South West has a population of around 5,380,000 and covers approximately 9,208 square miles. Here is a list of counties in South West: Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire.
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Saturday, 11 June 2022
Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Friday, 17 June 2022 (2 day event)
Ceres Hall The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Probus Village Hall, Probus, Cornwall
Sunday, 3 July 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Saturday, 9 July 2022
The New Inn Hotel, Lechlade on Thames, Gloucestershire
Saturday, 9 July 2022 (2 day event)
Woodspring Wings Model Aircraft Club, Kenn Moor, Yatton, Somerset
Saturday, 9 July 2022 (2 day event)
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Saturday, 16 July 2022
West Lavington Village Hall, West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire
Sunday, 31 July 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Saturday, 13 August 2022
The John Betjeman Centre, Wadebridge, Cornwall
Saturday, 3 September 2022
Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Friday, 9 September 2022 (3 day event)
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Saturday, 10 September 2022
Ceres Hall The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire
Saturday, 10 September 2022
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Saturday, 24 September 2022
Ceres Hall The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Saturday, 22 October 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Saturday, 12 November 2022
Lechlade New Memorial Hall, Lechlade on Thames, Gloucestershire
Sunday, 13 November 2022
Ceres Hall The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire
Saturday, 19 November 2022
Lechlade New Memorial Hall, Lechlade on Thames, Gloucestershire
Sunday, 20 November 2022
The South Brent Village Hall, South Brent, Devon
Sunday, 20 November 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Friday, 25 November 2022
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Saturday, 26 November 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Sunday, 27 November 2022
Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Saturday, 3 December 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Friday, 9 December 2022
Salisbury Guildhall, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Sunday, 11 December 2022
Ferndown, Dorset
A self taught artist who uses painting to relax and escape my structured life!! I really ...
Sherborne, Dorset
I love to paint nature, water and wildlife. I mostly use acrylic because of the depth ...
Torquay, Devon
Beautiful handcrafted led light up framed pictures, high quality frames and vibrant colourful ...
Lawrence Hill, Bristol
Rich Botanics is based in the heard of Bristol. I started making artisan soaps 5 years ...
Devizes, Wiltshire
I use a range of mediums to explore themes of nature with a focus on life and death. ...
Swindon, Wiltshire
Hand Knitted Baby and childrens wear as well as blankets and shawls. One of the main ...
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
We are Hayden and Emma, two artists who use the beautiful Cotswolds as inspiration for ...
Sherborne, Dorset
Firstly, we all know plastics are slowly destroying this earth and its creatures as well ...
Swindon, Wiltshire
Myself my husband and our 4 children are very lucky to live in rural Wiltshire. As a ...
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“Hi Everyone I am a Sicilian Visual Artist currently leaving and working in the Uk. ...
Winsham, Somerset
We are Jess and Emma founders of Hog and Tallow soaps based in rural Somerset. At Hog ...
Redruth, Cornwall
We are a husband and wife that enjoy wood turning , we tend to spend all our spare time ...
Newton Abbot, Devon
Hi, Im Lauraine and I have become somewhat addidicted to art. My shop is called Lau ...
Warminster, Wiltshire
Artist, Teacher and Arts Facilitator with over 30 years experience. I work in a variety ...
Swindon, Wiltshire
I live in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside with my husband and two dogs (a Cavachon ...
Swindon, Wiltshire
A luxurious, sustainable way to shop knitwear. For you. Crafted by us. A skilful combination ...
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Here at Jens designs, I handmake a wide range of resin coasters and trays. Each coaster ...
Bridgwater, Somerset
At Bonnika , I craft and create a range of Waldorf Inspired magical Needlefelted Angels, ...
Lydney, Gloucestershire
Seller of unique kiln formed glass all hand made by myself. I sell and make glass jewellery, ...
Ivybridge, Devon
We are a screen printing, tie dye, blank / plain clothing and other craft supplier and ...
Lechlade, Gloucestershire
We are two friends who started up a little lino print business together. We have enjoyed ...
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
I make hand poured scented container candles, primarily in tins, using high quality fragrance ...
