20th - 21st September 2024

The Country Brocante at Thyme

The meadows at THYME,
Southrop, Lechlade, GL7 3NX

The Country Brocante 
Curated Country Living

We are delighted to bring The Country Brocante to the farm at Thyme, a ‘village within a village’ in the heart of the Cotswolds. Thyme is a family story where a passion for the land, food and entertaining merges with a love of nature, beauty and conservation.

A collection of restored, historic buildings form a peaceful hamlet environment on which you will find a beautiful and unique hotel enveloped by formal gardens with winding pathways.

A farm to fork ethos is evident in the stunning Ox Barn restaurant and cosy village pub The Swan.

Thyme’s style and eco credentials are also evident in the Meadow Spa, a tranquil place to relax and restore.

Described by The Times as “the definition of eco chic sustainability” and as a “dreamy, other worldly haven” by The Telegraph. Thyme embodies so much that we at The Country Brocante hold dear; beauty, simplicity and living in harmony with nature and the seasons.

Come and find the The Country Brocante within the idyllic meadows of  Thyme this September 20th & 21st.

Explore our beautiful white tents, overflowing with treasures for the home and garden.


Find an exquisite collection of English, French and Swedish antiques alongside decorative objects for the home and garden. In our Artisan and Contemporary Home tent you will find a selection of small independent businesses offering a unique array of home-wear, slow fashion and design creations and outside, our Garden Galleries will be brimming with our beautifully curated blend of vintage wares, gardenalia, plants and flowers.

Tickets

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LOCATION & ACCESS

Address:
Thyme, Southrop Manor Estates, Gloucestershire, GL7 3NX

Access & Parking:
Access via our estate drive. Please follow the directions here. Parking for the Brocante will be in field on the Thyme estate - please follow the signposts. 

Follow the directions here

Disabled Access & Facilities:​
Fair held in field - undulating area of grass.

Disabled loos located at the fair

Dogs: Dogs on leads are welcome, however dogs aren’t allowed in the Ox Barn restaurant.

What3Words:
If you have a preferred navigation app, What3Words is a great way to get directions to our estate drive.

Download What3Words App.
what3words
Search our three words: mashing.grow.insisting
Click, ’navigate’ followed by your preferred navigation app.

For more information, accessible areas and to place bookings at Thyme, please visit here

 

Talks & Demonstrations

Botanical Inks Book Talk & Silk Dye Demonstration

(included in the ticket price)

Friday 20th & Saturday 21st September - 12 noon

Babs Behan is a natural dyer/artist/author, known for using a "soil-to-soil" approach to textiles and fashion. With locally grown chemical-free materials and traditional plant dyes she creates items of beauty, to enfold the body and be both gentle on the skin and to the earth, where all things will eventually return.

Babs extracts pigments from local plants, including leaves, flowers, roots, nuts, berries and bark, to create long lasting, traditional colours on textiles, clothing and art pieces.Her latest work is with the only source of organic UK-grown peace silk (kind to moths) which she hand-dyes using a "bundle dye" technique, to infuse floral pigments into the cloth.The silk is locally sewn into beautiful robes, of which a selection is available for sale at the show.Dyed with this Summer's harvest of dye flowers and organic extracts from her personal apothecary of natural dyes.

A collection of Bundle Dye kits are also available, so you can try out this technique for yourself from home!Babs pioneered the first relocalised, non-toxic, chemical free textile production system in the UK about 200 years. Using local regeneratively farmed wool, traditional plant dyes and locally artisan mills, without the use of any harmful synthetic substances. The Bristol Cloth has featured in BBC Countryfile, BBC News, Sky News and numerous editorials and is a key case study for all major sustainable textile degree courses.
Her two book editions, "Botanical Inks" (2018) and Botanical Dyes (2024) published by Quadrille Books have become bestsellers worldwide with translations in French, German and Chineses.Signed copies are available during the show from her stand along with a selection of naturally dyed textiles and garments, all made using a "soil-to-soil" ethos.Watch Babs' Ted Talk "Soil To Soil Textiles" here


Join us for Babs' book talk and demonstration to learn about natural dyeing and see how she extracts colours from flowers and captures them into silk for adorning the body and wearing their herbal qualities close to the skin. Book your free place via our ticket section.

Demonstrations available on Friday & Saturday

And view the collection of silk robes, bundle dye kits and books available to purchase.
Find out more about Babs Behan's work here:www.botanicalinks.com

Insta: @Botanicalinks

The Country Brocante 
Harvest Fair Exhibitors 2024
Thyme

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