Celebrate the bounty of autumn and RHS Rosemoor’s heritage apple harvest with a weekend of cookery demos, expert talks, live music and a fabulous food and craft market, with RHS Rosemoor’s Festival of Flavours, running between 5th-6th October.
Meet 40 local traders and craftspeople and browse seasonal produce, deli treats and handmade gifts in the Garden Room before heading out to the gardens.
Food writer Mark Diacono will teach you how to make a botanical-themed cocktail using home-grown ingredients, Tineke Cooks will guide you through delicious seasonal recipes and Cornish Country Cordials will show you the art of pasteurising.
Admire the Devon Orchard apple displays, try a few varieties to decide which one you think tastes best and watch apple pressing demonstrations. Don’t forget to bring along your own apples for the RHS experts to identify (bring at least two fruits from each tree).
Then relax with a drink made three miles away at Honeywood Orchard’s cider bar and enjoy delicious food as well as live music in the Stream Field. Get into the festival spirit with music from Crockern, a 3-piece folk band from Dartmoor on Saturday 5 October, and James Spencer and Rebecca Balzani Barrow, playing a mix of folk and country-infused rock, on Sunday 6 October.
There’s plenty for families to enjoy too! Have a go at tree climbing and forestry skills with The Kid’s Adventure Company, follow the painted pebble trail and meet birds of prey from North Devon Falconry.
Keep an eye out for stilt walkers towering above visitors throughout the beautiful gardens, and don’t miss impressive demonstrations of forestry logging using heavy horses in the Lower Woodland.
Garden admission applies - RHS members and children under 5 go free. All talks, tours and cookery demos are free with garden entry and are available on a first come, first served basis.
