Christmas Fair 2022 applications now open
If you and your business would like to take part this year’s Christmas Fair (Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 November), fill in the form below!
Please download and fill in the appropriate form, and return by email or post as per instructions on the form.
Stallholder Hub
We want all our stallholders to have a great time at this year’s Chelsea Physic Garden Christmas Fair. That’s why we have created this hub to put all the information you might need in one place. From Maps to Health and Safety guides, everything you need should be right here. And if not, don’t worry, simply email and we will do our best to answer your questions.
FAQs
Thursday 25th November – Sunday 28th November 10 am – 5 pm (Sunday closes 4 pm)
and Thursday 6 pm – 8 pm VIP evening.
All stallholders are asked to attend the VIP evening.
All materials including all rubbish must be cleared away by 6 pm on Sunday 29th November.
Chelsea Physic Garden
66 Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4HS
0207 352 5646
extension 227 reception
At the moment the Government rules on covid will not require people to wear masks within the Fair. We will monitor this situation closely and make attendees aware of any changes in these rules.
The event takes place in our beautiful 4-acre garden just off Cheyne walk in a purpose-built heated marquee. Cheyne walk is one of the most expensive residential areas of London and as such, there is hardly any street parking on either Thursday, Friday or Saturday and only a small amount on Sunday.
Please look at the RBKC website for parking restrictions.
For Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday we advise you to unload and then drive over the Albert Bridge and park in Battersea Park. Please look on the Wandsworth Borough Council Website for more details.
This is a half-hour process so please allow enough time.
We will be open for set up from 12 midday until 6 pm on Wednesday 24 (we would like to lock up at 6 pm) and from 6.30 am on the morning of Thursday 25 November. The event will open to the public at 10 am.
Stallholders are required to book their arrival time with Amanda please advise your arrival time on the hour or half-hour (e.g. 1 pm or 1.30 om ) using the fair email . You will only have 30 minutes to unload your materials and remove your vehicle so please bear this in mind. Timeslots will be allocated on a first come first served basis and numbers will be limited to even out the flow of arrivals so that social distancing can be observed.
Entry is through a normal-sized single front door where we have no facilities to accept pallets, lorries and refrigerators.
Access to the site is level but will involve a short stretch of gravel sack trucks and trolleys with larger wheels cope better.
On arrival you and your staff will be given a lanyard (maximum 2 per stallholder) please wear these throughout the duration of the fair in a prominent way. If extra lanyards are required, they are available in advance at a cost of £5 each.
Entry will be via 66 Royal Hospital Road and the West Gate also on Royal Hospital Road. You will be advised of your allotted entry point before the event.
Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided in your Stallholder pack – this will be on your table when you arrive – we will ask that you sign a sheet to say that you have read and understood the guidelines. Anyone who has not read the guidelines will not be able to participate in the Fair. You can also find a copy of this document at the bottom of this page.
On Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 you will be able to access the site from 8 am to refresh your stalls.
Although no longer a legal requirement we are planning to ensure that the fair can be socially distanced. This means you are part of a lucky group as we have reduced the number of stalls we have at the fair. With this in mind please note that stall positions cannot be moved.
We do not discuss the position of any stallholder in advance of the event.
We have accommodated any special requests that you have made in advance, but we must stress that NO STALL POSITION WILL BE CHANGED.
You must not overspill your allotted space, the wide gangways are designed to allow ease of social distancing.
Regretfully we have no stock storage facilities, so please ensure all stock you bring can fit within your space.
The Garden’s cafe will only be open when the Fair is open to the public.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided in the gardener’s garage. We ask that you keep this area tidy.
Additional food will not be provided so please come prepared. There is a small Tesco nearby and food will be available for purchase from within the Fair during the public opening hours.
In addition, please bring your own mugs and cups – we will not be providing paper cups to reduce waste.
Stallholders are solely responsible for the safety and security of their goods, property and cash before, during and after the Fair. Security Officers will be on duty at all entrances. There will be overnight security provided by CPG on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. They are responsible for security on site but cannot be held responsible for stallholders’ stock during the Fair.
We expect all electrical equipment to be PAT tested before you bring it to the fair, green pat testing labels will be randomly checked by our staff. Please be aware that if you did not arrange for a stall with electricity then you will have no power available to you.
Please take all rubbish home with you ensuring that you bring black bin bags for this purpose.
If you leave any rubbish behind, you will not be asked to attend the fair in the future.
Your stall must only ever be staffed by a team member who has signed the H&S briefing form. We cannot allow anyone under the age of 16 to work on a stall.
A Wi-Fi signal will be set up for you it has been boosted to the maximum. The password will be in your stallholder pack on arrival.
We are a garden and as such the bandwidth is not huge and the connection can be temperamental at times. We recommend that all stallholders ensure that they have a mobile phone with hotspot capabilities in the event that there is a WiFi outage.
We would like to clear the site by 7 pm on Sunday. The exit will be via the doors on Royal Hospital Road.
The Garden team will be unavailable to assist with loadout.
We encourage you to post on twitter and Instagram during the Fair. Please do tag the Garden in your posts and we will make our best efforts to retweet and draw attention to your posts. You can follow us on Instagram, @chelsea_physic_garden and on Twitter, @ChelsPhysicGdn.
During the Fair we will be using the hashtag #CPGxmasfair so please also feel free to use this to help us see and promote your posts.
Maps of Christmas Fair 2021
Covid 19
The Garden takes the risks posed by Covid 19 very seriously. We have taken the below precautions to ensure that we comply with current legislation and so create a Fair that feels safe for our stallholders and visitors.
- We have reduced the number of stalls to provide wider walkways that can accommodate social distancing.
- The Fair will run across four days to reduce crowding on individual days.
- The Fair is cleaned regularly and hand sanitising stations can be found in all the public areas.
We ask that stallholders protect themselves and others by having their own supply of hand sanitiser. and regularly cleaning their stall areas.
