Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc Headline UK Food Festival | Eater London
"Staged in August on the Cotswolds farm of Blur bassist-turned-cheesemaker Alex James, this weekend event pairs musicians with high-profile chefs and is supported by street-food vendors, a producers' market and a "collaboration kitchen." The lineup mixes culinary heavyweights such as Marco Pierre White, Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffmann with contemporary figures including Andi Oliver, Gizzi Erskine, 2017 MasterChef winner Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, Merlin Labron-Johnson and Ashley Palmer-Watts, producing a somewhat nostalgic emphasis on established names even as the event validates the idea of chefs as artists. Its music pedigree (hosted by a Blur member and featuring Peter Hook) reinforces a rock-meets-food vibe aimed at maturing festival-goers and families." - Andrew Leitch
Lack of mobile reception was an issue. Paid for posh toilets but this doesn't include any showering extras so would say its not worth it. Free showers were good but had massive ques until about 12.00 midday. The main stage music was drowned out by the music coming from other bars when watching towards the rear of the venue, that was annoy.Those were the bad points. Good points , good range of bands. Good kids activities. Huge array of food available. Probably say the ticket price is expensive considering the quality of bands playing. Only really one top band per day. Faithless on Saturday and Travis on Sunday. Would come back.
Joy A.
Google
Awesome Festival. Great venue. Fabulous food and awesome bands. Second year attending. Would recommend it highly.
Mark L.
Google
Such a middle class family festival, food amazing, prices sensible if you share and graze 😃 😋 Music from my generation, so a massive plus from me.
Simon B.
Google
Incredible experience. Perfect for music & food enthusiasts with young children.
JAMES G.
Google
We’ve been 5 times.
It’s a safe, family friendly festival. Not too big,
The toilets are clean and plentiful, showers available (big queues in the morning).
Electric hook up available for camper vans and caravans.
Expect to pay around £6.80 a pint.
Good selection of food outlets.
Giles M.
Google
What a wonderful festival! Small enough to do in a day if pressed for time, but big enough to have loads of choice of food (we tried as much as we could eat - all really good), and music - from its multiple stages and tents. Plenty of choice of drinks too from a good range of ale to more gin than you could count. The atmosphere was busy but friendly and there were lots of families with kids of all ages in tow. We just did a day (first time visitors) without our kids, and we'll undoubtedly return to the Big Feastival in future years with the kids as well.
Spotty D.
Google
Great Feastival, fab atmosphere, lots of food choices and stuff for kids to do.
helen B.
Google
A brilliant festival, great for families, for young people, for older people, in fact for everyone. Huge choice of food and great music, and lots of activities for kids. Lovely VIP area with great views of the main stage. Would totally recommend