Arts and Crafts Fair
Come and buy directly from some of the best designer-makers in the UK at Blackthorpe Barn, listed in the “10 Christmas crafts fairs to get you in the festive spirit” by the Crafts Council UK.
Key details
When:
Date:
Time:
16th – 17th Nov
10:00 – 16:00
23rd – 24th Nov
10:00 – 16:00
30th Nov – 1st Dec
10:00 – 16:00
7th – 8th Dec
10:00 – 16:00
14th – 15th Dec
10:00 – 16:00
Where:
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Entrance from the main car park, opposite the walkway to the overflow car parks.
MapPricing:
Day tickets:
Advance (Online) £2.50
On the door £3.00
Age 16 and under free
Season ticket (entry for all 10 days):
Advance (Online) £10
On the door £12
Age 16 and under free
Quality craftsmanship in a charming medieval barn
This event is an amazing five weekends celebrating some of the best artisan crafts from across the country. The festive, unspoilt 16th century Barn is filled with talented, independent makers selling their own handcrafted work directly to visitors.
We are proud to have been showcasing art and craft on Rougham Estate, as part of Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn, for over 30 years.
Each designer-maker is carefully selected to ensure quality and to provide the ultimate eclectic mix of pieces to enjoy.
This year there are many new makers alongside some popular regulars, each with intriguing pieces for sale. The mix of makers changes each weekend, so there is always something new to see each time you visit.
The Art and Craft Fair is only open at the weekends to allow the makers time during the week to practise their craft and make their wares.
The modest entrance price, compared to similar craft shows, distributes the costs of maintaining the ancient barn and hosting the event here, directly benefiting the makers by ensuring reasonable stall-holder fees. Children aged 16 and under are admitted free of charge.
Only assistance dogs are allowed in the Arts and Crafts Fair.
Tickets bought on the door cost more than tickets bought online
Tickets and Details for each weekend
MEET THE MAKERS
Every independent designer-maker is thoughtfully selected, ensuring both the quality of their work and a wide range of pieces crafted for your enjoyment. All the makers will be personally present, ready to meet visitors and engage in conversations about the inspiration behind their wonderful creations.
Discover an array of crafts ranging from weaving, ceramics, glassware and metalwork, wood creations, natural beauty products, leather items, jewellery, books, foods, baskets and much more. These beautiful items for home and garden are perfect for gifting or perfect for keeping yourself.
Makers’ Grid 2024
- See which makers are coming to Arts and Crafts at Blackthorpe Barn this year by using the grid below.
- Sort the makers by the Week that they are at the Barn, or by Craft, or search by Name in the Search box, by using the controls at the top of the grid.
- Find out more about Featured Makers, marked with the tag “Featured”, by clicking on their name or picture.
Makers’ Grid for Nov/Dec 2024
AccessiSew
All About the Beads
Art and Weaving by Katie Green
Aurora Lombardo Designs
Belle Array Jewellery
Birdfeeder Tree
Bitesize Bakehouse
Carol Page
Carola Smedjebacka Design
Caroline Brogden – Contemporary Jewellery
Caroline Hyde-Brown
Ceramics Buy Anja
Chamaeleon & Co
Chloe Scott Woven Design
Christine Pike
Claire Pirie Ceramics
Claire Porter Ceramics
Clare McEwan Illustration
Clare Wainwright Stained Glass
Colin Boatman Woodturner
Corinne Pearson-Evans
Country Charm-Cottage Clothing
Cyndi Speer Fine Artist
Danielle Hopkinson
Gallery
We bought a season ticket and attended each and every arts and crafts weekend. Well worth the money and a fantastic event. Thank you to everyone for all the hard work.”
– KM
Rougham Estate really understand Art & Crafts”
– JH
Where to find us
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Plenty of free parking on site
Please keep to the 5mph speed limit
Disabled access available
This is a rural location and paths can be muddy
The car parks close when Roots Café closes and the entrance gates are locked after this time
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.
2025 ARTS & CRAFTS APPLICATION
If you want to get ahead and apply for the 2025 Arts&Crafts at Rougham Estate, held in Blackthorpe Barn, please fill in the online application form.
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The last Christmas Craft Fair of 2024 is this weekend, with a fabulous range of amazing artisans here. It’s a glorious festive market in an ancient thatched Barn – what could be better at this time of year?
For any last minute gifts you need to find, or to treat yourself because you surely deserve it, this is where you want to be this weekend.
