Christmas Shop
Key details
When:
2025 Opening Times:
Date: Time:
20 Oct – 23 Dec 09:30 – 17:00
Sundays: 09:30 – 16:00
Where:
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Entrance to the shop next to Roots Café, from the atrium.
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Free to enter. Items in the shop priced individually
The famous Christmas Shop at Blackthorpe Barn, Suffolk
Experience the magic of the Rougham Estate’s Christmas Shop where everything for a special festive season awaits. From candles and decorations to lighting, aromatics, gift-wrap and handmade gifts, immerse yourself in Christmassy loveliness.
Decorations
Be enchanted by the many themed areas, each showcasing creativity and meticulous attention to detail and offering an elegance of its own. There are stunning collections of individual pieces that can be used as an exclusive colour palette, or mixed and matched to create your own unique blend of Christmas delights.
Fair-trade and Craft Kits
Enjoy exploring our fair-trade decorations, supporting global communities, as well as British-made products, or get creative yourself with a range of crafting supplies and ready-made kits.
Gifts
Discover an abundance of gifts at our shop, ensuring you find the perfect, delightfully unique present. Explore wide selections for everyone, including men and furry friends too.
For hand-crafted gifts, don’t miss the 5 weekends of Arts and Crafts. Purchases over £75 in the Christmas Shop qualify to receive 2x one-day tickets to Arts and Crafts.
Important information
Mobility Scooters:
We understand and respect the challenges faced by those with mobility needs and we strive to make our shop as welcoming and accessible as possible. However, due to the nature of the shop being housed in a historic farm building, navigating with mobility scooters can be particularly difficult, especially during the weekends when it can get very busy.
To ensure the safety of all our customers, it might be easier to visit on quieter days during the week where we can better assist you with access, or use an alternative mobility aid, different from a mobility scooter, if possible.
Find out more and buy Rougham Estate gift vouchers by clicking here. (Opens in new tab)
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What can I find in the shop?
Advent calendars, angels, baubles, candle rings, candles, crackers, cuddly toys, foliage, garlands, gift tags, gingerbread decorations, lanterns, LED lights, lighting, napkins, ornaments, present sacks, ribbons, snow globes, stockings, sweets, tea-light holders, tree toppers, wrapping paper, wreaths … and much, much more!
Handmade Wreaths
From the end of November, handmade wreaths are available to buy from the shop. These often sell as soon as they are made; they are not something that is kept “in stock”.
If you would like to make your own Christmas wreath, each Christmas we offer wreath workshops – click here to find out more.
More Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn
Weekends closer to Christmas
The shop can get very busy at the weekends, especially at the end of November and through into December.
We ask for your patience at these times and a queue for entry will be created when the shop reaches its maximum capacity. As soon as there is space, you will be allowed in.
Sometimes there are breakages, which means that there can be shards on the floor, so please carry any dogs with you.
Mobility Scooters
We understand and respect the challenges faced by those with mobility needs and we strive to make our shop as welcoming and accessible as possible. However, due to the nature of the shop being housed in a historic farm building, navigating with mobility scooters can be difficult, especially during the weekends.
To ensure the safety of all our customers, it might be easier to visit on quieter days during the week where we can better assist you with access, or use an alternative mobility aid, if possible.
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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.
The Barn is down the avenue, on the right.
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The draw for the VIP visit to the Christmas Shop is complete!
We’ve selected the winners of the 50 tickets to the Exclusive VIP Christmas Shop Opening at Blackthorpe Barn.
If you entered, keep an eye on your inbox; successful entrants will receive an email with full details very soon.
Thank you to everyone who entered. We can’t wait to welcome the winners for an afternoon of festive treats, inspiration and first access to this year’s Christmas Shop.
The Christmas Shop will be fully open to the public from Monday 20 October, and then every day 9:30-5:00 (4pm on Sundays) until Christmas.
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Pumpkin season has almost arrived at Rougham Estate!
