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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Derwen College Christmas Fayre

Our FREE annual Christmas Fayre takes place on Saturday 29 November 2025.

Start your Christmas shopping with our stalls and traders at Derwen Marketplace in Gobowen, near Oswestry.

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We are welcoming stalls and traders to our Christmas Fayre who will help you start your Christmas shopping, and get you in the festive mood.

Stallholders will be selling local crafts, food, drinks, jewellery and art, as well as tombolas.

Scroll down the page for more information about all our traders.

By visiting the Derwen College Christmas Fayre you will be supporting Derwen Charity.

Opening times

Our 2025 Christmas Fayre is open 10am–4pm, Saturday 29 November

Meet Santa and Mrs Christmas

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Our Audience with Santa is back for 2025!

Santa and Mrs Christmas sitting next to a Christmas tree This year listen to Santa tell a magical Christmas story in our winter wonderland.

This is a fully inclusive and accessible event, with a maximum of 20 children per sitting.

There are five opportunities to join Santa & Mrs Christmas: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm.

Tickets cost £12 each and include a story with Santa and gift bag. With only 20 places available for each sitting, pre-booking is essential.

Book your Audience with Santa tickets now

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Buy your Christmas tree

Locally grown Christmas trees will be available to buy from the Garden Centre throughout the weekend.

Potted or cut soft needled Nordmann non-drop Christmas trees will be available in a variety of different sizes.

Cash or Card?

Whilst many of traders do accept cards, some smaller stalls will be cash-only, so please bring cash with you.

There is no cash point on site at Derwen College, so if you need to pick up cash before the event there is an ATM at the Co-op in Gobowen.

The Christmas Fayre is FREE to enter, but we do appreciate any donations towards Derwen Charity – collection tubs will be available throughout the event for any spare change.

Location and Parking

Find parking via Derwen College’s Entrance B (Garden Centre entrance) on Twmpath Lane in Gobowen, near Oswestry.

Parking will be available at the Garden Centre and at the Orangery Restaurant. A one way system will be in operation: entry will be via Entrance B on Twmpath Lane, while you will exit the car park on Entrance C (Whittington Road).

Please note parking is limited, so if you are able to attend via public transport, please do so. We recommend arriving in good time if you have booked An Audience with Santa.

Gobowen railway station is a 10/15 minute walk from college.

There are also bus stops near to Derwen College ensuring easy transport links to Oswestry and surrounding areas:

  • The ‘Gobowen Agnes Hunt‘ bus stop is just a short walk from the main entrance on Whittington Road.
  • Park Hall Derwen College entrance‘ bus stop is located on Twmpath Lane. A short walk will take you to reception, along the public footpath next to our sports pitch.
  • A little further walk from Derwen College (5/10mins) are the ‘Park Hall North Drive Junction‘ and ‘Park Hall Orthopaedic Hospital‘ bus stops.

We look forward to welcoming you to Derwen College’s Christmas Fayre.

Food and Drink

Savour some festive food and drink while you enjoy the Derwen College Christmas Fayre.

Piggin Delicious

Handmade fudge, and fresh hot donuts

Christmas Fayre Stalls and Traders

We have a range of stalls and traders visiting the Christmas Fayre. Find out more in their listings below.

Amber's Arts and Crafts

Handmade crafts and paintings

Clarte

Wax Melts and other smellies

Derwen College

Derwen College-made goods: Jams, chutneys and cakes

Glitzy Resin

Resin jewellery and accessories

Handmade by Jo Lottie

Aprons, gifts and accessories

Ivor's Turnings

Unique turned wooden items including bowls, pots, lamps from wood collected around Oswestry

Katie Louise

Handmade jewellery and gifts

Lesley Fox

Braided alpaca jewellery

Long Mountain Studio

Wood and leather gifts

Mair Smith

Handmade crafts and cards

Mil & Dil Creations

Hand knitted children's accessories

Once Upon a Spoon

Recycled jewellery

Poppy Panda Gifts

Handmade textile gifts

Pretty Place

Embroidered home decor, wire words

Teddy Tombola

Our annual teddy tombola will be back for 2025 - £1 per go - winner every time!

Weezy's bookshop

Usborne books and games