Discover East Devon food and drink

Taste East Devon Festival Events

13th - 21st September 2025

Wine tastings, fermentation experiments, delectable tasting menus and buzzing food fairs - the festival is a celebration of the finest local food and drink of the region. We will be adding more and more events as we get closer to the festival!

View our photo gallery from past events here or take a look on social media using #TasteEastDevon.

River Cottage: A Fungi Forager's Feast
Sep
13

River Cottage: A Fungi Forager's Feast

The Ultimate Wild Mushroom Feast at River Cottage

Join Nick Phillips, renowned forager and local mushroom grower, for a fungi-filled six-course feast at River Cottage. The menu, crafted by Nick and our talented chef team, celebrates the best seasonal ingredients from our kitchen garden and the surrounding fields and woodlands.

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Farm2Fork: Farm Safari and BBQ
Sep
14

Farm2Fork: Farm Safari and BBQ

Come and experience life on our organic, regenerative farm. Join Farmer Ollie for a tractor-and-trailer safari to meet our pasture-raised animals, then enjoy a freshly cooked BBQ lunch featuring our own organic meat.

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Coffee Factory: coffee tasting
Sep
15

Coffee Factory: coffee tasting

Learn how to taste and evaluate coffees the way we do at our Roastery.

Located in the heart of the Axe Valley, and opposite Lyme Bay Winery, the Coffee Factory are offering you the opportunity to explore behind the scenes and learn about how they select and roast their coffee beans.

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Coffee Factory: coffee tasting
Sep
16

Coffee Factory: coffee tasting

Learn how to taste and evaluate coffees the way we do at our Roastery.

Located in the heart of the Axe Valley, and opposite Lyme Bay Winery, the Coffee Factory are offering you the opportunity to explore behind the scenes and learn about how they select and roast their coffee beans.

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High Grange: Signature Fire School
Sep
18

High Grange: Signature Fire School

Come prepared to learn, eat and laugh. This is our signature bespoke barbecue cooking school which covers the full gamut of outdoor cooking. We’ll cover a huge variety of outdoor fire cooking, British barbecue techniques and butchery with Luke Vandore - Mackay.

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The Donkey Sanctuary: Bray Beyond Borders
Sep
18

The Donkey Sanctuary: Bray Beyond Borders

Set with a view of the rolling Jurassic coast, watch donkeys roam free over tea, scones and cakes as part of the annual Taste East Devon Food Festival. Our food event will be for one night only so don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity.

£25 per person

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River Cottage Seasonal Nutrition for a Healthy Gut
Sep
22

River Cottage Seasonal Nutrition for a Healthy Gut

Eating seasonally is not only the most sustainable and flavourful way of eating, but it is also the most nourishing. This inspiring course illuminates how you can get the most out of seasonal ingredients with tips on how to sprout or ferment grains, seeds and pulses to make them more digestible and also how to grow nutrient dense microgreens which give each meal an energetic, as well as a flavour intense, boost.

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Seaweed Foraging with Ebb Tides
Sep
21

Seaweed Foraging with Ebb Tides

Discover the amazing world of seaweeds off the beautiful East Devon coast with Tony Coulson, founder of Ebb Tides Seaweeds.

Learn about the incredible benefits of seaweeds and how you can incorporate them into your daily lives.

Meet the Devon Seaweed company and learn how to turn seaweed into amazing prints.

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The Big Pick 2024
Sep
21
to Sep 22

The Big Pick 2024

Explore our ancient orchards on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. Take part in apple pressing activities, accompanied by live music. Relax with friends and enjoy tasty food & drinks.

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Lily Farm Vineyard Tour and Tasting
Sep
20

Lily Farm Vineyard Tour and Tasting

Visit Lily Farm Vineyard situated in a vale at Knowle and surrounded by beautiful East Devon countryside.

Lily Farm is a small family run boutique vineyard that has been producing award winning world class wines since 2005. The event includes a tour of the vineyard at Lily Farm followed by a tasting of at least 4 of their wines.

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Lily Farm Vineyard Tour and Tasting
Sep
19

Lily Farm Vineyard Tour and Tasting

Visit Lily Farm Vineyard situated in a vale at Knowle and surrounded by beautiful East Devon countryside.

Lily Farm is a small family run boutique vineyard that has been producing award winning world class wines since 2005. The event includes a tour of the vineyard at Lily Farm followed by a tasting of at least 4 of their wines.

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Seaweed Foraging with Ebb Tides
Sep
19

Seaweed Foraging with Ebb Tides

Discover the amazing world of seaweeds off the beautiful East Devon coast with Tony Coulson, founder of Ebb Tides Seaweeds.

Learn about the incredible benefits of seaweeds and how you can incorporate them into your daily lives.

Meet the Devon Seaweed company and learn how to turn seaweed into amazing prints.

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