The Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Flower show (5-10July) will unfold for the 22nd time this summer, taking over the palace grounds with a lavish feast for the senses. A yearly spectacle spanning 34 acres, it is the UK’s biggest gardening show and has grown into a British cultural institution that is sure to delight both young and old green-fingered visitors.
A brand new festival is being held at Brogdale this year; the Great British Cider, Beer and Food Festival will take place on 24 and 25 September and local suppliers are being invited to come along and showcase food and drink from around Kent and the UK.
Mold is fast developing its foodie credentials with its annual Food & Drink Festival 24 - 25 September having earned a reputation for being one of the best in Wales according to recent research conducted by Welsh Assembly Government.
Britain's most enchanting festival is now taking shape in the heart of rural Oxfordshire, in the Great Tew Park ready for the 1st - 3rd July 2011. It's nearly here... there's a definite vibration rumbling through the ground... and somewhere not too distant, a steady stream of trucks is rolling into beautiful Great Tew Park to start building the loveliest intimate festival in the country.
Once again the Isle of Man will be hosting its Queenie Festival between 1 July and 3 July 2011. The Isle of Man Queenie Festival is a food festival celebrating the local delicacy of the Manx Queenie.
There is now no excuse for not being able to cook as Kent’s first purpose-built cookery school officially opened its doors on Thursday 9 June at The Secret Garden, Mersham-le-Hatch, Ashford, with a champagne reception attended by 200 guests.
