Ruislip Christmas Night Market — Friday 13 November
By Duck Pond MarketThe Great Barn and farmyard lit up after dark, 4pm–9pm. Free entry, free parking, dogs welcome.
About this event
Where
The Great Barn, Manor Farm
Manor Farm, Bury Street, Ruislip HA4 7QL
Good to know
After dark
The barn and the yard are lit and the whole market runs on strings of lights. Wrap up.
Free entry
No ticket needed. Free parking on site.
Dogs welcome
Dogs are welcome on a lead — and on 31 October, in costume.
Meet the makers
Bias Studio
Clothing
I upcycle wool coats and jackets with the original labels kept in as a record. Everything goes home in a paper bag or your own.
Copper Pantry
Preserves & pantry
I make marmalade from Seville oranges once a year in copper pans, twelve jars at a time. Labels are printed on recycled stock and hand-written.
Crumb Bird
Bakery & cakes
I bake naturally leavened sourdough overnight with organic stoneground flour from a mill in Berkshire. The seconds bag at the end of the day is the best value on the stall.
Ember Cart
Streetfood
We make Neapolitan-style pizza from a converted trailer on a single gas ring, which keeps the menu honest. Our meat is British free-range organic and we are happy to be asked about it.
Ember Flame
Candles & home fragrance
I make beeswax candles from our own hives with wax from twelve hives in the Chilterns. Bring the jar back and the refill is a third off.
Folio Fern
Print & illustration
I cut and print lino by hand on heavy cotton paper in editions of fifty.
Frond Field
Plants & florals
I make dried flower arrangements from flowers grown and dried here, so they last for years.
Hedgerow Store
Preserves & pantry
I make small-batch chutneys and jams from fruit gleaned around Bucks that would otherwise go to waste.
Knot Workshop
Woodwork
I turn bowls on a pole lathe with hand tools, so you can hear me working at the market.
Proof Kitchen
Bakery & cakes
I bake naturally leavened sourdough overnight with organic stoneground flour from a mill in Berkshire.
Reclaim Bureau
Vintage & upcycled
I upcycle old linens into new things from a barn in Bucks I have been slowly emptying since 2019.
Slip Kitchen
Ceramics
I hand-build slab vessels finished with ash glazes I mix myself.
Spoon Yard
Woodwork
I carve spoons and boards from green wood from London plane and cherry felled by the council anyway. No varnish, no lacquer, nothing you would not eat off.
Stitch Row
Textiles & accessories
I sew bags from salvaged sailcloth and canvas from offcuts that would otherwise be landfill.
Stoneware Studio
Ceramics
I make small-batch tableware with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot.
The Bramble Table
Preserves & pantry
I preserve whatever the orchards give me using surplus from farms within twenty miles.
The Clay Field
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white.
The Ember Table
Streetfood
We make Neapolitan-style pizza from a converted trailer on a single gas ring, which keeps the menu honest. We serve until it runs out, which on a good Sunday is by two.
The Ore Moon
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings cast in my kitchen from recycled offcuts.
The Roam Pan
Streetfood
We cook Georgian khachapuri fresh on the griddle with cheese from a dairy eleven miles from the market. Our meat is British free-range organic and we are happy to be asked about it.
The Rush Works
Homewares
I weave willow baskets from willow I grow and cut on a Thames-side bed. Everything here replaces something that would have been plastic.
Whittle Shed
Kids & toys
I make play silks dyed with plants in colours from onion skin, madder and indigo.
Wild Drinks
Drinks
We brew kombucha in fifty-litre batches with nothing but tea, sugar, time and fruit. Refills into your own bottle, always cheaper than a new one.
Wild Preserves
Preserves & pantry
I preserve whatever the orchards give me using surplus from farms within twenty miles. Jars are returnable — bring one back and get 50p off.
Workshops
Spoon carving for beginners
with Bias Studio · Adults and over-14s with an adult · 75 min
Carve a butter spreader from green wood using a hook knife and a straight knife. You'll learn the two grips that stop you cutting yourself and finish something you'll actually use.
Fri 13 Nov, 17:00 · Workshop table· 6 places left
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Moderate refunds. Full refund available until 7 days before the event.
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