Run #2118 Monday 2nd March Circle up 7:15 pm from the Ten Tors Inn, Kingsteignton TQ12 3NP with our March Hare Beeflicker.
Friday, 27 February 2026
TEN TORS INN
TALES OF A TAIL-END HASHER
The Words for TVH3 Hash No 2117 on Mon, 23 Feb 2026
Circle at Trendlebere Down, Middle Car Park, TQ13 9LT.
Hare: Beefy
Weather - Not raining & actually dry! Positively balmy at 12.5 C!!
For starters - everyone found the car park! Always a good start for the Circle.
Present
were: Beefy, Pisswell, Psycho, Missing, Woodlend, Tongue & Groove
& dog, Piltdown, G'Orgy & Choca, Ernie, Strap-on, Manopause, Wet
Johnny, Pocket Rocket, Coldtits, SMEllie, Beeflicker, Melon Picker
(Soapy is not well tonight), Well-Hopped, Big End & dog. Total 19.
Apologies if I have missed anyone.
I
missed part of the Circle (fumbling for something in my car) but
SMEllie was still looking for Hares for March - please speak to her in
the pub after or let her know if you can lay a trail. No Hares, no
trail!
Bossy Pisswell volunteered Coldtits to do the words by asking her to show her hand if she was there. Cheeky mare!
Over
to the Hare, Beefy, who announced Walkers 2.5 miles, Shorts 3.2-3.5
miles, Longs 5.5 miles? Marked in flour. Beware X's on left (not
good), X's on right (good). Got that, everyone? Lots of checks, a fish
hook, X's and some splits? Beware some "technical bits" later. Plus a
Sweety Stop - hurrah! Beefy had also seen 5 or so Deer earlier.
From
the car park, ON ON across the road into the off-road hinterland. A
wide level path brought us to the Fish Hook, first 5 to turn back on
themselves and re-join - probably 10 did! Onwards uphill to a section
through woodland track, complete with hooting Owls to add to the spooky
evening.
Next
a split, Walkers straight on, Longs and Shorts to right. Found myself
at the back of the Shorts after the hilly bits (I had not run since
early Dec due to suffering repeated virus infections), with Pocket
Rocket, who was also suffering. His torch had failed, so loaned him my
spare, then he decided at the next split to take the Walkers trail and
back to car park. I realised then that my Strava had not been
recording, so I wasn't sure where I had come from and where I was going.
I thought better of pursuing the Shorts as a Walker on my own in the
big dark wood, so I eventually set off after Pocket Rocket but never saw
him again until the On Down.
Somehow
found my way to Beefy at the Sweety Stop, next to the Charcoal Seat
(see photo) - great selection of sweets, thank you. We were joined by a
few other Hashers including Ernie, Strap-On, Missing, SMEllie,
Woodlend, Tongue and Groove and dog but where were the Longs? There was
an interpretation board for the Charcoal production history but Beefy
didn't seem to know what it was all about.
After
the SS, it was downhill through the woods to a complicated junction of
paths and I lost the trail here. Tried left and right and only found
X's. Eventually, Ernie and Strap-On arrived and we found the way back
up the hill again, where there was a (new?) back-check we hadn't seen
earlier? We broadly stuck together (Ernie is such a gent with the
ladies, isn't he?) and were joined by Woodlend, Tongue and Groove and
dog, who helped check the many checks.
The
woodland paths levelled out a bit and we crossed a lovely bridge over
the stream (avoiding the flour that had been placed to tempt us into the
stream).
I
think some never found the SS, like SMEllie, who was probably led
astray by Pisswell, who shamefully short cut back to the pub. Beefy was
not impressed later!
Eventually,
coming up to 9pm, we all found the welcome On Home and the car park.
I'd recorded 1.69 miles from the SS, so it was probably 3 miles or so in
total for my Short and Walkers combined trail. SMEllie had got back
from the Short 10 minutes earlier than me and was busy in the car
catching up on her messages. Probably still trying to find Hares for
March!
We
exited right out of the car park and 2 miles or so down the road, we
arrived at the On Down, the welcoming Kestor Inn, car park full, so
parked on the roadside. Its always so dark here as no street lighting
but the small moon crescent and some stars were shining at last tonight,
adding to the misty / mizzlely evening glow. You had to be there to
appreciate this on a mild February evening after the wet winter we've
had!
In
the pub, only Beeflicker was tucking into the Chilli, which looked
good. Once everyone arrived, Pisswell officiated with the Awards and
Beefy generously provided the six Down Down beers and a water, thank
you!
First
award was a 600 runs badge to G'Orgy P'orgy, after an amazing 17 years
hashing with TVH3. Next up was a 400 runs badge for SMEllie and a 200
runs badge for Strap-On. All well deserved supporters of TVH3 and Down
Downs taken together to a rendition of "Get A Life, Get A Life, Life,
Life ...".
