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Last weekend a group of friends and I made the journey up to Cambridge for a food festival. Our friend Caspar is one of the co-founder’s of the Siesta Fiesta food festival at Childerley Hall. It’s an annual event that was launched last year, so this year a few of us went up to support him and the others. Naturally we’re a little biased, but it was a really fun afternoon with some really delicious food!
We started with food and drink in the gardens before going on a tour of the grounds of the house. Oli, Caspar, and I all opted for pizza (Oli bought three pizzas for himself…Caspar and I just had one each), while Lotte went for a burger. The burger looked insanely good, but the pizzas were definitely the right choice. I had pepperoni with peppers and rocket, and the base was just perfect; really thin and crispy and freshly made in the pizza oven right in front of us.
As we were all driving we had the ‘virgin’ cocktail, which was a very fruity concoction that was perfect for washing down all the food!
We then went on a tour around the gorgeous grounds. The gardens are just beautiful, I adored the wildflowers and how they weren’t perfectly manicured lawns but full of long grasses and pretty flowers. It was like a secret garden, with hidden nooks and corners for playing hide and seek, and a lake with a little island in the middle (we all crossed the bridge and found that the five of us had to squish on together…it’s quite little).
There was also a chapel were a wine tasting masterclass was going on, and out the front of the main house was a stunning 1972 Ferrari Dino!
It was getting quite chilly at this point as sadly the sun had disappeared, so we decided it was time for dessert. I was a bit of a greedy pig and had Churros with banoffee sauce and two Green Apple & Gin sorbets. I mean, sorbet is healthy right? So really it doesn’t even count?
The Green Apple & Gin sorbet was probably the best sorbet I’ve ever had. It was just delicious! After a short tour around the farm and a visit to the calves, I decided to head home. It was a chilly Sunday evening and I had work the next day, and was very tired from a busy week, so I left the others to enjoy the after-party without a repeat of that time Caspar had to look after me when drunk *ahem*.
We all had a really lovely afternoon, and I can’t recommend Childerley Hall’s Siesta Fiesta enough if you want a country food festival set amongst a beautiful backdrop with excellent local food and drink! They even had a Cuban band playing! It was such a lovely change from the generic London food festivals with the same old street food vendors. We will definitely be back next year!
Catherine Lux is a veteran travel blogger by night and the Head of SEO at Havas Media Group by day. Originally from Surrey, she spent four years living in Australia (2007-2009, and 2016-2018), and now lives in London. An ex-party girl sometimes prone to relapses, she loves nothing more than sharing her fine dining and luxury travel experiences with her loyal readers.
I LOVE food festivals and this one looks very cute 🙂 Pizza looks cracking and churros aren't exactly a bad shout 😉 and, yes, gin sorbet is healthy! haha. Lots of love, Andrea xxx
Yes, I love them too, they're so gorgeous! Haha, I wish, sadly no one else wanted to 🙁
C x
angelina
May 26, 2015 / 4:20 am
That pizza looks absolutely to die for!
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Catherine Lux
May 29, 2015 / 9:12 pm
It was so so delicious!
C x
gotmeghan
May 26, 2015 / 10:40 pm
Sounds like a great Sunday despite the sun leaving! I've never been to a food festival but I REALLY want to like so bad! I'm a very picky eater but I think that would be something that my dad and I would enjoy! He'll eat anything honestly, I'm pretty he'll be willing to try anything at least once in his life. Lol
Btw, my mom LOVES cows and I have to remember to show her that last picture she'll think its the cutest thing, too bad they're not in water though. There's a inside story about that I don't want to bore you with as a comment! 😀
Catherine Lux
May 29, 2015 / 9:14 pm
It was brilliant, despite the shoddy weather. You should go to one, they're super fun and you get the excuse to eat lots of food 😉
Omg, defo show your mum that photo! The calves were so cute!
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The green apple and gin sounds amazing! And churros with banoffee sauce makes me want to cry, I want that so much!
Cx
charliedistracted.com
It was all SO delicious! I couldn't get enough of that sorbet!
C x
Hey there! Just stumbled across your Your photos are beautiful – that pizza looks divine!
Sx
reindeerandbear.com
Thank you! It was so yummy!
C x
I love food festivals – am off the Foodies Festival in Syon Park this weekend – can't wait!!
Rosie xx
Ah have an awesome time, can't wait to read the blog post about it!!
C x
Omg! The food looks amazing! xx
Julie
http://www.rainingcake.com
It was really good!
C x
I LOVE food festivals and this one looks very cute 🙂 Pizza looks cracking and churros aren't exactly a bad shout 😉 and, yes, gin sorbet is healthy! haha. Lots of love, Andrea xxx
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It was so lovely, it was nice to get out of the city and experience a food festival in the countryside! 🙂
C x
Scrumptious (and sorbet totally doesn't count…)
Haha yeh, I figured it didn't 😉
C x
What a beautiful venue and I love Dino Ferraris, designed by Enzo's son. So did you play hide and seek?
Suze | LuxuryColumnist
Yes, I love them too, they're so gorgeous! Haha, I wish, sadly no one else wanted to 🙁
C x
That pizza looks absolutely to die for!
angelina-is.blogspot.com
It was so so delicious!
C x
Sounds like a great Sunday despite the sun leaving! I've never been to a food festival but I REALLY want to like so bad! I'm a very picky eater but I think that would be something that my dad and I would enjoy! He'll eat anything honestly, I'm pretty he'll be willing to try anything at least once in his life. Lol
Btw, my mom LOVES cows and I have to remember to show her that last picture she'll think its the cutest thing, too bad they're not in water though. There's a inside story about that I don't want to bore you with as a comment! 😀
It was brilliant, despite the shoddy weather. You should go to one, they're super fun and you get the excuse to eat lots of food 😉
Omg, defo show your mum that photo! The calves were so cute!
C x