Blake House Craft Centre

16/09/2026

✨ Something a little more magical is coming to Blake House Craft Centre… ✨

Join us on Saturday 19th September, 10am–4pm for our Alternative Makers Market 🔮🖤

Expect a wonderfully unusual mix of stalls filled with crystals, gothic treasures, witchy finds, alternative creations and plenty of enchanting little surprises.

And while you’re here, make a day of it and have a browse around our independent shops too. Think relaxed rural shopping, unique finds and plenty of small businesses to discover.

🖤 Dress code: witchy, goth glam & enchanted vibes encouraged
🛍 Browse the market + our independent shops
🚗 Plenty of free parking
📍 Blake House Craft Centre, Essex, CM77 6SH

Come for the magic, stay for the shopping ✨

For event enquiries or to get involved in future markets:
📧 [email protected]

12/09/2026

10/09/2026

Tucked away in the Essex countryside, you’ll find something a little different… 🌿

Once a traditional farmyard, Blake House Craft Centre is now a relaxed rural shopping village filled with independent shops, talented local businesses and plenty of hidden treasures.

Forget crowded shopping centres and rushing from shop to shop. Here, you can take a leisurely wander, meet the friendly faces behind the businesses, discover unique finds and finish with a well-earned cuppa and something delicious. ☕️🍰

We’re dog friendly, have plenty of free parking and are open Tuesday to Sunday — perfect for your next relaxed day out. 🐾

📍 Blake House Craft Centre
Blake End, Essex, CM77 6SH

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For enquiries: [email protected]

06/09/2026

We’ve had a lovely influx of new followers recently, so we thought it was time to say a proper hello and welcome to Blake House Craft Centre 👋🌿

Tucked away in the Essex countryside, Blake House was once a working farmyard. Today, it’s a growing rural shopping village filled with independent businesses, makers, specialists and wonderfully unique finds.

If busy high streets and packed shopping centres aren’t really your thing, you might feel rather at home here.

Come for a wander, browse at your own pace, stop for a cuppa and discover things you probably won’t find in the usual chain stores. From handmade candles, locally made produce and traditional fudge to unusual furniture, artwork, crystals, pet products, beauty and wellbeing, motorcycles, bicycles and plenty more.

Blake House has also quietly become somewhere people seek out, and we’ve welcomed more than a few recognisable names over the years. We’ll always respect their privacy though. Whether you’re someone people recognise on TV or someone we recognise because you visit every week, everyone gets the same warm welcome here. 🤍

That’s what Blake House is about: good old-fashioned customer service, independent businesses run by real people and the chance to shop a little differently.

And we’re growing. 🌱 Since the new owners took over in January 2026, there have been lots of improvements, with more businesses, a gym and padel court coming, plus plenty more plans to be announced.

We also want Blake House to be a real hub for the community, with monthly Farmers Markets, seasonal events, Christmas events and our Canine Country Fayre returning in March 2027.

So whether you’ve only just found us or you’ve been visiting for years, thank you for being here.

Come for a browse. Stay for a coffee. Discover somewhere new. And whenever you can, shop independent. 🤍

📍 Blake House Craft Centre, Blake End, Essex, CM77 6SH
🚗 Free parking | 🐾 Dog-friendly | 🌿 Open Tuesday–Sunday

For events & stallholder enquiries:
📧 [email protected]

05/09/2026

Couple of events coming here to Blake House Craft Centre this month !

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

Popped in to Amy's Pet Supplies Ltd brilliant shop for a haul this morning at Blake House Craft Centre 🖤

Amy’s shop is brilliant! Do pop in for fabulous treats, toys and food for cats, dogs, wildlife and small furries if you’re ever in the area (between Braintree & Dunmow) 🥰🤗

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

🏍️🔧 WE’RE HIRING 🔧🏍️

We’re looking for a Motorcycle Mechanic to join the team at Armadillo Customs.

If you know your way around a bike, enjoy getting stuck into repairs and servicing, and would rather spend your days around motorcycles than sat behind a desk… this could be for you!

🛠️ Motorcycle servicing & repairs
🔧 Fault finding & maintenance
🏍️ All types of bikes
⏰ Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

Experience as a motorcycle mechanic is essential. MOT experience would be a bonus.

We’re a busy, independent motorcycle workshop and retail shop, and we’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work, gets on with the job and knows their way around a spanner.

📍 Armadillo Customs
Blake House Craft Centre

Interested? Drop us a message, send over your details or pop into the shop for a chat.

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05/09/2026

Fresh Sour dough delivery from What Could Dough Wrong this morning including their utterly delicious Cheese Straws.