Visit our brand new Spring Fair to explore a range of locally sourced gifts, crafts, plants, food and drink and fun activities for the whole family.
Notice
Due to staff shortages in our catering team (congratulations to our Head Chef who has just gone on paternity leave), over the weekends of the 11th/12th and 18th/19th May we will be serving BBQ food only from outside our Stables Restaurant, as well as cakes, sandwiches and ice cream in our cafe. A limited menu will also be available from Monday to Friday over the next two weeks. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Come and explore our Spring Fair near Taunton in the heart of Somerset, featuring over 40 local artisan stalls with a range of beautiful gifts, plants, delicious homemade food and drink offering and unique hand-crafted items.
Visitors to the Spring Fair will also receive free admission to the gardens, house and contemporary art gallery.
We'll also have free face painting and temporary glitter tattoos available (10am to 3pm), as well as musicians and live entertainment throughout the weekend including the Taunton Deane Morris Men and vocalist, Mawgan Stott.
We will also have shepherd, spinner and weaver, Bec Briar here from the Woven Briar with some of her rare breed sheep.
We'll be selling delicious food and drink including homemade cakes, sandwiches and hotdogs.
Dates & Times
Starting from 9am, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May 2024.
Tickets & Prices
Members (adults and children) - FREE
Non-member adult £8.45 (non gift aid £7.65)
Non-member child (4 years old to 15 years old) - £4.23 (non gift aid £3.83)
Non-member child (under 4 years old) - FREE
To enable us to maintain a smooth flow of visitors to the Spring Fair we will be operating timed ticketed slots.
Members will receive free entry to the Spring Fair, although will still need to book an allocated timeslot.
Limited tickets will be available, so please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
All tickets include complimentary gardens admission. You will only be able to access the gardens with this ticket from the start of your allocated timeslot onwards. Members will receive free entry to the Spring Fair, although they will still need to book an allocated timeslot.
Exhibitors
Applications to exhibit in this year's Spring Fair are closed. To be added to our mailing list for our 2025 Spring Fair, please email us and we shall contact you near the end of the year with further information, dates and how to apply.
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