Festive Night, Cheddar Village, Somerset, England, UK

CHEDDAR FESTIVE SHOPPING NIGHT

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Cheddar Festive Night Every year, a few weeks before Christmas, the shops and cafes of Cheddar open late one evening. It's an ideal opportunity to buy unusual gifts whilst enjoying the festive atmosphere. The event is normally held on the first Friday in December from 6pm.

A typical schedule involves a firework launch, choirs and bands dotted around the village, candlelit tours of the caves, with the Lower Gorge and much of the village decked out with Christmas trees and lights. There are normally pig roasts at two or three of Cheddar's pubs, a farmer's market and a prize draw. Santa usually puts in an appearance too! Why not come in fancy dress, bring candles and torches!

Click here to see typical event details (from the 2009 Festive Night).

Contact Caroline at Cheddar Parish Council for more details of this year's event or visit the Parish Council web site.

If you want to come along, and need somewhere to stay - perhaps to make a weekend of it - hop over to the Accommodation page and book early as rooms go fast.

If you are unable to attend on the day, don't worry, most shops are still open as normal on other days and the Christmas decorations and lights are up throughout the village and lower Gorge right through December and New Year. Gorge Bus tours run through the Christmas holiday period.