500+ Year Old English Town’s Christmas Market 🎄🎄🎄

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Well that looks like the way to enjoy Festive Fun. Lovely old town. Thanks for taking us along, l could just eat some fudge😁👍

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi Penny, thanks for coming along with us 🌰🎄🍔🎉❤️

[@77sun222]

Hello Janette you are a VERY special person. Wondering what to vlog...and look what you've come up with🎉🎉 Unsurpassed i would say, to show the world this creme de la creme of Christmas markets. I saw such unusual items and food, my pockets would have been empty. The roasted chestnuts are a must for me and probably some hog roast. Those sweets too looked tempting. SUPER SUPER BILLERICAY for staging this and SUPER SUPER WONDEFUL JANETTE ( and RICHARD) for their unselfish sharing🎄💝🎄💝

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh my goodness Sharon what a wonderful comment. You have really brightened up my morning, you have no idea 🎈🥰😉🎉🍑🎅🎄

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

What a beautiful town with lovely buildings 🥰 and did I see fudge and my absolute favourite thing roasted Chestnuts 🌰 Thank You Janette & Richard for bringing us along with you 🥰

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Good morning Jasmine, do you really like roasted chestnuts? It’s been many years since I tried them, never liked them when I was little so I’ve never eaten them since, but maybe I should try them again 🌰 thanks for joining me, and have a fabulous day 🥰

[@GrannysGarden]

A lovely Christmas market. I loved the mix of Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings happily nestled side by side, so British!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Una, thank you for joining us, it’s a beautiful little town isn’t it? Hope you’re well, have you got your beautiful Christmas tree ornaments out yet? ❤️

[@GrannysGarden]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener despite being married to the Grinch of Christmas, I finished putting up my tree with all my gorgeous baubles. Outside I have some garlands with lights and a couple of dwarf trees lit up. It looks lovely. I have warned the Grinch that next year I will be adding more outdoor decorations......that's 12 months advanced warning 🤣🤣🤣. I am looking forward to seeing my grandsons this weekend. The 2 1/2 year old is going to love the decorations.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Aww you have to do it for the children dont you? I just do t think men are into it at all, I don’t think Richard would be bothered if we didn’t have anything up at all either. I’m still trying to get some enthusiasm together to do mine 🤣 I’m not sure I can face the village again but I bet I will. I have 1 more whole week of work (start new job Monday 😊) and then 3 weeks off so I’ll probably do the decorating then 🥰

[@GrannysGarden]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener Here in Spain it is tradition to decorate the house between the 6th and 8th December, so I am spot on this year. My Grinch thinks spending time putting things up only to take them down one month later doesn't make sense. But it falls on deaf ears. Mum always made the effort to decorate the house and I will continue to do so. Last night I sat in the armchair with only the Christmas tree lights on and the log fire burning....it was so beautiful and calming, I was in my element. So get cracking on your Christmas village Janette....you even have some dwarf trees in the garden to put lights on! Did you see Laura's Garden Answer Christmas lights tour......so gorgeous!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Yes, I think with me I’m dragging out the same old things each year, but trying to make it look different 🤣 and of course it’s not going to! I need to get some new bits. Oh my goodness Laura’s lights are unbelievable but she is lucky to have a husband that is enthusiastic about it all too. Not our Grinches 🤣🤣 Sitting by the fireside, oh that sounds wonderful 🌲🔥

[@juliedubberley1192]

Thanks Janette and Richard for a very atmospheric video.... Yummy I could almost taste that burger😋😋xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello!! I love going here every year, they haven’t had one since 2019 because of lockdown etc. burger was wonderful too, I love burgers 🍔 🥰🤣

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

This was such a fun and festive occasion Janette! I'm such a foodie I would've been snacking all the way through!! Lovely sights, aromas and music! Thanks for taking us all along with you guys!🎅🤶🧑‍🎄

