Taste of East Anglia 2025
Location
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk CO10 9BA
Telephone
01787 310207- Next Event
- 14th June 10:00am
- Event Finishes
- 14th June 5:00pm
About this event
The Taste of East Anglia Food & Drink Festival is a fantastic one day family event celebrating and championing the very best food & drink that we are so lucky to have in this region and we are extremely proud that our festival plays an important role in promoting East Anglia as a great food and drink destination.
Held on Tourney Field, in the grounds of Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, this delicious Food Festival is home to eighty top quality, local, food & drink stalls selling a huge range of artisan products from freshly baked sourdoughs to locally produced sausages, old fashioned Suffolk cider to Mersea Island Oysters and homemade Marmalade to fizzy Kombucha.
Our selection of hot Street Food is always mouthwatering and in 2025 the choice will include the very best Buttermilk Chicken Burgers, Wood Fired Pizza, Chimichurri Steak Baguettes, NYC style hot stuffed Bagels, sticky Korean Chicken Wings, creamy Mac n Cheese and delicious Indian Street Food.
Of course we'll have a selection of bars too selling Craft Ales, Suffolk Lager, lots of Fizz and Summer Cocktails plus a brand new area showcasing the very best East Anglian wine producers.
Free cooking demos run all day in our fantastic Kitchen Theatre shining a spotlight on some of Suffolk's very best chefs and bakers who will be creating delicious dishes, sharing their top tips and even letting you taste their wonderful creations. All demos are free to attend, and visitors can come and go as they please.
For those who want a break from food to enjoy a spot of Retail Therapy, we'll have a wonderful selection of non food stalls which are all run by small, local makers and artists selling a range of products including beautiful handmade candles, chunky pottery and kitchenware, wooden chopping boards and a range of handmade Aga tops, oven gloves and tea towels.
Our great Kids Tent full of free children's activities will be keeping the little ones happy and we even have stalls for the dogs - well behaved dogs, on a lead are very welcome.
Parking is free of charge and is located on fields near to Tourney Field with Blue Badge Parking located just across The Avenue.
Early Bird Adult tickets are available until Valentines Day at £8 and after this date tickets cost -
£9.50 for adults (over 18 years of age).
£3 for Children aged 5 - 17 years
£20 Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)
Under 5's are free of charge.
All tickets are non refundable.
Please note this event is held on farmland that is uneven and does not have pathways.
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About the Venue
Kentwell Hall is Suffolk’s hidden gem and one of England’s finest Tudor houses that stands within the most extensive moat in the county and nearly 30 acres of formal gardens and grounds.
The house offers the visitor a journey through time from the Great Tudor Kitchen, the Gothic centre block to the State bedroom that was created by Thomas Hopper in the 1820s for a visit from the then Duke of York.
The house offers a relaxed environment, mixed with an individuality that is not often seen these days in great historic venues.
Kentwell Hall’s organic gardens are a combination of ancient features, elements of the substantial alterations of Lady Guthrie, tenant during the 1930s, and the recent landscaping and planting by the current owners.
Particular areas of interest include the formal walled garden with its glorious borders providing seasonal displays of colour, the wildlife meadows and the Pied Piper Topiary hedge.
Whilst the magnificent Cedar Trees that date back to the late 18th century provide a lovely backdrop and The Sculpted Tree, based on the theme of the Tower of Babel, is the UK's biggest single wood carving.
The house and gardens are described as “magical with a surprise around every corner” and are to be enjoyed at your leisure.
The Stable Yard Tea Rooms serve light lunches and afternoon tea using seasonal produce from the gardens and farm.
Kentwell Hall is famous for producing some of the countries largest Re-creations and family events that run throughout the year.
Kentwell is available to hire for weddings, corporate functions, events and filming.
