Nuttall - 7pm Friday 2nd August - Schofield - 8pm Friday 9th August - Joanna Cooke - 7pm Friday 16th August - Luke Potter - 7pm Friday 23rd August - Giles Nuttall & Special Guest - 7pm Friday 30th August - DJ Take Away Dave - Regatta Special - 8pm Everyone loves a Brunch on a Sunday, so why not book a table in our beautiful upstairs Lounge on from 11am-2.30pm and choose from our Bagel & Baps menu with a delicious smoothie, tea/coffee or a Bucks Fizz or a Bloody Mary or two?! For more information on everything going on in July at The Sail Loft Dartmouth please go to our website. https://www.sailloftdartmouth.co.uk/ We look forward to welcoming you very soon. Love Rupert & Sarah x The 1st & 2nd of June were a sizzling start to the summer, & what a fantastic half-term it was at The Sail Loft Dartmouth. The sun shone daily, & it was great to see so many of you drinking & eating breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner and drinking copious amounts of rose in our Sunny Courtyard. Here's hoping it marks the start of a fabulously Sunny Summer, and to make the most of the wonderful weather coming our way we are thrilled to announce our extended opening hours for June. From this Thursday 6th June our new hours are from 10am right through to 10.30pm Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, and we will be serving our fabulous Bagel & Baps menu from 10am to 2.30pm and then our evening food from 6pm to 8.30pm. Then from the 16th June we will be opening on Sundays from 10am to 6pm too! Brunch will be served from 10am until1pm, and then drinks through till 6pm. This Thursday, Friday & Saturday will be our popular Pizza Nights, with LIVE MUSIC with Giles Nuttall on Friday 7th June from 7pm. We are then so excited to be launching our new Sail Loft Summer SLIDERS Menu on Thursday 13th June. Join us for our Summer Menu Launch Party from 6pm where legends of the Verbier Apres Ski Scene, duo Giles & Connor, are here for one night only with a cover set jam-packed with blues, rock n roll and timeless bangers! Our new Sail Loft Sizzling Sliders will be available for a Special Launch price of £10 (normally £14) for one night only, as well as a complimentary wine tasting of our new wine list. Saturday 15th June Jake Bridgwood is taking the helm of the Sail Loft KITCHEN once again as our GUEST CHEF, cooking a delicious 4-course Seafood Menu. Expect something very special to be coming out of our kitchen. Click here for full details. GUEST CHEF NIGHT - SEA FOOD SPECIAL - Jake Bridgwood Everyone loves a Brunch on a Sunday, so why not treat your Dad to a Fathers Day Brunch in our beautiful upstairs Lounge on Sunday 16th June. Book your table and choose from our Breakfast & Bagel menu. All Dads get a free tea or coffee with their Bap or Bagel! And why not treat him to a Bloody Mary or two while you're here?! You can book Sunday Brunch at The Sail Loft from 10am to 1pm every Sunday from 16th June. We have 2 more GUEST CHEF nights in June. On Saturday 22nd June Ben Handley is back at the Loft with his Smoke and Fire Foods - more details to follow, and on Thursday 27th June Sigourney Mayer-Hughes of the The Greedy Table returns, this time an ASIAN FUSION SHARING FEAST. Book online today as her last pop-up sold out within a week. We look forward to welcoming you very soon. Love Rupert & Sarah x |
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