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A companion who shares their interests, in Devon

Keeping up the things they love is most of what makes a day good. 81 vetted live-in carers could come to live in Devon. This page shows what they enjoy, what Devon offers for each interest, and how to find someone who shares your mother's or father's.

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What the carers enjoy

The interests of the live-in carers who could come to Devon

Live-in carers move in rather than travel each day, so the choice reaches well beyond the county: 81 are within about three hours of Devon. These are the interests on the profiles of the nearest of them. Tap one to see what Devon offers for it.

What the live-in carers who could come enjoyCarers out of 56

Listed by manyLess common, so a better matchFrom the profiles of the 81 nearest live-in carers within about three hours of Devon, September 2026; 56 of them list interests.

Common ground is easy

Most carers list walking, music and reading. If that is what your mother or father enjoys, nearly anyone will share it, so choose on the things that matter more: experience, manner and whether they get on.

The less common interests

Fewer carers list these, which is exactly why they are worth searching on. Someone who shares a real passion makes a long week go quickly.

  • DIY 16
  • Card Games 15
  • Board Games 12
  • Photography 11
  • Yoga 11
  • Painting 10
  • Fishing 8
  • Knitting 8
  • Writing 8
  • Collecting 4
  • Embroidery 4
  • Video Games 4
  • Scrapbooking 2

Carers choose the interests on their own profiles. A shared hobby is a good start, not a guarantee, so talk about it when you meet them.

Interest 1

Walking in Devon

Devon offers both moorland and estuary walking, and much of it is on old railway lines and level riverside paths that suit a gentle pace.

49 of 56live-in carers we looked at list walking

Somewhere to go

Tarka Trail, Barnstaple to Instow

Barnstaple

A traffic-free walking and cycling route along the Taw estuary, following a former railway line between Barnstaple and Instow. A carer can drive to the Barnstaple end, walk an out-and-back stretch as far as suits, and stop at a bench or cafe before turning round.

Getting around: Several parts of the trail have easy access paths and rest areas, and the Barnstaple to Instow section is popular with people using mobility aids.

Source: visitdevon.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

Somewhere to go

Bellever Forest Miles Without Stiles route

Postbridge

A waymarked forest and riverside route on Dartmoor, part of the national park's Miles Without Stiles network of barrier-free walks. A carer can handle the drive and parking, bring a flask, and keep the walk to a short section of the loop.

Getting around: It is one of Dartmoor's Miles Without Stiles routes, designed without stiles for people with limited mobility or using mobility aids.

Source: dartmoor.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

A companion walks at their pace, knows when to turn back, and drives to the flat, well-surfaced routes so a short walk is still possible when a long one is not.

Live-in carers who enjoy walking

Interest 2

Music in Devon

Devon has a strong folk and choral tradition, from village singing to cathedral music, and plenty of it happens in the daytime.

44 of 56live-in carers we looked at list music

In the calendar

Sidmouth Folk Festival

Sidmouth

A week-long folk festival each August across venues in the seaside town, with concerts, singarounds and free events. A carer can pick one afternoon concert, sort tickets and parking, and keep the day short.

Source: sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

In the calendar

Concerts and organ recitals at Exeter Cathedral

Exeter

A regular programme of concerts and organ recitals, including short summer recitals, in the cathedral itself. A carer can check the listings for a daytime recital, arrange a drop-off nearby and sit alongside.

Source: exeter-cathedral.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

Old records, a choir concert, singing along in the kitchen. Music often stays with people long after other things fade, and a companion who enjoys it makes it part of the day.

Live-in carers who enjoy music

Interest 3

Reading in Devon

Devon's rural spread means library services here are built around getting books out to people who cannot easily travel.

44 of 56live-in carers we looked at list reading

Somewhere to join

Home Library Service, Libraries Unlimited

A free service across Devon that has volunteers choose and deliver library books to people who cannot get to a library themselves. A carer can help sign up, discuss preferences with the volunteer and read aloud with the books when they arrive.

Source: discover.librariesunlimited.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

Library trips, reading aloud when eyes tire, audiobooks set up and ready, and somebody to talk about the book with.

Live-in carers who enjoy reading

Interest 4

Cooking & Baking in Devon

Devon is dairy country, and its baking traditions grew out of clotted cream, local butter and farmhouse kitchens.

37 of 56live-in carers we looked at list cooking & baking

Local food

The Devonshire cream tea

Scones with clotted cream and jam, served the Devon way with the cream spread first, a tradition with roots going back centuries in the county. A carer can help with the mixing and oven work at home, or drive to a tea room so the baking becomes an outing rather than a chore.

Source: visitdevon.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

A carer does the lifting, the hot trays and the washing up, so the recipes, the judging and the tasting stay with the person who knows them.

Live-in carers who enjoy cooking & baking

Interest 5

Dancing in Devon

Devon keeps its own step dance and ceilidh traditions alive, particularly in the moorland villages.

25 of 56live-in carers we looked at list dancing

In the calendar

Dartmoor Folk Festival step dancing

South Zeal

A long-running August festival in a Dartmoor village that keeps Devon step dancing going, with dance displays, competitions and ceilidhs. A carer can drive over for a single session, find a seat with a view of the dancing and manage the walking between venues.

