Large handmade and vintage fair gives shopper chance to snap up early Christmas gifts at Central Milton Keynes

One of the country’s biggest handmade and vintage fairs is to return to the centre:mk this weekend.

Middleton Hall will house more than 130 independent stalls from Friday October 27 through to Sunday October 29.

Each will be selling one-off pieces from makers, artisans and specialist vintage and antique dealers. They range from hand-made beads to Victorian taxidermy pieces!

The event has free entry and it is open on Friday from 9.30am to 6.30pm, on Saturday from 9am to 6pm and on Sunday from 10.30am to 5.00pm.

Established in 2010, the seasonal MK Handmade & Vintage Fair has grown to become one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the UK and covers clothing, homewares, gifts, accessories, treats, art and much more.

This seasons sees the addition of some especially unique traders including Luke Black - a nature artist/sculptor who will be doing live sculpting at the event, ‘Ling’s Things’ with Ling herself hand-making the intricate glass beads that are used in her beautiful jewellery, Dino Vescara - a real character with the very best vintage records around and also the ‘Cabinet of Natural Curiosities’ featuring an array of weird and wonderful Victoriana taxidermy displays.

Kevin Duffy from centre:mk said: “Attracting visitors from across the region, we are excited to be welcoming Handmade & Vintage back to centre:mk this Autumn. We cannot wait to see what the craftspeople and traders bring along for our guests.

"The event is a real treasure trove of original, high quality, affordable treats and products, and it is great to be able to support these amazing independent businesses.”

Guests with children can also enjoy the free Kids Club on Saturday, which will be running between 11am and 4pm outside M&S. The theme this weekend is Frankenstein’s Friends where little monsters can create some very special creatures from recycled materials ahead of Hallowe’en.

Entry to Kids Club and the Handmade & Vintage Fair is free and more information can be found at the centre’s website here or on the centre’s social media channels.