NOTSWOLDS

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Chelsea Barracks Spring Fair 2026

Six counties. One extraordinary region.

Founded by decorative artist Laura Jekyll and filmmaker John Davison, Notswolds documents life and work across one of Britain’s most exciting emerging regions. Working closely with some of the most respected independent makers, craftspeople and studios working today, it develops commissioned projects, collaborations and curated events that bring their work into wider view.

At the centre of its work is a region spanning Rutland and parts of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire, long associated with a deep tradition of making. Through film and storytelling, Notswolds shares the people shaping this part of the country today and the work they produce, reflecting the best of heritage craft and contemporary design.

At the Chelsea Barracks Spring Fair, Notswolds brings this work together in a stand shaped by the region’s finest makers and designers. Craftspeople who have become a shorthand for British quality across the world.

Here, Notswolds continues its work to champion exceptional making and share stories of heritage craft, to show not just what is made, but how it is lived with and why it matters.

HALL & WALL

Antique and vintage prints and unique framed finds.

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SUMMERFIELD + SCOTT

Antiques, decorative objects, original art and traditional rush seating

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CONTRIBUTORS

VISIT THE BADA FAIR RUTLAND

The fair brings together 40 members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association, exhibiting fine art, antiques and design across a wide range of specialist disciplines including jewellery, furniture, drawings, paintings, sculpture, clocks, glass, rare books and silver. Every object is individually vetted for quality and authenticity by BADA’s experts, offering visitors complete confidence when buying.

Friday 5 - Sunday 7 JUNE 2026
THE PAVILLION, RUTLAND HALL HOTEL

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  • THE NOTSWOLDS SUMMER MAKERS MARKET

    A ten-day celebration of craft rooted in local making, the Notswolds Summer Makers Market brings together the leading independent artisans, craftspeople and makers from across the region. Full programme and ticketed events launched 19 April to newsletter subscribers.

  • GOOD WORK BY GOOD PEOPLE Creating the makers market

    Notswolds started as a way for us to document our life and work as a decorative artist and filmmaker across Rutland and the surrounding counties, bringing people closer to the makers shaping the region today. This summer, our first makers market opens in Stamford, with talks, workshops and gatherings for design lovers.

  • MAKERS DIRECTORY

    Our dedicated platform for the craft and design culture of this region. Created for those who care about how things are made and why, it brings together the studios, workshops and small businesses shaping this corner of England. This is a place to discover, to connect and to support. A growing community built around respect for craft, enduring standards and the people who uphold them.