It is set in the fictional village of "Willingtown" in Derbyshire, England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the mid-late 16th Century.
[3] Originally it was located in China Camp State Park in Marin County but by 1970 it had moved to Novato.
[4] In 1994 the Pattersons sold the faire to the Renaissance Entertainment Corporation, and subsequently it moved to Vacaville in 1999.
[5] (StoneTree Golf Club) Then, hoping to secure a long term lease that would allow them to maintain structures in place year round, in 2002 the faire moved again to Casa de Fruta in Hollister.
[6] However after two seasons, at the end of 2003 they announced the company would be shutting down operation of the faire because the profits were not substantial enough.