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Welcome to Topsham – we love it!

Love Topsham is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company entirely run by volunteers, and funded by donations. Our activities include: organising summer music and flowers and bunting throughout the town, holding meet-ups for new residents, campaigns to promote local businesses and traders, and staging the Christmas celebrations – we ‘do the lights’, organise a festive market and arrange a much-loved Children’s Christmas Trail through Topsham.

Topsham is a beautiful Devon estuary town, rich in community activity and independent shops, with a gentle vibe enhanced by our waterside setting and cafe culture.

We’re officially part of Exeter but have a distinctive look and feel, which started with our unique maritime and architectural history.

Today, there are over 50 independent businesses in our town.

Some invoke the glories of the High Street, like our charming second-hand bookshop and clock repair workshop; others are modern, like the former fire station that is now a craft ale microbrewery and bar, or our organic vegan skincare shop. And don’t forget our Saturday market, which has become a food and craft must-visit.

We are brimful of community groups too.

Whether it’s a book club or a town museum, a repair cafe or a fine arts society, you will find a home for the enthusiasm you already have, and for the passion you may well develop after you move here.

Oh – and year-round Love Topsham operates this website and town calendar too.

So whether you’re a resident, business, group or visitor – welcome!

The Love Topsham Team

Jane Greenslade, Carolina Hobbs, Ned Hoste, Marcus Parry, Jane Thompson, plus our wonderful volunteers
This website is not big enough to individually thank the over 200 volunteers and participants in this year’s Christmas Festivities in Topsham. 

So if you were in any of these teams, a huge Thank You to you all.

Our thanks to: All the businesses and residents who subscribe or donate to Love Topsham as it is this funding that makes all this possible. Thanks also to the businesses and residents who provide the location and power for the street displays, including Olive & Lily, Topsham Co-op, Topsham Conservative Club, The Globe Topsham, Cooks Aweigh, East and West of Exe, Topsham Community Association – Matthews Hall, and the residents of High Street, Fore Street and Ferry Road.

Our thanks go to all the teams of volunteers, entertainers and participants: 

The Christmas Elves |  The shops and residents who added their lights to make the town sparkle | The Late Night opening shops | The Late Night shopping organisers | The Events Team | The Switch-on Team | The FORCE Marshals | The Love Topsham Marshals | The Road Closure Marshals | Otter Morris Dancers | Ozzy D | The Exeter Railway Band | The Christmas Market Volunteers | St Margaret’s Church Choir| Topsham Wine | The generous donations to the Raffle | The Children’s Christmas Trail traders | The Children’s Christmas Organisers  | Topsham Museum | Greg Towning Photography

Finally, Topsham Museum and all the shops that participated in the Children’s Christmas Trail

Pawsome | Butt Estates | Wilkinson Grant | Rodney Spiller | Seam Haberdashery | Karen Leverton Hair Design | CASA | Coraline | Topsham Bookshop | Hospiscare | The Butchers@Topsham | Clark & Co | RGF Greengrocers | Topsham Jewellers | Hays Travel | Country Cheeses | Sara’s Petite Cuisine | Vintage Devon Air | Ambulance Trust | Peter Tosh Opticians | Topsham Treats | East of Exe | Topsham Cakes | Pointers Financial | Squid and the Kid | Route 2 | Salt

Also, many thanks to Taylor Wimpey for their generous donation of £500 towards the new small shopfront trees and the large tree on the Quay.

Love Topsham could not do what we do without the massive support we get from the town.

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If you would like to submit your own event, simply add your event details here.

If you are having problems please let us know at lovetopsham@gmail.com

If you are looking to stay in Topsham here are some of the places you can book

How to join

  • Residents
  • Businesses

Where your support goes

  • Christmas Lights
  • Hanging baskets
  • Buskers in the town
  • Publicity and PR for the town
  • Promotion  of town events
  • Good causes in the town
CONTACT THE LOVE TOPSHAM TEAM

You can contact the team at lovetopsham@gmail.com

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Company registered address: Melrose House Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 5AZ

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