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Making Merry Open Studios

Friday 21 - Sunday 30 November

Take the strain out of Christmas shopping this year by visiting the many galleries, studios and artists' homes in and around Winchester. Surprise your loved ones with something different ...

Admission is FREE

Making Merry presents a fantastic opportunity to discover the wealth of artists and craftspeople living and working in Winchester and the picturesque surrounding villages. This year the Christmas shopping extravaganza has been extended to 10 days, giving the discerning shopper even more time to visit artists' homes and studios for inspirational Christmas gift ideas, to watch demonstrations, or simply chat about technique.

Another chance to see the exquisite array of art and craft is on offer at the City Space exhibition, which is running from Saturday 22 November to Sunday 4 January. Look for artists displaying the City Space symbol to see who will be showing their work.

Winchester's latest exhibition venue is housed within the Discovery Centre, where another craft exhibition - Crafted - will be running from 29 November to 18 January. Click here for more details.

More about the artists

Follow the links below to find out who is taking part:

Winchester city centre and nearby
Further afield

The full event programme can be downloaded by clicking here or click here to request a copy

Fancy the chance to win some fantastic prizes donated by our Making Merry artists?

All you need to do is complete our short Visitor Survey. The information you provide will help us continue to improve Making Merry for you. Click here to take part in the survey.

The closing date for this Visitor Survey is Sunday 7 December and the prize draw will take place in January 2009.

You can also complete a paper copy of this survey, enclosed within the Making Merry programme, which you can leave with the artists or return to Winchester Tourist Information Centre.

Essential Information
Please note opening days and times carefully as they do vary. All information is believed to be correct at time of going to press, but if a special journey is to be made it is advisable to check details with the venue you wish to visit since last minute changes may occur. If you have a disability and are in doubt about access, please contact the venue for advice. Winchester Tourism regrets that it cannot accept responsibility for errors, omissions or subsequent alterations.

For directions, public transport enquiries and other information, please contact Winchester Tourist Information Centre on 01962 840 500 or click here to email

Organiser resources

Pdfs of the promotional material are available to download and print by clicking the link: organiser resources