A very soggy day out
The event was just as good as we expected - a variety of food and drink stalls plus more. Unfortunately, heavy overnight rain turned the area into a waterlogged bog. Difficult to get round in the mud. Eventually straw was used but by that time we had seen enough! We felt very sorry for the stall holders.
Posted by ksquared on 02/10/2017
Great Food and Drink Festival, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire - 30th September 2017
Great day
Lovely day despite the slight drizzle.
Well set out.
Car parking directions could have been a little better as we ended up in the main visitors car park (along with a few others).
Plenty of stalls to visit with lots of choice.
Lots of nice samples to try before you purchase.
A shame that some stalls had not covered their items up as there were a few wasps about. The cake stand I purchased from had the bright idea of covers to keep things fresh and airtight etc.
Dog friendly.
The only few negatives are:
The 'hard sellers', which is not really needed or appreciated (Not every stall was like this).
Some items are pretty over priced and I feel that I would have spent more had things been a little more fairly priced.
Awful Milkshake stand! The woman didn't seem to have a clue what she was doing, poor customer serviced and a blended Bounty Bar and Milk is not my idea of a milkshake! That was the only poor stall / booth there.
All in all I would definitely visit again.
Posted by Kelly on 02/10/2017
Great Food and Drink Festival, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire - 30th September 2017
