Markets:
– The History and Heritage Accommodation Guide: HISTORIC UK: Trader’s Market.
Website: www.historic-uk.com
Market also includes shoemakers, artilary makers, costume makers and fabric suppliers.
– National Living History Fayre.
This market is twice a year and has several off shoots, including various NLHF across the country and LARP.
Can we just say that we attend lol!
– Chalke Valley History Festival.
With lectures, pop-up talks, reenactment battles, traders and lots, lots more, this Festival is truly this – a festival celebrating anything historical. Well worth going to!
Here’s the website if you’d like to take a further look: https://cvhf.org.uk/
– International Living History Festival.
Now moved to Cressing Temple in Essex, this market, and now a Festival, has got to be among one of the main markets in Britain for Re-enactment and Living History. Covers all periods and with article for sale from armour to fabric to quills to historic games to costumes.
Here’s the website – have a browse: https://livinghistoryfestival.wordpress.com/
– T.O.R.M – The Original Reenactment Market. This market is another one of the biggies and is based near Coventry. This market also covers multi-period and has a wide range of articles for sale. Armour, weaponry, costumes, etc. Here’s the link so please take a look: The Original Reenactment Market!
– Cambridge Living History Fayre. This market is a recent one that has popped up into existence and is based out near Godmanchester. We’re off to it on October 9th and 10th! Here’s the link for their Facebook: Cambridge Living History Fayre.
– Stamford Georgian Festival. It says it all really. A little bird told me that this Festival is held every 2 years but we shall confirm that! Here’s the link – The Link: Stamford Georgian Festival!