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Aww thank you AJ, it’s a beautiful town and great having you visit with us 🥰

[@wendybartlett6717]

Thank you for taking us along with you. Bet the atmosphere was amazing and it looked like there was something there for everyone to enjoy. I wanted to be there as it looked wonderful.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Wendy, it was a lovely morning out, I always try to go there every year and this was the first one since pre-lockdown. Thanks for watching and have a lovely day 🥰

[@Mary-lp9pq]

Thank Janette for this walk about at this exciting place to be!it’s nice to see what u experience on ur side of the globe. The food, oh the food looks so delicious! Yum 😋. Of course the cold can put an end to the exploring since I am the same way, not able to tolerate the cold for Christmas parades n gathers! I wish I could!❤

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Mary and thank you for coming along with me. It’s such a beautiful little town and was a great day 🥰

[@deborahr9237]

What a beautiful town and festival. Loved seeing the bagpipers. Thx for taking us along.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

It is such a beautiful town, I must take the tour, all the old buildings are numbered and you can read all their history. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@peggydove8756]

That was perfect! Thanks for taking us along! I wish I could have been there!! I kept telling Richard to TURN RIGHT!!! I guess he couldn't hear me! 😆🌲

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

🤣🤣🤣 that was the Library which was open that day with lots more craft stalls. He couldn’t hear you though Peggy 🤣🤣🥰

[@peggydove8756]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener 😅

[@kylieky9169]

What a wonderful market! Christmas spirit!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Kylie, thank you for coming with us, it’s a beautiful old town 🥰

[@rbthegardennannyllc4219]

Looks like a lot of fun! I love those head bust 2:12. 3:48 oh my goodness. I have to show this part to Brian. 😍. I love Richard’s hat. So distinguished and you can find him in the crowd. Love the fake snow at The Red Lion. That church is magnificent. It’s exactly what I thought it would look like (Essex). Looks like a great area to shop. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there Renee and thank you for coming along with us. Richard does like his hats 😊 it’s a wonderful lovely high street 🥰

[@dawndawn6946]

💖What fun! Sometimes my hubby will say he wants to come with me to Christmas markets and I have to tell him I plan to look at everything and spend the day there. He quickly changes his mind.🤣 He’ll come to the small very local ones now and that’s it.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

I think that’s the better option Dawn, go on your own 🤣🤣 we didn’t really stop to look at anything 🤣 but it was a nice couple of hours out, thank you for coming with me 🥰

[@lilwilliams7277]

Thank you for sharing Janette. Some lovely buildings. 🎄

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Lil, beautiful buildings aren’t they? It’s a lovely high street. Have a wonderful day 🥰

[@jcking6785]

Oh, Janette, that just made my day! I love seeing bits of “very old England” so thank you for focusing on those old buildings. I absolutely adore bagpipes; I get choked up every time I hear them - is that silly? We have lots of outdoor fall festivals (or fairs) but only one outside Christmas fair near me that I know of which I attended with my sister this past weekend. It was quite fun but tiny compared your Billericay fair or fayre as I saw on a sign. How quaint! That sandwich looked yummy as did the fudge and other goodies. My best to Richard for being a good sport; I know events like that are not a guy’s favorite thing to do. 🎄 P.S. I love your coat! You have such great fashion sense.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh I’m so pleased you enjoyed it JC and thanks for coming along with us 😊 it’s a beautiful town. There’s a tour you can go on (which I’ve not done) and they’ve numbered all the buildings so you can read up on each one’s history so I should do that some time. I would have stayed twice as long if I had gone on my own 🤣 I love the bagpipes too. Thanks for your lovely comments 🥰

[@patmetzger7387]

Beautiful and very interesting. Thank you

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there Pat, ooh you’re watching Christmas videos early (or late 😆). Billericay is one of my favourite little nearby towns to visit throughout the year. Hope you’re having a great week ♥️

[@sahabshraddha8453]

