What Makes Buckfastleigh Farmers and Local Produce Market a Great Place?
The market is a central meeting place, easily accessible from nearby A38 and can also be reached by local bus services. Other attractions in the area help to provide an enjoyable and rewarding day-out for visitors. The Town Square is brought alive with colour and vitality on market-day. The enclosed design of the market, as opposed to linear, provides a safe area for children and a more sociable space for producers and customers alike. Along with farmers, community members are also invited to sell home-grown produce when their gardens have been particularly fruitful. Another unique feature is that Richard has resurrected some annual local fairs: the Lamb Tail Pie Day in June and the Pear Pie Day in September, which are thought to have died out around WWI. The two fairs now once again bring people together to enjoy community activities. Harvest Festival is also not to be missed, and the vicar brings school children along to show them the “real” food at the market and learn about where i
