After speaking to lots of producers and visitors who have attended past events I’ve held, the feedback was that they would like an additional event around September…so here it is!  The Autumn Food & Gift Fair will be held on Sunday 26th September (11am – 5pm) at Makeney Hall Hotel (just off the A6 near Belper).  Entry is £1 (free for under 16s and fabulousplaces.co.uk Derbyshire Card Holders).

Exhibitors include Lucy Sheeran Cards, Created Gallery, Stately Brides, Happy Spaces Ltd, Tattered Rose, Bow Boutique, Amanda Hamilton, Cachepot, Just Lily Jewellery and many more!

If you have any questions about the Autumn Fair please don’t hesitate to contact me.

I’m delighted to announce the following upcoming fabulousplaces.co.uk events:

Autumn Food & Gift Fair
Sunday 26th September 2010, 11am – 5pm
Makeney Hall, Belper, Derbyshire
£1.00 entry (free for under 16s)
Free entry for fabulousplaces.co.uk Derbyshire Card holders.

fabulousplaces.co.uk Christmas Market
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st November 2010, 10am – 5pm
The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby
Full information coming soon!
Click here to take a look at the venue!

If you have any questions regarding these events please click here to contact Deb.

Here are a handful of events I’ve spotted and some other things, which, if you’re looking for something to do in August, might just be your cup of tea!

fabulousplaces.co.uk Search Page!
If I’m going to promote what’s going on around Derbyshire, then of course I’m going to promote the places featured on the website! August is a great month to head out and enjoy independent shops, cafes, delis, farm shops…sounds like a perfect day out to me! Click here to visit the search page.

Summer at Chatsworth
Up until the 2nd September.
I love Chatsworth and what could be better than lots of summer activities to take part in around the Estate.
Click here for full information.

Bluebells MegaMaze
Brand new to Bluebells is the MegaMaze, a truly wonderful activity for the whole family.  I can’t wait to borrow my niece to go play and eat ice cream.
Click here for full information.

Crich Tramway Museum
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th August 2010
Like lots of others, I’m sure Crich Tramway Museum brings back lots of great childhood memories.  A visit on any day throughout Summer is perfect, but if you’re looking for an event then they have a 1940s Weekend at Crich Tramway Village Crich, Derbyshire.
Click here for full information.

Wednesday Night is Pizza Night at the Loaf
I love the Loaf in Crich and I love pizza…enough said!
Click here for full information.

Ashbourne Show
Saturday 21st August 2010
A great family day out. Click here for full information.

180th Bakewell Show
Wed 04 Aug 2010 to Thu 05 Aug 2010
Perfect family day out – champion livestock, delightful dogs, horses, mammoth vegetables, fantasic flowers, delicious specialist food. This year’s attractions include Titan the 8ft talking robot and The Flying Gunners.
Click here for full information.

Picnics and Walks in Derbyshire
We are blessed to live in a county of stunning landscape…why not pack a picnic and head off with some friends.  Some of my favourites are Black Rock, Shining Cliff Woods (links to a 6 mile walk), Carsington Water, Ladybower Reservoir and Castleton.

Hopefully there’s some inspiration here for you to head off into Derbyshire this month. Oh, and to see the absolutely gorgeous ducks in the photo above pop along to Caudwells Mill in Rowsley.

Time sure does fly by…I can’t believe I’ve been working on fabulousplaces.co.uk for 2 years now.  I feel extremely lucky to be working on something I’m so passionate about.  I would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who enjoys using the website and all the places and producers who support it…you’re all fabulous!

Here’s a little sneaky peak at the celebration evening I arranged last week for all the lovely shop owners and producers featured on the website:

We were joined by the lovely Aleena Naylor from BBC Radio Derby.  You can listen into the interviews with Aleena at the party by clicking here.  The interview can be heard at the following times 1:23.40 (interview with Deb) and again at 1:44.00 (interview with some fabulous producers).

I would like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful Simon     Partridge for providing truly elegant vocals to the event.  You can find out more about Simon Partridge by clicking here.  Click here to listen to Simon’s vocals…I think you’ll agree they’re fabulous!  You can also enjoy listening to Simon Partridge at the upcoming Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie.  Click here for full information.

Join us for tea, cake and fabulous shopping!

I’m delighted to be organising, with Rudd Moncrieff Lifestyle Workshops, a Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The Tea Party will be quintessentially British and full to the brim with fabulous cakes and savories, vintage crockery, fabulous food and gifts to buy, flowers, bunting and much more!  Tickets are £10 each and include a fabulous goody bag and a drink on arrival.  Tickets are limited, so if you’d like to join us for a wonderful exclusive event click here to purchase your ticket.  The tea party is 11am – 3pm on Thursday 29th July in the gorgeous Shottle Hall Coach House Marquee.

