Discover East Devon food and drink
Taste East Devon Festival Events
2024 is the fourth year of Taste East Devon Festival and promises to be the best yet!
14th - 22nd September 2024
Wine tastings, fermentation experiments, delectable tasting menus and buzzing food fairs - the festival is a celebration of the finest local food and drink of the region.
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Chocolate tasting and making with Exe Chocolate
Learn how to taste fine chocolate like a pro and make your own chocolate bar, in this bean-to-bar chocolate experience.
SOLD OUT Late Summer Party at THE PIG
Join THE PIG-at-COMBE’s late summer party and our Taste East Devon Festival closing event!
River Cottage Seasonal Nutrition for a Healthy Gut
Eating seasonally is not only the most sustainable and flavourful way of eating, but it is also the most nourishing. This inspiring course illuminates how you can get the most out of seasonal ingredients with tips on how to sprout or ferment grains, seeds and pulses to make them more digestible and also how to grow nutrient dense microgreens which give each meal an energetic, as well as a flavour intense, boost.
SOLD OUT Five Mile Feast Night at High Grange
Luke Vandore-Mackay takes on the challenge of a 5-mile menu for this High Grange woodland dining experience.
Seaweed Foraging with Ebb Tides
Discover the amazing world of seaweeds off the beautiful East Devon coast with Tony Coulson, founder of Ebb Tides Seaweeds.
Learn about the incredible benefits of seaweeds and how you can incorporate them into your daily lives.
Meet the Devon Seaweed company and learn how to turn seaweed into amazing prints.
Heron Farm Wine Tasting & Tour
Tastings in the Vineyard!
Join us in our stunning walled gardens at Heron Farm Vineyard near Honiton, for a tour with tastings
Farm Tour & “Taste of East Devon” BBQ at Farm2Fork
Join us for an informative tour of our organic and regenerative farm followed by a delicious gourmet “Taste of East Devon” BBQ, prepared by guest chefs Sam White (Fortnum & Masons) and James Whetlor (BBQ chef and author).
The Big Pick 2024
Explore our ancient orchards on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. Take part in apple pressing activities, accompanied by live music. Relax with friends and enjoy tasty food & drinks.
Darts Farm’s Real Food Festival
Real Food Festival. In an increasingly ultra-processed world, rediscover real food & connect with the people who grow & produce it.
SOLD OUT Exmouth Mussel Hustle
Celebrating the seaside in style! Head to Bumble and Bee in Exmouth for their Exmouth Mussel Hustle and get your fill of these beautiful molluscs.
Devon Seafood Night at Dukes Seaside Inn
Enjoy a selection of locally sourced fish dishes at our Sidmouth boutique hotel.
SOLD OUT Cupping at The Coffee Factory
Join us at our roastery in Shute, near Axminster, for a fun guided tasting of our award-winning coffees. Includes a bag of coffee to take home.
Lily Farm Vineyard Tour and Tasting
Visit Lily Farm Vineyard situated in a vale at Knowle and surrounded by beautiful East Devon countryside.
Lily Farm is a small family run boutique vineyard that has been producing award winning world class wines since 2005. The event includes a tour of the vineyard at Lily Farm followed by a tasting of at least 4 of their wines.
Fire School at High Grange - 2 spaces now available!
Tutor and owner of High Grange Devon, Luke Vandore-Mackay, guarantees a day of eating, laughter and learning.
Devon Seafood Supper at The Salutation Inn
Join us at The Salutation Inn for our Devon Shellfish Dinner - celebrating the Jurassic Coast shellfish, you're likely to find mussels, crab and lobster on your plate to name a few.
Includes an arrival drink of Lyme Bay Brut reserve
The Jack in the Green “Meet the Brewer” – an evening with Hanlons Brewery
Enjoy a 4 course menu expertly prepared by our chefs at The Jack in the Green, paired with Hanlons craft beer.
Lily Farm Vineyard Tour and Tasting
Visit Lily Farm Vineyard situated in a vale at Knowle and surrounded by beautiful East Devon countryside.
Lily Farm is a small family run boutique vineyard that has been producing award winning world class wines since 2005. The event includes a tour of the vineyard at Lily Farm followed by a tasting of at least 4 of their wines.
Seaweed Foraging with Ebb Tides
Discover the amazing world of seaweeds off the beautiful East Devon coast with Tony Coulson, founder of Ebb Tides Seaweeds.
Learn about the incredible benefits of seaweeds and how you can incorporate them into your daily lives.
Meet the Devon Seaweed company and learn how to turn seaweed into amazing prints.
SOLD OUT Sourdough Half Day at Mina’s Cookery School
A morning of bread making with Mina. You’ll take home your bread AND a goodie bag to recreate it at home.
Darts Farm - East Devon Food Heroes Dinner at The Farm Table
Join us & our producer friends for a 4-course feast, celebrating the very best of East Devon at our Darts Farm restaurant, The Farm Table.
The Bar Buoy ‘Cocktail Compass’: Tour, Talk and Tasting Event
Join us at BarBuoy HQ to embark on a voyage of tasting all 12 Bar Buoy blends.
SOLD OUT Otter Brewery Tour: Taste, Eat, Drink
Join us at Otter Brewery HQ as we help celebrate the ‘Taste East Devon Festival’. Enjoy a tour around the brewery with a plentiful amount of tasting and brewery education, along with some food.
Devon Menu with English Wine flight
Enjoy a 6 course menu featuring local produce, accompanied by an English Wine Flight.
Gin School at Sidmouth Distillery
Enjoy a fun evening learning about gin while making your very own bespoke bottle using a wide range of available botanicals.
Lympstone Manor Vineyard Tour & Pool House Lunch
A special vineyard tour and a delicious three course lunch in the Pool House to showcase the best of what East Devon has to offer.
SOLD OUT Bread Making & Farmhouse Lunch at Glebe House
A morning of bread making followed by a farmhouse lunch at award-winning foodie retreat, Glebe House.
Gin School at Sidmouth Distillery
Enjoy a fun evening learning about gin while making your very own bespoke bottle using a wide range of available botanicals.
SOLD OUT Nourishment and Nature
Join us for an evening stroll with the donkeys followed by a bespoke nutritional two-course evening meal at The Kitchen.
Cupping at The Coffee Factory
Join us at our roastery in Shute, near Axminster, for a fun guided tasting of our award-winning coffees. Includes a bag of coffee to take home.
Taste of East Devon Lunch Menu at Mickeys Beach Bar & Restaurant
Enjoy the best of East Devon’s larder with a TEDF special menu at Mickeys Beach Bar & Restaurant in Exmouth.