What are the opening hours?

Monday 10am - 5:30pm Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm Thursday 10am - 5:30pm Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm

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Fair Trade Shop - In Store (Canterbury & Brighton) and Online
🌈 Selling clothing, accessories, and homeware from around the world! We sell wholesale too!

We are a Fair Trade shop and wholesaler located in the Canterbury. We import from all over the world and are proud to be recognised by the British Association of Fair Trade Shops and Suppliers (BAFTS.) We specialise in unusual and interesting gifts and home decor, musical instruments and a wide selection of clothing and accessories. Please note, opening times listed are for our shop in town. For online retail orders and for wholesale, operatings hours are Mon-Fri, 9-5.

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween from the Siesta Canterbury shop! 🦇🧛‍♂️🦇

23/10/2026

Closing at 16.30 today 💨🌧️open again at 9.30 tomorrow!

09/10/2026

Spooky season jewellery? Don’t mind if we do 🎃

Our new tassel earrings have just landed: a little rainbow ghostie, a skull and crossbones, and a black cat. Honestly, we can’t pick a favourite. Can you? 👻💀🐈‍⬛

They’re made Fair Trade; beaded by hand in Guatemala, they swish about brilliantly when you move, and at £15 a pair, you could just get all three and match them to your mood.

Grab them in the shop in Canterbury or Brighton, or online via the link in our bio.

02/10/2026

TRAITORS SPOILER ALERT!

We did post this traitors reel before, but it's gotten an upgrade 🤣

Make sure you’re the best looking traitor out there whilst staying faithful to the cause of Fair Trade. Made in Nepal from quality jersey cotton fabric, your new traitorous cloak will last for years, so you can keep whipping this bad boy out for many series to come!

28/09/2026

You saw Riz give you a tour of our Canterbury shop, now we're introducing our Brighton shop, and our manager Pat!

We’re still new on the scene in the North Laine area, so let us introduce ourselves.

We’re a Fair Trade & family run company that’s been going for over 40 years. You may know us from our long-running stall at Glasto, you might have visited us in Canterbury, seen our products in one of our many lovely stockist's shops all over the country, or you might have never heard of us! In which case, welcome!

We’ve got so many goodies for you lovely lot in Brighton; we have a huge selection of singing bowls and instruments, we’ve got incense for days, we’ve got fabulous Fair Trade clothing, and a ton of joyful homeware and gifts for you to fill your homes with.

Some of you Brightonians may remember this shop as Adaptatrap, and it hasn’t disappeared completely; we still stock many of the instruments that you know and love. Also, Pat, Charlotte, and Michelle still work in-store too, so you can come along and chat to a friendly face!

Hope to see you soon!

21/09/2026

Fairtrade Fortnight starts today and runs until the 4th of October. The Fairtrade Foundation's campaign this year is Do it Fair: whatever you do, and however you do it, do it fair. The focus is fair pay, because millions of farmers and workers behind the products we rely on still struggle to earn a decent living. Of every £3.70 spent on a cup of coffee in the UK, producers typically keep 4p.

People often associate Fair Trade with coffee, chocolate, and bananas. But a fair approach can also apply to buying handicrafts and clothing. Trading fairly means paying makers a price they've agreed to, paying up front so they don't need to borrow to buy materials, and working with the same producers year after year establishing trusted relationships. We follow the ten principles of Fair Trade and are longstanding members of BAFTS Fair Trade Network UK.

Swipe through to meet three of the makers we work with. Nirmala has been sewing our popular stripy trousers and grandad shirts for over 30 years, Ishmael makes our gorgeous brass earrings, and Julie turns recovered sawdust and coppiced twigs into our fun animal pencils. You can meet more makers through the link in bio.

Fair trade only works if people choose it.

18/09/2026

We can't believe it's that time of year already either!

But here it is... our brand new range of gorgeous clothing and homeware, ready for you to peruse!

Not everything is in stock just yet — our Nepalese shipment got a little delayed, but it should be with us by October. So, if you see something you like (maybe a beautiful hand-knitted 100% wool jewel-green snake jumper, for example?), make sure you hit that 'Request Stock Notification' button so you don't miss out!

04/09/2026

Many of you have contacted us regarding the devastating mountain flooding on the border regions of Nepal last week.

We have now heard back from all the producers we buy from in Nepal and thankfully, they and their families are all safe. However, one of them has reported that his village was destroyed and his house there is now deemed unsafe. The heart breaking footage they have sent to us highlights just how huge the relief effort and recovery will be for Nepal.

We are sending money direct to him as he is about to go back to his village to help his community to start the slow rebuilding process.

Some of you have asked where donations would be best sent in order to help at this critical time. The charity we normally support, The Joy Foundation, has a somewhat slow process for accepting foreign donations and we feel that in this case, acting quickly is important. So, we are in communication with suppliers and fellow BAFTS members over the best ways we can offer help. As a result, we recommend the following charities which have been suggested by fellow BAFTS members as trusted charities who are directing funding to teams working in the area right now. We have also contributed to one of these to help others affected by this tragedy.

There are:

Right4Children - https://shorturl.at/VmYsA

KarmaFlights - https://shorturl.at/FapSh

You can follow these links to donate, or links can also be found through the Linktree in our bio.

Our thoughts and best wishes are with all those who are affected in Nepal.

03/08/2026

Any of these outfits coming to your next festival?

06/07/2026

So our Canterbury shop has got a good old refresh, and so has Ganesh! Do you remember any of the older iterations of the double doors upstairs? >>>>>>

Our Ganesh was printed by the amazing SEC Works, thank you!

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Canterbury

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 5:30pm
Thursday	10am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday	10:30am - 4:30pm

Website

https://www.siestacrafts.co.uk/, https://linktr.ee/siestacrafts

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