winter makers, art & food fair

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Saturday 23rd November & Sunday 24th November

10:30am - 4:30pm (last entry - 4pm)

at The British Engineerium, The Droveway, Hove, BN3 7QA

Free entry

Join us as a piece of Brighton & Hove’s history is about to come alive again, after being closed to the public since 2006. We are delighted to be holding a grand Winter/Christmas Makers Fair in the large and impressive coal storage shed of The British Engineerium in Hove! The first in our Winter/Christmas season of events!

Kick start your Christmas shopping off in style at the British Engineerium in Hove. The Winter Makers Fair will feature over 100 unique artists, makers & small batch food/drink producers all carefully curated for their quality.

Spread across two floors - there is a large exhibition hall and a mezzanine gallery floor which also includes a food speciality/small batch food area.

Expect to find high quality, unique and original artists, makers & designers with an array of contemporary, traditional and even quirky products. It’ll be your opportunity to explore, meet and shop with so many creative small independent businesses - a perfect start to the seasonal shopping period.

You’ll also find Italian Street Food, Orange Beach Bars and Artisan Cakes & Bakes so you can relax and take a break from all the shopping and exploring.

Little ones can get their face painted from professional face painter, Polly Chromatik - available across the weekend.

Gerry’s House will be doing live embroidery on Saturday, where you can get custom pieces made there and then!

We have International artist, Nick Sayers with us on Sunday. Nick will be offering an interactive art experience, suitable for all ages, creating art work from one of his bicycle drawing machines! No need to pre book, just drop by to learn more and enjoy!

ACCESSIBILITY: See details below.

Meet the makers

  • Laura Danby handcrafted jewellery sussex

    Laura Danby

  • Wicker Basket Award winning tea spritz hove makers fair

    Wicker Basket

  • Hawkswell Wood handcrafted wooden chopping boards

    Hawkswell Wood

  • Gerry’s House Embroidery at paper daisy craft fair

    Gerry’s House Embroidery

  • Eelo and Ider HANDMADE QUILTS HOVE MAKER AND ARTIST FAIR

    Eelo and Ider

  • August Glass Designs

    August Glass Designs

  • Golden Ray Glass by Suzannah Jenkins

    Golden Ray Glass by Suzannah Jenkins

  • Art by Jennifer Gow

    Art by Jennifer Gow

  • Curly Lulu handmade teddys brighton and hove

    Curly Lulu

  • SLK Ceramics

    SLK Ceramics

  • Jude’s Heart and Soul Ceramics

    Jude’s Heart and Soul Ceramics

  • Karen Rao - felt artist

    Karen Rao - felt artist

  • giftedbycollete maker and artist brighton

    giftedbycolette

  • Jane Pinder Jewellery silver hove craft fair

    Jane Pinder Jewellery

  • Annie Du Pom Craft Fair Brighton

    AnnieduPom

  • Ruby Ruth Dolls

    Ruby Ruth Dolls

  • Art Glass Studio hove makers fair

    Art Glass Studio

  • Cactus Kids UK THE MAKERS FAIR HOVE

    Cactus Kids UK

  • Clothesline Kids baby and childrenswear brighton craft fair

    Clothesline Kids

  • Moss Folk Craft Fair Hove

    Moss Folk

  • Small Yellow Bird handmade notepads hove

    Small Yellow Bird

  • Metal Dove Jewellery Hove

    Metal Dove

  • saya my ceramics BRIGHTON HOVE MAKERS FAIR

    saya my ceramics

  • I heart pop art brighton hove craft fair

    iheart popart

  • Textured Art By Milk CRAFT FAIR HOVE

    Textured Art By Milk

  • LOULABELLE ART HOVE FAIR

    LOULABELLE

  • Kai Jed Creative HOVE CRAFT FAIR

    Kai Jed Creative

  • Foxglove Art & Printmaking

    Foxglove Art & Printmaking

  • Lucky Leaf Teas food and drink fair hove

    Lucky Leaf Teas

  • DedBest Distillery at Makers Fair Paper Daisy

    DedBest Distillery

  • Inky Kat Studio HANDPRINTED IN BRIGHTON

    Inky Kat Studio

  • DainaArt the makers fair in hove

    DainaArt

  • Vegan Crazy hove food and craft fair

    Vegan Crazy

  • Louisa Kazig Brighton artist and illlustrator

    Louisa Kazig

  • Hal of Hove (House of Hove)