I would like to say a huge thank you to Rudd Moncreiff, Beau Shabby Vintage China Hire, Dorset Cereals & Northern Tea Merchants, Artisan Biscuit Company, Clipper Tea, The Lavender Patch and Shottle Hall for being so incredibly supportive of the event.  A special thank you to Simon Partridge Vintage Vocalist.

I hope you can join me…it’s going to be fabulous!

Deb

Join us for tea, cake and fabulous shopping!

I’m delighted to be organising, with Rudd Moncrieff Lifestyle Workshops, a Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The Tea Party will be quintessentially British and full to the brim with fabulous cakes and savories, vintage crockery, fabulous food and gifts to buy, flowers, bunting and much more!  Tickets are £10 each and include a fabulous goody bag and a drink on arrival.  Tickets are limited, so if you’d like to join us for a wonderful exclusive event click here to purchase your ticket.  The tea party is 11am – 3pm on Thursday 29th July in the gorgeous Shottle Hall Coach House Marquee.

I would like to say a huge thank you to Rudd Moncreiff, Dorset Cereals & Northern Tea Merchants, Artisan Biscuit Company, Clipper Tea, The Lavender Patch and Shottle Hall for being so incredibly supportive of the event.

I hope you can join me…it’s going to be fabulous!

Deb

I am over the moon with how the fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Fete went last Sunday at Shottle Hall, what a truly wonderful day and…it didn’t rain!!

A huge thank you to all the fabulous shops and producers who kindly gave up their Sunday to sell their lovely wares…there was an array of tempting goodies of offer including locally made ice cream, farm produce, delicious cupcakes, crafts and cards.  Thank you to everyone who joined us, I hope you enjoyed the day!

The idea behind the events I run through fabulousplaces.co.uk is to offer you an opportunity to enjoy local, independent crafts and produce.  I couldn’t have imagined it to be in a more appropriate setting…Shottle Hall is a stunning venue and I hope you all had a good look around and enjoyed the setting.  I’m sure you’ll agree the grounds are beautiful and the picturesque views made the Summer Fete a truly wonderful event to wonder around.  With over 4,500 visitors throughout the day I really can’t wait for the next event!

A huge thank you to Carol and her team from Polly’s List for the fabulous Polly’s Corner.  The games, bouncy castles, face painting and stalls were full of nostalgia and put a smile on so many little faces!

Thank you again to everyone who helped make the event a huge success!

Here are some photos taken by lovely Twitter friends @clairetweet and @dawn_e .  Thank you for taking the photos…they’re fab!

The lovely people from Honeybuns in Dorset have very kindly offered some rather fabulous goodies for you to win!

Win 1 of 10 fabulous hessian hamper bags full to bursting with treats!
For your chance to win, all you have to do is leave a review for a fabulous place or producer featured on fabulousplaces.co.uk Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire…simple as that!
Closing date is Friday 14th May 2010.

I would like to say a huge thank you to Honeybuns for kindly donating such a fab competition prize!  To find out more about Honeybuns click here to visit their website.

Happy reviewing!

Debs

Date for your diary…Sunday 16th May

If you love fabulousplaces.co.uk then you’ll absolutely love the Summer Fete!

This will be the second Summer Fete I’ve run through fabulousplaces.co.uk and I’m really looking forward to this one!  The Fete will be held at Shottle Hall where there’ll be lots of fabulous things going on inside and outside; gifts, local food, farmers market and a lots to keep the little ones busy!

Join us for a fabulous day in the countryside!

For more information and exhibitor list click here to visit the website.

I’m delighted to announce the next fabulousplaces.co.uk event…the Summer Fete will be taking place on Sunday 16th May at Shottle Hall Country House Hotel.

11am-5pm, Sunday 16th May 2010
Shottle Hall Country House Hotel
Shottle, Derbyshire

I’m taking a traditional Summer Fete and adding a fabulous twist to bring you a perfect day in the countryside.  There will be scrumptious local food in the marquee, shops and producers selling their fabulous wares in the House and Polly’s Corner (Supported by Polly’s List) of fun for the little ones.   My aim is to bring you an event celebrating the most fabulous places and producers from fabulousplaces.co.uk and somewhere you can visit with friends and family and spend a few hours in the countryside.

Click here to go to fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Fete information. The full exhibitor list will be added to the website in the next few days.

Please note:
Not all exhibitors will have the ability to accept card payments.  The nearest cash machines are in Belper…there will be lots of fabulous things to tempt you!
Dogs are welcome, but will not be allowed in the House and marquee.
There is a picnic area on the lawn, but this is only for use with food purchased at the event only.