The Jinny Ring Craft Centre, which has been drawing crowds to the outskirts of Hanbury for decades, will look slightly different in 2026 following changes to its operations.
For the past 20 years, husband-and-wife duo Amanda and Malcolm Sunter have run the site after taking it over from the Jinny Ring’s founders Richard and Jenny Greatwood.
But with hopes of retiring, Mr and Mrs Sunter have decided to transform parts of the countryside retreat to keep it open and running for visitors.
What changes have been made to the Jinny Ring Craft Centre?
What was once The Farmhouse Restaurant has been adapted into the Art Café, serving a brush of local artworks alongside cakes and drinks.
Its opening hours are currently being trialled, but visitors can currently grab a light bite to eat and wash it down with a coffee on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The gardens, which were maintained by Mr and Mrs Sunter, have closed but the pond and ducks remain visible from the café’s windows.
Along with the closure of the garden has come the closure of Jinny Rings’ large gift shop.
However, the space has now been taken over by Geoff Whitefield’s antique business, Galantique, and is designed to showcase items in a home setting, giving visitors inspiration for designing their own spaces.
Mrs Sunter said: “Change is never easy, but equally, time is moving on for us, and we can no longer keep up the pace of the weddings, events and the fast-changing world of hospitality, but we like to think we have adapted.”
The long-standing craft businesses remaining on site are the Belinda Terry Jewellery, glass blower Stuart Fletcher, Phil Baldwin’s Jigsaw Trees wood fretwork and pens, three potters who retail, Doll Arte and Chocolate Deli.
There have also been several new businesses that have joined the site, which are less craft-oriented.
These are Country Cut and Comb Hair, Hanbury Health Hub, Daybreakers Dementia Care, Laura Hughes Therapies and Spryo Sneakers.
“Whilst we are deeply disappointed that craft activities have shrunk at the Jinney Ring, we are so pleased that customers are supporting the established designer and makers here as well as the new businesses,” Mrs Sunter added.
