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Creatives at the Castle (Highcliffe Castle Christmas Market)

Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 November 2026 Opens in 42 days

Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–4pm

Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 10am–4pm (2026)

State Rooms, Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe, Highcliffe, Dorset · South West England

MakersCastle & estateIndoor Ticketed entry 40 stalls

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The pale stone Gothic-style Highcliffe Castle with tall pinnacled windows, behind formal box-hedge parterres and lawns under a blue sky
Highcliffe Castle, whose State Rooms host Creatives at the Castle (photo 2014) — Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0

A weekend Christmas market of more than 40 local makers inside the State Rooms of Highcliffe Castle, the Gothic Revival clifftop house near Christchurch.

Highcliffe Castle, a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion on the clifftop between Christchurch and Milford on Sea, holds its Creatives at the Castle Christmas market over a weekend in late November. More than 40 local traders and makers set up in the castle's State Rooms.

The ticket also covers the full visitor route, which is dressed for Christmas, and the castle's winter exhibition. Mulled wine and mince pies are served at the castle bar.

Later in the season the castle runs a separately ticketed Christmas Tree Festival (from 28 November to 23 December in 2026).

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 Sat 21 – Sun 22 Nov 2026Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–4pm Coming up
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2025–26 Sat 22 – Sun 23 Nov 2025 Held

Dates are taken from the market’s own website or official announcements and were last checked on 6 October 2026. Plans can change, so please check with the organiser before you travel. Spotted a change? Tell us.

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