Arts & Crafts Fair Weekend 2
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When:
Date:
Time:
22nd Nov
10:00 - 16:00
23rd Nov
10:00 - 16:00
Where:
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Pricing:
Day Tickets (usually made available during September)
Online: £2.50
On the door: £3
No charge for children 16 and under
Weekend 2 of Arts & Crafts at Blackthorpe Barn
A visit to Arts & Crafts at Blackthorpe Barn is like stepping into a world where history and creativity come alive.
Embedded in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, this centuries-old barn brims with the energy of skilled artisans showcasing their finest handcrafted treasures—delicate ceramics, intricate textiles, and beautifully crafted woodworks.
The warm glow of the Barn’s rustic timbers, combined with the festive atmosphere, creates an enchanting setting for discovering one-of-a-kind pieces. Whether you’re hunting for unique gifts or simply soaking in the charm, Blackthorpe Barn’s craft fair is a captivating celebration of artistry and tradition and just perfect for a Christmas outing!
MAKERS at the barn for Weekend 2
Art and Weaving by Katie Green
Birdfeeder Tree
Carol Page
Caroline Hyde-Brown
Ceramics Buy Anja
Claire Folkes Ceramics
Clare McEwan Illustration
Corinne Pearson-Evans
Cyndi Speer Fine Artist
Dee Ayles Jewellery
Elaine Humpleby Ceramic Artist
Gabriella Lane
Hand and Spark Silver
Hannah Dowding Furniture
Hassina Khan Glass
Heirloom Fairies
Honeybee Natural Beauty
Jacquie McNeill Glass Design
Janet Powell
Jasmin Rowlandson
John Gray Furniture
Julia Hulme
Juliet A Gorman
Kathy Scott
Where to find us
Plenty of free parking on site
Please keep to the 5mph limit
Disabled access available
This is a rural location and paths can be muddy
Blackthorpe Barn is situated just south of Junction 45 of the A14, three miles east of Bury St Edmunds, in the village of Rougham.
Look out for the entrance gates to a long tree-lined avenue at the White House junction, with the Barn on the right of the avenue.
Blackthorpe Barn’s black and white signs direct visitors from local roads.
FAQs
The cost of the maintenance of an ancient barn such as this one is considerable, as is running an event like the Arts and Crafts Fair.
In order to support the makers and artisans we distribute these costs over both the stall-holders and visitors, thereby keeping the stall-holder fees down.
We charge a small entry fee for every visitor over 16, pricing our tickets very modestly compared to most other craft shows of this calibre.
The £2.50 (online) or £3 on-the-door day-ticket price is less than, for example, standard online postage costs, dropping to £1 per day for an online season ticket. That’s significantly less than a cup of coffee!
Our prices have remained the same over the past years despite the costs rising. By contributing the small entrance cost, you are supporting both Suffolk heritage and the talented craft-makers.
Thank you!
There is a wide range of arts and crafts for sale at the fair, from jewellery and ceramics to leather-, glass-, metal- and woodwork, food and drink, art and much more.
Each maker is specifically selected to ensure quality and variety.
You can see more about the makers on the Arts and Craft Fair page.
Makers sell their creations from individual stalls directly to visitors, using the days between the weekends to replenish their stock.
A day ticket for the Arts and Crafts Fair gives you entry to that one day of the Craft Fair, where around 50 makers have gathered.
You can buy the ticket online for £2.50 or for £3 on-the-door.
The season ticket is a great option if you are a fan of quality, handcrafted items.
For £10 (online) or £12 on-the-door, the season ticket gives you access to all 5 weekends (10 days) of the Arts and Crafts Fair. (This price is less than a single day ticket for many equivalent craft fairs in the region.)
The Arts and Crafts Fair attracts a wide range of very talented artisans, some of whom are local to the area and others travel considerable distances to join us.
Find out which makers are joining us on each weekend by seeing the Arts and Crafts Fair page.
You can sort the makers by week and by craft.
Yes, there is a different mix of makers at the Barn every weekend.
A very few makers stay with us all 5 weekends, but most makers are at the Barn for one or two weekends, with new makers joining every weekend. This means there is always something new to see each weekend.
See the Arts and Crafts Fair page for more information about which maker is with us on which weekend. You can sort the grid of makers by week and by craft.
Most of the makers prefer to take cards, but it is up to each maker how they wish to take payment.
Yes, we accept both cards and cash for the Arts and Crafts Fair.
Or you can buy a ticket for a reduced price online.
