The Fold Christmas Market
By The FoldOur biggest day of the year: 75 traders across the Market Barn and the Carthouse, carols, hot food and the Veg Shed piled high. Free entry, free parking, dog friendly.
About this event
Where
The Market Barn
The Fold, A4103, Bransford, Worcester WR6 5JB
Good to know
Free entry, free parking
No ticket needed — just turn up. Parking is free and there is plenty of it, though it does fill from about eleven.
Dogs very welcome
We are a proudly dog-friendly site. Short leads in the barn please, it gets busy.
All undercover
The market is in the Market Barn and the Carthouse, both undercover, so it runs whatever the weather is doing.
Café open all day
The Fold Café is open 9am to 4pm with a vegetarian and vegan menu built around what we grow on the farm. The Veg Shed is open too.
Cash and card
Most traders take card, but bring a little cash where you can — it saves them the charges and some of the smaller stalls prefer it.
Where your money goes
The Fold is a not-for-profit. What the market makes helps fund the organic community farm, the nature trail and the volunteer programme.
Meet the makers
Ashtable
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot.
Attic Interiors
Vintage
I hunt out mid-century glass and ceramics sourced on buying trips two or three times a year.
Bloom Botanics
Plants & florals
I raise houseplants from cuttings all peat-free and grown without chemicals.
Bramble & Larder
Food & drink
I press juice and make cider vinegar with flour milled in Herefordshire.
Bramble & Thread
Textiles & accessories
I sew bags from deadstock canvas in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk.
Bramble Company
Food & drink
I press juice and make cider vinegar using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot.
Bramble Kitchen
Food & drink
I press juice and make cider vinegar all vegetarian, most of it vegan. Everything is made in a registered home kitchen, rated five.
Bramblestitch
Textiles & accessories
I naturally dye with plants I grow in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk.
Damson Kitchen
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches from fruit grown within ten miles of the farm.
Facet & Bloom
Jewellery
I cast small sculptural rings with a hammered finish that catches the light.
Facetworks
Glass
I make stained glass panels and suncatchers from bottles collected at the café here. I teach a beginners’ class once a month.
Foxglovepress
Print & illustration
I draw the hills and hedgerows around here from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge.
Frond Botanics
Plants & florals
I make dried flower wreaths from flowers I grew and dried myself.
Fuselights
Glass
I make kiln-formed dishes and lights all leaded by hand in the traditional way. Bespoke door panels are most of my commission work.
Greenwood Woodwork
Woodwork
I make small furniture from storm-fallen timber from trees I helped take down myself.
Greenwoodyard
Woodwork
I build boxes and boards by hand from trees I helped take down myself. Repairs are free, for life.
Hazelcraft
Woodwork
I build boxes and boards by hand finished with nothing but oil and beeswax.
Hearth Apothecary
Candles & home fragrance
I pour candles into reclaimed vessels with wooden wicks and a very slow burn.
Hedgerow & Blooms
Plants & florals
I grow herbs and propagate perennials from flowers I grew and dried myself.
Hedgerow & Print
Print & illustration
I cut and hand-print lino by hand on cotton rag paper in editions of thirty or fewer. I hand-finish and sign every print.
Herbal & Company
Bath & body
I infuse balms and salves from herbs I grow using calendula, comfrey and chamomile from the garden.
Kefir & Company
Food & drink
I bake sourdough and slow-ferment everything using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Kefir & Kitchen
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches with flour milled in Herefordshire.
Larder & Kitchen Co
Food & drink
I press juice and make cider vinegar using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Larderbakery
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Nursery & Blooms
Plants & florals
I grow cut flowers on a no-dig market garden from flowers I grew and dried myself.
Orchard Company
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox with flour milled in Herefordshire.
Preserve & Company
Food & drink
I bake sourdough and slow-ferment everything using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot.
Presspapers
Print & illustration
I draw the hills and hedgerows around here from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge.
Quince Preserves
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox with flour milled in Herefordshire. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Riso & Papers
Print & illustration
I screenprint in small editions on cotton rag paper in editions of thirty or fewer.
Rummage & Antiques
Vintage
I rescue and restore small furniture cleaned and waxed but never over-restored. Half of it comes out of houses within twenty miles.
Rushlight & Candles
Candles & home fragrance
I pour soy and rapeseed wax candles scented with essential oils, never synthetics. Every batch is named after a lane near the farm.
Slip & Pottery
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white.
Solder Studio
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings cast from recycled offcuts in my kitchen studio. I offer free resizing for life on all my rings.
Sourdough & Larder
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot. I run out by about one o’clock, sorry in advance.
Tincture Skincare
Bath & body
I make cold-process soap following formulations I had safety-assessed properly. Everything is assessed and registered, which most people never ask about.
Tinctureskincare
Bath & body
I make simple, short-ingredient skincare using calendula, comfrey and chamomile from the garden. It smells of the garden because it is the garden.
Wheel & Table
Ceramics
I make small-batch tableware glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white.
Wycherow
Jewellery
I hand-forge everyday pieces in brass and silver with a hammered finish that catches the light.
Wyre Prints
Print & illustration
I screenprint in small editions with plant-based inks and no plastic in the packaging.
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Free entry
No ticket needed — just turn up on the day.