Real Markets, whose mission is to champion local, specialist, and independent producers and makers, has brought its newest free monthly market to Ripley throughout the year, with a Christmas market next month. Sir Thomas Ingilby said: “The Ingilby family has been supporting local artisan craftspeople at Ripley for more than 700 years – and still do today, noticeably through the Just Makers shop opposite the Castle Tearooms.
“Two of our employees – one of them an Ingilby – are apprentice trained cabinet makers who restore the castle’s furniture and design and create fantastic new designs.