Winter Market

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Special Events
13, 14 and 15 Dec 2024
10.00 - 4.00, £6.50 Adults, Under 18s, Full-Time Students and Carers Free

The galleries and grounds of the Museum will be magically transformed in to a winter wonderland with dozens of stalls from local artisan traders nested in amongst the twinkling lights of the pretty parterre gardens and the stunning 2nd floor picture galleries as the enchanting aromas and sounds of the season returns with ever popular 3 day annual festive market.

Listen to carol singers, enjoy gourmet treats and mulled wine and cider while browsing stocking fillers, unique handcrafted gifts and Christmas decorations in the magically festive atmosphere.

Your Winter Market ticket includes access to artist led workshops, themed tours and festive activities.  Ideal for finding that perfect Christmas gift and a chance to pick up some fabulous seasonal food and drinks too – making an unforgettable value-packed day our for all.

Adults £6.50, Children under 18s and Carers FREE until 6 December. £7.50 thereafter. Museum admission is included in entry.

Small Businesses and Artisan Traders

Alan Taylor Art

Amber and Orange

Armitage Sparkling Wine

Bowe Organics

Bowes Dairy Produce

Cheryl’s Crafty Corner

Chris Mouncey Watercolour

Class Glass Jewellrey

Collaboration Art

Cotherstone Kitchen

Divine Bakery

Durham Wildlife Trust

Door to the Himalayas

Double S Stitches

Dragon Slayer Distillery

Falkor’s Fancies 

Feathers, Flowers & Fascinators

Foxy Featherz UK

Funworld Leisure – Donughts

Geoff’s Bright Books

Having a Party

Hays Travel

Indian Spice

JR Alfresco Living

Little Bear Ceramics

Madelene Agnew

Nicola Jones Cards and Gifts

O’Donnell Moonshine

Plantshots

Respect Soaps

Rotary Barnard Castle

Shanti Shanti

Skyline Window Shutters

Spirit Rocks

The Stove Fan Company

Willowpool Designs

WWF

Yorkshire Lavendar 

Ahima Boutique

Absolutely Potty

AJH Jewellery

Antique and Vintage Jewellery

Askew Candles

 

BDM Candles

Bearly There Hugs

Bites Baking Co

Blueberry Hill Preserves

Cassie’s Kitchen

Cheeky Duchess

Chicken Ting

Collaboration Spirits

Crafty B U Glassses

Crochet Kerry

Embelton Interiors

Elp Promotions

Epp Promotions

Festive Gift Shop

Food Twisters

Grant’s Butchers

Handmade by Tink

Happy Home Decor

Hartisan Designs

Honey Bee Artisan

Horncraft

Imogen Hawgood

Jen Lithgo Jewellery

John Preston Jewellery

Kim and Kate Make Stuff

Klay Kabbage

Kotinos Ltd

Kynren

Lacey’s Cheese

Luce and Bear

Martin England Photography

Millie Moo Roasts

McColl’s Brewery

Morgan Leather

OMBH Homeware

Pie Demand

Porstonachen Hotel and Lodge

Prohibition Distillery

Raintree Pottery

RSPB

Smokey Joe’s German Sausage

South Durham Honey

Three Wheel Gin Company

The Crystal Nail File Company

The Jar House

The Little Hatch Bakery

The Merry Tipple

The UK Christmas Store

Wellybix

Willks & K Creations

Wensleydale Spirit Company

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