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https://10parishesfestival.org.uk
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 The 10 Parishes are:
Ashbrittle, Bathealton, Brompton Ralph, Chipstable, Clatworthy, Fitzhead, Huish Champflower, Milverton, Stawley and Wiveliscombe

KEITH FLOYD MEMORIAL PLAQUE
CELEBRITY chef Keith Floyd, who grew up in Wiveliscombe, now has a permanent memorial in the town. A bas relief plaque of the raconteur, renowned for his groundbreaking approach to TV cookery, has been put on a wall at the top of Silver Street, where he lived as a child. It is the work of Wiveliscombe sculptor John Alder, who spent years fundraising through the Keith Floyd Memorial Project following his death in 2009. Keith grew up in the town and attended Wellington School, before the start of a flamboyant playboy lifestyle. His days in Wiveliscombe are ones he looked back on fondly, saying in 2005 his time there played an 'important part' in his life. In a chequered career, he was an army officer, a journalist, a dishwasher, a bartender, a cook, a restaurateur, with restaurants in France, Spain, Britain and Thailand. He wrote dozens of books and presented a number television series, which were screened around the world as he shot to fame. After dying from a heart attack in 2009, aged 65, the culinary world paid tribute to the eccentric restaurateur.

ROADS

Wiveliscombe is situated on the B3227 Taunton - Barnstaple road (formerly the A361), 4 miles from the Devon/Somerset border and 10 miles from Taunton. From Junction 25 of the M5 the route is well signed through the North of Taunton.There is also access from Junction 26 via Wellington. Wiveliscombe has two car parks, one in North Street and the other off Croft Way.

 RAIL

The nearest main line railway station is Taunton for trains to London Paddington, Plymouth and the West Country, South Wales, Bristol and Bath (www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/TAU.html)
An up to date timetable from trains to/from this station can be obtained from First Great Western (www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk) or Cross Country Trains (www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk).
Taxis operate outside the station and buses to Wiveliscombe leave from the Bus station in the centre of Taunton.

THE BEAR INN
The Bear is right in the middle of Wiveliscombe - you can't miss it because Wivey's only a small town so it doesn't have a lot of 17th century coaching inns. It's a proper pub, one where everyone is welcome - locals, visitors, families, dogs, the lot. You can do all those pubby things like play pool and crib, or darts and poker, and you can tuck into hearty homemade pub food, pizzas, and dishes from around the world. You must try the beer that they brew in a little building at the bottom of the garden.