Harts Barn Craft Centre

22/07/2026

Hello....the Craft Fayre is underway with the crafters having brought lots and lots of goodies 😀

Harts Barn Cookery School has amazing bread products for sale and chef Joe is making loaded flatbreads on the fire which look amazing (sorry no pics 🫣 they are being sold pretty quick!!)

We have lots and lots of Raffle Prizes - a massive thanks to all of the onsite businesses and the visiting crafters for their donations. We had to do across 3 pictures 👏 Raffle tickets are available in various different businesses onsite (they're different colours for each business) and we'll be drawing the winning ticket holders next week on Tuesday 28th July.

We are raising money for our onsite charity, Dean Forest Kitchen who cook and deliver meals local people in our area 🙌

Come down and see us tonight, Wednesday 22nd July - we'll be here until around 8pm.

See you soon 😊

22/07/2026

Todays the day of our Summer Evening Craft Fayre 🥳

From 4pm we'll have 8 local crafters and businesses on site here at Harts Barn Craft Centre selling their products as well as Harts Barn Cookery School running pasta making demos and tastings and chef Joe cooking loaded Flatbreads for just £5 each. The Forest Larder will be selling their normal homemade and local food and drinks including bakery products from Alex Gooch's Bakery and a specially for this occasion designed cocktail🍸. They do have a fully licensed bar but also sell soft drinks as well.

All of the retail shops are staying open until around 8pm including The Mystical Cat, Miscellany and Quirk Vintage and Collectables, The Troll House, Crafty Upcycling, The Lavender Stone Florist , The Forest Larder and Broadlands Pottery.

All Well Beings has taster sessions of her "soon to be at Harts Barn" wellbeing sessions in Holistic Health Massage & Massage Trainer 's unit (and she does something for the poochies as well) and both Anna Cole Beauty and Bridie Thorne Hairdressing are also open.

We are raising money for Dean Forest Kitchen who work from our site here at Harts Barn delivery meals to those in need. We have have a raffle for them which we'll now be running until Sunday, or until we sell out of tickets, which we'll draw on Tuesday 28th July - please bring cash if you can for this so we dont have any card charges! Tickets are £1 a strip and available from different shops across the site here at Harts Barn (Each shop has a different colour so you could buy from more than 1 unit 😊)

We wish you a fabulous day and hope to see some of you this evening 😊

21/07/2026

21/07/2026

TOMORROW 22nd JULY is our Summer Craft Fayre when a number of small local crafters and businesses will be joining us from around 4pm onwards.

We will be selling raffle tickets in aid of Dean Forest Kitchen in various units across the site as well as having a roving raffle ticket person later on in the evening.We would ask that if possible you pay cash for the tickets - they are just £1 per strip with each selling unit having different colour tickets.

As you will see from the pictures we have LOTS of prizes donated by our onsite businesses as well as the crafters themselves - not all are pictured. As we have SOOOO many prizes (with more promised....) we have just made the decision to keep the raffle running until Sunday, or until we run out of tickets, so that those who cannot make the fayre can benefit as well! Prizes will then be drawn next Tuesday instead of Thursday this week.

We'd like to thank all of the businesses onsite and the crafters for their hard work and wish them a prosperous event tomorrow.

Don't forget that Harts Barn Cookery School will have fresh Alex Gooch bakery products, as well as loaded flatbreads cooked on the fire and will have a pasta making demo and tasting so if you come along, you should be able to get a snack and a drink (they have a fully licensed bar!).

Finally if you can please bring some cash, not just for the raffle but all of our businesses onsite do take cash as well - the retail units all take cards however you may not be aware that we get charged for a card payment and whilst nominal it does add up.

So we will post again tomorrow - however we hope to see you at the Fayre tomorrow evening.

Thanks

21/07/2026

On Wednesday 22nd July 4pm to 8pm plus lots of craft stalls and tastings

18/07/2026

Continuing the Spotlight of crafters attending our Craft Fayre next week, we'd like to welcome Bizzy Beads Crafting .

We have been told that that Bizzy Beads Crafting started when "two neighbours got together to do Indian Block Printing and now love to create, sell and pass on this wonderful craft." Looking at their pictures, we think they are being a little modest - their work is gorgeous and we look forward to seeing their makes first hand at the Harts Barn Craft Centre Summer Fair & Evening Shopping next week.

