Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival

☺️ We don't always get to see everything because we are running around so, what was your favourite food you bought at the festival? 😋 Show us your pictures!!! 😝

😍 How great were James Martin and Gino D'Acampo having their interviews in the field! Thank you to Rich, Dixie and Emma from Heart Yorkshire 📸😎

BIG THANK YOU to everyone who joined in with the big foodie quiz on Sunday evening at the Timothy Taylor's bar!! It was a good laugh and everyone was great! Get tagging if you were there - even if you cant quite see yourself 😉

📸 Can you spot yourself or your friends in any of these pictures from the festival? 👀
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🎉 It looks like the kids enjoyed themselves at the festival! 😁

🤣🎉 For those of you who cannot wait to book next year's tickets, keep your eyes on our Facebook page because our Early Bird Tickets will go on sale in SEPTEMBER!!! 😍✨
Let your friends know and like our page if you haven't to keep updated! 😎

✨ This goes without saying but we need to thank the two men of weekend - James Martin and Gino D'Acampo. 😍 Absolutely amazing and hilarious, thank you and we can't wait to see you again!
Did anyone manage to get a selfie from either of them? 😎 Tag us in your pictures!! 📸

💥🎉Finally, last but not least we must thank our exhibitors and all of our customers.
🤣We love seeing people come back and we hope you all had a great time, just like us!! (even though we're a bit tired😂)
What were your best bits? 😍 Tag us in your photos!! ✨

🎉The next BIG thank you is to our fabulous sponsors, some of which have been with us from the very start!!😍
It is lovely to be able to work together again and again, growing our event! THANK YOU!! 🤣
Timothy Taylor's... Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa Sterling Services UK Ltd T.N. COOK LIMITED Alexander's - The Peel Entertainment Group
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Whilst tidying up we have found a few things, if you have lost a credit / debit card / jewellery / sunglasses / teddy / stuffed duck please get in touch xxx please share this message and tag anyone you know that attended our festival in - thanks! 😀

James Martin in his second session of the day 😍. Who’s coming later?? 😆

Take That LIVE - Take That Tribute Band were amazing yesterday!! 🎵 Everybody up dancing and enjoying the music! Lets see what today brings!! 🎪

💥 Look at everyone piling in and walking to all the different areas of the festival. 🎪 Today is looking like it’s going to be a great day. Who’s here with us?! 😬
Come and check everything we have on offer! Street food and artisan foods, Timothy Taylor's bar, kids sports, a kids tent, funfair and SO MUCH MORE!! 😍

💥Look at the The Coniston Hotel Country Estate and Spa doing demos infront of everyone at Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival! 😊

Look at that sky!! 😎😎

It's all been happening today. We've had @inspiredeventstructures putting @Timothytaylors bar up. @blueskyevents putting our Tasting Tent up. @Bareventsuk putting our VIP Teepee an Cocktail Bar up and all the seats are in place for the Celebrity Chefs demos!! 🍺🎪🏕️⛺ Ooo an @villagebelles have or everyone's glamping tents in place! Excited!!!!

Sterling Services UK Ltd have just collected our deck chairs for the weekend! Perfect for an afternoon snooze 💤 following a bit too much food & drink at the Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival 😂😂😂 Back home to Yorkshire now, hope the A1 isn’t too bad 🙈🙈😂😂

