Once a month, one of Devon's biggest food markets takes over Totnes' central square. Expect more than 60 traders, selling everything from local meats, cheeses and artisan breads to olives and chocolates. Hot-food stalls span global cuisines, including Thai, Indian and Caribbean.
Totnes Good Food
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1. Totnes Fashion & Textiles Museum
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Beautifully displayed 18th- to 20th-century garments, set in one of Totnes' finest Tudor merchant's houses.
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High on a hilltop above town, Totnes' castle is among the best-preserved examples of a Norman 'motte and bailey' castle (a round keep sitting on a raised…
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Parts of this atmospheric structure were once the kitchens of the town's Norman priory; look out for cells, ceremonial robes and an elaborate council…
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