Steyning Food & Drink Festival takes place every year. It usually runs throughout September and in early October.
The 2020 Food & Drink Festival this year should take place between 5th September to 3rd October to celebrate the wonderful local produce, with the area’s best artisan food and drink producers and venues.
The programme is normally available from the middle of June.
The Festival starts with the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday in September. The market is held a few minutes walk from Rosebud Cottage in the High Street car park.
Throughout Festival Period
Speciality Charity Dish at Steyning Venues: Gorilla Kitchen (The Star Car park), Chez Joel, The Chequer Inn, The Star Inn, The Cobblestone Tea House, The Sussex Produce Cafe, Truffles
Steyning Museum Exhibition throughout festival. FREE ENTRY
St. Mary’s House & Gardens, Bramber: Special festival open days.
Steyning Food and Drink Festival Events
FARMERS MARKET – with music, live cooking demonstrations, Ready, Steady, Cook sessions and special offers from stallholders.
Judging of Best Food Theme Shop Window Competition – Steyning High Street
Riverside Brewery Open Day – 2 tours. 11am & 1pm
Steyning Downland Scheme – The Big Picnic – The Rifle Range, Steyning.
Wiston House Garden Tour & English Sparkling Wine Tasting – Wiston House
Festival Open Day – Lunches (incl Charity Dish) & Afternoon Teas – The Artisan Bakehouse, Ashurst
Ladies Cocktail Making Evening – at The White Horse Smokehouse & Grill
Drinks, Nibbles & Antique Valuations – with Henry Nicholls at The Artisan Bakehouse
Wiston Estate Winery Tour, Tasting & Canapes
Fawlty Towers Dinner – Tottington Manor, Edburton
Mad Hatter Tea Party with Jazz Singer – The Artisan Bakehouse, Ashurst
CHESTNUT TREE HOUSE CHILDREN’S HOSPICE 2-COURSE DINNER – THE SUSSEX PRODUCE CAFÉ
Stan’s Big Breakfast & Craft House Coffee Single Origin Coffee Tasting – Stan’s Bike Shack
COBBLESTONE WALK FAMILY FOODIE DAY
Festival Open Day – Lunches (inc Charity Dish) & Afternoon Teas – The Artisan Bakehouse, Ashurst
CCC Morning – Coffee, Cakes & Chestnut Tree House – Springwells Boutique B&B, Steyning.
Ashurst Tasty Walk – The Fountain/Country Walk/Artisan Bakehouse
Sussex Gin Tasting & Nibbles – The Artisan Bakehouse, Ashurst
BEER FESTIVAL – Steyning Cricket Club
West Grinstead Ploughing Matches – Applesham Farm, Coombes.
Mulled Wine & Star Gazing – Star Inn & Wiston Big Picnic Field.
Pubs & Breweries of Steyning Walk – led by Dr Janet Pennington FREE ENTRY
Steyning Community Orchard Apple Day – Fletchers Croft Village Green, Steyning
Daylands Farm Walk & Cream Tea – in aid of Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Harvest Festival Service & Lunch – Steyning Methodist Church
Food Theme Pub Quiz – The Star, Steyning
Wood Fired Pizza & Pud Supper Club Night – at The Artisan Bakehouse
Adur Brewery Open Day
Pick It Cook It – Hedgerow Booze, Daylands Farm
GREAT STEYNING BAKE OFF – Steyning Centre
Pastures New – Optional Tea at St Mary’s House & Gardens
Daylands Farm Walk & Cream Tea – in aid of Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Festival Breakfast
Some local cafes offer a special festival breakfast. Part of the money paid goes to a local hospice.
How to get there
Many events take place in Steyning High Street, just a few minutes walk from Rosebud Holiday Cottage
Read more about the festival https://steyningdistrictfooddrinkfestival.co.uk/
Read more about Steyning https://steyningcottages.co.uk/steyning-west-sussex/
