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The Christmas Art & Food Market
and Harley Open Studios
22-24 November 2013
The annual Christmas Art and Food Market and Harley Open Studios brings over 50 art, craft and food stalls
to the historic Welbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire this November.
Taking place from 22-24 November 2013, the free entry event brings you the best in handmade products,
from real ales to jewellery. It’s a great place to pick up unusual, great quality gifts.
For the first time, this year the Art Market will include a special preview session on Friday 22 November,
from 2-7pm. Those wishing to beat the weekend crowds will be able to shop at the Art Market, Harley
Gallery and Welbeck Farm Shop.
On Saturday and Sunday the full Christmas Art and Food Market and Harley Open Studios will be open to
visitors, from 10am-5pm on Saturday 23 November and 10am-4pm on Sunday 24 November.
The Art Market has stalls from the region’s top artists and makers, selected by the Harley Gallery experts.
Browse and buy gorgeous handmade gifts - with jewellery, glass, pottery and much more you’re sure to find
the perfect present!
The Welbeck Farm Shop have assembled an exciting array of regional food producers for this year’s Food
Market including Welbeck’s own Stichelton Dairy, Welbeck Bakehouse, Welbeck Abbey Brewery and Boutique
Aromatique. Make sure to stop by and meet these fabulous makers and sample their delicious products.
Don’t miss The Harley Studios, which you can find just a short walk from the markets (within the walls of
the Welbeck Estate’s Victorian Kitchen Garden). These secluded artists’ studios are only open to the public
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twice a year, and in November will swing open their doors to reveal beautiful craft products, intriguing
processes and inspiring makers.
The Christmas Art and Food Market and Harley Open Studios are free to enter and provide free parking. Kick
off your Christmas shopping with great handmade art and food – visit to meet the makers and buy their
carefully crafted products. Just 10 minutes from the A1 and M1, The Christmas Art and Food Market and
Harley Open Studios are located on the A60 between Mansfield and Worksop. Visit www.harleygallery.co.uk
for more information.
NOTES TO EDITORS
For more information please contact Rebecca Wombell, Marketing Manager on 01909 501 700 /
[email protected]
IMAGES left: Craig Fellows textiles. Middle: Creatively Occupied ceramics. Right: Cheeses from Stichelton Dairy.
THE HARLEY GALLERY has a national reputation for excellence and innovation, aiming to widen participation and
develop understanding of the work of practicing artists and makers. Situated on the ducal estate of Welbeck in North
Nottinghamshire, the Gallery is easily accessible from both the A1 and M1. The three gallery spaces at The Harley show
exhibitions of top quality contemporary visual art and craft which change 5 times a year. The Gallery is also home to a
Treasury Museum which is the only exhibition space dedicated to showing objects from the Portland Collections of fine
and decorative arts, built up by the Dukes of Portland and their families at Welbeck over 400 years. It also has a
contemporary Craft Shop, recognized by the Crafts Council as a quality retail outlet. Set up to showcase and support
artists and makers by providing a retail outlet for their work, the Harley Craft shop sells work from leading British
applied artists and emerging makers.
FOOD & DRINK AT WELBECK Welbeck is home to a thriving community of food producers, as well as the award-winning
Welbeck Farm Shop, the pioneering School of Artisan Food and the popular Limehouse Cafe. The group of renowned
food producers are made up of Stichelton Dairy, producer of an unpasteurized blue cheese made using milk from the
Estate’s dairy herd, Welbeck Abbey Brewery, brewer of delicious real ales, the Welbeck Bakehouse, producer of
amazing artisan breads and patisserie baked in beautiful wood fired ovens, and chocolatier and patissier Boutique
Aromatique. The Welbeck Farm Shop stocks products from all of the Welbeck producers and has recently been awarded
‘Best on Farm Butchery’ in the FARMA Awards 2013.The School of Artisan Food offers the UK’s first diploma in artisan
food production as well as a wide range of amazing short courses for food lovers of all skill levels. The Limehouse Cafe
serves homemade treats and dishes using ingredients from the Welbeck Farm Shop and was named by The Times as one
of the top 30 places for tea in Britain.
THE HARLEY STUDIOS are subsidised studio spaces offering workspaces for up to 30 artists and makers, provided by
The Harley Foundation. These tranquil, private studios are home to a community of designers, artists, makers and
conservators. The studios are open to the public during ‘Open Studio’ events and by appointment.
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LW. FREE entry.
Open 10-5 Mon – Sat, 10-4.30 Sunday. Closed Easter Sunday and Christmas.
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