Bournemouth, Dorset
I am passionate about our natural world and conservation, I create images using digital ...
Melksham, Wiltshire
All items are handmade by me ~ Kaz Items include key rings, bowls, dishes, coasters, ...
Wellington, Somerset
Maurice Coombe 35A, Churchfields Wellington Somerset TA21 8SE titcher at talktalk My ...
Bristol, Somerset
I carve cooking and eating utensils from green wood, using just an axe and some very ...
Fourlanes, Cornwall
We are an independent, family run company based in the heart of Cornwall, near Redruth. ...
Tiverton, Devon
My name is Ivani Collins and I founded Hessian Delights two years ago. Hessian Delights ...
West Lulworth, Dorset
I was drawn into Shibori indigo-dyeing simply by seeing the beauty of it and indigotyde ...
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Libby, who qualified in Beauty Therapy and Aromatherapy back in 2005, creates clean and ...
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
I have always had a keen eye for art and design during my childhood Id always have a ...
Laverstock, Wiltshire
Artisan skincare for human and hound, inspired by nature to produce products for you ...
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
LeRay Prints offer handmade foil prints that can be custom for you to offer a unique ...
Salisbury, Wiltshire
We make a whole range of wooden products from pet accessories to golf accessories, beds, ...
Swindon, Wiltshire
Chanelles Scents makes all things that smell nice for your home, your car or even yourself. ...
Bournemouth, Dorset
We are a family-run business specialising in 100 percent cotton nightwear. All of our ...
Salisbury, Wiltshire
This Saturday we have over 20 stall holders at Lyndhurst community centre including ...
Devizes, Wiltshire
Crafting is one of best ways to reflect on yourself and who you are as a person. For ...
Devizes, Wiltshire
Finding places in the garden as backdrops for earings is fantastic fun.
Devizes, Wiltshire
Out in the sun today finally taking photos of some long overdue crafts. Excited to be ...
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
We took the opportunity to go out sketching whilst the leaves were still on the trees. ...
Sherborne, Dorset
Whilst walking last autumn, I passed a hedge rows that was so beautiful it looked like ...
Sherborne, Dorset
I recently visited the local wood yard where there were several offcuts in a bin. I brought ...
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
We are lucky to live near the River Severn, the somewhat famous bend in the River called ...
Ferndown, Dorset
You have booked a space at a local arts and crafts fair and your attention turns to designing ...
Ferndown, Dorset
So, after much thought and deliberation, you have decided to attend your first art and ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Hands up. Who keeps a journal? A journal of any kind? Me!! I could be considered as a ...
Ferndown, Dorset
This was so difficult! It all started when people were enquiring about some “nice” prints ...
Ferndown, Dorset
With the world revolving around technology, an emerging artist (yes, I am trying to be) ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Inspiration can take many forms and pops up unexpectedly. It could come in an observation, ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Some of us are very fortunate to have a dedicated area at home that we call our own where ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Mum, as far back as I remember was always drawing and painting. We lived in the city ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Life is busy, busy, busy!! I don’t know about you guys, but I find it difficult to draw ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Didn’t really appreciate how hard this was going to be. I kept thinking about getting ...
Ferndown, Dorset
During my research, I came across quite a few examples of “ten rules for artists”, which ...
Ferndown, Dorset
Why create a blog post? I’ve come back to my art after a 30+ year break. You know the ...
Kingswood, Bristol
Hi everyone at long last Im starting workshops for beginners to learn the introduction ...
Warminster, Wiltshire
Believe it or not it has taken me over 3 years to join UK Craft Fairs. Not out of laziness ...
Kingswood, Bristol
Im looking forward to moving into my new indoor stall and workshop next week at Westerleigh ...
Wellington, Somerset
Do You Like Tattoos????? But Not The PAIN Or The Body INK???? Why Not Have Your Favorite ...
(Born 1935 in Berry Hill in Gloucestershire), Fiction
Potter was a writer of fiction such as Pennies from Heaven, The Singing Detective and Blue Remembered Hills. He mixed reality and fiction with popular culture.