Hi jannet🤗you hve showed festive glory 🎅❄️🎄💕🎄✨❤️✨❄️🎅so nnnice🥁 thanks for sharing 💓💓💓💓💓🌸🌸🌸🎉🎉

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello there Sahab, where are you from? It’s always so lovely of you to watch 🥰

[@sahabshraddha8453]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener hi 😀am from India( varanasi.).. nd I like ur vidos

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

I have never been to India Sahab but I’d love to visit some day. Isn’t it amazing how we can chat so easily across the world 🌎 thank you for always watching, it means a lot ❤️❤️

[@sahabshraddha8453]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener always welcome 🌹🌹😀dear jannet in my country. my city .nd my heart... It will be my pleasure 🤗

[@sahabshraddha8453]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener yupp through this amazing technology we can connect across the world 💕 thanks for you tube platform where we can chats nd understand the intersting content within minutes so it's grt.. i like gardening . agriculture across the world.. then I got ur channel..its make me happy nd informative 🎄.dear friend 🥰 so enjoy this beautiful Xmas season ❄️ I hope you will upload the next beautiful vid.. ❄️🎄

[@bronwyncook4111]

Hi Janette, thanks so much for taking us to the Billericay Christmas Market. The beautiful old town and market look wonderful and a visit there each year such a lovely Christmas tradition. We don't have anything like that near us. It does look very cold but you wouldn't have any flies buzzing around all that lovely food. I've only been to the UK in the Spring and Summer, so haven't experienced that Christmas time cold. I think I'm freezing if the temperature dips below 15 degrees. Hope you and Richard are having a good week. Love Bron xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Bron and thank you so much for coming along with us to Billericay 😊 it is a lovely place to visit and no I wouldn’t want to be around all that food in the summer 😊 hope you’re ok my friend 🥰

[@eckmooj1729]

So lovely to see a wonderful old English town ❤

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Thank you for joining me Eck Mooj, it was a lovely day out 🥰

[@elizabethgreco-nieves]

Hello Janette 👋, love this so much🤗. Thank you for taking us along with you. The old buildings and the beautiful Christmas market with all the good food, it really puts you in the spirit⛄️🎄.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi Elizabeth thank you for coming with us 🥰 it’s a beautiful town with so much character (plus amazing finds in their charity shops sometimes 😊) 🥰

[@elizabethgreco-nieves]

😊, and the food looked delicious 🤤 😂. Love to see a lot more of you and Richard out and about☺️

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

I love burgers 🍔🤣🤣🥰

[@elizabethgreco-nieves]

😂me too, but now eat only veggie burgers( cholesterol ugh)

[@gardeningmadeeasywiththeol3945]

Wonderful Christmas Market and celebrations !

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Thank you so much for joining us and wishing you a fabulous day 🥰

[@laurenwellman2516]

Hi Janette. I just love Christmas and thank you for taking us with you. The Christmas Market looks so fun and Billericay looks so charming. I love historical architecture. I went to something similar this past weekend in Stockbridge MA. They closed their Main Street and they had antique cars, horse drawn carriage rides, caroling. Much smaller scale than Billericay. They do have something in common- The Red Lion. Only here it is called the Red Lion Inn. Well thanks again for sharing- that was very fun and hope you have a Happy Christmas!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Lauren and your Christmas market sounds a lot of fun too … seems like there are Red Lions all over the world then 🤣 I love history and architecture too. Fascinating. Thank you for coming along and have a lovely day 🥰

[@juliemoore8085]

Merry Christmas Jeanette. Looks cold, what a great atmosphere. It's summer here in Australia so we have a Christmas in the heat. Thanks for all your wonderful videos xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Julie and so lovely of you to join us 🥰 all the way from Australia 🇦🇺 and wishing you a really wonderful day 🥰

[@thegonzalezs4953]

