Historic Fairs and Markets

compiled for the Historic Branch of the National Market Traders Federation

by Dave Hewitt of History Alive

FEB - JULY 2006

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This list of events was orginally intended for the use of members of the Historic Branch of the National Market Traders Federation. We have now made it public as a further service to the living history/re-enactment community. It is complied by David Hewitt of History Alive. These are historic re-enactment events that are combined with markets (we are traders after all). For other events use the resources listed on the previous page.

 

Here is a timetable for the first half of the year. I cannot guarentee the accuracy - please just use it as a guide. Some of the organisers have not yet come back to me to confirm their dates - these are marked with a question mark - thus "?". I will update this list on a regular basis so add it to your "favourites".

If you have any new events, accurate dates, suggestions or improvement to offer you can email me here history_alive_ltd@yahoo.co.uk

Look here for AUGUST_DEC

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Month

Date

Event Name

Organiser

Location

Name

Phone

email

web site

Outdoor Pitch size 
Fee
Public attending
Re-enactors attending
Traders participation
Invite date, if any
Period
Retrictions
                 
Feb                
  18-26 Jorvick Viking Fair Barley Hall York
Gill
01904 610275

barley.hall@btconnect.com

http://www.barleyhall.org.uk/
  17/19 National Living History Fayre E W Services Warwick D Smith 01933 225674 david.smith34@ntlworld.com http://www.livinghistoryfayres.com/
                 
March                
 

17-19

TORM Anne Laverick Warwick
Anne Laverick
01977 557485 Reenactorsmarket@aol.com http://www.reenactorsmarket.co.uk/
         
     
April        
     
  2/3 ? Re-enactors Fair at Denbigh Castle Denbigh Castle Denbighshire
Debbie Snow
01824-708273 debbie.snow@denbighshire.gov.uk  
  2 International Napoleonic Fair E W Services Herts D Smith 01933 225674 david.smith34@ntlworld.com http://www.internationalnapoleonicfair.com/
  9 ? Battle of Towton 2 Z N Yorks Kevin Morley 07752 270433 kmorley@2zpromotions.co.uk http://www.2zpromotions.co.uk/
  16/17 Eostre Gathering Saxon/Norman Soutares & Clerces Suffolk Alex and Pam 01304-381699 apsummers@eurobell.co.uk http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/weststow-asv.cfm

20'x20'

Tent

from £35 2500 7500 By invite only ?

Anglo

Saxon/

Norman

  22/23 St George's Day Festival - Wrest Park, EH Beds Lisa Casey 01904-601876 lisa.casey@english-heritage.org.uk  
  22 St George's Day - Pontefract Castle Joust 2 Z Promotions W Yorks Kevin Morley 07752 270433 kmorley@2zpromotions.co.uk http://www.2zpromotions.co.uk/
  29-1 Seige of Stafford Castle   Staffordshire Sister Beth
?
ladyelizabethhastings@msn.com
?
  30-1 ? Welsh uprising Battle Weekend Cosmeston S Wales
Alan Gibbon,
02920-709141
agibbon@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
 

30-1

Ruithin Country Affair
Ruithin Castle Hotel
Denbigh. N. Wales
Jemma Hamilton
01824-702664
gardens_ruthincastle@hotmail.co.uk
www.ruthincastle.co.uk
30-1
Against All the Odds - the final Seige of Newark
Newark Castle
Notts.
Howard Giles
01509 815645
Admin@EventPlan.co.uk
http://www.eventplan.co.uk/
                 
May                
  6/7 Cressing Temple Soutares & Clerces Essex Alex and Pam Summers 01304-381699 apsummers@eurobell.co.uk http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/weststow-asv.cfm Tent pitch or table in barn £30 1000 7000 By invite only ? Up to 1600 No none-european manufactured items
  13/14 Medieval Fair, Newmarket FREE STALL Suffolk A Kelday 01638-730180 akelday@cambridge.org  
  20/21 Rufford Abbey & Country Park, EventPlan Nottinghamshire Howard Giles 01509 815645 Admin@EventPlan.co.uk http://www.eventplan.co.uk/
  27/28/29 ? Multi-period History thro the Ages Cosmeston - S Wales
Alan Gibbon,
02920-709141
agibbon@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
 
                 
June                
  3-4-5 ? Sterckshof 1477 AD De Legende Belgium ?
?
sterckshof_2005@yahoo.com http://groups.msn.com/legendevzw
  4/5
Loseley Park Medieval Fayre
E W Services Essex
Surrey
D Smith
01933 225674
david.smith34@ntlworld.com
 
  4-5 ? Templecombe   Somerset
Geoff Wilson
01963 370560    
  10/11 Medieval Weekend, Tupholme Abbey EventPlan Lincolnshire Penny Ward 01529-461499 pward@lincsheritage.org www.lincsheritage.org
  10/11 Colchester Oyster Faire House of Mysteries Essex Ted Lloyd 01206 794916 support@oysterfayre.co.uk

http://www.oysterfayre.co.uk

  17/18 Tatton Park Medieval event Plantagenet Events Ltd Cheshire Chris Bruce 07719 389489 plantychrisb@yahoo.co.uk Write to 121, Wigan Rd, Leigh, Lancs, WN7 5DE
  17/18 Kenilworth Castle Launch EH Warks Lisa Casey 01904-601876 lisa.casey@english-heritage.org.uk  
  18 Mid Summer Fayre Sulgrave Manor Oxfordshire
Cheryl Moss
01295-760205 enquiries@sulgravemanor.org.uk www.sulgravemanor.org.uk
  24/25 Medieval Fayre, now moved to Twinwood Airfield near Bedford E W Services Bedfordshire
D Smith
01933 225674 david.smith34@ntlworld.com http://www.medieval-fayre.co.uk/
                 
July                
  15/16 Pontefract Liquorice Festival Wakefield DC W Yorks
Paula McNeill
01977 702503 Mcneillponte@aol.com http://www.pontefractliquoricefestival.co.uk/
  15/16 East Anglian Medieval Fayre, R E W Services Suffolk D Smith 01933 225674 david.smith34@ntlworld.com http://www.east-anglian-medieval-fayre.co.uk/
  15/16 Colchester Military Festival EventPlan Essex Sergeant Fulton
07708-291023 Admin@EventPlan.co.uk http://www.eventplan.co.uk/
  22/23 / Berkley 1 The Grail Presents Ltd Gloucestershire David Crompton 020-7482-115 david@joust.info http://www.joust.info
  23-24 ? History in the Park Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Feltham EventPlan Middlesex
Chris Ingram
01784 423556
Admin@EventPlan.co.uk
 
  30-31 ? Rye Medieval Festival Soutares & Clerces Kent
Alex and Pam
02920-709141
apsummers@eurobell.co.uk
  Tent pitch £40 9000 ? By invite only ? Medieval
  29/30 Berkley 2 The Grail Presents Ltd Gloucestershire David Crompton 020-7482-115 david@joust.info http://www.joust.info