Totnes has attracted a sizeable "alternative" community, and the
town is known as a place where one can live a "New Age" lifestyle.
There are a number of facilities for artists, painters and musicians, and there
is a twice-weekly market offering antiques, musical instruments, second-hand
books, handmade clothing from across the world, and local organically produced
products. In 2007, Time
magazine declared Totnes the capital of new age chic. In 2008, Highlife, the British Airways
magazine, declared it one of the world's
