Historical Re-enactments and Craft Events 2012

During the summer we attend many events throughout the country including Country fairs, Craft Fairs and historical re enactment events.

The list below shows events we have booked, plus those we will hope to book during the year. Details will be posted when they are finalised.
 

Hidebound Tent at an event

The Venues Are As Follows:

 

Date 2012 Opening Time Venue Event Type
3-4th March 10:00am to 5:00pm Daily Rheged Centre, M6 Junction 40, Penrith Market for re enactors and film prop buyers.

Market in the conference suite
5 - 6 May 10am to late daily Bewcastle Cumbria. Scottish Borders Stepping Stones Folk Festival with craft market
10-13 May 10:00am to 5:00pm Daily Hatfield House, Hertfordshire The largest Craft Fair in Europe, set in a magnificent historical park.
26 - 27 May 10:00am to 6:00pm Daily Traquair Shakespeare Festival, Traquair House, Nr Peebles, Scotland Tudor Period market,fair and promenade performances in the grounds of the longest continually inhabited house in Scotland. The home of the Stuarts
2 - 5 June 10:00am to 5:30pm Daily Colchester Oyster Fayre, Colchester Medieval market with period music, archery, bar, food and other historical amusements. This year extended to cover the Jubilee weekend
14 - 15 July 10:00am to 6:00pm Daily Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire HISTORY IN ACTION. Large scale multi period market and re enactment. This is THE major English Heritage event of the year and is massive covering historical periods from Roman to WW2.
4 - 5 August 10:00am to 6:00pm Loxwood Joust, Surrey Large scale joust and period market not yet fully organised but details will follow
18 - 19 August. 10:00am to 6:00pm Bosworth Visitors Centre. Re-enactment of the Battle of Bosworth Field and period market
1 - 2 September 10:00am to 5:00pm Daily Woodworks, 2012, Forest Centre, Millennium Country Park, Nr Bedford Festival of wood and other natural materials, including crafts, demonstrations and live folk music.
13 -14 October. 10am - 6pm Daily Battle Abbey, Battle, Kent Celebration of the Battle of Hastings with full field battle, tented medieval market and village.
24 - 25 November. Daytime and Evening trading Ludlow Christmas Medieval Market, Ludlow Castle, Shropshire Period market in the keep of the castle.

No details yet known but they will be posted when confirmed.
6 - 9 December. 4pm To 9.30pm Thursday, otherwise 10am to 9.30pm other days Lincoln Christmas Market

No details yet known but they will be posted when confirmed.
Victorian Market in the streets of the old town and castle.
One month prior to Christmas 10am To 9pm daily Manchester Christmas market in Albert Square, Manchester Christmas street market.

No details yet known but they will be posted when confirmed