Contact Us
By Post:
Fabricraft, Studio 14, Fairground Craft & Design Centre, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 0QN.
By Telephone:
01264 772275
By Email:
lianne.hill@fabricraft.co.uk
The studio is usually open Wednesday to Sunday 10am - 4pm.
If planning a visit, please call beforehand to check the studio will be open on a specific date. Sometimes the studio will be closed due to attendance at trade shows etc. Visitors are welcome!
Closure days can also be found on the Fairground website: www.fairgroundcraft.co.uk
The Fairground is a well known craft centre in Test Valley developed on the site of the old agricultural Weyhill Fair and dates back to the thirteenth century. A Michaelmas Fair will be held on 25th & 26th September 2010 and the fair; once described as ‘the greatest fair in the Kingdom’ involved particularly the trade of sheep, cheese, and hops.
Alongside it grew a pleasure fair. The Fairground community interest company is reviving the fair to become a showpiece for traditional crafts and to celebrate the history of the Weyhill Fair.
The Fairground is a heritage site bounded by original chalk walls. The old hop stalls have been converted into 11 units for craftspeople, a licensed café, an open fronted barn and a Gallery. The Fairground Craft & Design Centre at Weyhill is readily accessible by car and public transport.
By road:
From the A303, take the Andover exit signposted A342 for Marlborough and Devizes. After little more than a mile on A342, at Weyhill roundabout, take exit signposted Fairground Craft & Design Centre.
Parking is plentiful and free of charge.
By rail.
The South West Trains service from London Waterloo – Exeter station at Andover is 10mins by taxi.
By bus.
Bus No: 8 is a regular service from Andover Bus Station and Andover Railway Station, stopping right outside the Craft Centre at The Fairground bus stop.
