Went to Stockland Saturday morning market today, in the pretty Devon village of…Stockland! We live a mile or two outside the village so sometimes we walk which takes a good 45 minutes with our 7 and 3 year olds and year old Gordon Setter all in tow. We drove in today though as it had just started raining and we were pondering whether to drive on to Bridport market afterwards.

The market is usually held on the last Saturday of every month and it’s held in the centre of the village in the Stocland Victory Hall (pictured below).

Stockland Victory Village Hall

There are cakes, meats, veggies, jams, preserves, marmalades, fresh eggs, cards and more. We usually get a coffee and take it out to sit in the children’s play park while the kids run riot with a few other kids from the area. We bought some huge ’straight out the garden’ carrots with Stockland muck included for free – as the nice chap said. Also refilled on onions which we seem to get through incredibly fast and a couple of cards to stock up my greetings cards box – which I try to keep full, for whenever I need a card! People’s birthdays seem to appear out of nowhere and my ever-full card box saves emergency trips to the shops!

We chatted to some ladies about possibly selling our Tish Tash Toys at the market nearer Christmas and apparently Monica Parris is the person to contact (on 01404 881535).

More info about Stockland Victory Hall (from http://www.devonvillagehalls.co.uk/Stockland)

Stockland Victory Hall is one of the largest community halls in East Devon, situated on the edge of Stockland in the Blackdown Hills, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The hall stands on its own 3.5 acre site including playing field, cricket pitch, tennis court and play area and with parking for approximately 50 cars, Stockland Victory Hall is an attractive, large venue with a large kitchen, committee room, changing and shower room and has a capacity for up to 225 persons.  Recently refurbished to a high standard with new toilet and storage facilities and dedicated pre-school area, and with its own licence to sell alcohol (PLWA0175) as well as a licence for dance and performance, it is the ideal complex for all events. There is a moveable stage platform of up to 6m x 3m.

Stockland lies approximately 2 miles from the A303 and A30 and about 6 miles equidistant from Chard, Honiton and Axminster. On reaching the centre of Stockland Village, the Hall will be found on the left hand-side on the road towards Axminster.