The dates of our next events in 2020 are listed below.
This is the best way to buy your new Cocoon and have a great day out. We will have all our styles and colours for you to see and try on and we can measure you for your perfect coat. We have made it completely safe for you to visit us. There will be hand sanitizers, masks and each coat will be steam cleaned after trying on.
If you cannot come to one of these events you are most welcome to visit our workshop by appointment.
We look forward to seeing you again.
Forthcoming Events & Shows
+ Craft and Design Fair, TRENTHAM GARDENS: 24 Sep to 27 Sep
This stunning contemporary revival of a historic garden is amongst the very best in the UK. The gardens have been transformed over the last 15 years and are now some of the finest in Britain with the revival being led by multi-Chelsea gold-medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith. The revival of the gardens led the Telegraph newspaper to describe Trentham Gardens as "The garden makeover of the decade" and Trentham has collected an abundance of awards including being awarded a Gold Accolade by Visit England in 2015, 2016 and 2017. A visit here offers a great day out for everyone!
- Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 8JG
- 24 — 27 September 2020
- 9.30am to 5pm daily
- Craft Fair entry included in normal Garden admission charges
- Free entry for Annual Ticket Holders.
- ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED (Click here)
Where: Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 8JG
When: Thu, 24th Sep 2020 to Sun, 27th Sep 2020
Details: https://www.craftinfocus.com/
+ STOCKBRIDGE Town Hall: 13 Nov to 14 Nov
With its pretty high street, independent shops and tempting tea rooms, pubs and restaurants, the small Hampshire town of Stockbridge is a hidden treasure. And there is FREE PARKING in the high street!
This is our favourite 'pop-up' show and our customers enjoy the fabulous local shopping as well as visiting us.
We are open
10am - 4pm
Friday 13th November and Saturday 14th November
Where: Stockbridge Town Hall, High Street, Stockbridge, SO20 6HE
When: Fri, 13th Nov 2020 to Sat, 14th Nov 2020
Where: Stockbridge Town Hall, High Street, Stockbridge, SO20 6HE
When: Fri, 13th Nov 2020 to Sat, 14th Nov 2020
+ Craft & Design Fair, WEST HORSLEY PLACE: 25 Nov to 29 Nov
Join us for our festive event held in a floored and heated marquee within the grounds of West Horsley Place. The event features exhibitors selected from the finest designer makers in the UK and is a great place to start your Christmas shopping!
West Horsley Place has a fascinating history, further details can be found below.
Purchase from a stunning treasure trove of original and affordable designs created by some of the finest craftsmen and artists in the UK. Textiles, paintings, furniture, metal, leather, ceramics, jewellery, glass, fashion and more…
9am - 5pm Wednesday - Saturday
9am to 4pm Sunday
West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed medieval manor house and estate of great beauty and historic significance. The manor house dates from 1425, though there has been a building on the site since Saxon times. The house is currently on Historic England’s At Risk Register.
The house has had many illustrious owners and visitors, with strong connections to royalty down the centuries. Sir James de Berners a close friend of Richard II was executed by him in 1388. Henry VIII owned West Horsley Place himself for two separate periods in the 1530s and 1540s. Elizabeth I visited twice; once for an entire week in 1559, bringing her court with her and building a temporary theatre in the garden for their entertainment. In the seventeenth century Sir Edward Nicholas was First Secretary to both Charles I and Charles II. In more recent times Queen Mary, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret have been guests.
The exquisite red brick façade that greets visitors today was built around 1650, when Carew Raleigh (son of Sir Walter Raleigh) owned the estate. Records show that he spent £2000 improving and updating the manor house in effort to make it more fashionable; the façade was built in the very latest Dutch gabled style. It is actually a free-standing wall built on its own foundations and loosely attached to the medieval timber-framed core of the building.
West Horsley Place is full of a thousand years of stories. Guy Fawkes was a footman here and his master Lord Montague was sent to the Tower on suspicion of being involved with the Gunpowder Plot. Sir Walter Raleigh’s head was brought here by his widow (we have the bag she kept it in) and buried under the stairs. You can find out more by taking a guided tour of the house during the Craft Fair.
Bamber Gascoigne inherited the house in 2014 from his aunt Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, whose parents bought it in 1931. Bamber and his wife Christina created the Mary Roxburghe Trust to rescue and restore the manor house, outbuildings and wider estate and to give it a bright future as a vibrant centre for the performing and visual arts and teaching of crafts. West Horsley Place is a location for films and television dramas including My Cousin Rachel, Vanity Fair and Ghosts.
Where: West Horsley Place, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6AN
When: Wed, 25th Nov 2020 to Sun, 29th Nov 2020
Details: https://www.craftinfocus.com/next-fair/west-horsley-place-2019
West Horsley Place - A Brief History
West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed medieval manor house and estate of great beauty and historic significance. The manor house dates from 1425, though there has been a building on the site since Saxon times. The house is currently on Historic England’s At Risk Register.
The house has had many illustrious owners and visitors, with strong connections to royalty down the centuries. Sir James de Berners a close friend of Richard II was executed by him in 1388. Henry VIII owned West Horsley Place himself for two separate periods in the 1530s and 1540s. Elizabeth I visited twice; once for an entire week in 1559, bringing her court with her and building a temporary theatre in the garden for their entertainment. In the seventeenth century Sir Edward Nicholas was First Secretary to both Charles I and Charles II. In more recent times Queen Mary, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret have been guests.
The exquisite red brick façade that greets visitors today was built around 1650, when Carew Raleigh (son of Sir Walter Raleigh) owned the estate. Records show that he spent £2000 improving and updating the manor house in effort to make it more fashionable; the façade was built in the very latest Dutch gabled style. It is actually a free-standing wall built on its own foundations and loosely attached to the medieval timber-framed core of the building.
West Horsley Place is full of a thousand years of stories. Guy Fawkes was a footman here and his master Lord Montague was sent to the Tower on suspicion of being involved with the Gunpowder Plot. Sir Walter Raleigh’s head was brought here by his widow (we have the bag she kept it in) and buried under the stairs. You can find out more by taking a guided tour of the house during the Craft Fair.
Bamber Gascoigne inherited the house in 2014 from his aunt Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, whose parents bought it in 1931. Bamber and his wife Christina created the Mary Roxburghe Trust to rescue and restore the manor house, outbuildings and wider estate and to give it a bright future as a vibrant centre for the performing and visual arts and teaching of crafts. West Horsley Place is a location for films and television dramas including My Cousin Rachel, Vanity Fair and Ghosts.Where: West Horsley Place, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6AN
When: Wed, 25th Nov 2020 to Sun, 29th Nov 2020
Details: https://www.craftinfocus.com/next-fair/west-horsley-place-2019