Workshops

The Frost Fair was a time of craft-making and the selling of handmade wares. Join local makers and creators Make Your Own at their purpose-built studio, minutes away from the Frost Fair festivities on Red Cross Way, to take time out to discover your crafty side and experience embroidery classes, terracotta planter pottery, water colour painting, or lino print your own tote bag. Booking is required below:

Friday 26 January
3pm-5pm: Make Your Own Water Colour Painting
6.30pm-9pm: Make Your Own Hand cut vinyl t-shirt, tote bag or baby grow design workshop

Saturday 27 January:
2.30pm-5pm: Make Your Own – Lino printing workshop – We list two class options – A4 prints or on fabric tote bags/tea towels.

Sunday 28 January:
11am-1.30pm: Make Your Own Terracotta planters pottery workshop – elephant themed pot
2.30pm-5pm: Make Your Own – Embroidery workshop

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More Frost Fair activities

Our re-imagined Frost Fair celebrates some of the traditional and not so traditional activities, food and drink of the time…

Horse & Carriage rides

Take a unique and magical horse drawn carriage ride, driven by our magnificent Shire Horses.

Artisan Market

Shop small! Buy unique gifts directly from our independent producers and makers.

Elephant Parade

Relive the legend of an elephant of 1814. Follow our life-sized elephant puppet as it roams the streets of Bankside.

Dr Who Screening

The Doctor and Bill Potts visit the last great frost fair in London 1814, but they soon find that something sinister is lurking below the frozen Thames.

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