Shown here:
@birdfeedertree @mattbrownmakes @hannahdowdingfurniture @wildwoodkris @potashleather @mariannelakerdesigns @carola_sme CountryCharmCottageClothing @lindsay_duff_jewellery PaulineManders @fionakingdon_artist_in_wood @fairy_kaff @deeayles
Doors open Saturday and Sunday 10-4
Tickets £2.50 online, £3 on the door, children 16 and under, free. Assistance dogs only.
All the info from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #suffolkchristmas #christmasmarket #makersmarket
#artisanmade #madebyhand #craftfair #suffolkcraftsociety #suffolkcrafts #suffolkarts #artisanmade
The last Christmas Craft Fair of 2024 is this weekend, with a fabulous range of amazing artisans here. It’s a glorious festive market in an ancient thatched Barn – what could be better at this time of year?
For any last minute gifts you need to find, or to treat yourself because you surely deserve it, this is where you want to be this weekend.
Shown here:
@birdfeedertree @mattbrownmakes @hannahdowdingfurniture @wildwoodkris @potashleather @mariannelakerdesigns @carola_sme CountryCharmCottageClothing @lindsay_duff_jewellery PaulineManders @fionakingdon_artist_in_wood @fairy_kaff @deeayles
Doors open Saturday and Sunday 10-4
Tickets £2.50 online, £3 on the door, children 16 and under, free. Assistance dogs only.
All the info from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #suffolkchristmas #christmasmarket #makersmarket
#artisanmade #madebyhand #craftfair #suffolkcraftsociety #suffolkcrafts #suffolkarts #artisanmade
It’s less than 2 weeks to Christmas! Come to Rougham Estate to top up on anything you still need, or to get your Christmas tree, if you prefer to keep Christmas to mid/late December. 😃🎄
Christmas is in full swing here!
🌲We are still cutting Christmas trees, with a wide range of all trees available at Blackthorpe Barn daily 9.30-5 (4 on Sundays); open until 22 Dec.
🛍️The Christmas Shop is open for decorations and gifts, every day 9.30-5 (4 on Sundays); open until 22 Dec.
💍The Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair is open for the last time this coming weekend, Saturday and Sunday 10-4, tickets £2.50 online (£3 on the door).
🍽️Roots Café is open daily serving warm and delicious breakfasts and lunches 9.30-5 (4 on Sundays).
🥤The Takeaway Hut is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with food trucks joining us at the weekend too.
👩🎨The craft and wreath workshops are now all sold out.
Did you know…?
Roots Café is open right through to Christmas Eve at 4pm, so there’s always a good reason to come to visit Rougham Estate. The café opens again daily from 28th December, and on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day too… perfect for a relaxing walk and bite to eat.
All the info from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
See you soon 🎄👋
#christmasiscoming #roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #christmasmarket #christmasshop #burystedmunds #suffolk #eastanglia #suffolkgifts #suffolkchristmas
It’s less than 2 weeks to Christmas! Come to Rougham Estate to top up on anything you still need, or to get your Christmas tree, if you prefer to keep Christmas to mid/late December. 😃🎄
Christmas is in full swing here!
🌲We are still cutting Christmas trees, with a wide range of all trees available at Blackthorpe Barn daily 9.30-5 (4 on Sundays); open until 22 Dec.
🛍️The Christmas Shop is open for decorations and gifts, every day 9.30-5 (4 on Sundays); open until 22 Dec.
💍The Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair is open for the last time this coming weekend, Saturday and Sunday 10-4, tickets £2.50 online (£3 on the door).
🍽️Roots Café is open daily serving warm and delicious breakfasts and lunches 9.30-5 (4 on Sundays).
🥤The Takeaway Hut is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with food trucks joining us at the weekend too.
👩🎨The craft and wreath workshops are now all sold out.
Did you know…?
Roots Café is open right through to Christmas Eve at 4pm, so there’s always a good reason to come to visit Rougham Estate. The café opens again daily from 28th December, and on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day too… perfect for a relaxing walk and bite to eat.
All the info from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
See you soon 🎄👋
#christmasiscoming #roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #christmasmarket #christmasshop #burystedmunds #suffolk #eastanglia #suffolkgifts #suffolkchristmas
Still looking for presents? Here are some more great ideas, each one made by hand by the craftsperson showing and selling it at the Barn this coming weekend. It’s the very last Arts&Crafts Fair for this year, so if you haven’t been yet, now is a good time to visit!
