Belmont Estate, Somerset
24th & 25th July


Just beyond Bristol close enough to see the city, far enough that it feels like another world we will light the fires at Belmont Estate.


We’re cooking at Watercress Farm on Belmont Estate, in a meadow between woodland and restored wetland. Grass underfoot. Water back where it belongs. Wildlife returning. The hum and buzz of midsummer in the air. Cattle and sheep grazing as part of it all and quite possibly wandering past the tables as we eat.


A midsummer feast in a rewilding meadow

This is rewilding in motion. Not a concept. A place alive and changing.

We’ll cook over open flame using wood and charcoal drawn from the surrounding land fuel grown within sight of the fire. Smoke that belongs here. Late July is full-throttle summer. Hogget raised on the estate. Vegetables heavy and sun warm. Soft fruit staining fingers. West Country cider and local cheeses on the table. Nothing fussy. Just food that properly makes sense in a meadow at the height of the season.

Long tables in the grass. Smoke drifting towards trees and water. Light stretching into dusk.


Two separate evenings. Real flame. Wild land on the city’s edge.

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