Brewers Quay

Christmas Festival: 19th November – 24th December 2007

Beautifully decked out and bursting with thousands of imaginative gifts, Brewers Quay extends a seasonal warm welcome and invites you to celebrate the magical sights, sounds and tastes of Christmas.

Enjoy the tradition of shopkeepers in Victorian costume, children singing carols in the glazed courtyard, watch the craft demonstrations and try the tastings in our Village Stores and catch the smell of Christmas lunch drifting through the air, visit our fairytale Grotto and browse along the cobbled streets decked out with beautiful decorations – a taste of how Christmas used to be.

Our indoor shopping village is full of character and bursting with thousands of imaginative gift ideas from our 20 specialist stores – everything from gift hampers to hand made chocolates - candles and collectible glassware to festive candles – nautical and nostalgia products to fine collector’s pieces – local crafts, leather & patchwork and a tempting range of seasonal provisions to add a little sparkle to any Christmas pantry. As an added bonus, Brewers Quay will even take care of your gift-wrapping in Quay Moments.

As well as shopping, there are children’s workshops, our free exhibition in Weymouth Museum, craft demonstrations, family attractions and a full programme of carol singing by local schools and choirs. For younger visitors, Santa will be in his Grotto every weekend.

We will also be open until late on Victorian Shownight (Thursday 6th December) when we stage our own Christmas food market in Hope Square complete with stalls displaying Dorset produce and one from Germany featuring gluwein and bratwurst sausages. A traditional steam organ provides atmospheric music in the Square while inside the shopping village we have tastings, demonstrations, hand bell ringers and, of course, Santa in his grotto.

Brewers Quay is open seven days a week and entry into the shopping complex is free of charge. Traditional Christmas dinner packages are also available to booked groups as well as our seasonal restaurant menu. For further details of special events and entertainment, please contact administration on 01305 777622 for a full list of all our daily events, demonstrations and music.