Shown here:
@ceramicsbuyanja @honeybee_johneldred @kevcolbeardesign @juliahulmesculpture @merrywoodhandmade @katiemillardartist @peter.dibble.basketmaker @trucklecheese @j.w.h.mccaughan @yumyumtreefudgeltd @tuliphousenorfolk @leatherdesigncraft @artistcaz
Shop small this Christmas, supporting independent artisans.
Doors open Saturday and Sunday 10-4
Tickets £2.50 online, £3 on the door. Children 16 and under, free. Assistance dogs only.
All the details from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #burystedmunds #suffolk #suffolkchristmas #suffolkcraftsociety #suffolkarts #suffolkartsandcrafts #craftmarket #christmasmarket #madebyhand
Still looking for presents? Here are some more great ideas, each one made by hand by the craftsperson showing and selling it at the Barn this coming weekend. It’s the very last Arts&Crafts Fair for this year, so if you haven’t been yet, now is a good time to visit!
Shown here:
@ceramicsbuyanja @honeybee_johneldred @kevcolbeardesign @juliahulmesculpture @merrywoodhandmade @katiemillardartist @peter.dibble.basketmaker @trucklecheese @j.w.h.mccaughan @yumyumtreefudgeltd @tuliphousenorfolk @leatherdesigncraft @artistcaz
Shop small this Christmas, supporting independent artisans.
Doors open Saturday and Sunday 10-4
Tickets £2.50 online, £3 on the door. Children 16 and under, free. Assistance dogs only.
All the details from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #burystedmunds #suffolk #suffolkchristmas #suffolkcraftsociety #suffolkarts #suffolkartsandcrafts #craftmarket #christmasmarket #madebyhand
Have you embraced a white Christmas theme at home?
If so, don’t miss out on our collection of beautiful white decorations to elevate your space – in our own white room in our country Christmas shop
Do you think we’ll have a white Christmas this year? ❄️
#WhiteChristmas #RoughEstate #CountryChristmasShop #BlackBarn #ChristmasDecorations #ChristmasIsComing #EverythingYouNeedForChristmas #MakingMagicalMemories
Have you embraced a white Christmas theme at home?
If so, don’t miss out on our collection of beautiful white decorations to elevate your space – in our own white room in our country Christmas shop
Do you think we’ll have a white Christmas this year? ❄️
#WhiteChristmas #RoughEstate #CountryChristmasShop #BlackBarn #ChristmasDecorations #ChristmasIsComing #EverythingYouNeedForChristmas #MakingMagicalMemories
Only 2 weeks to go to Christmas! Are you ready?
It’s the last weekend for Arts&Crafts where around 50 amazing independent artisans will be gathering to show and sell their wonderful hand-made goods – it’s the perfect place to discover gifts that impress.
Doors open Saturday and Sunday 10-4
Tickets £2.50 online (£3 on the door) – Children 16 and under, free. Assistance dogs only.
Shown here:
@tamsinfrancescajewellery @rhodawebbart @rosanna_clare @molten_wonky JanetPowell @layertree @jacquelinemaydesigns @kittiwakejewellery @accessi.sew1 @artintheburrow IslandKnitwear
Blackthorpe Barn is very easy to get to – just off Junction 45 of the A14
All the details from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #craftfair #christmasmarket #burystedmunds #suffolkchristmas #suffolk
Only 2 weeks to go to Christmas! Are you ready?
It’s the last weekend for Arts&Crafts where around 50 amazing independent artisans will be gathering to show and sell their wonderful hand-made goods – it’s the perfect place to discover gifts that impress.
Doors open Saturday and Sunday 10-4
Tickets £2.50 online (£3 on the door) – Children 16 and under, free. Assistance dogs only.
Shown here:
@tamsinfrancescajewellery @rhodawebbart @rosanna_clare @molten_wonky JanetPowell @layertree @jacquelinemaydesigns @kittiwakejewellery @accessi.sew1 @artintheburrow IslandKnitwear
Blackthorpe Barn is very easy to get to – just off Junction 45 of the A14
All the details from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #craftfair #christmasmarket #burystedmunds #suffolkchristmas #suffolk
If you haven`t got your Christmas Tree or wreath, there`s still plenty available here at Rougham Estate.
We have Nordmann Fir, Norway Spruce, Fraser Fir and Albertiana Conica trees available.
Nordmann Fir trees are great for needle retention – ideal for those who want to have their trees up as long as possible.
The Norway Spruce which has a fantastic festive scent but need a little bit of extra care as they drop their needles more than the Nordmann Fir.
We also have potted trees in the Norway Spruce, Nordmann Fir and Albertiana Conica for those looking to use their tree year on year.
