Schedule
World’s Edge Fantasy Fayre
Cressing Temple Barns, north Essex
13 & 14 June 2026
The below schedule is subject to change.
More still being booked!
Ring of Steel
A circular arena where sword rings against armour and the battle cries of knights fill the air. In the Ring of Steel, great warriors, musicians, storytellers and masters of disguise compete and display their skill to earn your cheers.
Saturday 13 June
10am: Armoured Combat
11am: Duelling
12pm: Armoured Combat
12.30pm: Bodypainting with Carolyn Roper
2pm: It’s Your Role: live D&D
4pm: Techno Spartans
5pm: Seidrblot
6pm: Ravenhymn
Sunday 14 June
10am: Armoured Combat
10.30am: Duelling
11am: Techno Spartans
11.30am: Bodypainting with Carolyn Roper
12.30pm: Cosplay Contest Judging
2pm: It’s Your Role: live D&D
Dragonhall Tavern
Weary traveller, enter the longhall. Here in the Dragonhall Tavern, beneath ancient oak beams, visitors and citizens of World’s Edge alike can relax and carouse. Find yourself a seat amongst friends, or a booth in the cosy shadows, and be entertained as you raise a glass.
Saturday 13 June
11am: Live Classical: Soundtracks from Movies, TV & Games
2.30pm: Dandy Duellists
3pm: Jessica & The Outlaws
4pm: Dark Bardess
Sunday 14 June
10.45am: Dark Bardess
11.30am: Live Classical: Soundtracks from Movies, TV & Games
3pm: Dandy Duellists
Anteadote
The village tearoom, set amongst open-fronted lodges around a grassy courtyard. Here, steam rises gently from your cup as you contemplate the comings and goings of World’s Edge. At the next table, a borderland warrior converses genteelly with a steampunk engineer and a fine lady in a tall pointed hat. A travelling bard strums their guitar and sings gently in the background. This is no ordinary tea: it’s been chosen specifically for your character class, a magical brew that brings out your inner fantasy soul (and goes great with a biscuit).
Saturday 13 June
Times TBC: Acoustic bards
Sunday 14 June
Times TBC: Acoustic bards
Fae Walled Garden
As soon as you step through the gate into the walled garden, you’ll want to stay. It’s not just the softly waving flowers, or the sweet scent of herbs. It’s certainly not fear of the spoon-brandishing goblins you dodged on the way in. And it’s probably not the enticing, courtly sound of the minstrels playing on the balcony, or the mysterious storyteller reciting epics in his hidden arbour.
No, there’s something strange about this garden. Something otherworldly. You’ll figure it out, if you just stay long enough…
Saturday 13 June
10am: Minstrels
11am: Bard the Showman
11.30am: Minstrels
2.30pm: Minstrels
4.30pm: Bard the Showman
Sunday 14 June
10am: Minstrels
11.30am: Minstrels
1.30pm: Bard the Showman
2.30pm: Minstrels
Other Activities (no booking required)
K-Pop Random Dance Play with Techno Spartans (11am-12pm and 2.30-3.30pm Saturday, 12pm-1pm and 2pm-3pm Sunday)
Be cooked by the Gastro Goblins (the Goblin Bakehouse, Saturday only - random times!)
Teapot Racing (Cog Corner, both days, times TBC)
Tea Duelling (Cog Corner, both days, times TBC)
All weekend:
Market(The Miracle Market, Cog Corner, Village Green)
Have-a-go Archery (The Butts)
Watch the Archery Tournament (The Butts)
Have-a-go Axe Throwing (near the Sword Sward)
Have-a-go Duelling (Sword Sward)
Historical Camp (Sword Sward)
Witch Museum (Witches’ Cottage)
Tea-TRPG Consultations (Anteadote)
…and more still being added!
Bookable Workshops & Activities
Saturday 13 June
11am-12pm: Adventurers’ Camp Family Workshop (The Wilderglade)
11.30am: Enchanted Hair (Character Creation Station) FULLY BOOKED
12pm-2pm: D&D with Bard the Showman (TTRPG Garden)* FULLY BOOKED
12.30pm-1pm: Sword Masterclass with the Dandy Duellists (Sword Sward)** FULLY BOOKED
2pm-2.30pm: Sword Masterclass with the Dandy Duellists (Sword Sward)** FULLY BOOKED
3pm-4pm: Adventurers’ Camp Workshop (The Wilderglade)* FULLY BOOKED
4.30pm: SFX Blood & Dirt Workshop (Character Creation Station)**
5-6pm: Adventurers’ Camp Workshop (The Wilderglade)*
ALL DAY til 4.30pm: Immersive Viking or Fae Massage (Healer’s Hut)* (Adults only) FULLY BOOKED
2pm: Throatsinging Workshop with Visy Bloodaxe (The Wilderglade)
1pm: The Crystal Witch’s Guide to Harmony & Protection (Workshop Room A) FULLY BOOKED
People who visit World’s Edge go away changed. You don’t hang around a time-travelling, space-shifting magical village without picking up a few nifty skills from those who live there!
Workshops are free, but some of the ones below need to be booked in advance. Those who booked tickets before 10th April got earlybird access. Any remaining spaces (or extra timeslots that we add) will be released to later ticketholders on the morning of 29th May. You’ll get an email inviting you to grab your spot.
Spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Some workshops may already be fully booked.
Most workshops are suitable for all ages. Those with a * are unsuitable for under-10s. Those with ** are unsuitable for under-7s.
Sunday 14 June
11am-12pm: Adventurers’ Camp Family Workshop (The Wilderglade)
11am: Enchanted Hair (Character Creation Station) FULLY BOOKED
11am-1pm: D&D with Bard the Showman (TTRPG Garden)* FULLY BOOKED
12.30pm: Sword Masterclass with the Dandy Duellists (Sword Sward)** FULLY BOOKED
1pm: Adventurers’ Camp Workshop (The Wilderglade)*
1pm: Mushroom Parade
1.30pm: Avatar Facepaint Workshop (Character Creation Station)
2-2.30pm: Sword Masterclass with the Dandy Duellists** FULLY BOOKED
2.30-3.30pm: Feral Folk Workshop with Jessica Law and the Outlaws
ALL DAY: Immersive Viking or Fae Massage (Healer’s Hut)* (Adults only)
1pm: The Crystal Witch’s Guide to Harmony & Protection (Workshop Room A)