Events & Festivals

Mixing gourmet food, great music and “lush vibes”, Pub in the Park will go on tour this summer. Pub in the Park will come to Marlow, Bath, Tunbridge Wells and Knutsford for four weekends over the summer.

The brainchild of TV Michelin-star chef Tom Kerridge, just like last year, the foodie festival will commence at Higginson Park, Marlow on May 17-20, before visiting Royal Victoria Park, Bath (June 8-10), Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells (July 6-8), and The Lambing Shed, Knutsford (September 7-9).

The star-studded line-up of musicians includes: Squeeze, Billy Ocean, Texas, KT Tunstall, Jamie Cullum, Melanie C,  Tom Odell, Will Young, Razorlight, Melanie C, Will Young, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Scouting for Girls.

Food will also be served up from pop up pubs, including Kerridge’s The Hand & Flowers and The Coach, as well as The Sportsman, named the UK’s best pub in the Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.

Mouthwatering dishes include: courgette flower tempura stuffed with windrush goats’ cheese, pea and mint tartar from The Kingham Plough; The Star Inn’s pan-fried foie gras toad in the hole; and The Hardwick’s salt beef, potato and fried onion croquette.

Top chefs, such asTom Kerridge, Paul Ainsworth, Angela Hartnett and Josh Eggleton will turn up to give food demonstrations, and there is wine tasting from Dark Horse Wines, and  Sipsmith gin tasting.

Organisers claim that 56,000 tickets have already been sold already for what promises to be four weekend’s of spectacular food and music fun in the UK.

Adult tickets cost £25 (afternoon) and £40 (evening). Children’s and VIP tickets are also available. For more information or to purchase tickets for any of the venues at this year’s Pub in the Park, visit the official site at: www.pubintheparkuk.com.