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⭐ Upgrades & Add-ons Today
Make more of your day — these paid experiences and upgrades are bookable for Saturday. Grab them online below, or ask at the info point on the day.
VIP Upgrade
£20- Available all day Available
Live Fire Cooking Experience
From £15- 11:30AM Smash Burger Available
- 2:30PM Steak Available
Chef Live Cooking Experience
£20- 12:15PM Available
Kids Live Cooking Experience
£10- 10:30AM Available
- 11:15AM Available
- 2:30PM Available
- 3:30PM Available
Foraging Masterclass
£10- 10:30AM Available
- 11:30AM Available
- 12:30PM Available
- 2:00PM Available
- 3:15PM Available
Cake And Sip
£20- 2:30PM Available
Paint And Sip
£20- 1:30PM Available
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🔥 Lumberjaxe
From the team behind the award‑winning Lumberjaxe Food Company, catch their live fire cooking demos bringing bold, American‑inspired flavours to life.
🐾 Mini Zoo
Get up close with meerkats, snakes, and other curious creatures in our hands-on Mini Zoo experience — perfect for kids and animal lovers alike.
🏞️ Lydiard Park
Join us at the stunning Lydiard Park for a day of food, fun and festivities. Read more...
Discover the charm of Lydiard Park 🌿✨ - top 3 attractions in Swindon!
Set in the heart of Wiltshire, Lydiard Park is a much-loved historic estate offering the perfect mix of green space, history and family-friendly fun. Your Great British Food Festival ticket includes FREE access to the park and FREE parking, making it an easy and great-value day out. 🎟️🌳🌳 Why you’ll love Lydiard Park:
- 🚗 FREE Car Parking: Normally £6.
- 🏰 Lydiard House: A stunning backdrop for your day out.
- 🌸 Walled Garden: Explore the beautifully restored 18th-century garden, filled with seasonal colour (open until 2pm on Sunday).
- 🌿 260 Acres of Parkland: Enjoy scenic walks, lakeside views and wide open spaces perfect for relaxing or picnicking.
- 🌞 Family-Friendly Fun: A popular play area and plenty of room for children to run, explore and enjoy the outdoors.
- 🐦 Wildlife Haven: Keep an eye out for birds and local wildlife throughout the peaceful grounds.
📍 The Great British Food Festival will take place within Lydiard Park’s beautiful grounds, creating the perfect setting for a full day of entertainment and activities.
🌞 Come for the festival and stay to explore everything Lydiard Park has to offer. It’s a summer day out the whole family will love.
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🎈 Kids Entertainment
We wouldn’t be a proper family day out without plenty of fun for the kids! Expect music, games, dancing, and activities to keep little ones smiling while you enjoy the festival vibes.
🎉 Free Party Workshops
Circus Skills: Join the Party Workshops Family Circus — where the star of the show is you!
Try your hand at juggling, plate spinning, or even unicycling. From total beginners to budding acrobats, there’s something for all ages and abilities. Come along and show us your skills!
🎡 Fairground Rides *
Mini rides and funfair attractions will be popping up at all venues this season — the perfect mini thrill for your mini festivalgoers.
* Some activities carry an additional charge.
👩🍳 Kids Masterclass
Looking to keep the little ones entertained (and messy) for 30–40 minutes? Our Kids Cooking Experience sessions are perfect! They’ll get hands-on making sweet treats — and yes, they get to take them home and eat them!
👨👩👧👦 Parents: You can watch, relax, and leave the clean-up to us!
Tickets are £10 per child. Online availability is listed below, or ask at the info point to see if we can squeeze you in on the day.
- Saturday @ 10:30am Tickets Available
- Saturday @ 11:15am Tickets Available
- Saturday @ 1pm Tickets Available
- Saturday @ 2.30pm Tickets Available
- Saturday @ 3.30pm Tickets Available
🛍️ Trader List
Allpa EC
Producer
Catermik Ltd
Hot food
Charles Taylor
Promotion
Fish and Chips
Hot food
Green Chef (SpacePro)
Producer
James Oak & Co
Producer
Kimsweetnesstouch
Hot food
Margaret Lee Palmistry
Producer
NOMADIC
Producer
Ocado
Producer
Pure Pet Food
Producer
Rum Wid It
Producer
SpacePro
Producer
Taste the difference
Desserts
Wessex Meadworks
Producer
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Viewing Lydiard Park · Saturday, 1 August 2026