Children 16 and under are admitted for free.
Only assistance dogs are allowed in the Arts and Crafts Fair.
Yes, the different parts of the Barn has heating; Roots Café and the toilets have underfloor heating, the shop and the long barn have gas heating and the thatched barn has radiant electric heaters.
Many of the makers do take commissions, but this is up to each individual maker.
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This Saturday Artworks is opening at Blackthorpe Barn on the Rougham Estate.🎉
It’s the 25th anniversary of @artworkseast - one of East Anglia’s leading artist collectives.
This year’s show features all new work, some shown here, from bold abstracts and dramatic landscapes to intricate botanical illustrations, sculpture, ceramics, portraiture and more.
Each day there is a chance to meet artists and to take part in the popular Mini Artworks Prize Draw, supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) @eachhospices and the Artworks Schools Programme.
📅 13-28 September 2025, 10am - 4pm
🎟️ Free entry
🚗Plenty of free parking
📍Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham Estate, Bury St Edmunds IP30 9HZ
☕️Roots Café open every day, just next door
More details from @artworkseast website and our website.
Come along and be inspired!
#Artworkseast #roughamestate #burystedmunds #suffolkart #suffolkartist #suffolkartists
This Saturday Artworks is opening at Blackthorpe Barn on the Rougham Estate.🎉
It’s the 25th anniversary of @artworkseast - one of East Anglia’s leading artist collectives.
This year’s show features all new work, some shown here, from bold abstracts and dramatic landscapes to intricate botanical illustrations, sculpture, ceramics, portraiture and more.
Each day there is a chance to meet artists and to take part in the popular Mini Artworks Prize Draw, supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) @eachhospices and the Artworks Schools Programme.
📅 13-28 September 2025, 10am - 4pm
🎟️ Free entry
🚗Plenty of free parking
📍Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham Estate, Bury St Edmunds IP30 9HZ
☕️Roots Café open every day, just next door
More details from @artworkseast website and our website.
Come along and be inspired!
#Artworkseast #roughamestate #burystedmunds #suffolkart #suffolkartist #suffolkartists
We are recruiting!
We have a range of fantastic vacancies at our popular Roots Cafe, Rougham Estate.
From temporary to permanent positions, if you or anyone you know may be interested, you can find out more: www.roughamestate.com/welcome
All the details can be found on Indeed, using the above link.
Please share to spread the word! ☺️
#RoughamEstate #RootsCafé #vacancy #job #vacancies #baristavacancy #apply #ApplyToday
We are recruiting!
We have a range of fantastic vacancies at our popular Roots Cafe, Rougham Estate.
From temporary to permanent positions, if you or anyone you know may be interested, you can find out more: www.roughamestate.com/welcome
All the details can be found on Indeed, using the above link.
Please share to spread the word! ☺️
#RoughamEstate #RootsCafé #vacancy #job #vacancies #baristavacancy #apply #ApplyToday
The Garden Room Shop has reduced while we get ready for Christmas BUT it’s still packed with some gorgeous items.
Give your home some autumn vibes with a splash of orange and scented spiced candles for those cosy days in.
#autumn #AutumnVibes #interior #cosyvibes #pumpkin #pumpkinseason
The Garden Room Shop has reduced while we get ready for Christmas BUT it’s still packed with some gorgeous items.
Give your home some autumn vibes with a splash of orange and scented spiced candles for those cosy days in.
#autumn #AutumnVibes #interior #cosyvibes #pumpkin #pumpkinseason
Making the most of last of the sunshine we have some summer style brunch specials so why not swing by and enjoy a dish and sit in our courtyard or on our decking in the sunken garden?
This week we have:
Hot Dog with Gherkins, Rocket, Buffalo Sauce, Blue Cheese and Crispy Onions
Our Sandwich special:
Halloumi with Sweet Chilli Mayo, Roasted Red Pepper, Red Onion and Gem Lettuce in ciabatta bread. Part of the 2 for £20 deal Monday to Thursday only.
Don’t miss out!
#Brunch #WeeklySpecials #RootsCafé #FoodLovers #BrunchSpecial #RoughamEstate
Making the most of last of the sunshine we have some summer style brunch specials so why not swing by and enjoy a dish and sit in our courtyard or on our decking in the sunken garden?
This week we have:
Hot Dog with Gherkins, Rocket, Buffalo Sauce, Blue Cheese and Crispy Onions
Our Sandwich special:
Halloumi with Sweet Chilli Mayo, Roasted Red Pepper, Red Onion and Gem Lettuce in ciabatta bread. Part of the 2 for £20 deal Monday to Thursday only.
