On Sunday 26 April Real Markets returns toRipley Castle for its Spring and Summer season of monthly markets.
The event features a selection of local and specialist food producers and makers – it will be continuing into the autumn and winter months.
Set in Ripley Castle Courtyard, Real Markets at Ripley is free to attend. In addition, on market days, Ripley Castle’s gardens and grounds are free to enter. Plus, the venue allows well-behaved dogs on a lead to enter the grounds, so all members of the family can enjoy a great day out.
The event on Sunday 26 April also coincides with the Castle tours, where visitors can experience a castle tour of the private family rooms at Ripley Castle (with an additional 50% off on market day).
Real Markets at Ripley launched in April 2023 and since then has presented a growing list of talented independent traders all from Yorkshire including Antony’s Biltong, Baltzersen’s Bakery, and Buzz Coffee from Harrogate as well as cheesemakers, bakers, pies, jams, and even onigiri from Ilkley! Other stalls range from cakes, candles, oils and skincare, to plants, jewellery, Yorkshire-made blankets, plants, and art.
Sara Ingilby, whose family own Ripley Castle Estate:
We are really looking forward to welcoming Real Markets back to Ripley Castle, we know this has become a favourite day for our visitors and it’s wonderful to see the traders filling the Castle courtyard with their incredible creations.
Lucy Allen from Real Markets:
We love to bring local producers and makers together and give them a ‘shopfront’ so visitors can discover and support small businesses.
There’s always a special atmosphere at Ripley Castle, especially when customers realise the trader they are talking to created, made or produced that special item they are buying.
Real Markets at Ripley Castle run on the last Sunday of the month, 10am – 3pm.
Real Markets also holds regular markets in Grassington, Saltaire, Harrogate, Ilkley, Bedale, Leeds and Otley.
