#bovey castle

[weerentheworld]

After dinner, I take some time to explore the castle appreciate the interior design. I especially love the vintage Devon travel posters they have on the lower floors.

In case you didn’t already know this was a fancy place, the homage truffle popcorn and Bovey newsletter in the room helps confirm it- and wow the size of the bathroom!

They also have a number of activities on the castle grounds- which I sadly miss out on. I really should have explored a much later check-out time.

[livesunique]

Bovey Castle, Dartmoor National Park, North Bovey, UK

[tomandlance]

Lots of new wedding pictures posted by friends and family recently.

[meawslove]

Dustin Lance Black says his relationship with Tom Daley ‘feels different’ since Bovey Castle wedding

#Bovey_Castle #Dustin_Lance_Black #Gay_Couple #Gay_Wedding #Tom_Daley

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black ...

[ofruby]

Tom and Lance's wedding Bovey Castle, 6 May 2017

[paulandjohnny]

EXCLUSIVE: Timelog of the Dustin Lance Black / Tom Daley Wedding

To Whom It May Concern:

We’ve recently procured a timelog of the wedding of Tom Daley (TD) and Dustin Lance Black (DLB) on May 6, 2017. The author remains unknown. At great personal risk, we’ve decided to leak the full document as found, adding notes/links to provide context. Read at your own discretion.

-J & P

THE MORNING - BOVEY CASTLE GROUNDS

MAY 6, 2017

08:00: Families of betrothed and wedding staff arrive.

08:05 Ferret and his trainer arrive at the castle grounds, to entertain the children TD’s guests.

08:47: The eagle trainer arrives with eagle, Rosie. TD wants to say hi, is too scared.

09:22 Burberry arrives, fits DLB for suit, sprays suit-like body paint onto TD.

09:44 TD roams Bovey Castle, asks who knows how to tie a tie.

10:50 Photography team assembles, are met by the couple and their families.

11:14 DLB and TD arrive at bridge for photoshoot planned for 11:00.

11:15 TD decides he “wants to feed the duckies,” sends someone to get whole grain millet bread to feed them.

11:38 TD names duckling ‘Duckie.’

11:39 Rosie the Eagle flies by, eviscerates ‘Duckie.’ Metaphor not lost on DLB.

11:40 TD cries. (1/3)

11:45 The photoshoot begins. This photo is taken.

12:50 Photoshoot ends, DLB approves two photos to be posted to instagram. [editor’s note: whether or not FaceTune was used is, at the time of publication, unknown]

13:00 Guests begin to take their seats on either TD’s or DLB’s side of the aisle (twinks, older twinks, respectively).

13:03 Willam sits on twink side. Side eye is given.

13:02 DLB’s cousin pooped on (Rosie).

THE CEREMONY - BOVEY CASTLE GARDENS

13:15 Ceremony begins.

13:18 TD walks down the aisle to the London Gay Men’s chorus’ all-baritenor arrangement of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful.”

13:18 DLB sees TD walk down the aisle, and he “can’t wipe the silly [sic] grin [sic] off his damn face.”

13:23 Willam steps up to give a reading, misunderstands concept.

13:47 Vows begin.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: the notes here were unclear at best, covered by Rosie the Eagle’s poop at worst. We’ve transcribed the quotes we could decipher.]

13:48 Priest explains the couple has written their own DLB has written the couple’s vows.

13:49 TD begins his vows. “Dustin, … [indecipherable] … to have and to hold … [indecipherable] … I vow to keep Sam Smith blocked on all social media … [indecipherable] … richer, or for poorer… [indecipherable] ...abide by the parental controls you set on my Snapchat.”

13:55 DLB begins his vows. “Tom, I … [indecipherable] ... which has complete historical precedent in ancient Greece, where it was seen as almost a ‘mentor-like’ relationship … [indecipherable] … in sickness, and in health, I … [indecipherable] … and although When We Rise never quite found its audience, its impact … [indecipherable] … with this ring, I thee wed.