Sizes range from 3 foot to 25 foot tall!
All grown on the Estate, the carbon footprint is practically zero!
Come and choose your tree at Blackthorpe Barn where you can both see and smell how fresh they are.
#roughamestate #ChristmasTime #BlackthorpeBarn #ChristmasTree #ChristmasIsComing #DecorateYourHome #ChristmasTreeSales #wreaths #RoughamEstateBlackthorpeBarn #ChristmasDecorations
If you haven`t got your Christmas Tree or wreath, there`s still plenty available here at Rougham Estate.
We have Nordmann Fir, Norway Spruce, Fraser Fir and Albertiana Conica trees available.
Nordmann Fir trees are great for needle retention – ideal for those who want to have their trees up as long as possible.
The Norway Spruce which has a fantastic festive scent but need a little bit of extra care as they drop their needles more than the Nordmann Fir.
We also have potted trees in the Norway Spruce, Nordmann Fir and Albertiana Conica for those looking to use their tree year on year.
Sizes range from 3 foot to 25 foot tall!
All grown on the Estate, the carbon footprint is practically zero!
Come and choose your tree at Blackthorpe Barn where you can both see and smell how fresh they are.
#roughamestate #ChristmasTime #BlackthorpeBarn #ChristmasTree #ChristmasIsComing #DecorateYourHome #ChristmasTreeSales #wreaths #RoughamEstateBlackthorpeBarn #ChristmasDecorations
It might be blustery outside but Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn is still in full swing!
The shop is open, freshly-cut Christmas trees are for sale and the second-to-last Arts&Crafts Fair is hosting around 50 amazing independent makers selling their hand-crafted goods, which make perfect Christmas gifts (just some of them shown here).
Roots Café is open with the Takeaway Hut in the courtyard serving warming drinks and snacks and @tikka_tonic and @badboiburritos are cooking up a storm by the meadow, serving delicious warm food.
The café opens at 9, the shop from 9.30 and the crafts from 10.
All the details from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #burystedmunds #suffolk #christmas #christmasmarket
It might be blustery outside but Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn is still in full swing!
The shop is open, freshly-cut Christmas trees are for sale and the second-to-last Arts&Crafts Fair is hosting around 50 amazing independent makers selling their hand-crafted goods, which make perfect Christmas gifts (just some of them shown here).
Roots Café is open with the Takeaway Hut in the courtyard serving warming drinks and snacks and @tikka_tonic and @badboiburritos are cooking up a storm by the meadow, serving delicious warm food.
The café opens at 9, the shop from 9.30 and the crafts from 10.
All the details from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #burystedmunds #suffolk #christmas #christmasmarket
Despite the weather, it was a wonderful day in the Barn today!
We will be back again tomorrow, Sunday.
If you’re looking for a special gift, be it chocolate or alcohol, jewellery or homewares, art or clothing, then come to the warm and cosy Blackthorpe Barn.
Sunday 8th is the last day at the Barn for:
@HelenMaxfield @dejaybrinkley @shelley.watts @stained_glass_studio @woollycomforts @wildknightdistillery @kgweaves @bitesizebakehouse @forevergardenmetalartwork @cyndispeer @luvdaisydaisy @thepinkhareuk @pot_punk @sparetimebyhelena Penny Williams @kate_wrigglesworth @lizzingtonbags @deeayles
Don’t miss them!!
Doors open 10-4, tickets £2.50 online (£3 on the door)
All the info from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #craftmakers #craftmarket #christmasmarket #craftfair #suffolk #burystedmunds
Despite the weather, it was a wonderful day in the Barn today!
We will be back again tomorrow, Sunday.
If you’re looking for a special gift, be it chocolate or alcohol, jewellery or homewares, art or clothing, then come to the warm and cosy Blackthorpe Barn.
Sunday 8th is the last day at the Barn for:
@HelenMaxfield @dejaybrinkley @shelley.watts @stained_glass_studio @woollycomforts @wildknightdistillery @kgweaves @bitesizebakehouse @forevergardenmetalartwork @cyndispeer @luvdaisydaisy @thepinkhareuk @pot_punk @sparetimebyhelena Penny Williams @kate_wrigglesworth @lizzingtonbags @deeayles
Don’t miss them!!
Doors open 10-4, tickets £2.50 online (£3 on the door)
All the info from roughamestate.com/welcome
Link in profile
#roughamestate #blackthorpebarn #craftmakers #craftmarket #christmasmarket #craftfair #suffolk #burystedmunds
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