Chudleigh, The Pixies' Cave 1907

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my grandmother was born in Chudliegh one of fourteen children her name was louie potter she died when I was very young a long time ago ,but my mother went to Chudliegh lots of times while we were holidaying in Torquay with my aunt and uncle my aunt was born in chudliegh her name was betsy potter. I loved going to visit relatives in Chudliegh . my grandmother came to wales as a young married woman to visit her ...see more

Chudleigh hosts a wonderful Christmas late night shopping evening each year when the Christmas lights in Fore Street are switched on. The shops stay open until late evening and their windows twinkle with fairy lights and decorations. Shops, cafes and pubs are crowded and stay open late in the evening, and the place is transformed into a fairyland of old-fashioned ...see more

When a boy, my father, Donald William Stevens, used to show visitors through the Pixie caves for 1/2d per person, with the light from a candle for illumination. After WWII he followed in his father's (William Henry Stevens) footsteps of being a Chudleigh shopkeeper, and opened a shoe shop at 7 The Square, (or Fore Street as some preferred).  This shop was in business for 39 years, and sold all ...see more