BARNSTAPLE Devon September 2021 - Town Centre Walk (4K)

Join us for a walk in Barnstaple, Devon, England. We explore Barnstaple town centre and start our walk on Barnstaple High Street. We take a look at the historic Pannier Market building and stroll down Butchers Row and Boutport Street. We finish our walk by the Barnstaple Clock Tower (the Albert Clock) with views of Barnstaple Long Bridge and the Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon.
Barnstaple is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the lowest crossing point of the River Taw flowing into the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool. Great wealth ensued. Later it imported Irish wool, but its harbour silted up and other industries developed, such as shipbuilding, foundries and sawmills. A Victorian market building survives, with a high glass and timber roof on iron columns. Barnstaple is the largest town in North Devon and the main shopping area for North Devon.
The town was a prosperous place in the past, at one time a major port particularly for the American trade. It remains a thriving market town with a traditional Pannier Market. Today Barnstaple has a partly pedestrianised centre and features many fine buildings and attractive narrow streets and alleys. The oldest surviving part of town is the Norman mound and remnants of the original Norman castle wall can still be seen. There is also the ornate Queen Anne’s Walk and the 13th century Long Bridge. Close by is the Museum of North Devon.
Barnstaple is a good base from which to explore Tarka Country and the 180 mile Tarka Trail.
Most of the town lies on the east bank of the estuary, connected on the western side by the ancient Barnstaple Long Bridge, which has 16 arches. The town's early medieval layout still appears from the street plan and street names, with Boutport Street ("About the Port") following the curved line of the ditch outside the town walls.
Barnstaple has an eclectic mix of architectural styles, with the 19th century probably predominant. There are remnants of early buildings as well as several early plaster ceilings. St Anne's Chapel in the central churchyard can be seen as the most important of the ancient buildings to survive. Queen Anne's Walk was erected in about 1708 as a mercantile exchange. The Georgian Guildhall is also of interest, as is the Pannier Market beneath it.
Barnstaple has been the major market for North Devon since Saxon times. Demands for health regulation of its Victorian food market saw the construction in 1855-1856 of a Pannier Market, originally known as the Vegetable Market and designed by local architect R. D. Gould. This has a high glass-and-timber roof on iron columns. At 98 metres long, it runs the length of Butchers' Row.
Built on the other side of the street at the same time as the Pannier Market, Butchers' Row consists of ten shops with pilasters of Bath Stone and wrought-iron supports for an overhanging roof. Only one is still a butcher's, although successor shops still sell local agricultural goods. There is a baker, a delicatessen, two fishmongers, a florist and a greengrocer.
In early 2020, the local Council web site provided this summary of the Pannier Market: "Largely unchanged in over 150 years, Barnstaple's historic Pannier Market has a wide range of stalls, with everything from fresh local produce, flowers and crafts, to prints and pictures, fashion and... two cafés."
The "Pannier Market, Butchers Row" has been a Grade II listed building since 1951.
The Albert Clock is a clocktower memorial located in The Square in Barnstaple to Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. The tower was built in 1862.
The South West Coast Path National Trail runs through the town, and gives access to walks along the spectacular North Devon coast.
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[@kyejames6496]

Awesome video - best part is at 02:52 :) look above Cafe Nero sign!!!

[@martinackbar7876]

well spotted

[@Glajdar]

Back in Sept 1977, i arrived from Malaysia as a young student to study A levels at the North Devon College. Those two years were some of the best experience of my life, this video brought back many happy memories.

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That's really nice to hear, thank you :)

[@paulhebblethwaite7168]

Great video. Just shows much the town has declined over the years. I remember it back in the 60's when there were many thriving private businesses etc. not forgetting Bonnis in Boutport Street, the Ice Cream Parlour on The Square and the many butchers in Butchers Row. Me and a mate would ride into town on our motorbikes most Saturday mornings, go into a music shop (Morrishes?) in Boutport Street, listen to the latest singles before buying one (3/3d) then go into Bonis for a frothy coffee and play the juke box and pinball machine. Such a great time to be a teenager. Good to see Banburys are still there despite people preferring seemingly to shop on-line or in one of the many supermarkets. Back in the day nearly every road/street in and around the town had a 'corner shop' where you did your daily shopping where you would buy sufficient but no more for the family dinner. Two pound of spuds, four sausages, four slices of bacon, two eggs, a loaf of bread (there was only one type!) a tin of baked beans for dinner plus two bananas as a treat. Served usually by a man in a brown smock who was often smoking while he sliced the bacon!!

[@samanthachairi7634]

So many memories my aunty ivy had a corner shop in Victoria Street

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Thanks for watching

[@bruno_wirtzGK]

This is the town where i was born, i know everything, the locations of all shops. And this place is just so nice, the people aswell!

