Looking for something to do in and around Herefordshire? Well, look no further!
Here are three events taking place in and around the county in the coming weeks.
The Courtyard Artisan Market
The Courtyard Hereford will be hosting a Festive Artisan Market on Saturday 23 November, from 11am to 4pm, springing the festive season into action.
The venue is “delighted” to be hosting the free festive artisan market, which promises to an array of interesting local vendors.
The winter wonderland will feature local talent with stalls bringing unique creations from some of the community’s finest makers, artists, and businesses.
The venue promises the day to be filled with festive cheer, one-of-a-kind gifts, and the joy of supporting local artisans.
The Courtyard’s Café Bar will also be serving up some festive treats, including mulled wine and mince pies.
The Courtyard Shop opened in November 2021 and shines the spotlight on locally made, sustainable products, putting them at the heart of its shopping, which helps to create a community of local and independent artists, designers, creators, merchants and makers.
Winter Glow
Winter glow, which is the biggest festive event in the Three Counties, is returning to the Malvern Showground for 2024, and is offering even more magical experiences to guarantee a truly unforgettable Christmas for all the family.
The event will provide a range of different festive activities this year, including a personalised Santa’s Grotta experience, ice skating, and one of the longest outdoor lights trails in the West Midlands.
This year, guests will also be able to enjoy the 18-hole UV crazy golf course. The festival fairground will also return along with the Christmas market, which will be open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays up until December 22.
There will be plenty of food and drink on offer throughout the event, with the venue aiming to showcase the best festive cuisines from Malvern and the surrounding areas.
The Winter Glow Food Quarter, Ice Café, and Winter bar will all be at the Three Counties Showground, and will be helping guests to celebrate the festive season with delicious offerings!
For those wanting a traditional festive meal, guests are invited to tuck into Christmas day dinner, which includes a choice of meat, roast potatoes, seasonal veg, sage and onion gravy, all served in a giant Yorkshire pudding wrap.
For those wanting to a warming comforting dessert, the selection of hot crumbles, toffee, and chocolate puddings served with ice cream or hot custard could be the perfect way to cure the cold.
H.Art exhibition at the Old Chapel Gallery in Pembridge.
The Herefordshire gallery is bringing an exciting and engaging collection to Pembridge, with their specialist exhibition ‘When Soft was the Sun’ which will run until the end of October.
The local exhibition provides a space to promote the work of talented British artists and makers from around Herefordshire and beyond, combined with h.Art.
One of the featured artists includes Lynda Jones, whose mysterious canvases and drawings are mostly depictions of the Monmouth landscape and its picturesque views and scenery. Her work promises to “intrigue and draw the viewer in”, with the fascinating creations.
The popular Herefordshire stained glass maker, Tamsin Abbott, will be showing several pieces at the gallery, with the work influenced by the natural world and its associated myths and legends, her collection is said to be effective in connecting “humankind to the landscape while doing justice to the alchemical qualities of the glass itself”.
Joanna Griffiths, who studied at Hertfordshire College of Art and the London College of Printing, has had a successful and long career as a graphic designer, and will also be featuring her collection.
She now depicts the hills, moors, and farmland of the Welsh Marches in oils, pastels and acrylic inks, and “never tiring of the transformations brought by the seasons and the changing weather”.
The Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, Herefordshire opened in 1989 and has become recognised as a centre of excellence for the arts where work by reputable local and nationally known artists and makers can be seen alongside the innovative work of talented newcomers.
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