Christmas market with local artisan and craft stalls in the Spanish Barn, seasonal food and festive refreshments in the Abbey grounds, plus family entertainment.
Torre Abbey is hosting its Christmas Market and Winter Fest from Saturday 28 November to Sunday 20 December, and this year the two have joined forces into one bigger event. It's spread across the grounds, with the artisan makers and craft stalls taking over the Spanish Barn and a mix of traders, seasonal treats, street food and festive refreshments out in the open air. There are also unique gifts and family entertainment to pick through, so it works as a proper shopping trip as much as a day out.
If you're heading on a Saturday, there's free live festive music courtesy of Bays Brewery. The whole thing sits within Torquay's wider Bay of Lights, which is organised by Torbay Council using Towns Deal Funding and supported by SWISCo and the English Riviera BID Company, with the trail managed by the council's Events Team and produced by Future Technical Solutions. While you're there, you can also catch the Alive with Light projection show at Torre Abbey and the Real Ice Rink in Abbey Park, so it's easy to make a full afternoon or evening of it.
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Opening times change depending on the day: Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:30pm, Friday and Saturday from 11:00am to 10:00pm, and Sunday from 11:00am to 9:00pm. With the market running for nearly a month, you've plenty of time to fit it in.
