Our rural Christmas markets, fairs and festivals are a nostalgic blend of traditional ingredients, from the northerly chill that caresses your cheeks to the internal hug from a warming sip of spiced, mulled wine.
Add the gorgeous metallic tones from a local brass band as they play the opening bars of Silent Night, accompanied by the angelic voices of the local infant-school choir. Finally, stir in lashings of festive spirit, with twinkling lights, and the aroma of fresh mince pies or roasting chestnuts. And, if we’re lucky, it’s all topped off with the softest of snowflakes dancing gently in the air.
MERRY MARKETS
Our cities tempt tourists with large German markets, but Britain’s market towns, villages and country houses celebrate rural customs, local