14:08 DLB reaches back towards a groomsman, who sighs, then reluctantly hands him his Oscar statuette. “Well, THAT’S not a ring!” Dustin says, panning around grinning. No one laughs.

14:09 TD hands DLB his ring. “I give you this ring. It’s bronze which is really just as nice as a gold ring, and is still the third-best possible ring that anyone could--”

14:10 TD cries. (2/3)

14:11 The priest says ”speak now or forever hold your peace.” There are no objections. TD’s mother looks around: wistful, yet resigned.

14:12 “I now pronounce you: married.” Crowd cheers. Rosie screeches.

THE RECEPTION - BOVEY CASTLE BALLROOM

15:34 Guests begin filing into the ballroom.

18:01 Guests seen half-heartedly moving “protein balls” around floral wedding china.

18:24 DLB’s best man gives toast: “I first met Dustin when we were both sophomores at UCLA-- (TD exclaims, “That’s the year i was born!” gleefully.) --and who could’ve guessed, only 48 years after Marsha P. Johnson threw that brick…” (TD whispers to DLB: “Is she a friend of yours?”)

18:34 TD’s best man gives toast: “My mum said I could go to this, but she said I had to pay to rent my own tux which kinda blows. Stoked for my mate Tom-O though, this party bloody rules! Anyway, in December of year 10 [editor’s note: 9th grade] of Eggbuckland [editor’s note: a real place] we saw Dustin give his bloody awesome speech after winning the Oscar for this old Hollywood movie, ‘Milk.’ TD turned to me and said ‘I’m gonna marry that man. Also, can you ask your mum if I can have another soda?’ And guess what? He got both.”

18:58 Guests mill about ballroom. Grindr notifications chime.

19:00 TD shouts: “There’s got to be almost 1000 presents! Can I open one now?”

19:00 DLB says no.

19:01 TD cries. (3/3)

19:08 Willam escorts DLB’s cousin to the men’s bathroom.

19:25 DLB seen cornering speaking to several guests: “...and there’s only so much you can do as a creator! At a certain point ABC just didn’t put in the budget for publicity so what're you gonna do? I’m over it! You know? On to the next…”

19:31 DLB’s cousin pooped on again (Willam).

19:45 TD overheard talking to guest: “...knew we wanted a classic English wedding, because the culture means so much to us, and most of my friends don’t have fake IDs, so they can’t drink in the states...”

20:03 DLB and TD cut cake together (“Dustin always helps me when I use the big knife.”).

20:05 Cake is served.

20:45 Couple introduced by wedding singer as “Mr. and Mr. Lance Black.”

20:46 Couple has their first dance. Onlookers describe “lots of PDA,” “what looked like maybe lunges on Tom’s end?” and “a general feeling of foreboding.”

21:50 Guests begin to dance. Astute observers recognize the tunes as TD’s workout playlist.

23:00 Fireworks.

23:02 As fireworks continue, DLB seen whispering something (instructions?) to Rosie the Eagle. She flies off with a screech.

23:46 Guest begin to leave.

MAY 7, 2017

01:02 Dustin Lance Black positively TRASHES that ass.

01:24 Rosie screeches. She’s found me in the air vent over their bedroom. Sam Smith’s eyeball is clutched in her beak. I’ve been compromised. If you find this journal tell the Emmy eligibility committee that I [transcript ends.]

Unfortunately, the transcript ends here. If anyone has any more information, or a working link to Dustin Lance Black’s sex tape, PLEASE send a twitter direct message to @jlazebnik or @orangepaulp.

[stephenearp]

This hotel used to be known as the ‘Manor’ it was bought by a developer and renamed Bovey Castle. Its not a castle. Most local people now refer to it as ‘Bouncy Castle’

[pixiejens]

Bovey Castle

Bovey Castle is an early 20th century Manor Estate tucked away in the remote Dartmoor National Park that also happens to be a luxury hotel.  We were recommended it years ago and we just can't seem to stay anywhere else.

