Bridgwater, England
Bridgwater-Under-the-Cellophane
"Somerset's finest smell of frying vegetable oil, since 1948"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing the River Parrett's famous tidal bore rendered as a brown wave, flanked by two smoking industrial chimneys and a single dazzling carnival lantern, above a scroll reading 'We Do Have More Than The Carnival, Honestly'.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Came for the carnival lights, stayed because the M5 traffic wouldn't let me leave. The Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival really is spectacular and the town clearly loves it, but the rest of the year the high street feels like everyone's already gone home. Nice enough people, and the docks area has some charm if you squint past the industrial estates."— Derek Hosegood, Yeovil
Property Listing
Charming Somerset market town offering unrivalled proximity to Junction 23 of the M5 and a once-a-year firework spectacular that puts your neighbours' Diwali display to shame! This delightful three-bed comes with the unique bonus of hearing carnival rehearsals drift across town for weeks every autumn.
Twinned With
Slough — Both towns are proud of one spectacular annual event and quietly apologetic about the other 364 days.
Supporting Evidence
Bridgwater's Guy Fawkes Carnival is genuinely one of the largest illuminated carnivals in Europe, with squibbing displays that draw tens of thousands of visitors to a town of around 41,000 people.