Source: tavistock-today.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

From tea dances to seated movement to music, a companion can find the right session, drive there, and make sure it is enjoyable rather than tiring.

Live-in carers who enjoy dancing

Interest 6

Gardening in Devon

Devon's mild, damp climate supports large historic gardens and long growing seasons, so there is usually something in flower to look at or talk about.

22 of 56live-in carers we looked at list gardening

Somewhere to go

RHS Garden Rosemoor

Great Torrington

A 65 acre RHS garden in the Torridge valley with formal rose gardens, woodland and a restaurant. A carer can book the Tramper in advance, plan a route round the flatter formal areas and build in a tea stop.

Getting around: All-terrain Tramper mobility scooters can be hired at the garden through the Countryside Mobility scheme.

Source: countrysidemobility.org. Check opening times and access before you go.

Somewhere to go

Dartington Hall Gardens

Totnes

Twenty six acres of gardens around a medieval hall, listed as an RHS Partner Garden, with terraces, mature trees and open lawns. A carer can choose the level lawn areas for a short visit and use the on-site cafe as a base.

Source: rhs.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

Potting on at a table rather than kneeling, deadheading from a stool, visiting gardens with level paths and a tearoom: a carer keeps the garden in their week.

Live-in carers who enjoy gardening

Interest 7

Sports in Devon

Devon has an active grassroots sports scene, including slower paced versions of familiar games aimed at older players.

20 of 56live-in carers we looked at list sports

Somewhere to join

Walking football with Exeter City Community Trust

Exeter

Walking football sessions run through the football club's community trust and its partner groups, played at walking pace with no running. A carer can check session times, provide transport and stay for the tea afterwards.

Source: exetercct.org. Check opening times and access before you go.

Somewhere to join

Devon walking football clubs

A directory of walking football clubs across Devon, most of them running weekly sessions for older players. A carer can use it to find the nearest club and make the first contact on someone's behalf.

Source: walkingfootball.com. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

Watching the match together, a trip to the bowls green or the cricket, or gentle exercise done safely with someone alongside.

Live-in carers who enjoy sports

Interest 8

Photography in Devon

Dartmoor granite, estuary light and two very different coastlines give Devon photographers plenty to work with close to the roadside.

11 of 56live-in carers we looked at list photography

Somewhere to go

Burrator Reservoir

Yelverton

A reservoir on the south west edge of Dartmoor ringed by woodland and moorland, with a road and car parks around the water. A carer can drive between the parking spots so several viewpoints are reachable with very little walking.

Source: visitdevon.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

A companion can plan an outing around the light and the tide, carry the kit, and help sort the pictures afterwards.

Live-in carers who enjoy photography

Interest 9

Painting in Devon

Devon landscapes have drawn painters for generations, and the county's free public galleries make it easy to look as well as paint.

10 of 56live-in carers we looked at list painting

Somewhere to go

Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter

Exeter's main museum and art gallery, free to enter, with fine art collections and changing exhibitions. A carer can time a visit for a quieter weekday, take in one or two galleries and use the cafe between.

Source: visitexeter.com. Check opening times and access before you go.

Somewhere to go

The Burton at Bideford

The Burton at Bideford Art Gallery and Museum, Bideford

A gallery and museum beside Victoria Park showing art and craft exhibitions and running workshops. A carer can check what is on, bring materials for a session and handle the parking and queueing.

Source: visitdevon.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

Setting up the table, washing the brushes, finding a gallery with a lift: a carer handles the practical side so the time goes on the painting.

Live-in carers who enjoy painting

Interest 10

Fishing in Devon

With two coasts, estuaries and a network of stocked lakes, Devon suits both sea and coarse fishing without long journeys.

8 of 56live-in carers we looked at list fishing

In the calendar

Brixham Fish Market tour

Brixham

Guided early morning tours of one of England's busiest fish markets, where the day's catch is sorted and auctioned. A carer can book ahead, handle the very early start and driving, and keep the visit to the market and harbour front.

Source: visitsouthdevon.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.

Somewhere to go

Stafford Moor Fishery

Dolton

A long-established North Devon coarse fishery with several stocked lakes and day ticket fishing. A carer can carry the tackle, set up a chair at a peg near the car park and sit out a couple of hours.

Source: tripadvisor.com. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

A carer can sort the permit and the tackle, drive to a bank spot close to the car park, and bring the chair, the flask and the patience.

Live-in carers who enjoy fishing

Interest 11

Knitting in Devon

Devon was a woollen cloth county for centuries, and its mills and lace towns still tell that story.

8 of 56live-in carers we looked at list knitting

Somewhere to go

Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum

Uffculme

A working woollen mill museum in Mid Devon with textile machinery, yarn and displays on the county's wool trade. A carer can plan a short visit around the machinery demonstrations and the tea room, and pick up yarn for projects at home.

Source: devonmuseums.net. Check opening times and access before you go.