🤣💥 ITS CREEPING UP FAST!!! ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO!! 💥🤣
😎 Hope you're all as excited as we are! Have you all got your days planned?! There's so much to see and do! 😝
The weather is looking to be fab, so dont forget your suncream! 😉
... 🎫🎟️ If you haven't got your tickets, get them now 🎟️🎫-----> http://bit.ly/2yKmQCz
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🏅 We have a winnerrrrrr! 😍
The lucky winners of The Drink Stop's fabulous prize was Gail Hemingworth and Simon Quinn! ✨
✨ Even if you didn't win, be sure to check Rosie and her team and the festival at stand 91 in the Yorkshire Ginnel!! 😋
... 💥💥SO SO SO SO SOON!!!!!💥💥
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🎪 🎫 FESTIVAL DATES TO ADD! 📅 🎫 🎪 21st and 22nd July / Location: Funkirk Farm, Skipton.
Check out the line up: - James Martin & Gino D'Acampo LIVE cooking demos 🎥... - Live local chef cooking demos🍴 - VIP Teepee 🎪 - Over 300 exhibitors to explore🧀 - Vibrant street food area 🍢🌮🌯 - Timothy Taylor Bar🍺 - Vintage funfair 🎡 - Live entertainment from Olly Murs & Take That tributes 👯 - Local musicians 🎤 - On site 3 night weekend camping🏕 - Free demos & workshops 🎂 - Kids craft area & fun activities 🖌 - Free vintage bus travel from Skipton Centre 🚌 - Easy access parking!🚗 - Dog friendly 🐶 + Lots, lots more!
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🎫 Book your weekend tickets today 🎫 → http://bit.ly/2yKmQCz
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We attended this festival for the first time this weekend and had a great time. We arrived late Friday and were guided to the far field which, although a bit of a walk to the toilets, suited us as it was quieter with plenty of space for my 2 year old to run around. I loved the relaxed atmosphere on the campsite where we were able to chose where to pitch. The toilets on the campsite and in the arena were emptied and restocked regularly which was a festival first for me....I took my toilet roll with me on each trip to the loos and never once had to use it as there was always plenty there! Loved the hand wash stations next to the camping toilets. The food stalls offering meals on the Friday night were ample and we were pleased that they continued to serve late on (until about 11 pm) which enabled us to set up camp before heading down for food. There was a variety of 'street food' on offer throughout the day and evening all at similar prices to other food festivals and music festivals we have attended. My little boy loved the fairground rides and we enjoyed sampling the food and drink on the stalls and spending our well earned cash. Entertainment throughout the day added to the atmosphere and it looked like everyone was having a great time on the Saturday evening singing and dancing along to the bands (we missed out on this due to having a toddler with us but instead enjoyed stuffing our faces on the campsite with the lovely foods we had bought in the day). There was some loud music playing late on Saturday but this is the fault of some inconsiderate people not the festival, the marshalls were doing all they could to track down the culprits so we could all get a good night's sleep. The 3 night camping enabled us to enjoy the festival at a leisurely pace without feeling the need to rush round all the stalls in one day. All in all a fantastic weekend and we are hoping to return next year.

This was our second year and we loved it , great atmosphere my 6,yr held an owl , made slime , went on the vintage fair played football with kids older and younger than him , great music and the pizzas were freshly cooked and tasted delicious , although this year we took our own picnic and drinks as we were charged quite a lot for drinks last year , but we will definitely be back next year keep up the good work

This was our 1st event but we are already looking forward to booking the next one.

The facilities we excellent and the toilets and showers where always clean and fresh no matter what time you used them. Loads to see and do all day long and into the evening with various tribute bands and signers. We had an amazing time and looking forward to next year. Well done to you all.xx

It's the first time we've been and absolutely loved it, very family and dog friendly, clean camping area and well organized. An impressive amount of food and drink stalls from all around the world which left us spoilt for choice and everything from beer tents to champagne bars, many interesting and unique produce stalls with free tasters on food and drink I loved the many varieties of gin, cheeses and chutneys of which we bought quite a few and can't wait to try some of the suggested recipes, personally my highlight was seeing and having my picture taken with Gino d'campo who's my favourite chef and only wish we'd got tickets for the Sunday too as James Martin was there, will definitely be returning next year.

Great event, very family oriented. Nice atmosphere and loads of food stalls of all varieties during the day. Live music in the evening but quite low key, perfect for us, just what we like. Be prepared to spend abit to fully enjoy the experience but we'll worth it as not expensive to come. Only comment I wud say, is still loud music playing at 11.50pm, not good on a quiet at 11pm family site.

