A Day at the Country Living Christmas Fair

I spent a day at the Country Living Christmas Fair in London this week. The Christmas fair is organised by "Country Living" magazine, and it aims to bring together advice and workshops along with a shopping experience. I visited the fair with a VIP ticket, and this enabled me to do a bit of shopping and put my items in the special cloakroom, enjoy free hot drinks and Prosecco all day, and have a place to sit. As with any of these events, lack of seating and long queues for the food is a problem, so the VIP ticket is worth it. The Christmas fair was held near Angel station at the Business Design Centre.

Workshops can be attended with a cost associated with them, but I did not bother. I had planned to attend some of the discussions and demonstrations, but I ran out of time. There is so much to see, and I spent my time looking around the different sellers between returning to the VIP lounge to have a seat and a glass of Prosecco. 

When I arrived, I took a few minutes to relax and enjoyed a glass of Prosecco and a slice of carrot cake. The drinks were included with the cost of the VIP tickets, but any food was an extra charge. The carrot cake was delicious. I had a lemon tart later in the day, but it was not nearly as nice.

I spent a long time looking around the different vendors. The food items were all located below the VIP area, and it was a smaller space. I purchased some gin, oils, a knife with holes in the blade that cuts through items easier, chocolate, cheese, a cat food monthly subscription, and a subscription for a weekly meal delivery company. There were so many other items to purchase from clothing to jewellery, candles to crafts, decorations to artwork, body care to experiences, home goods to craft supplies. It took the whole day to see everything, and I parted with a small fortune.

I headed back to the VIP area for a late lunch, and I had the thyme chicken and a cold potato salad that came with it. There were a couple of other cold sides that I could have had, but I dislike beetroot and the salad came with dressing.

Overall, I had an enjoyable day looking around the Country Living Christmas Fair, and I did struggle a little bit with heavy bags. Part of the problem was that all VIP members receive a large goody bag on the way out, and it contained a few heavy items.