The posh South West market town that's delightful even on a rainy day

The posh South West market town that's delightful even on a rainy day

If there was any doubt that we had stopped in an upmarket destination during our drive from Cornwall to Bristol, it was dispelled as we walked past a shop front for 'wealth management services'. A fancy patisserie, an antique store and a few wine merchants' later, our suspicions were confirmed: Topsham in Devon is really posh.

That's just the uneducated impression of a first-time visitor, but a quick look at our sister site DevonLive provides the evidence. For years it has been hailed as home to Devon's poshest pub crawl , while in 2023 it was reported to be home to one of the UK's most prestigious residential streets.

The market town on the outskirts of Exeter has an enviable position, overlooking the estuary of