Dorset is full of interesting and exciting shops and markets for your Christmas shopping; and if you’re on the hunt for places to buy unusual and locally sourced Christmas gifts and supplies, here are a few suggestions to inspire you:
Inspired by traditional German markets, the Bournemouth Christmas Market is decorated with Christmas lights, decorations and animated figures, and has approximately 50 festive alpine chalets offering authentic seasonal gifts and traditional food from across the UK, as well as from further afield inEurope. Attractions include a Victorian carousel, carol singing and a beer garden selling mulled wines. The market is open from 28th November to 21st December, 10am to 6pm (Sunday 11am to 5pm).The Lyme Regis Christmas Market is open from the 10th to 12th December, at Town Mill, Mill Lane. Lots of choice for a unique quality handmade gift, including pottery, wood, glass, textiles, jewellery, paintings, photography, prints, and metalwork. The market is open on Friday 10th 5-9pm (with mulled wine and mince pies), Saturday 11th 10am-5pm and Sunday 12th 10am-4pm.
Or how about the Affordable Art for Christmas exhibition, at Town Mill, Lyme Regis? They have original prints and paintings, in a variety of media, by members of Morcombelake Art Group. The exhibition runs from the 4th December to the 4th January.The Dorset Art & Craft Show has over 50 exhibitors with unique arts and crafts for sale. The show is on Saturday 12th December, at The Corn Exchange, Dorchester from 10am - 4pm. Admission is free.
The Bridport Feast of Christmas sounds wonderful: local food producers and small specialist food businesses with lots of delicious foods made and sourced locally, all at the Arts Centre in Bridport on Saturday 18th December, 9am to 1pm.If you’re visiting Dorset for Christmas or New Year, don’t forget to book bed and breakfast accommodation in Dorset or self catering accommodation in Dorset as soon as possible.
