10-4pm
We are fully booked for traders inside the barn but can accommodate traders with their own gazebo in the outside area.
New stallholder enquiries to dsalemaker@aol.com before booking please.
CLICK HERE for the Trader Terms and Conditions
CLICK HERE for Trader Terms and Conditions – (Food Vendor)
Apples and juice will be on sale from the Jubilee Orchard and Walled Garden here at Cressing Temple. The Jubilee Orchard was planted near the Visitor Centre in 1993 to celebrate the Queen’s fortieth jubilee. Nine varieties of apple tree traditional to East Anglia were planted, of these nine varieties, six originate from Essex. This is one of the most significant collections of traditional apples in the region. The trees are now mature, an attractive sight in the spring, and a particular highlight of autumn for us is the harvest of apples for our Apple Day.
CLICK HERE for a video of the 2023 Apple Day.
Stalls from the Friends of Cressing Temple:
Heritage apple varieties and apple identification
Freshly pressed juice available to taste and samples to take home
Cider stalll
Plant sales, fruit growing and garden advice, fresh produce from the community garden
Tombola, raffle, dried flowers and books
Crafts
Refreshments from:
Entertainment provided by:
The Companye of Merrie Folke is a dedicated and experienced group of re-enactors portraying the daily lives of the common people and Gentry alike in the medieval and Tudor periods. They will also baking scones in the Bake House.
Morris Dancing from Hells Bells (alternative Morris dancers).
Gemma’s Farm – mobile farm experience.
Out of the Mist
The Pete Davis Three
An Accordion Group
Gestingthorpe Hand Bell Ringers
Dark Horse Morris Dancers
Braintree Voices
The Rock Choir
Children’s garden trail.
Karen’s Krazy Faces
White Dragon Archery
See the bottom of the page for the list of the wonderful craft stalls and partners that will be attending in 2026.
Craft Stalls:
Little Maplestead Pottery Studio
Cynthia Ward
Lynda’s Homemade and Homegrown
Foxcat Designs
Dedham Fudge
Shirley Harvey Waterfront Artist
Rain-E-Days
Craft Your Own
We Moments
Sweet Cheeks
Partner stalls for 2026:
Essex Historic Buildings Group
Gardens of Easton Lodge
East of England Apple & Orchard Project (EEAOP)
Cressing Temple Community Shed
Maldon Archaeology and Historical Group
Great Notley Photographic Club
Farm Machinery Preservation Society
Mid-Essex Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
John Ray Trust
Essex Wood Carvers
Essex Wildlife Trust
Braintree District Museum