From next weekend you can wander through the patch, finding your perfect pumpkin and soaking up the colours of autumn in the fabulous Suffolk countryside.
📆Open every weekend in October and daily from 27-31st October, 9-5
🎃Pumpkins, gourds and squashes of all shapes and sizes
🎟️Free entry, free parking, no need to book
🧒Big bale pyramids, pumpkin games, pedal tractors and sandpits; plenty of space to run and play
🎨Face-painting available every day from @faceitfaceart
📸Plenty of photo-ops
🌛Pumpkins by torchlight and silent disco on Sat 18th and Sat 25th October 6-9; headset tickets available very soon
🥙Food from Roots&Co @whatthe_peck @samu_kitchen @geegeebakes @kiernanscoffee with others joining them on coming weekends
🐕Dogs welcome in the picnic area and doggy patch but not the main patch
📍Rougham Estate near Bury St Edmunds off Junction 45 of the A14
🎃There are thousands of pumpkins, gourds and squashes to be found, but this year’s weather has meant there are fewer of the humongous sized ones around. These pics are all of this year’s crop.
🥾We’ve moved the pumpkin patch around a bit this year, using further parts of the field that haven’t been used before, so get your daily steps in to find your perfect pumpkin. Wear boots or wellies, depending on the weather.
🍁Whether you’re after a perfectly-shaped carving beauty or just a few smaller gourds for decorating you’ll find plenty of choice. It’s a great day out for families, friends and anyone who loves the magic of autumn.
All the details from our website
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Delighted to reveal that we are finalists in the Bury Free Press Business awards for:
Investing in West Suffolk Awards
and
The Green Environment Award 🎉🥳
This is an achievement in itself and we are so pleased to be recognised for the work we do.
We find out on the 10th October if we are successful. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
#buryfreepress #BuryFreePress #buryfreepresscommunityawards #buryfreepressbusinessawards #buryfreepressawards
Massive congratulations to Zac who produces the honey on Rougham Estate!
He has won First Prize for both Liquid Honey and Soft Set Honey at the recent West Suffolk Honey Show, beating more than 20 other entries!
Congratulations to Zac for creating such award-winning honey – a true taste of Rougham Estate!
#RoughamEstate #WestSuffolkHoneyShow #AwardWinningHoney #LocalProduce #SuffolkFood #Beekeeping #HoneyLovers
We love supporting local, and this week we’re shining a spotlight on Burnt House wines that we sell in the pantry shop and Roots Cafe.
George and Marnie recently visited Burnt House to learn more about their wines and he picks out his personal favourite.
#RoughamEstate #RootsCafe #LocalWine #SuffolkProducers #SupportLocal #BurntHouse #TasteLocal
So yesterday was Ady’s birthday 🎂
But it is also another significant time…
It’s 30 years since he has been involved with Rougham Estate! An incredible journey with lots of stories along the way - including the development of the estate including the award winning Garden Room Shop.
Here’s the teaser but the full version is on our website.
https://roughamestate.com/rougham-post/30-years-at-rougham-estate/
#RoughamEstate #BuryStEdmunds #30YearsStrong #30yearsexperience #30yearanniversay
New specials at Roots Café this week include…
Our Sandwich Special (part of the 2 for £20 deal, Monday to Thursday) is a crispy Tempura Fried White Fish with Thai Green Curried Mayo and fresh Asian Slaw – full of flavour and crunch!
For Brunch, we’ve got Bourbon BBQ Pulled Pork Bao Buns with Pineapple Salsa and Pickled Red Onions – the perfect mix of smoky, sweet and tangy.
Perfect for a midweek treat or a weekend catch up.
#RootsCafe #RoughamEstate #CafeSpecials #BrunchGoals #FoodieFavourites #SuffolkEats #suffolkeatslocal
We open our very popular Christmas Shop in 30 days!! But is it too soon to be mentioning the ‘C’ word? #roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #chritsmascountdown
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