Local tradition

Honiton lace at Allhallows Museum

Honiton

Honiton's museum holds a large collection of the town's handmade lace, the craft the town has been known for since the seventeenth century. A carer can make an afternoon of it and use the visit as a starting point for needlework talk and practice at home.

Source: devonmuseums.net. Check opening times and access before you go.

How a companion helps

Winding wool, reading the pattern aloud, picking up dropped stitches, and a trip to the wool shop or a knitting group.

Live-in carers who enjoy knitting

Closer to home

Interests to share at home

Not every good day involves going out. These are the everyday interests the carers who could come list most, and each is easier, and more fun, with somebody to share it.

Watching TV37 of 56 carers list itThe favourite programmes, the quiz shows answered together, and someone to talk about them with afterwards.Carers who enjoy watching TV
Socialising35 of 56 carers list itA companion keeps up the lunch club, the coffee morning and the visits to friends, and is company themselves on the quiet days.Carers who enjoy socialising
Puzzles32 of 56 carers list itCrosswords, jigsaws and word searches are better with two. A carer can sit with the puzzle and help without taking over.Carers who enjoy puzzles
Decorating22 of 56 carers list itChoosing colours, hanging pictures, rearranging a room to make it easier to live in: a carer can do the climbing while the decisions stay theirs.Carers who enjoy decorating
Volunteering17 of 56 carers list itA carer can help find a role that suits sitting down or short sessions, and handle the lifts there and back.Carers who enjoy volunteering
DIY16 of 56 carers list itSmall repairs and projects done together, with a carer handling the ladder and anything that needs a steady hand.Carers who enjoy DIY
Card Games15 of 56 carers list itCribbage, whist or rummy most afternoons, with a partner who is happy to play and wants to win.Carers who enjoy card games
Board Games12 of 56 carers list itScrabble, dominoes and chess are good company, and a carer can be the regular opponent.Carers who enjoy board games
Yoga11 of 56 carers list itChair yoga and gentle stretching are easier to keep up, and safer, with someone beside them.Carers who enjoy yoga

From interest to introduction

How to find a carer who shares their interests

  1. 1

    Search with their interest

    Use the link under any interest on this page. It opens a search of live-in carers in Devon with the carers who list that interest first; nobody else is hidden, so you still see everyone who could come.

  2. 2

    Read the profiles

    Each profile shows the carer's interests next to their experience, the conditions they have cared for, their day rate and their reviews. Shortlist two or three.

  3. 3

    Talk about it when you meet

    Message and meet them for free. Ask about the hobby: someone who really gardens will tell you what they grow. Nothing is booked until you decide.

  4. 4

    Settle in

    We set up the contract, handle invoicing and payment, and insure the care while the carer works. The rest of the week is theirs to fill.

Charlotte, care manager at PrimeCarers

Charlotte

Care manager for families in Devon

Charlotte helps families in Devon arrange companionship care

Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, which carers share your parent's interests, and whether live-in care or companionship visits suit them better, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Devon might suit, though the choice is always yours.

Book a free call with Charlotteor call 0203 369 3624

Questions

Questions about hobbies and companionship in Devon

Yes. Getting out is a normal part of a live-in carer's week: a walk (Tarka Trail is a good one), a garden visit, a choir concert, the bowls club or a lunch with friends. Many carers drive, and the search shows who does. Mileage is only charged if you agree it in advance and in writing, and 55p a mile is the usual figure when a carer uses their own car. Entry tickets and cafe stops for the carer are worth agreeing up front too.

Use the link under the interest on this page: it opens a search of live-in carers in Devon with the ones who list that interest shown first, and the rest still there below them. Every profile shows the carer's interests alongside their experience, rates and reviews. Message the ones you like, and talk about the hobby when you meet them: it is the quickest way to tell whether the interest is real.

For live-in care it matters more than people expect. A live-in carer shares the house for weeks at a time, and the hours between the care tasks are most of the day. Somebody who likes the same programmes, games or garden fills those hours naturally. It is still second to experience and temperament, so treat it as a tie-breaker between good carers rather than the first thing you filter on.

Live-in care through PrimeCarers is typically about £1,120 a week, with our fee included, and each carer sets their own rate, shown on their profile. That covers somebody living in and helping through the day. If your parent needs company rather than round-the-clock help, hourly companionship visits start from about £15 an hour. Companionship care in Devon compares the two.

Then the interest comes to him. A carer can bring the garden to a table on the patio, put the old records on, set up the jigsaw, read the paper aloud or play cards most afternoons. The interests further down this page are mostly the ones done at home, and plenty of carers share them.

Each local suggestion was researched from published sources, and every one on the page has passed a check before appearing: either it was found on a map inside Devon, or its source page, which we link to, is live and names the area. Anything that failed was left out. Opening times, prices and access change, so check with the venue before you go, especially for gardens such as RHS Garden Rosemoor, where it is worth asking ahead about wheelchairs or mobility scooters.

Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team, with renewal or rechecks depending on the accepted route. Carers write their own profiles, including their interests and skills, so ask about anything that matters to you when you meet them. How we vet carers sets out each step.

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