COLYTON HISTORY WALKS
You
may be familiar with Colyton and its strange layout of streets, you may
have been lost in it – many have! You may know its old Market Square,
award winning butchers, old style hardware store (an Aladdin’s Cave), art galleries, tea rooms and shops.
However, you may wonder about the age of some of its houses, the past trading wealth and the unusual church tower, do these things have a story to tell?
YES THEY DO!
- would Colyton look like it does today if it were not for Henry VIII?
- where did Judge Jeffries come into its history?
- how many Colytonians suffered at the battle of Sedgemoor and why?
- Colyton had many public houses and inns– can you spot them now ?
- were the Romans and Saxons here?
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT COLYTON, ITS PEOPLE AND PLACES BY JOINING
A GUIDED TOUR OF THE TOWN
Walks start from the car park in Dolphin Street at 2.00pm on these Thursdays
8th & 15th April 13th & 27th May 10th & 24th June 8th, 22nd & 29thJuly
5th, 12th, 19th & 26th August 2nd, 9th & 23rd September.
Minimum contribution £2 per person (under 16’s free)
(Each tour lasts about an hour)
To arrange a walk please contact John Cochrane 01297 552828
or to email click the address below:
Or telephone John Forrester-Addie on 01297 552610
Self Guided tours
Obtain a copy of the town history trail leaflet from Haynes Hardware,
Market Place, Colyton, and explore Colyton's historical streets and
buildings.
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