Festival Food: What to Eat at Camp Bestival

 

 
We’re getting dizzy with excitement about heading off to Camp Bestival in just over two weeks’ time. One thing we enjoyed at our first family festival experience two years ago was tucking into the fabulous food on offer.

For 2014, the Camp Bestival festival food line-up has mushroomed (ahem) into something quite spectacular.

Our very own Big Apple Hot Dogs aka Babe papa has been invited to trade at the festival but in the interests of fairness, we won’t banger on (sorry) about his sausages. The boys are just happy to have Daddy camping with us this year!
 

 

The Feast Collective

This year Camp Bestival has launched The Feast Collective, a brand new haven for food lovers featuring some big names in street nosh, independent chefs and artisan producers.

Eat your way around the world, from Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen to Crayfish Bob from Louisiana to Baba G’s Bhangra Burgers. Get sozzled schooled on fine wines at Knackered Mothers Wine Club’s wine tasting sessions.

There will be yummy treats from The Cake Shop Bakery, specialty roasts from Small Batch Coffee, and cooking talks and demos by food ambassador of pioneering Peruvian restaurant Ceviche.

You’ll most likely find me propping up the bar at Josie Da Bank’s Jam Jar Bar, a boutique lounge-in-a-caravan serving up decadent cocktails. Bottoms up!

Check out the Feast Collective line-up.
 

 

Supper Clubs

We love the sound of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen’s (pictured) Secret Supper Club (July 30) where just 20 diners will be treated to the popular Hackney outfit’s menu of slow cooked lamb Palaver stew, spinach and agushi, a palm wine ceremony and live Azonto performance!

And back by popular demand this year is the Surplus Supper Club (top pic), a team of award-winning chefs and volunteers who create healthy and delicious dishes from ingredients that would otherwise have been sent to landfill.

You could feast on anything from artisan bread and gourmet sausages for brekkie, marinated vegetables with charcuterie or chicken, chorizo and roasted pepper casserole for supper, or a hearty veggie, beef or lamb Sunday roast. Here’s a sample menu for the Surplus Supper Club.

**NB: both Supper Club events require booking ahead to avoid disappointment.

Want to bring your own food? Check out my Camp Bestival Festival Food Packing List!

Linking up with Tasty Tuesdays!

Buy Camp Bestival Tickets

Ticketline / 0844 888 4410 / www.ticketline.co.uk/camp-bestival

Adult Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £195 Adult Tickets are for anyone aged 18 or over on 31/07/2014

Student Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £180 Student Tickets are for Students with valid ID between 31/07/2014

Age 15 to 17 Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £113 Age 15 to 17 Weekend Tickets are for anyone aged 15 to 17 on 31/07/2014. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 30*

Age 11 to 14 Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £88 Age 11 to 14 Weekend Tickets are for anyone aged 11 to 14 on 31/07/2014. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 26*

* NB: All teens (aged 11 to 17) MUST camp in the same area as their families with a maximum of 2 teens per adult (over the age of 26)

Age 5 -10 Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £20 These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*

Age 4 and Under Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – FREE (but ticket still required) Age 4 and Under Weekend Tickets are for anyone aged 4 and under on 31/07/2014. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*

Camping Plus Plot – £125 
Advance Car Parking – £11 
Campervan Ticket – £72 per vehicle 
Caravan/Trailer tent ticket (includes a car parking space) – £83

All Tickets: 
- will incur a booking fee. 
- are non-transferable and cannot be re-sold.