[@HDWalkingAdventures]

Through your video, i could explore different places like this without spending. Thanks. Have a nice weekend👍

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks for watching. Have a nice weekend too 😊

[@Firebrand55]

Excellent walk-around. I was there in the late 50's when Barnstaple and area had over 90 pubs, all making a good trade; no closures. The market days here and surrounding towns meant pubs open all day; these days varied from town/village.....so...handled correctly, and with enough money and transport....you could drink all day, for most days of the week!

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Thank you. It sounds really good :)

[@jennyklueter5096]

My grandparents retired here. I visited three times from the U.S.A. The last time was when I was 11, more than 50 years ago. Thank you so much!

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Thank you so much Jenny for watching and taking the time to comment and share your memories :)

[@ReiseVisionen]

Wow, it's a beautiful english town. Thanks for your awesome upload. Take care my friend.

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Thanks very much my friend. Take care too 💖

[@trendingwwwandw]

Thanks for showing us around this beautiful part of England! 😍👍27

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Thanks so much for watching 💖

[@billyb5057]

nice shopping street there the hanging baskets with flowers nice too looks a lovely old English town
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Thank you so much Billy 💖

[@GINCHANNELcar_moto]

Beautiful place

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Thanks for watching

[@X-HyperlapseTravelChanne-jz9ww]

so awesome! new fan here! the quality of this walk is just so awesome!

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Thank you so much! 😊

[@MobyLife]

Nice walk, beautiful architecture all the way.

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Thanks very much Moby 😊

[@StanligFilms]

so quiet! good walk and nice town

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[@nafex3740]

Beautiful upload 👌That's amazing😊‼️Really Cool Video keep it up!! 💚🌟best regards to my new friends..🌹✌

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Thanks very much 😊💖

[@itzgrain]

I feel so lucky to live here!

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Thanks for watching :)

[@recall2880]

What is it like living there?

[@itzgrain]

@@recall2880 It's pretty hot but rains in the summer a lot lol. I mean it's pretty good and it's like close to 5 beaches so yeah I don't really know what to say.

[@lugardebighe]

​@@itzgrain I'd love to live in this place someday

[@lugardebighe]

And I live here now 😁. Beautiful place

[@ahmatmahmud4755]

Hi fr. Malaysia.
We're here 1976-78. Miss Barnstaple.

[@TVJourneys]

Hello, thanks for watching :)

[@juppjung]

Hi there,
nice shots, interesting video. Thumbs up.
Regards
Joseph

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Hi Joseph, thanks for watching. Have a nice weekend :)

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

Nice video. Not much going on in Barnstable. Pretty deserted. I guess your Poundland, is like dollar store in the us,where items are suppose to be only one $. Enjoyed hearing the church chimes. ⛪.Will look forward to your next video..🤗

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Thanks very much Clark 🤗

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

well deserved. 🤗🤗

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[@user-fe1gb9uc1t]

Barnstable is in Massachusetts, this is Barnstaple

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

@user-fe1gb9uc1t hey I was close in the spelling. Fingers don't work at times.
Enjoy today.

[@TheKingsGuardsAndRoyalHorses]

Awesome 👏

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Thank you so much 😊

[@hel_sim]

Very nice upload!
Have a great new week!👏👏

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Thanks very much! Have a great week too 💖

[@adictosalacarretera]

Great video was spectacular here supporting your channel greetings 😀😀

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Thank you so much! 💖

[@TakisTravel]

Nice tour. 👍23
Have a great weekend.

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Thanks very much Takis. Have a great weekend too 😊

[@JoyEze1]

Great - Greetings from Denmark 🙏

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Thanks for watching 😊

[@myvoltaire]

When was this taken. So quiet this time yet still beautiful

[@TVJourneys]

It was filmed on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks for watching 😊

[@darrenprouse5546]

@@TVJourneys was it any busier the day before?

[@TVJourneys]

I wasn't there on the Saturday but i expect it was. I'm hoping to go back on a Saturday and film another video. Hopefully should be much busier then :)

[@ianrobert6239]

Good video. The town does look a bit run down in places, sadly, like many towns now and hopefully the anti social behaviour, I have heard about will be addressed, ot it will deteriorate like many other UK town centres

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Thanks for watching

[@candyunicornplays9807]

Did anybody see the woman with her arse out above Caffè Nero at 2:53

[@stoneham2069]

Nice Barnstaple made girl

[@vaishnavi1706]

☺️😊

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Thanks for watching 😊

[@margaretmaskell9985]

I’m slightly disappointed as it’s more scruffy than I expected.

[@duncandisorderly8852]

Sad, dirty place compared to 10years ago