Totnes ... a little slice of heaven

I think I might have mentioned before (more than once :0) how I adore Totnes, especially on Friday - market day.

Last Friday the weather was glorious so we downed tools and headed straight there.  Its such a quirky little town full of gorgeous shops and friendly people.

 

Street musicians...

 

and people who have a love of the old, as well as the newish and slighty quirky.  Totnes has its own currency, which can be used legally in its own shops, you don't have to but it how lovely is that?  It is known for its crystals and spiritual side, yoga centres and tarot shops which I love, as well as its support of all things creative.

 

And then there's the Friday market...  indoor and outdoor flea markets as well as fresh produce

 

 

and second hand clothes at bargain prices

 

It also has a beautiful church, where now and again you see a gorgeous wedding taking place.

 

All this, and then there's the guaranteed vintage haul that you just have to return home with.

 

To be quite honest, it can all get a bit too much for a girl... and she then has to sit down quitely with a hot cup of coffee and soak in the goodness for a while.

And I'm not even going to mention the outdoor Christmas fair that lines the street in the festive season because its too good ... well not yet anyway!

Looking at these pictures makes me feel much brighter after having spent the week fighting off some ghastly viral thing that really wasn't welcome.  No Totnes for me today... which is just as well as the bank account is still recovering from last Friday :)

Have a great weekend everyone x

Comments

[Gabriela Delworth]

Hello,

What a fantastic town!

~ Gabriela ~

[beck]

I love this town! The currency idea is great too. Your photo's gave a real taste of the variety and colour of Totnes. Fun!
Beck

[Helen Lambert]

Your pictures make me green with envy. I broke up yesterday and started with a cold - can you catch them from blogs???
I would love to go to Totnes, my friend used to live there - wish I had visited he now and not been put off with the journey -
Have a good weekend Helen

[Anke Humpert]

...OMG!!! It seams ages, since I have been to Totnes market...wish I could go again...!

[Gemma]

How daft is this? I used to drive through Totnes regularly for work but I never stopped. How foolish I was!! Now we don't live nearby anymore (but close enough that I am definitely going to pay a visit sometime). What days are their Christmas markets on, is that just Fridays too? Thank you for posting - delightful!

[niki]

Having visited Totnes again this summer, I agree it is fab! Lets hope all those little individual shops that make it so special can ride the storms of recession and keep it unique and such a fun place to visit.

Hope you feel better soon,
Niki

[Gina]

What lovely pictures - if I wasn't so far away I'd get into the car and pop down right now. Hope you're feeling better soon.

[Fiona]

Totnes looks really lovely. I'm sure I drove past it last year but didn't stop as I didn't realise how lovely it is.Looks like my kind of place. Love the pink step ladders!

[Daisy Steiner]

I wish I lived in that part of the world, I have wanted to go for quite some time now. Christmas markets there sound divine!

[kathy]

Hi I still haven't been to Totnes, can you believe it and my hubbie is at Buckfast most weeks too and offers to drop me there! I am going to make an effort to go v. soon. Gorgeous pictures and love the step ladder -great colour! Are you going to the Country Living Fair in November and if so, would you like a ticket? Let me know and I will send you one. Best wishes, kathyx

[DADA]

I love your pictures !
Félicitations = congratulations !!

Très très jolies

[Hannah]

You always make me feel so homesick when you feature Totnes - but in a nice way as it is one of my favourite places in the whole wide world! x

[celia]

Wow, what a place. I can understand how you do like to go there!
Great!

[kitschen pink]

OH! I love Totnes too! And I've never been there- I've just read your post - but i'd like to go - soon please - it sounds just wonderful! I cannot imagine in a million years writing like this about ANY of the three market towns close to me! How very annoying that is! t.x

[Jennie]

I love Totnes too, though it's years since we were last able to go there. My grandmother Bow was born there and her family go back a long way in the area - Totnes, generations in Berry Pomeroy and before that Stoke Gabriel. It looks like Totnes has such a lot to offer and it's "my" sort of place.

[Frugal Trenches]

Oh it's so marvelous, I may just have to go next week :)

[Lisa]

It all looks so lovely! What a lovely day out. Thank you for sharing it with us. (I would love to visit but it's a long way for me!)

[Josie-Mary]

Hello, I've haven't been to Totnes for years - the hill from the train station put's me off!!! Think I'll pay another visit now after seeing your photo's. The flowers are lovely. When do the Christmas markets start?? Is that Friday's as well?? :)

[Mel]

Hello!

I've just spent a very pleasant 30 mins reading your blog!

Your home is so pretty, your kitchen is one of the nicest i've seen in ages!
I love your chairs...are they painted in CK gloss?

Also your rabbits and bears are very cute!
xx

[sheila jones]

Lovely lovely photos - they transported me to another place today amidst a day of full-on report writing! And how I wish I lived near Totnes! Mind you, we would be the poorer for it I dare say. The temptations look just too great!

Sheila