Sherborne Sunday

May 03, 2015

Sherborne Sunday

We had a lovely day today. The forecast was rubbish and it was raining wen we woke, but the sun came through so we decided to head off out.

There was a craft fair at Sherborne Castle - a place neither of us had been - so we headed off there. We live in what has to be the prettiest county in the country. Dorset is unspoilt by a single motorway and is full of beautiful countryside and pretty villages. Just lovely.

It was a craft fair I had details of to exhibit at, but at over $100 it was a huge no no. It was £5 to get in and was a complete and utter rip off. There were fewer stalls than the fair we did at New Milton and they were not inspiring. There was expensive jewellery and stuff and some nice clothes - the sort of grungy long tunic things I love but they were twice high street prices and certainly NOT hand made and craft fair goodies. Very very very disappointing.

This was the only nice view of Sherborne Castle too

However, we headed into Sherborne, a place we had never really visited - and to the Abbey which we had heard was lovely.

And it was.

It is noted for its vaulted fan ceiling, reputed to be one of the best in the country and it was magnificent.

How did they make this all those years ago and without the benefit of modern tools and equipment.

It was Sherborne's festival of music this weekend and there were concerts on and we arrived just before one called Ziimbe which was - bizarrely - African spiritual and jazz combined. Sounds terrible but was very beautiful and the coral parts were amazing.

We then had an amble around the town - very quiet and very pretty with lots of very old buildings.

and we drove home through lovely countryside and ended up having a late lunch early tea at Salterns.

Not only was dinner delicious but so was pud!

If you have shopped at PBP you know they have a free Express Yourself kit on offer with purchases this weekend and this is one of the pages I made with it. I also used the companion DIY collection and it seems apt to share this when I have written about craft fairs.