Then
it was time to ambush Pisswell with a birthday award for yesterday with
all the right notes in the wrong order. Amazing how she found a
birthday hat in her bag of tricks! Always prepared, I'd say.
She
had the Jester hat to award and after some "domestic discussion" with
Beefy, this went to the Hare, for pulling out all the Hash trail laying
tricks of Fish Hook, Ha Ha, X's, checks, back checks, etc., used to make
our unique trail tonight plus a SS. Thank you and you did it all on
your own, laying some 8 plus miles for our pleasure.
For
anyone interested, this area is a rare UK temperate rainforest - see
Bovey Valley Woods managed by Woodland Trust Wood Group: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/.../bovey-valley-woods/
ON On to next week at The Ten Tors Inn, Exeter Road, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3NP, with Hare, Beeflicker.
(Words by Coldtits, press-ganged by cheeky Pisswell, with a perspective from a tailender Hasher, for a change.)
Friday, 20 February 2026
Run #2117 Monday 23rd February
Run #2117 Monday 23rd February Circle up 7:15 pm from Trendlebere Down - middle car park TQ13 9LJ with hare Beefy. what3words: revisit.pure.encroach
Directions:
at the fire station roundabout, Bovey Tracey, take the Manaton road.
Circle CP is on the right, 2/10 mile after the cattle grid. On Down The Kestor Inn at Manaton, is less than ten minutes away.
Food is beef chilli at £7.50 (or cheesy chips for veggies (sorry)) Show of hands at the Circle.
Run #2116 words by Pisswell
Words for hash no. 2116 on Monday 16th Feb
Thank you Soapy and Melon Picker for your wonderful Valentines hash at the Star Inn at Liverton.
No rules in hashing!
So please tune in to you-tube and sing along to “Everybody wants to rule the world.” (Tears for fears.)
The
first link is for those who want to go slow and steady and the second
for those who like to take it faster. (Check sped up at end)
Unfortunately,
there is no list of people attending, no details of the down downs. (
although Coldtits was simply the best !) and there are a few
instrumental bits. Few things are perfect. Life’s just like that!
* Welcome to your hash
* There’s no turning back
* Hares are all unique
* We will find you
*
* Doing all your best to bring fun
* Drinkers with a running problem
* There’s no rules in hashing in this world!
*
* It's the hares design
* Takes time for their course
* They have to decide
* Back them with their-
*
* Choice of venue for our pleasure
* Shiggy never lasts for ever!
* There’s no rules in hashing in this world
*
* There’s some checks to keep us together
* Best laid plans can be spoilt by weather, so
* When they do, just laugh and have fun
*
* So glad the stalwarts make it
* Get lost? Aim to enjoy it!
* There’s no rules in hashing in this world!
* Please be kind, no criticism!
* Mileage, timing, hare’s decisions
* Everybody wants to have their -
* Say. That’s you’ll never, never, not take your turn as well.
* Perfection? Don’t believe it!
* There’s no rules in hashing in this world!
*
* Give hares freedom. For your pleasure
* They’ll aim to keep us together
* There’s no rules in hashing in this world!
Sunday, 15 February 2026
PAINT THE STAR PINK
Run #2116 Monday 16th February Circle up 7:15 pm from The Star at Liverton, Newton Abbot TQ12 6EZ with Soapy and Melonpicker. Be sure to wear something PINK or RED! Contact the pub 01626 824535 if you want food.
TVH WORDS #2115
The Words - Monday 9th February 2026.
Hare – Beeflicker with help from SMellie and Lucy.
Circle / OD – The New Quay, Teignmouth
After yet another wet, miserable February day the pack assembled outside The New Quay beneath an unexpectedly starry sky.
Mostly present at the circle were:
Beeflicker,
Coldtitz, Forest Stump, Gorgy P Orgy, Hunk of Beef, Manpig, MissMash,
Pisswell, Piltdown Man, Pollyfella, SMellie, Smash, T&G, Wet Fart
and Woodlend.
Other attendees:
Missing
at the circle but spotted out on the trail, whilst doing the trail in
reverse, was Psycho. And at the pub after a ten+ year absence we found
Larks Vomit.
At
the circle Piltdown announced there were only 6 more dark hashes before
the clocks went forward and Smellie asked for hares for March onwards.
Then
it was over to the hare who told us that there was a short walker route
that would go past a lot of pubs if anyone wanted a pub crawl. The
shorts would be about 3 miles and the longs about 4.5 miles. He
explained the longs would need to go short when they looped back to the
first long / short split following where the one the walkers split from
the rest of the pack.
And
then we were off. Initially along back beach past The Ship and along
to the ferry stop. From there the trail went up and across The Point
car park and past the pier. We could hear the waves hitting the sea
defences and the Pier creaking (!) as we processed along the sea front
to a sweetie stop beside East Cliff Café. Here SMellie was waiting for
us with treats to sustain us on the journey ahead.
