Ruislip Duck Pond Spooky Nights — Saturday 31 October
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
Amber Studio
Candles & home fragrance
I make beeswax candles from our own hives with wax from twelve hives in the Chilterns.
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.
Cutting Lane
Plants & florals
I grow British cut flowers on half an acre no imported stems, no floral foam, nothing flown in.
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.
Ember Workshop
Ceramics
I make small-batch tableware with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. Seconds go on the table at the end and always sell first.
Frond Field
Plants & florals
I make dried flower arrangements from flowers grown and dried here, so they last for years. Bring your pot back and I will repot it for free.
Hedgerow Store
Preserves & pantry
I make small-batch chutneys and jams from fruit gleaned around Bucks that would otherwise go to waste. Labels are printed on recycled stock and hand-written.
Honey Bakes
Bakery & cakes
I make Polish babka and cinnamon buns in small batches, in my own kitchen, licensed and inspected.
Knot Workshop
Woodwork
I turn bowls on a pole lathe with hand tools, so you can hear me working at the market. Re-oiling is free, bring it back any time.
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. Nothing here is new, which is the entire point.
Slip Kitchen
Ceramics
I hand-build slab vessels finished with ash glazes I mix myself. Seconds go on the table at the end and always sell first.
Slip Pottery
Ceramics
I make small-batch tableware with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot.
Slip Studio
Ceramics
I throw and hand-carve porcelain in muted glazes tested over two years.
Spoon Yard
Woodwork
I carve spoons and boards from green wood from London plane and cherry felled by the council anyway.
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. No two pieces come out quite the same, which I like.
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 Ember Van
Streetfood
We cook Sri Lankan hoppers to order using British free-range meat and vegetables from our own allotment.
The Ore Moon
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings cast in my kitchen from recycled offcuts. Commissions are about a third of what I do.
The Rind Farm
Cheese & charcuterie
We age farmhouse cheddar on the farm in a cave under the barn, which sounds grander than it is. We bring the whole wheel and cut to order.
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.
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.
Workshops
Sourdough starter from scratch
with The Rind Farm · Adults and over-12s · 40 min
Start a culture in a jar, learn how to feed it so it doesn't die by Wednesday, and take it home with a fortnight's instructions. We'll also talk about what to do when it smells like acetone, because it will.
Sat 31 Oct, 17:00 · Workshop table· 5 places left
Sat 31 Oct, 19:00 · Workshop table· 7 places left
Willow star weaving
with Slip Pottery · Adults and over-14s with an adult · 60 min
Weave a five-point willow star for the door using withies cut from a Thames-side bed in January. Fiddly for the first ten minutes and then suddenly easy — everyone finishes one.
Sat 31 Oct, 17:00 · Workshop table· 2 places left
Sat 31 Oct, 19:00 · Workshop table· 7 places left
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