When you arrive at Coombe the following are family members and helpers whom you may come across during your stay with us.

Paul and Tina

Paul and Tina built and continue to run Coombe Farm Studios helped in various ways by other members of the family and staff. Paul will be instructing you either in the studio or on location and taking those who enjoy a drink to the village pub in the early evening. Tina attempts to keep Coombe running smoothly and will take care of any queries you may have during your stay.

Eva

Eva has been with us for the past four years and lives nearby with her musician husband Paul. She looks after your general well being, is an excellent cook and keeper of the vegetable garden. Like Tina and her mother Mimi, Eva comes from the Czech Republik

Mimi

Mimi, Tina's mother lives at Coombe is often around helping all of us with various tasks about the farm. An energetic lady she also spends time with friends and family in her home city of Prague, or helping with the gallery in Dartmouth.

Mark

Our eldest son studied art history at Aberdeen University and is now our partner in the Coombe Gallery. This is a contemporary art gallery showing painting, sculpture, glass, ceramics, wood and photography in the historic town of Dartmouth nearby. Well worth a visit! Mark lives in Dartmouth with his wife Liz.

Antony

Antony taught English, worked as a freelance journalist and kept sketch books while in Barcelona and Prague for five years, he now works as a freelance graphic arts consultant as well as alongside us here at Coombe.

Lara

Our daughter has recently returned to Devon after working for Visiting Arts in London. She is now events and projects co-ordinator for live performance programme at Dartington Arts so she may be the one you meet if you decide to go to a concert during your stay with us.