From
the sweetie stop we ran to the steps beside the yacht club and ascended
to join the narrow road leading to Eastcliff Park. Here the walkers
split. The aim was for the shorts and longs to go to the top of the
park. Woodlend, T&G and Pollyfella missed the marking for the
shorts/longs and took the lane to the top of the park. From there they
headed down the path in the park until they met the rest of the pack who
were “on trail” thanks to some hastily added marks by Beeflicker.
The trail looped round the top of the park and then out to the Dawlish Road where we found the long / short split.
The
split sent the longs up the hill until they found an arrow sending them
right, down a muddy path to Cliff Road. From here the trail returned
the longs back down into Eastcliff Park. Arrows in the dark led the
longs to the long / short split for the second time meaning now it was
time to head down hill on the short trail.
The
trail led past the railway station where Pyscho was found by Beefy and
Pollyfella. She was going the wrong way round the trail having not been
able to find the marks at start of the trail after arriving a bit late.
From here the trail led past St James Church and up through narrow residential streets to the footbridge over Exeter Road.
Then
it went along Landscore Road followed by paths leading down to the
crossing at Bitton Park Road. Finally it was over the “cage bridge” and
down to the back of the docks where the OD marks showed we were nearly
at the pub.
The On Down
At
the pub we were greeted by the sight of Larks Vomit and his
inappropriate hound Cosmo. This was Larks’ first hash for over 10 years
and a treat to see an old hash friend.
Beeflicker
also revealed that he had been ably assisted in laying the trail
earlier in the day by his new friend Lucy who despite never having
hashing before had still gamely helped him out despite the relentless
rain. Hopefully we can welcome Lucy to the pack in the near future.
Down Downs
- T&G for wearing pink knickers one week too early!
- Larks Vomit for having a “dirty dog!”
- Pisswell for moving her car just a few metres closer to the OD after finishing the trail and also for throwing eggs at Forest over the weekend!
- Forest for not following the trail nor looking for it properly!
- And Beeflicker who took the water down down for being an excellent hare and laying a fab trail!
So
a big thank you to Beeflicker for tonight’s trail. We had lots of
variety and lots of fun out there. A great effort given the weather
during the day.
Thank you also to his assistants, SMellie for organising the pub and sweetie stop and Lucy for helping to lay the trail.
And incredibly we managed to stay dry!!!
Friday, 6 February 2026
NEW QUAY INN (just round the corner from the Devon Arms)
Run #2115 Monday 9th February Circle up 7:15 pm from the New Quay Inn, New Quay St, Teignmouth TQ14 8DA with Beeflicker. No food available but hashers are welcome to bring their own.
Run #2114 The Bell Inn at Bovey Tracey
Pocket Rockets 18th Birthday Hash
2nd February 2026
T’was on a Monday evening, the first one in Feb-ru-ary
rain was lashing down again, the wind sounded quite scary.
We huddled up outside the Bell, stood shivering in the street
Zimmer frames and walking sticks, our fancy dress complete!
Pocket Rocket our GM, was the hare also tonight
Played hookey from his school today, to ensure the trail was right.
Laid in flour with long short splits, so well he knows this town
The longs start running up the hill, the shorts, the road ran down!
The walkers had to find their own trail, as none was even laid!
The hare was full of apologies said “ Ran out of time I’m ‘fraid!”
it really didn’t matter ‘cos Bovey’s such a pleasant place
4 ‘old people’ hobbled off and walked at their own pace.
The longs ran along East Street and left turn up Trough Lane
(Almost up to Harvey’s farm) and then ran down again…..
Hospital hill’s a steep one, then Priory and Cromwells way
Followed on behind the shorts, ran through the park to play!
They ran beside the river, luckily not under water
Never going off the trail – That’s a thing you never ought’a
Crossing the little stone bridge, checking for flour in the rain
Through the muddy woodland “Onon” to almost Ashwell Lane!
Then, heading back along top path, zig zagging through the woods
Avoiding mud and tree roots, heads hidden in their hoods.
Almost back through Southbrook now, thatched cottages so sweet,
But not so great when soaked right through, and saturated feet!
On home at last to Bovey, in the pub everybody knows
Now dressed as young or old folk, in waistcoats or baby grows.
Cheerio beerio decked the pub, with balloons for birthday boy
And Soapy made a Chocolate cake for everyone to enjoy.
and now at last he’s turned 18 and can legally buy a beer
So if you think he owes you one - He’ll pay you back this year!!!
But get in quick before he’s skint, and completely out of pocket
‘Cos Its back to school tomorrow! - but thank you Pocket Rocket.
Next week’s trail is Bee Flicker’s, at Teignmouth by the sea
Assisted by S.M. Ellie, and the pub is The New Quay.
Onon to next week
Soapy
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