Please support your local small businesses and the talented crafters that we are welcoming by visiting us next week at Harts Barn Craft Centre from 4pm and seeing what our local area has to offer.

17/07/2026

Our Craft Fayre is next Wednesday 22nd July here Harts Barn Craft Centre. Along with the varied businesses already onsite and the crafters who are joining for the summer evening, we have nominated a charity that is based here onsite to raise money for a much needed new cooker. There will be raffle tickets available to buy in various shops and businesses on that evening - with the draw for prizes being held on Thursday 23rd.

Dean Forest Kitchen was started in July 2022 by a group of people who saw the need for a Meals on Wheels service in the Forest of Dean area. We were concerned about the growing population of people isolated in their own homes and unable to feed themselves effectively and also that there was a need to interact with people rather than just dropping a meal. It's important to us for our growing customer base to have a freshly cooked nutritious hot meals delivered and served with some conversation. The team at Dean Forest Kitchen start early in the morning to cook up the fresh meals to box up ready for the drivers to collect and take out on delivery routes. Each driver will spend time talking to their customers and if there are concerns or worries, they will provide feedback to family members, social services or any organisation involved in their care. We feel that our service helps keep our customers independent in their own homes.

If you are interested in having meals delivered to yourself or a family member within the Forest of Dean area, it is really simple to set things up. Either contact us on 01452 903505 or email [email protected] and we can discuss what is best for you or your loved one. You can always try out the service to see if it's right!

Dean Forest Kitchen has a small team who provide this service, however, we always need more help so if you are looking to fill your week by volunteering for a worthy cause then please get in touch on the details above.

Raffle tickets will be available at various locations during the Craft Fayre.

This will be a great evening raising money for a great charity that benefits a lot of people across the Forest of Dean area. We hope to see some of you here at Harts Barn Craft Centre on Wednesday evening.

17/07/2026

Did you lose anything yesterday?

Found this morning, Friday 17th July a silver cuff bangle which is being looked after in The Mystical Cat shop AND we've also found a jar of homemade chilli jam sold by The Forest Larder which will get dropped back in there when they open.

Owners will need to provide details of items 😊

Thanks

17/07/2026

In addition to some great local crafters, on the evening of the Craft Fayre some of our onsite businesses are planning something extra special for the occasion too!

Harts Barn Cookery School have arranged some great extras for that evening. In addition to the live pasta demonstrations and tasting, a speciality cocktail and loaded flatbreads, we have heard today that the "olive oil man" will also be onsite and there'll be a bake sale of goodies from the Award Winning Artisan Baker, Alex Gooch of Monmouth not to mention all the great local food and drink that they sell in the Forest Larder as well. You'll be able to meet some of the Harts Barn Cookery School team team, and explore what the cookery school has to offer whilst watching the team at work and getting the opportunity to sample delicious food and drinks. What's not to love!

The Craft Fayre is running from 4pm on Wednesday 22nd July - we look forward to welcoming you to our amazing site.

16/07/2026

Another day, and more crafters to introduce you to!

This afternoon we are showcasing Jackie of Kerameeks Crafts . Like Pauline of Red Dog Studio this morning, Jackie already has some of her work on sale at Harts Barn Craft Centre. Her fused glass necklaces can currently be found in The Mystical Cat and some of her ceramic and earthenware pots in The Lavender Stone Florist .

Jackie started her hobby in ceramics during the 2020 lockdown with it quickly
becoming a primary interest, encompassing both hand building and wheel throwing. With her Clay types ranging from earthenware through stoneware to raku, fired in electric, raku, and phoenix wood fired kilns. She didn't stop there though with her craftiness - over the past year, she self-taught in watercolours through books and online tutorials, and found that watercolour painting offers a portable and calming creative outlet. Last year, it heavily influenced the making of Christmas cards and gifts. And then if that wasn't enough Jackie took to glass fusing. A microwave kiln handles smaller glass pieces, while larger works go into the ceramic kiln. Jewellery is the current focus, and there is particular satisfaction in crafting pendants and glass “crystals” by hand — an approach that allows for complete creative freedom and experimentation with new techniques.

Jackie might be retired from her former career but she certainly keeps busy with all her artistic hobbies!. We already know that Jackie's makes are beautiful but you'll get an opportunity to see them for yourself at the Craft Fayre next Wednesday, 22nd July from 4pm.

Come along and support all of our small local businesses and crafters here at Harts Barn Craft Centre. We look forward to welcoming you 🤗