THE HISTORIC venue of Powderham Castle is the magnificent setting for the annual Michaelmas Fair hosted by Powderham Castle next month.

The wonderful ancestral home of the Earl and Countess of Devon will be filled with an array of stalls selling a wide variety of food, gifts, soft furnishings, handbags, and stocking fillers from jewellery to Turkish Delight.

This is a chance to do some early Christmas shopping whilst enjoying the castle’s majestic interior. And, if after all the shopping you’d like to take a break, Powderham’s Country Store and other shops will be open too. The Orangery restaurant will be open all day serving lunches and if you just want a quick snack the Courtyard Tea Room will also be open.

Event sponsors Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will also be on hand throughout the day give you free verbal advice on your antiques, silver and collectables.

The fair which takes place on November 4 between 10am-3pm. Tickets are priced at £3.50 in advance from Exeter Tickets on 01392 665938 or search Michaelmas Fair on Eventbrite, or £5 on the day.

All proceeds from the fair will support ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the Army’s national charity since 1944. The charity’s aim is to help soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of need.