Market Ramblings

As you know I am based in the gorgeous Costwold town of Tetbury.  It is very pretty with loads of very old stone buildings and antique shops – I heard a rumour it is the Antique centre of the Cotswolds!

Under the town there is a market most days of the week.  Saturday is very popular as are Wednesdays as there is plant man, fruit and veg as well as an assortment of other stalls.  Infact the only day I could get a pitch was a Thursday.  Ordinarily this might be a problem, but Tetbury is the town closest to Highgrove, the official country residence of the Prince of Wales.  Infact there is even a Highgrove shop in Town where you can buy everything from soap to fruit cake all stamped with the Prince’s seal of approval!

So as a town we can get 6 coach loads a day of tourists on their way to Highgrove tours or just to look around our pretty town.  My hope is that as the spring progresses and turns into summer I may attract customers to my stall who are looking for something beautiful and little bit different…

This week Spring was not in evidence at all. The wind blew and the hail fell! It was freezing cold on the market and it took me all night to warm up again! But here are the pics of my first day of the summer session out on the markets:

I share the space with a Jewellery maker and a traditional market stall of hats, gloves and socks!

My lovely ladies look great hung up and ready to be taken home!

All of my lovely ladies sitting proud on the table!

So if you are in the Costwolds on a Thursday please come along and say hello!