It is that time of the year again; the mad rush to buy the last few Christmas gifts for friends and family is well under way. But whilst millions flock to overcrowded shopping centres, a much more peaceful shopping experience can be found at independent outlets like our very own Kilver Court.

We have made a special effort to provide unusual, well priced gift ideas for everyone you could possibly think of: quality clothing, delicious organic food, tasteful homewares, beautiful perfume and unusual furniture are just some of the things you can find in our Emporium and Farm Shop here in Somerset.

Here is a selection of our top picks, as nominated by our staff!

Bottletop bags, purses, clutches and belts: ranging from £35 to around £150

Cabbages and Roses: Scented Candles £20, Flax Notebooks £6.95

  
Crumpet Cashmere: 60% off

Discounted clothing and homewares from Aubin & Wills

Pedlars: Gloves – was £18.95, now £5.50 and Scarf – Was £36.95, now £9.95

Rotary Watches: Ranging from £56 to £276.50 (30% off original prices)

Miller Harris Eau Parfumée: Was £90, now £45

Vintage Clothing at No. 21 

Sharpham Park Spelt Products

Orla Kiely Bone China Mugs: £5.50

SOS Africa is a charity set up by a gap year student from Shepton Mallet which aims to support education for underprivileged children in Africa. As a part of their SOS Africa School Bus Appeal, they are holding an exciting fundraising event at Kilver Court this weekend (10-11th December).

12 daredevil teams from the local area (including some of our Emporium and Café staff),  will take it in turns to abseil down the side of our viaduct over the course of the weekend. 

The SOS Africa School Bus Appeal has an overall target of raising £10,000 in order to afford a school bus that can be used to transport their growing number of pupils to and from school safely. You can follow their progress and make donations on their ‘Just Giving’ page – every penny counts!

It would be great to see members of the public turn out to support the event, which starts at 9am and ends at 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.