5 Things to do in November

Torbay Christmas Carnival

The famous Torquay Christmas Carnival is fun for all the family with fantastic floats, music and entertainment. The procession starts at Lymington Road Coach Station at 16.30 through Torre, Union Street, Fleet Street, and the Harbourside, ending by the Princess Theatre. There will also be the chance to meet Santa as his grotto has been set up at the Fleet Walk Gallery!

Local radio station Palm 105.5 will be providing entertainment at Fleet Walk from 15.00. There's live performances from Riviera Sound, Samba Roc, and many fantastic local school choirs, plus Grease competition winners and the Palm 105.5 team.

Be sure not to miss the festivities which run until 18.00.

Torquay town centre
21st November |16.30 - 18.00
Free
01803 606035
www.countryside-trust.org.uk

Brixham Winter Sparkle Fair

There will be a different event on each day of the week. Events will include the Christmas lights switch on, Christmas Market, Treasure Hunt, Christmas Carol Concert, Christmas Ghosts, Chistmas in Song by local children, Brixham Pirates and the Christmas Parade! The fair starts on 28th November with the Christmas market from 10.00 and the Christmas Lights Switch-on from 16.00 with choir, town band & Father Christmas.

Brixham
28th November - 6th December
www.englishriviera.co.uk

Visit Stonehenge and Salisbury

One of Great Britain’s most famous landmarks set in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside and now a World Heritage Site, Stonehenge is a powerful reminder of the once-great peoples of the late Stone and Bronze Ages. Described as one of the wonders of the world, these are the remnants of the last of a sequence of such monuments erected between 3000BC and 1600BC. A number of the stones were carried hundreds of miles over land and sea, while antlers and bones were used to dig the pits that hold the stones. Modern techniques in archaeology, and the series of recent digs, have helped to shape new theories about the stones, but their ultimate purpose remains a fascinating and enduring mystery. It has been said that the stones contain many kinds of mythical and magic powers that have attracted many people and religious sects over the years.

LAL's tours to Stonehenge are always popular. Admission is included into the site and your Guide will escort you around the site. The tour also includes a visit to the cathedral city of Salisbury. You can download a city guide from the StopPress website.

Stonehenge and Salisbury
21stNovember | 08.00
£25 from LAL Torbay including admission.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge

Steve Steinman's Vampires Rock

Hailed by some of Rocks royalty including Brian May ‘Queen’, Paul Crook ‘Meat Loaf’, and Eddie Ojeda ‘Twisted Sister’, Vampires Rock is a show like no other. With a twist of rock and a hint of comedy, and jam-packed with the greatest anthems you know and love, you’re guaranteed to be on your feet!

Princess Theatre, Torquay22nd November 19.3001803 290 288www.princesstheatre.org.uk