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The 2018 Gift & Craft Fair at Nature in Art

£2 entry
Free for under 16’s (including access to upstairs museum galleries)
Car parking is free

One of our most popular events, the annual craft fair at Nature in Art has become well known as a source for unique, individually hand crafted gifts, offered to you directly by the craft people who made them, so often a gift can be personalised to make it even more special.

Many of the makers will be demonstrating so you will be able to see just how your unique gift was created.

The range of quality gifts you will find at the craft fair includes woodturning, jewellery, ceramics, textile items, as well as stained glassware, metal work, paper crafts and children gifts. With such a wide selection you are bound to find the perfect gift for your friends and family, or even treat yourself!

During the weekend as well as watching demonstrations from the craft workers, and purchasing gifts, you can also view most of the museum galleries.
You may also be a winner on the raffle or tombola, so make sure you purchase a ticket. There will be a separate raffle on the Saturday and Sunday.

Images: courtesy of Posers Photographic

Many exhibitors will be demonstrating
Coffee shop open for refreshments

Stallholders who will be attending the 2018 event:

Abbey Jewellery by Helen Carter

AJ’s Woodcraft

Arts, Rush and Cane

Barking Hen Jewellery

Battenswood Collectable Bears

Bespoke Gifts

Chaaboo

Claire Billingsley, Art and Ceramics

Clare Design

Coastal Creativity

Decorque Ltd

Erica Pinney

Field Fresh Skincare

Focal Form

Gordon Hemming

Handmade by Heart

Intricate Woodcraft

Joanne Bagley

Leatherwise

Lindsey B Art & Photography

Made by Anna Lucinda

Maisy Makes

Marianne Laker Designs

Mindbender Puzzles

Naomi Skelton

Natty Deco

Pepperwood & Co

Renée Kilburn Ceramics

Rustoc Reindeer

Stained Glass by Debra

Stephdipity

Stitchcraft

Susan Wilkinson

The Ark Man

Turn and Burn

Woodland Trust

Woolark

Yum Yum Fine Foods

Yvonne Halton Ceramics

Don’t miss our ever popular Gift and Craft Fair!

£3 per child, adults go free. No need to book. 

Buzz on over this Easter Monday for a hive of fun with arts and crafts, an exciting activity trail, bee-tastic learning, and a sneak peek at our observation beehive where you can see the bees hard at work inside the hive!

We’ve got two drop-in sessions: 10am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4pm. Join Laura, our artsy education officer, for a whirlwind of creative crafts! Plus, let your little explorers roam free on our activity trail around the garden. And don’t miss the chance to peek into our beehives and chat with our bee guru, Brian – recently returned from a trip to West Africa to teach people how to keep bees.

Need a bite to eat? Our Coffee Shop will be buzzing with tea and cake! Or, feel free to pack a lunch and chill in our outdoor picnic paradise.

*when paying for children, does not include entry to the museum galleries

Special MONDAY opening on 19th May

Come and see Nature in Art’s garden as part of the National Open Garden Scheme which raises millions of pounds each year for charity.

The whole museum will be open too, plus you’ll be able to

• meet experts from Master Composters
• meet Nature in Art’s beekeeper, Brian, who will show you their new observation hive (see what’s going on in the inside!) ,
• browse our plant and garden book stalls (in aid of Nature in Art)
• see special exhibitions by Rosalind Wise , the Royal Miniature Society and Stefania Distanti

£6.50 entry (all proceeds to NGS)

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Coffee shop open for drinks and light snacks.

Join us on a Saturday morning in June for a free story time in our cosy corner, learning about the environment and how we can help.

Sessions are 10:30 and 11:30, and last 15-20 minutes

14th, 21st and 28th June

Suitable for all children, but aimed at little ones

Free, no need to book 

With thanks to The HERDS x Art Fund