Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn

Christmas at Blackthorpe Barn Gets Better & Better

When you step inside Blackthorpe Barn, nestled in the woods in Rougham Estate, just outside Bury St Edmunds, you will feel tingles of excitement as it is home to the most wonderful annual Christmas event. With the most delightful Christmas shop, arts and crafts, trees and so much more.

The doors are now open to the popular Country Christmas Shop, open every day until 22nd December. There are hand-sculpted and decorations in all colours, shapes and sizes, pretty wreaths, aromatics, gifts for all, and treats galore.

For genuinely one-off and inspiring gifts, treats and creative decorative items, the arts & crafts weekends start on 12th November and continue for six weekends. This year there are many new makers with interesting items such as artisan metal work and sculpture, ceramics, kiln-formed glass, sculptural textiles, fashion textiles, art, prints and leather items, health and natural beauty products and indulgent tasty treats.

Christmas is not complete without a Rougham Estate Christmas Tree, famous for their quality and longevity. For two weekends, 12/13 November and 19/20 November, you can pick your own Nordmann Fir tree. Smaller pot grown trees are also available and you can choose a freshly cut tree from 25 November.

Blackthorpe Barn is three miles east of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, off the A14 at junction 45 (Sat Nav IP30 9HZ). See www.blackthorpebarn.com.