Wow , that looks very nice . We love to visit historic places . I can’t imagine buildings that old and still standing. And I love to learn what’s out there in the other side of the world . Thanks for sharing.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Max thank you for coming along with us. This is such a lovely high street, you can actually do a proper tour as all the buildings are numbered and you can read about each one so I will have to do that some time. Hope you are good 🥰

[@thegonzalezs4953]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I love to learn as a say . That would be a good video if you can do tour like that . People like us , far away , I enjoy to see what’s there in other countries, their culture, the way of living. All that . Those sweets in this video looked so good 😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

I will see if I can go back and do that for you Max 🥰

[@thegonzalezs4953]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I meant to ask you before, or if you can make a video about what’s , Cotswolds , and village’s . Or what’s the difference 😊. An other thing I don’t understand what is an allotment. Maybe is just me who doesn’t know , but it be nice to learn all that 😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Aha! Well the Cotswolds is actually the name of an area about 800 square miles in size and it covers 5 different counties. I have never been but it’s about 120 miles from where I live and it has beautiful villages inside it. I must go. And an allotment is a big area of land which is divided up into squares or rectangles and people can rent each square or rectangle and grow vegetables or flowers, whatever they want. And people put up little sheds on their little allotment. They are very sought after and it’s very hard to get one, there’s usually a waiting list. It’s funny you asking because we just assume everyone knows these things and that they must have them in every country but maybe it’s a British thing 😊

[@shoetoe4311]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND RICHARD🎄

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Thank you so much and I hope you’re having a wonderful Christmas holiday too 🎈🎄💕🥰🥂

[@irismoles9369]

Looked good TFS

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Iris, thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@kimfox5186]

Thanks for taking us along with you. It was lovely to get some English Christmas atmosphere I lived in Romford until the age of 14 but I don't remember going to Billericay, it looks lovely 😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hello Kim, I lived in Romford too, from 1965-1982! That’s where my Mum still lives now. It has changed so much though, I don’t often go to the town, just to her house. Billericay is a beautiful old town, we never went there when I was young either. Thanks for coming along with me 🥰

[@kimfox5186]

@The Enthusiastic Gardener I wonder if your mum lives anywhere near Pretoria Road ? It's a small world 😂

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

We lived in Manor Road which is off Victoria Road (the long road which goes from South Street right up to the Drill roundabout at Gidea Park) but my Nan lived at 99 Pretoria Road!!!

[@kimfox5186]

@The Enthusiastic Gardener 😀 we lived at 117 Pretoria Road. I went to Mawney Road infant school and learned to swim in the baths opposite. Then Heathpark Girls school. I think that's where the roads are that you're speaking about. I remember palm Road, cherry Street, Marks Road. Marney Road Park and the allotments behind us and the Iterial Road. Is the brewery still there? You could smell the hops every morning when we walked to school instead of taking the 252 bus 🤣. Sorry I do get excited. I'm 65 now so it's been a looooooong time. I have a soft spot for Romford.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh my goodness Kim what memories we share! I went to Mawney Road swimming pool with my junior school. I went to Heath Park School too! I joined at 11 in 1973, it had just turned comprehensive and joined up with Romford County High round the corner in Brentwood Road, so I was at Heath Park for the 1st and 2nd years and they changed the name to Frances Bardsley! I know all the roads you mention, and spent all weekends with my friends walking around Romford market and do you remember the fountain in the outside shopping area, and Stones which then changed into Debenhams? You are just 5 years older than me so we must have been both there at the same time. Romford Brewery closed in 1993, I absolutely hated the smell of those hops!!! The market which used to be enormous doesn’t have nearly so many stalls these days. Oh what a coincidence Kim! 🥰🥰🥰

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

Oh this is fabulous Ive a friend in a bagpipe band I want to play do you!1 our Christmas parade was lovely but nothing as this the market is so diverse. I should plan a visit at the holiday🎄. Love the snow too lol this made my morning 😊