    Hal of Hove

  • Salt and Pebble Designs Ltd

    Salt and Pebble Designs Ltd

  • J.Cocoa bean to bar chocolate made in west sussex paper daisy events

    J.Cocoa

  • Cotton Candy Caboodle fun sparkly jewellery in brighton and hove

    Cotton Candy Caboodle

  • Kawaii By Emma penguin hairclip

    Kawaii By Emma

  • Sarah Vosmer Ceramics our home gift idea decoration

    Sarah Vosmer Ceramics

  • JJ's Beachcombing Art made in sussex

    JJ's Beachcombing Art

  • sussex seed balls

    sussex seed balls

  • Truffle Witch handcrafted chocolatier in Brighton

    Truffle Witch

  • Moonlit Worthing handmade ceramics worthing fair

    Moonlit Worthing

  • Umbrellafy brighton craft fair jewellery

    Umbrellafy

  • Deej Carter Designs

    Deej Carter Designs

  • Milldown Makers

    Milldown Makers

  • Hanmade Designs

    Hanmade Designs

  • JOE'S CHILLI SAUCE CO

    JOE'S CHILLI SAUCE CO

  • Violets Print House

    Violets Print House

  • Ivy and Leaf Boutique

    Ivy and Leaf Boutique

  • Weave Got This

    Weave Got This

  • Marilyn Pelling Bears and Dolls

    Marilyn Pelling Bears and Dolls

  • Bedsit Games

    Bedsit Games

  • elena London handmade candles craft fair brighton

    elena London

  • Late in the Day Designs

    Late in the Day Designs

  • MsDre artwork brighton craft fair

    MsDre

  • Goldstone Rum award winning rum at paper daisy

    Goldstone Rum

  • Love and Luna Christmas decor paper daisy

    Love and Luna

  • HAUSOFMAMA babywear shoreham craft fair

    HAUSOFMAMA

  • Bernies Glass Creations worthing craft

    Bernies Glass Creations

  • Made by Nelly handmade scrunchies paper daisy fair

    Made by Nelly

  • NicePomPoms

    NicePomPoms

  • Fox and Fowl

    Fox and Fowl

  • Savvy Ferments

    Savvy Ferments

  • williams lockdown art

    williams lockdown art

  • Studio No.16 3d printed pots at paper daisy events

    Studio No.16

  • Baedu Rituals

    Baedu Rituals

  • glitter and gem handcut opals jewellery

    glitter and gem

  • Patchwork Park vintage reworked clothes at paper daisy makers fair

    Patchwork Park

  • Jess Game

    Jess Game

  • Beauty in Broken

    Beauty in Broken

  • Ruth Knight Ceramics

    Ruth Knight Ceramics

  • Caroline Martin art

    Caroline Martin art

  • Studio Ruby handmade bags brighton makers fair

    Studio Ruby

  • Lloren handcrafted leather goods at paper daisy makers fair

    Lloren

  • Leisa Megretton artist and printmaker

    Leisa Megretton

  • Blanka Soap

    Blanka Soap

  • Happy Little Stitches

    Happy Little Stitches

  • michaels books and artwork

    michaels books and artwork

  • Saneymi Handcrafted Accessories

    Saneymi Handcrafted Accessories

  • OddlyWild

    OddlyWild

  • Design by Julie Ingham

    Design by Julie Ingham

  • Keziah Furini Illustrations

    Keziah Furini Illustrations

  • Coastal Yard handmade candles sussex paper daisy events

    Coastal Yard

  • Dillions Vineyard Paper Daisy EvENTS hOVE

    Dillions Vineyard

  • Innocence Angels gemstone jewellery brighton

    Innocence Angels

  • Daisy Ing Designs hair scrunchies paper daisy

    Daisy Ing Designs

  • HMJones Designs

    HMJones Designs

  • Weave Got This

    Weave Got This

  • wired and water original artwork

    wired and water

  • MilsTone Biscuits

    MilsTone Biscuits

  • Pear Pie designs

    Pear Pie designs

  • Jo Brown

    Jo Brown

  • She Sells Silver

    She Sells Silver

  • Wild Wreaths Craft Fair Paper Daisy

    Wild Wreaths

  • bequte

    bequte

  • Devils Dyke Distillery

    Devils Dyke Distillery

  • Pinki Jones

    Pinki Jones

  • sob ceramics

    sob ceramics

  • tales in texture

    tales in texture

  • Nick Sayers

    Nick Sayers

  • nim cosmetics

    nim cosmetics

  • Shelley Morrow

    Shelley Morrow

Visit the Engineerium Museum

The British Engineerium Museum will re open for visitors

