A Friday Night out with a Difference  -

Taden -  Night Market

Friday night markets  have re-commenced at Taden.   The market is only held during the height of the summer and opens from 5.00 to 9.00 p.m. every Friday.  

A collection of stalls selling items from cheeses, wine, fresh fruit and vegetables to jewellery and pictures surround the mediaeval manor of house of Taden.  Shoppers are entertained by musicians and can purchase Galettes Saucise and Jacket Potatoes with fillings as well as market fare. The Bar de la Manoir is kept busy and drinkers settle down at the many outside tables to watch the activities. 

The Vieux Manoir at Taden

Sometimes indignant “mewing” comes from a box containing kittens whose owner hopes will be sold.  It is worth remembering that the kittens will be nearly grown cats before they can be legally transported back to the Channel Islands, following several visits to the Vet and a series of injections, blood tests and microchip inserted!  

In August the market combines with a mediaeval spectacle with jousting and the wearing of the costumes of the time.

After your visit to Taden market, why not drive down to the nearby River Rance.   The riverside tow path is a total contrast to the bustle of the market.  Ducks and moorhens are settling down in their nests of reeds and night time imminent, the feeling of spaciousness and tranquillity is accentuated.  

Occasionally groups of fishermen set up camp and cook the fish they have caught over barbecues or camping stoves.