Came to the first one at Auction mart in Skipton. We had an amazing time trying nice little samples etc and had lot of fun buying nice goodies. So impressed were we by the second year at Funkirk Farm we have booked the third year. We really enjoy this event for the diversity of what is on offer the lovely food and drink and not forgetting the live entertainment. Who could forget the celebrity chefs. Even better there are some amazing hotels locally so if you don’t fancy camping you can treat yourself to a relaxing weekend in God’s own County. See you soon �����������

Absolutely fantastic event. It’s our first time here and we are already counting down the days to next year. Very family friendly our 2 year old had a ball. The vintage fair was lovely and the prices were reasonable. Would have liked to have seen a few more stalls selling fresh meat and maybe a van where you could charge phones if you were here for the weekend as there is no electric.



Well done on organising a amazing event.



And to all those who have put negative comments against this event. This is only the 3rd year of this event. Rome wasn’t built it a day. And each year it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.



Well done to all on the team � Top Job.

This was my third year at this event. It was really good, but fewer places to have tastes from, just much more food to buy. Looks like it’s becoming a fun fair with lots of food vendors. Saw James Martin who was fabulous, funny and entertaining.

The workshops were sold out almost instantly so we didn’t manage to get on any, which was disappointing.

The atmosphere was really nice, chilled and family friendly.

Car parking should NOT be charged for and is not really legal to make you give to a charity, unless you choose to. Having paid £28:00 with fees, it’s not really on to charge for parking.

This was my first time at the show. We camped with some friends and had a great time although we did clear the sheep poo from our area!. The stall holders were very friendly still I agree with some other comments that samples were a bit small. I guess you could always ask for another!

I would say the camping could have been better organised in terms of the facilities. There was only one shower van for and too few toilets for a lot of campers. By Saturday morning almost all the porta loos were blocked and then many around the site also became blocked. Next year more showers and more loos needed. It would be nice to have proper loos - We have been to many events where the loos are in a portable van with sinks for handwashing. None of the festival loos (apart from the ones for campers) had any hand wash facilities and then people stuck their hands in food samples!

The events could have been better advertised - maybe a daily flyer for campers? More seating required around the site - easy to put more hay bales out and more shade especially if it was sunny or raining.

I am not sure why the big tent wasn't utilised in the evenings. There was plenty of space for another staging area for musicians and it would have made a nice atmosphere.

My final comments are about the VIP chef's. I was very disappointed with Gino. It was like he doesn't know if he wants to be a chef or a comedian. Either way there was no need to be so rude to people and such bad language was out of order at a family event. He has gone way down in my estimation. James, on the other hand, was brilliant. Funny, cheeky and charming and he cooked some great food. Well worth the money.

We are waiting to book for next year. Can we have Mary Berry????

Just got back from this years festival, this was me and my husbands first time and loved it. The basic camping was an eye opener, the portaloos and the showers in the back of a trailer were basic, but all you needed, just not enough, could have done with another, shower block due to the amount of campers. Entertainment was brilliant especially the take that tribute act. Only one criticism they need more arts and craft, also more food tasting, ie local sausages cooked and a bite size piece for you to try, just like they did with the gins etc we will defiantly be booking for next year though. Loved it

Had a great weekend, some great food stalls and enough for the kids to do...

Only down side was we camped 3 nights in the Motorhome, we have no problem with wild camping but I thought the field would have had a little less cow shit in it...

Also we didn’t pay to see Gino or James as I think it was a bit over priced and the local chefs demonstration were very good..

First time at this particular event and we stayed in Keighley, used the train and free vintage shuttle bus which was brilliant, and had an awesome �time. One point I’d like to make to all the food sellers at all these events is to do small ‘samplers’ snack size portions in addition to full meals! I’d like to try lots of different recipes, that’s why I go to food and drink festivals ...to try new things. No-one offered ‘small’ tasters and that’s the only thing I’d like to see improve at all these events.

Fantastic weekend! Kid friendly, dog friendly, good camping facilities. Loads to do and see. Brilliant chef demos, tasting... yum yum. James Martin was fantastic and he is so funny. Only down side... don’t have Gino back... his demo was not suitable for kids as his use of the F word was suitable for a club not a family friendly demo 😡

Absolutely fab day with plenty to see and do. It would have been much better had the map been correct, the poor chap for the first cocktail making class had to wait ten minutes as we were the only people there. No one could find the tent! It would have been nicer if things were a little better sign posted with maybe some announcements when things were due to start

The first year I loved it at the cattle mart venue much nicer.The hairy bikers were fab&cooked a proper meal bring them back.

