Guest event – Christmas in The Ballroom

Escape the bustle of the High Street and shop at a Christmas Market in the beautiful Asthall
Manor Ballroom. You will have the opportunity to buy a range of crafted gifts from local,
independent producers and also environmentally friendly vintage and antique items.

Please park in the field opposite Asthall Manor (the gate to the car park field:
(producers.zapped.tutored).

Please bring both cash and cards to pay for your purchases.

Free entry.

We have an excellent range of stall holders:-

Therapi
Award-winning organic skincare based on the therapeutic properties of honey and propolis.
Founded locally in 2013 by a mother-daughter/ beekeeper-biologist duo, Therapi blends the
finest raw organic honey with the highest-grade botanicals in the world to create award-winning
formulations that soothe, nourish and delight the senses. Sustainably harvested and lovingly
produced in small batches for maximum freshness and efficacy, their products are close to
nature, pure and effective, and gentle on you and the planet.

Hicksmade
I’m a potter based in Oxfordshire, working with stoneware clay to explore unique shapes and
textures. Each piece I create is wheel-thrown and individually crafted. While I aim to make visually
beautiful pieces, they are first and foremost functional—designed for everyday use and to bring a bit
of joy to daily life!

By The Hedge
We make honey and grow wool. We craft imperfect objects out of the foraged and the found;
some for beauty and others for their practical use. We spin yarn, both fibre and folklore.
Amongst other hedgerow offerings, when able to we produce small batch, single estate honey
which is untreated, cold-filtered and jarred by hand from hives in the North Cotswolds. Providing
a glimpse into an English pastoral; a nascent collective, manifesting tales and wares of the
seasonal smallholder.

Earth Ale
Earth Ale is all about bringing people together, and closer to nature, with artisan beers inspired
by natural and foraged ingredients. Brewed by a Michelin-trained chef, they’re passionate about
quality ingredients and pairing their beers with good food and good people.

Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press is a micro winery based in Minster Lovell making small batches of top
quality still wine using grapes sourced from the best sites in the country, primarily the Crouch
Valley in Essex. The wines are listed in some of the top restaurants and have received rave
reviews.

David Knight and Nigel Hancock are members of the Oxfordshire Bodgers
A local green woodworking group who carve beautiful objects from freshly cut wood. Spoons,
bowls and cups are our speciality, where form meets function for a unique and individual gift.

Vintage to Vogue
Selling exceptional high-quality pre-loved Designer women’s clothing, jewellery and handbags.

Vintage Green
Nothing is greener than giving a second life to antique and vintage items. We will be offering an
interesting selection of vintage & antique books, jewellery and pictures.

The Kitten Who Lost His Meow
A quality casebound and sewn Picture Book of original drawings by Oxfordshire artist Patricia Broughton illustrating a mystical fable written with Oxford jazz pianist, Francis Rockliff. The book celebrates family and friendship with landscapes inspired by the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire – a book for everyone from five to eighty-five. You can join the Kitten at www.thekittenwholosthismeow.com and meet some of his friends who will be joining him on his search for his meow through the Valley of Winds to the Dreamers Dancing Ground.

Local author Martin Down a retired clergyman, will be selling his books.

We look forward to seeing you at Asthall Manor.

For more information please contact Lynne Hughson