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

It’s such a pretty little town. I used to be in a marching band playing the trumpet and Rich was in another band playing drums. That’s how we met. You must come and visit some day 😊

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener music bright youvtwo together ❤️so sweet and that town had such history loved the event

[@debshomegarden8501]

That looked like fun and what a beautiful town you live in Janette xx

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Debs and thank you for watching. It is a beautiful little town, I don’t live there though, unfortunately, but it’s only about 5 miles away so easy to get to. Hope you’re both ok 🥰

[@debshomegarden8501]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener We live near Stamford which is a beautiful olde worlde little town, our daughters care home is there actually! We're both good, getting cold though!! Look after yourselves xx

[@itsmewende]

I love field trips, this was fun. 1510, blows my mind, such beautiful buildings, thanks for bringing us along. You did leave me wondering, what's in that bag Richard has. Christmas goodies.?

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Wende and thank you for coming along 😊 I know! 1510 is amazing isn’t it? You can do a tour there because all the old buildings are numbered and you can read about each building. I must do the tour. And I cannot tell you what was in the bag 🤣 because it was 2 gifts for 2 friends who look after Lotte & Lucy for me sometimes and they might read these messages 🤣 but it was something for their garden. I wish I could tell you 🤣🤣🥰

[@itsmewende]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener Yes a tour would be great. Oh I'm sure they're going love what got them, you had me at...garden 🙂

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

You captured me opposite with the tripod, must have captured you filming this lol, busy little place is Billericay, getting more popular each year, I like the live music and pubs when the Market shuts down, special time of the day. Magdalene Church goes way back to 15th century but its a lot older, the population of Billericay had to attend Great Burstead Church for 800 or more years which is over mile away, the Chequres was where Christopher Martin Mayflower Govenor attended Latin or there abouts, the Blue Boar was once a supermarket before that was home to Major Spitty who built Lakemeadows, in WW1 a Zeppelin L32 just missed the town it was 650" long, in WW2 a parachute mine almost hit the Blue Boar site, shot down by a brave gunner, saved the high st

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Oh wow Paul you are such a great historian, I’ll have to meet up with you next time and you can explain all ok camera 😆 how funny I captured you on film. I love Billericay High Street, especially the Christmas Market day. Thanks so much for telling me all this, I love history!! 🥰

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

@TheEnthusiasticGardener lol I really try and avoid cameras, Im happy to take a video but not stand in front if it. Great Burstead is my speciality as I look after the old Church there, oldest Yew Tree in Essex, so much history down there ridiculous, as a.,hobby I document Essex Churches, & Christmas Markets lol

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

😆😆 safer behind the camera than in front 👍 Great Burstead is very lovely, I’m only down the road in Langdon Hills 🥰

[@suecarroll8693]

Hi Janette thank you once again for a lovely video. I’m still recovering from Covid over the worst now and it’s really cheered me up . I won’t be able to visit any Christmas markets this year but I felt like I was there with you. It’s a fab market, loved it all especially the choir at the end. Did you buy anything, I think I would have been tempted by the Christmas wreaths? X

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi Sue and I do hope you get better very soon 🤞 I only bought a couple of Christmas gifts for 2 friends who look after Lotte & Lucy for me occasionally. I would have bought more but Richard kept racing ahead 🤣 but it was a lovely couple of hours out 🥰

[@debwatts2035]

Morning Janet. I missed it 😢. Are there any other Essex Christmas markets you can recommend?

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Hi there Deb, you’ll have to remember for next year, it’s always first Sunday in December, highly recommend it, it’s very lovely. I just had a Google and there’s one at Hylands in Chelmsford on 19th but I’ve never been to that one, I’m sure it’s good though. Whereabouts do you live? 🥰

[@debwatts2035]

@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I’m in Loughton. We don’t even have a farmers market any more. Very disappointing 😠

[@debwatts2035]

Chelmsford a good shout. Thank you. I’ll look into it xx