Don’t miss out!
#Brunch #WeeklySpecials #RootsCafé #FoodLovers #BrunchSpecial #RoughamEstate
New to Rougham Estate!
We have @the_roaming_sauna_ here on September 13 &14th.
Set in the Suffolk countryside, you can enjoy the custom built sauna housed within a rustic trailer, where the inviting heat wraps around you, promoting relaxation and detoxification.
Then plunge into cold water after for Contrast Therapy which is proven to boost circulation and recovery, reduce stress and tension, strengthen immunity, improve sleep leaving you energised and refreshed. What’s not to love!?
Whether you book a single session or gather friends for a private group adventure, you’re in for an unparalleled wellness escape.
Soothe your body and soul in the heart of nature.
For more or to book visit roughamestate.com/welcome
#roamingsauna #roughamestate #relax #rejenuvate #suffolkcountryside
New to Rougham Estate!
We have @the_roaming_sauna_ here on September 13 &14th.
Set in the Suffolk countryside, you can enjoy the custom built sauna housed within a rustic trailer, where the inviting heat wraps around you, promoting relaxation and detoxification.
Then plunge into cold water after for Contrast Therapy which is proven to boost circulation and recovery, reduce stress and tension, strengthen immunity, improve sleep leaving you energised and refreshed. What’s not to love!?
Whether you book a single session or gather friends for a private group adventure, you’re in for an unparalleled wellness escape.
Soothe your body and soul in the heart of nature.
For more or to book visit roughamestate.com/welcome
#roamingsauna #roughamestate #relax #rejenuvate #suffolkcountryside
Don’t miss out on @watsons_plants who are back today and tomorrow (5 & 6th September) from 10am til 4pm. Not only can you pick up some lovely plants but you can get some great advice too. #roughamestate #Watsonplants #gardenlovers #greenfingers
Don’t miss out on @watsons_plants who are back today and tomorrow (5 & 6th September) from 10am til 4pm. Not only can you pick up some lovely plants but you can get some great advice too. #roughamestate #Watsonplants #gardenlovers #greenfingers
🎉 Artworks at 25!
This September @artworkseast , one of East Anglia’s leading artist collectives, celebrates 25 years of exhibiting at the beautiful, thatched Blackthorpe Barn.
What began in 1999 as a handful of artist friends with a shared vision, has grown into a much-loved annual exhibition, showcasing the diversity and talent of professional artists from across the region. This year’s show features all-new work, from bold abstracts and dramatic landscapes to intricate botanical illustrations, sculpture, ceramics, portraiture and more.
To mark the occasion Artworks is welcoming back three admired past members whose inspiring work adds to the mix of familiar names and fresh surprises: Lillias August, Louise Chapman and Lucy Lutyens.
👩🎨 Expect a warm welcome, a chance to meet artists each day and the return of the popular Mini Artworks Prize Draw, supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) and the Artworks Schools Programme.
📅 13-28 September 10-4
🎟️ Free entry
📍Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham Estate, Bury St Edmunds IP30 9HZ
Artworks shown here and appearing at the forthcoming exhibition:
On Reflection by @janetfrench_printmaker
Cornerways Foxgloves by @christine.mckechnie
Fond Farewells by Cathy D’Arcy
Suffolk Stream in Autumn by @gillian_ch_art
Small Vessel 1 by @suecaddy
Searing Skyline by Terry Bryan
#Artworkseast #Artworks25 #BlackthorpeBarn #SuffolkArt #EastAngliaArtists #ContemporaryArtUK #SupportLocalArtists #EACHEastAnglia #suffolkartist
🎉 Artworks at 25!
This September @artworkseast , one of East Anglia’s leading artist collectives, celebrates 25 years of exhibiting at the beautiful, thatched Blackthorpe Barn.
What began in 1999 as a handful of artist friends with a shared vision, has grown into a much-loved annual exhibition, showcasing the diversity and talent of professional artists from across the region. This year’s show features all-new work, from bold abstracts and dramatic landscapes to intricate botanical illustrations, sculpture, ceramics, portraiture and more.
To mark the occasion Artworks is welcoming back three admired past members whose inspiring work adds to the mix of familiar names and fresh surprises: Lillias August, Louise Chapman and Lucy Lutyens.
👩🎨 Expect a warm welcome, a chance to meet artists each day and the return of the popular Mini Artworks Prize Draw, supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) and the Artworks Schools Programme.