It was built in 1907 for Viscount Hambledon, but I guess he fell on hard times because it was a hotel by 1930.  ;)

Apparently it is known for its golf course that was designed by John Frederick Abercromby in 1926 but wow, I totally do not care at all about that.  It's the pure gorgeous of the location is why we keep coming back.

This really isn't an ad for the place, it's just gorgeous and photogenic in the extreme.  It's got falconry in the mornings, or you could go feed the chickens and gather the eggs.  Two restaurants and all kinds of activities are possible from the perfectly location nestled right in one of the most glorious parts of England, Dartmoor.

I mean, you just don't get skies that like everywhere.   It's a slice of heaven - whether you stay in the plush luxury of somewhere like Bovey Castle, or rough it in a tent somewhere out on the moor. <3

[dedanaan]

Bovey Castle

[battlewithmentalhealth]

I'm Engaged!

So in the last post, I told you about how I finally got with my best friend while I was in a psychiatric hospital. Well all was going great. We were made for each other and despite him working very hard and doing very long hours, he did his best to come and see me every day which is a lot more than what my ex of 7 years did. Anyway, during my time in Penn, while I was sectioned, I was allowed 2 hours off the ward with a friend or relative so me and my boyfriend who he was at the time would sneak into the woods at the back of the hospital and have sex haha so I would come back on the ward with messy hair with twigs stuck in it and everything and all the staff knew what I was up to and they just laughed and took the piss. Things were going so well between us, he came to the hospital one day to visit me, took me into the quiet room on the ward and got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him. I couldn't believe it. He proposed to me!! I know it's not in the most romantic place but come on, he proposed to me while I was stuck in a mental hospital, how awesome was that? I said yes of course and he put the ring on me. It's beautiful. Although a date isn't set yet, we've decided to get married at Bovey Castle in Devon, UK and my dog will be my bridesmaid as well as a couple of other people. Only a select few of my family will be going as I don't get on with most of them and my parents most certainly won't be invited. I cannot wait. I'll be starting to save soon but for now, we're going on holiday for the first time in May to Berlin in Germany to see my favourite band, Blutengel. I've seen them once before and they were awesome so I'm so excited to see them again with the love of my life.

[weerentheworld]

I did miss out on seeing the other stops I’d had planned after Tintagel, but I do make it to Castle Bovey in time for dinner. (Thankfully I had a late reservation! - if I hadn’t I don’t think I would have gotten dinner this night. We were in the country so there were not a lot of options.)

It ends up being light since I had such a late lunch, but it’s very fancy. I get to eat a soufflé for the first time, and this was a good place to do it- it’s amazing!

(I do kinda wish I’d gotten a soup as well, even if it might have been too much.)

An amuse bouche that was some sort of cheese puff

Severn and Wye smoked salmon, homemade black treacle soda bread, fresh horseradish

Kitchen garden salad, truffled estate honey & whipped goats cheese (ngl I expected this to be bigger/a full sized salad.)

Apricot soufflé, estate honey & pistachio ice cream

[mrtomdaley]

Submission

I wonder if T&L will make a trip back to bovey castle again at some point to celebrate their anniversary. I thought it was so sweet and romantic that they did that last year.

EDIT: Maybe! When they have time ☺️

I agree, it was so romantic 🙈

[tomandlance]

[v-lim]

Castle grounds and walks around 👫🏻 (at Bovey Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChHqcLuKLovx3YYuCKTNVYOEZ-Rv2L4b3eAhPM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ofruby]

Photos of Bovey Castle taken by Robert Pardo, guest of Tom and Lance's wedding

From Robert Pardo IG

[calvong]

11am domestic situation on repeat: One’s done, the other’s.. 😎😝🤷🏻‍♂️ (at Bovey Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChHYyv4qHfH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=