Friday 2nd (5pm-9pm) & Saturday 3rd December 2022 (4pm-9pm)
Dunster by Candlelight is a popular annual event that will really get you into the Christmas spirit. Witness a well-preserved medieval village descending into a warm glow to celebrate the good old days. The roads are closed to cars with vendors and performances taking over. The highlight of the festival is a lantern lighting procession and a soldiers’ procession with torches and drums. Both processions start after dark. We still have limited availability on this weekend, our properties are all within a 30 minute drive from Dunster.
Dunster Village is unique with it’s wonderful, wide, High Street overlooked by the medieval Dunster Castle. The village hasn’t changed over the centuries except for the horse and cart and having lost ‘The Shambles’ which was a group of small houses called ‘sheds’ down the centre of the Street. They came down in the early 19th Century leaving us with a lovely wide street.
There was always a thriving busy market with lots of people wandering around selling their wares. Particularly the wool which was sold in the Medieval Yarn Market. The Yarn Market is still at the top of the High Street and at Candlelight we have a Brass Band or two playing during the evening. The Street is full of interesting cottages and houses.
Find out more by visiting the official website for the event. https://dunsterbycandlelight.co.uk