The British Engineerium Museum will be open for visitors during our Fair between 12pm - 4pm. This is your chance to discover all the antiquities in the Boiler Room and Engine Rooms. Did you know the Engineerium was responsible for supplying Brighton & Hove with water for over a century?

Entry to the Museum is located on the ground floor within the fair.

Please note: No under 16s admitted without an adult. All children must be supervised at all times. No under 8s’s. There are no access facilities for Wheelchairs due to the nature of old building/museum. There are stairs throughout the museum that require care and may not be suitable if you have restricted mobility. During busy periods, there may be a small wait due to capacity. Enter is at your own risk - it is a working museum.

(This information is for the museum only - main event has no age restrictions)

food & drink

Take a break from shopping and indulge in a delicious selection of food and drink whilst your visit to the Engineerium! Head outside to find Orange Beach Bars for specialty hot drinks, refreshing soft drinks, and a variety of boozy Winter Warmers to keep you cozy.

On Saturday, satisfy your cravings with Italian delights from Sitadella, featuring mouthwatering Arancini, Canolini, Focaccia and more. On Sunday, you’ll find Boella, serving up Neapolitan-style pizzas, Panuozzis, and Arancini that will transport your taste buds straight to Italy.

Connie’s Kitschen will be serving up artisan sweet and savoury bakes all weekend, conveniently located just inside the main entrance.

Relax in our covered outdoor seating area or find a spot inside to enjoy your drinks/meal. And don’t miss the food quarter (located upstairs), where you can discover small-batch and artisan food and drink gifts perfect for taking home!

Getting here + travel info

 

The Engineerium is situated to the North East side of Hove Park, next to Waitrose Hove/Corals Greyhound Stadium just off Nevill Road (once in the vicinity you’ll easily spot its towering chimney!)

PARKING:

There is parking available onsite BUT is very limited spaces and may be busy! These will be manned by our stewards and you will be notified before entering the gates if full. Please refrain from parking in Waitrose/Corals.

There are plenty of alternative parking nearby (see map for reference)

  • You can park around Hove Park (Goldstone Crescent) for 3 hours on Saturday and all day Sunday (as no restrictions on Sunday). There is a pathway in the park that leads to the venue too.

  • There is free on- street parking on the East/North side (from Nevill Road/Woodland Drive) but please be considerate to residents.

  • There are no parking restrictions on the weekend around The Droveway (right side of Goldstone Crescent)

We strongly urge anyone local that is able to arrive by foot or bus to do so!

Entry to the Engineerium on foot is via The Droveway - via the junction of Nevill Rd/Woodland Drive OR directly from Hove Park - the path on the east side of path between rock climbing wall and mini train (lookout for our signs).

Brighton & Hove buses have a great journey planner - Plan a Journey

The closest route is 5B, but any 5, 21, 47 services are within a short walking distance PLUS a single journey is only £2 plus up to 4 kids can travel free!

Beryl Bikes have points in Waitrose & Hove Park.

Accessibility & general information

Disabled parking is available onsite, but again is limited, with approximately 80m to main entrance.

Access to the mezzanine level is restricted. Unfortunately, due to the building's design, step-free access is not available to this level. The mezzanine can be reached via the staircase inside.

Disabled toilets/baby change are located on ground floor.

Restricted access to Museum visits (see above in museum section).

Last entry each day is 4pm

Sorry no dogs allowed.

Please contact us if you have any further questions.