(Born 1928 in Gloucester in Gloucestershire), Nonfiction
Jane Grigson was an English cookery writer. She wrote her first book Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery in 1967 and went on to write many more cookery books.
(Born 1922 in Bitton in Gloucestershire), Fiction
He is perhaps best known for writing The Sheep-Pig. Not heard of it? Well in America it was known as Babe, the Gallant Pig and adapted for film in 1995 as just Babe.
(Born 1905 in Pelynt in Cornwall), Poetry
A British poet, writer and critic becoming known as an influential poet in the 1930s and was the editor of the poetry magazine New Verse from 1933 to 1939.
(Born 1899 in Swindon in Wiltshire), Fiction
He wrote nine novels between 1933 and 1950, his last one being The Dolphin in the Wood.
(Born 1889 in Cheltenham in Gloucestershire), Embroidery, Knitting, Nonfiction
She is the writer of the Mary Thomas Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, Book of Knitting Patterns), Embroidery Book, Knitting Book and Teach Yourself Embroidery. Dispute publishing all her works back in the 1930s, she is well respected now. Just goes to show that some thing do not need to change.
(Born 1881 in Newton Abbott in Devon), Sculpture
John Angel was particularly known for his ecclesiastical sculptures. In 1919 he was elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
(Born 1876 in Rode in Somerset), Painting
Harold Gilman, British artist, painted portraits and landscapes and was a member of the Camden Town Group.
(Born 1872 in Down Ampney in Gloucestershire), Music
The English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in Down Ampney but spent his childhood in Leith Hill Place in Surrey (now a National Trust property). He is well known for his works such as The Lark Ascending. He attended the Royal College of Music and Trinity, Cambridge. He wrote ballets, symphonies, chamber music and more.
(Born 1866 in Plymouth in Devon), Painting, Etching
Perhaps his most best known work was the portrait of Sian Owen, who was in the congregation at Capel Salem in Pentre Gwynfryn. The paint is know simply by the name of Salem.
(Born 1855 in Devonport in Devon), Painting
He was a Cornish Fisherman, who became an artist after the death of his wife in 1922 when he began to paint. He was completely self taught and never had any lessons. The style of his paintings are known as naive art, where perspective is ignored and the scale of the object is based on its relative importance to the scene.
(Born 1840 in Plymouth in Devon), Fiction, Poetry
Emma was a writer in her own right. As well as being a suffrage supporter and marcher. She was the first wife of Thomas Hardy. Hardy wrote some of his best poetry after her death in 1912. Inspired by his remorse.
Emma met Thomas at her home at St Juliot. She was the unpaid companion to Reverend Caddell Holder and he was an architect writing a report about the local church.
(Born 1840 in Stinsford in Dorset), Fiction, Poetry
Hardy is a famous British author, well known for works such as Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the dUrbervilles and more.
He wrote Far from the Madding Crown whilst at the home he was born in. A thatched cottage in Dorchester, thought to be the inspiration for his fictional Wessex.
(Born 1838 in Keinton Mandeville in Somerset), Theatre
He was the first ever actor to be awarded a knighthood. He performed at the Lyceum in the West End of London. There is a statue of Irving behind the National Portrait Gallery in London. He is believed to be the inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula.
(Born 1829 in Bath in Somerset), Painting
Edwin Longsden Long, English artist, painted portraits and historical scenes.
(Born 1800 in Melbury Abbas in Dorset), Photography
Talbot was an inventor who developed an early photographic process called calotype.
(Born 1726 in Dunster in Somerset), Art, Painting
An English artist, born in and heiress to Dunster Castle, where you can see two of her paintings (View of an Imaginary Castle with a Round Tower - View of an Imaginary Castle with Two Towers). Also at the castle, you can see four painting of Margaret.
(Born 1723 in Plympton in Devon), Painting
Reynolds was an 18th century English portrait painter, who helped to found the Royal Academy and was there first president. He painted in the grand manner, not copying his subjects exactly as they really were but reflected their nobility. You can see a number of his portraits in the Reynolds room at Knole in Kent.