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Celebrate in Style at Taurus Crafts near Lydney

Celebrate a creative Christmas in style by doing your seasonal shopping at Taurus Crafts, where you can choose from an inspirational selection of art, crafts, gifts, food and drink.

From locally grown fresh cut Norway Spruce Christmas Trees through to the wide choice of Christmas accessories in our Christmas Shop, we have everything to decorate your house. You even have the opportunity to make your own creative gifts in our paint your own ceramic workshops.

Browse the area’s best selection of local crafts, the work of local artists, fairly-traded gift and design-led gifts.

Buy direct from the 15 on-site artisan and craft businesses; Chocolatiers, Jewellery, Artworks, Picture Framer, Knitting, Dressmaker, Leather Worker, Men’s Fashion, Ethical Fashion, Stone Mason, Antiques and Health and Beauty Treatments.

For gifts for “foodies” visit Cowshill Farm Shop for local and exotic food gifts and a choice of local produce for your festive table; local meats and pies, local and deli cheeses, fresh veg, patisserie, bread, organic wine, local cider, perry and ale. Turkey, geese and all the traditional accompaniments can be ordered and hampers arranged.

Make a visit of it and enjoy our art exhibition and ‘coffee and conversation’ in the Taurus Crafts Café.

Throughout the festive period we have a range of events. Christmas Markets over the weekends of 6th/7th and 13th /14th December, a Christmas Concert by the Pillowell’s Training Band (free) on the 20th December 2pm to 3.30pm and A Christmas Carol storytelling performed on Sunday December 21st 2pm to 3.30pm, £3. Opening on the 22nd December and running throughout the school holiday we have; a schools exhibition of decorated Gingerbread houses and a ’12 days of Christmas’ digital projection, a free show running daily, installed by a local video artist.

If you are looking for Santa then you don’t have to look far – he is visiting our neighbours Coinros Nursery and Lydney Krazy Golf, only a few yards from Taurus Crafts.

Check the website www.tauruscrafts.co.uk for more information or telephone: 01594 844 841.

This vibrant, family-friendly venue is easy to find – located just outside Lydney on the A48. Open from 10am with a large free car park.