Christmas Markets in Bedfordshire 2026

In 2026 the Pop-up Winter Market at Wrest Park opens first, on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November. Keech Christmas Market follows on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, and the Christmas Market at Shuttleworth House on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December. Each market's card shows the dates.

Not at all of them. At Wrest Park dogs on leads are allowed in the grounds and assistance dogs are welcome, though the market itself is held inside the mansion. Keech Christmas Market admits registered assistance dogs only, and no other dogs are allowed in the venue. At Shuttleworth House only assistance dogs are permitted inside the house, pet dogs are not permitted in the house or the surrounding parkland, and service dogs are permitted across the site.

The Christmas Market at Shuttleworth House is free to enter. Keech Christmas Market charges at the door, with no need to book: £3 for adults, £2 for concessions, and free for under-14s. The Pop-up Winter Market at Wrest Park is included with general admission to Wrest Park, booking in advance saves 15%, English Heritage members go in free, and so do Silsoe residents on both days with proof of address or postcode.

Yes, free at two of them. Visitors to Keech Christmas Market can park free on site. Parking at the Christmas Market at Shuttleworth House is free on the day, but spaces are limited and on grass, and visitors should follow the stewards' instructions; for events, the way in is by the Alder Drive entrance. Wrest Park has plenty of parking in the Walled Garden area, including 14 disabled spaces, and a separate disabled parking area is used on event days.

The Pop-up Winter Market at Wrest Park runs from 10am to 3pm on both days. Keech Christmas Market is open from 10am to 4pm on both days, and so is the Christmas Market at Shuttleworth House.

For some, yes. The nearest railway station to Keech Christmas Market is Luton, about 2 miles away. A railway station is 4 miles from Wrest Park, and Stagecoach MK1 buses run from Luton. A railway station is about 3 miles from Shuttleworth House, a 10-minute taxi ride or a 45 to 60 minute walk.

The café in the Walled Garden at Wrest Park serves locally sourced produce, with indoor and outdoor seating that looks onto the children's play area. At Keech Christmas Market a volunteer-run refreshment area serves hot food, snacks and drinks throughout the weekend, and its profits go to Keech Hospice. Shuttleworth House has traditional mulled wine, Baileys hot chocolate and refreshments from the Garden Suite Bar, where indoor seating is limited, with a range of food and drink caterers.

It varies from market to market. Wrest Park has step-free access into the mansion by a platform lift, which is not suitable for mobility scooters or electric wheelchairs; wheelchairs can be borrowed inside the mansion, and the mansion has an accessible toilet. Barnfield College offers step-free access, accessible toilets, and wheelchair and pram-friendly facilities for Keech Christmas Market. At Shuttleworth House wheelchair users go to the house reception, where disabled access is arranged, only lightweight motorised or manual wheelchairs can be taken in because heavy motorised chairs are too heavy for the chairlift, and buggies are not allowed inside the house.