📅 13-28 September 10-4
🎟️ Free entry
📍Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham Estate, Bury St Edmunds IP30 9HZ
Artworks shown here and appearing at the forthcoming exhibition:
On Reflection by @janetfrench_printmaker
Cornerways Foxgloves by @christine.mckechnie
Fond Farewells by Cathy D’Arcy
Suffolk Stream in Autumn by @gillian_ch_art
Small Vessel 1 by @suecaddy
Searing Skyline by Terry Bryan
#Artworkseast #Artworks25 #BlackthorpeBarn #SuffolkArt #EastAngliaArtists #ContemporaryArtUK #SupportLocalArtists #EACHEastAnglia #suffolkartist
Well, what a sunflower season that was! 🌞First we were worried about not enough rain and the flowers were taking for ever to grow, then our BBQ supper evening was rained off after a huge deluge.🌧️
🌻The flowers were slow to open but in the end they showed off their glorious golden colours under bright blue skies, bringing joy to thousands.
👋Thank you to everyone who came, for all your kind words and posts. It was a real pleasure to see familiar faces again and to meet new friends. These are just a few of the fabulous pics you shared 😍
🌻Bunches of sunflowers can be bought from the Garden Room Shop now.
👷But an event like this doesn’t just “happen” - it takes months of planning and hard work.
Huge thanks goes to the very hard-working team who put all the pieces together: planning, seed-drilling, preparing the field for visitors, outside partners who delivered/removed what was needed, staff who manned the site, catering staff and those who worked behind the scenes. Without you Rougham Sunflowers 2025 wouldn’t have been the same - thank you!🙏
🎨So what’s next? September promises two weeks of the inspiring 25th Anniversary ArtWorks exhibition and a Botanical Casting workshop.
🍔There is a Butchery, BBQ and Beer evening and Roots Café is open every day as is the Garden Room Shop.
📍All this happens at Blackthorpe Barn; info and tickets from our website.
🎃And in October there are the pumpkins - oh yes, the pumpkins!! They are already looking fabulous and another month of ripening will make them all the more spooktacular. The Rougham Pumpkin Patch will be open every weekend in October and every day from Saturday 25th. As always, just come along - no booking needed, free entry and parking.
🌲For those who are already excited about the forthcoming sshhhh! festive season, yes, the Christmas Shop will open on 20th October and the Christmas Festival really gets going from November onwards. All the details from our website.
👋Enjoy the last days of summer and see you soon!
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #suffolksunflowers #autumniscoming #burystedmunds #suffolklife #suffolkevents
Well, what a sunflower season that was! 🌞First we were worried about not enough rain and the flowers were taking for ever to grow, then our BBQ supper evening was rained off after a huge deluge.🌧️
🌻The flowers were slow to open but in the end they showed off their glorious golden colours under bright blue skies, bringing joy to thousands.
👋Thank you to everyone who came, for all your kind words and posts. It was a real pleasure to see familiar faces again and to meet new friends. These are just a few of the fabulous pics you shared 😍
🌻Bunches of sunflowers can be bought from the Garden Room Shop now.
👷But an event like this doesn’t just “happen” - it takes months of planning and hard work.
Huge thanks goes to the very hard-working team who put all the pieces together: planning, seed-drilling, preparing the field for visitors, outside partners who delivered/removed what was needed, staff who manned the site, catering staff and those who worked behind the scenes. Without you Rougham Sunflowers 2025 wouldn’t have been the same - thank you!🙏
🎨So what’s next? September promises two weeks of the inspiring 25th Anniversary ArtWorks exhibition and a Botanical Casting workshop.
🍔There is a Butchery, BBQ and Beer evening and Roots Café is open every day as is the Garden Room Shop.
📍All this happens at Blackthorpe Barn; info and tickets from our website.
🎃And in October there are the pumpkins - oh yes, the pumpkins!! They are already looking fabulous and another month of ripening will make them all the more spooktacular. The Rougham Pumpkin Patch will be open every weekend in October and every day from Saturday 25th. As always, just come along - no booking needed, free entry and parking.
🌲For those who are already excited about the forthcoming sshhhh! festive season, yes, the Christmas Shop will open on 20th October and the Christmas Festival really gets going from November onwards. All the details from our website.
👋Enjoy the last days of summer and see you soon!
#roughamestate #roughamsunflowers #suffolksunflowers #autumniscoming #burystedmunds #suffolklife #suffolkevents
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