They came out into the audience had fotos taken&did a radio interview so others could meet them.There were lots of food demos going on as well.The food&drink was nice not overpriced like this year.Last year John Torode was equally good he had made bloody marys&bacon butties for the campers in the morning when it rained he also did a question&answer session with a local radio&happy to have his foto taken.He too cooked&showed us how to make a proper bloody Mary!

Alas this year very disappointing the gin cocktails from the gin waggon had little or no gin in them this year@ £6.50 each. £8 for a very small pizza.Where was the fish n chips stall from last year?

Where do I start with Gino let's just say it was the 'Gino show'with little cooking&unecessary swearing with children present!

Very disappointed :(

Plenty of food stalls to eat at.

Lots of lovely things to sample too. I enjoyed most of what I tried. Even catered for the gluten intolerant too.

Ridiculous to pay to park then £16.00 per adult to get in was a bit expensive. It would have been better to have been refunded the cost of parking from the entrance fee.

More seating,. More live music and buzz ,it's fell off a bit. Plus we missed take that tribute,. Put them on at a silly time,. 3 would be good for big acts while it's busy,. Fine tweaks needed, also price very high, and the silly VIP ticket thing,. One entrance for all so all can see celebrity chefs not 25 to watch a chef.

I visited on Saturday after having a great time last year. We really wanted to see Gino so paid the extra money to get VIP. The VIP bit seems like a bit of a waste of time if I’m honest. We arrived to Gino’s Q and A 30 mins before it started and they had already started letting everyone else in the tent so we didn’t get sat any closer than everyone else and the tent was so busy we couldn’t get our drink as we went in. Gino was totally great though was just a shame everyone else seemed to use it to get Selfies while the rest of us had to miss out. The event was great and loved all the food choices.



We went back at about 3.30pm to collect our free drink before we set off on the long drive back only to be told they had packed up and gone home. I was directed over to a boy who literally had no clue what I was talking about. So I went to the information desk. A lady called Liz was great and got me and my mam our drinks but this took over half an hour in total to solve so we had to drink them as we walked to the car. A load of hassle for what should have been part of the deal- I would recommend to anyone not to waste £15 because you get nothing for it.



I love this event- it just could be organised better in some areas!

Great venue, good vibes but sadly not really about food. Paid for a weekend camping experience, expecting food in the evening. Only a few vendors serving food & ran out. The Indian meal was supposed to include samosa & Bhaji & then charged extra for hallomi/ no samosa or bhaji ?? But managed to charge extra for cheese. More sbout small businesses making as much as possibly to cover the cost of their pitch ???? Need to make more available to people campaign my in the evening. Disappointed 😬

We attended this festival for the first time this weekend and had a great time. We arrived late Friday and were guided to the far field which, although a bit of a walk to the toilets, suited us as it was quieter with plenty of space for my 2 year old to run around. I loved the relaxed atmosphere on the campsite where we were able to chose where to pitch. The toilets on the campsite and in the arena were emptied and restocked regularly which was a festival first for me....I took my toilet roll with me on each trip to the loos and never once had to use it as there was always plenty there! Loved the hand wash stations next to the camping toilets. The food stalls offering meals on the Friday night were ample and we were pleased that they continued to serve late on (until about 11 pm) which enabled us to set up camp before heading down for food. There was a variety of 'street food' on offer throughout the day and evening all at similar prices to other food festivals and music festivals we have attended. My little boy loved the fairground rides and we enjoyed sampling the food and drink on the stalls and spending our well earned cash. Entertainment throughout the day added to the atmosphere and it looked like everyone was having a great time on the Saturday evening singing and dancing along to the bands (we missed out on this due to having a toddler with us but instead enjoyed stuffing our faces on the campsite with the lovely foods we had bought in the day). There was some loud music playing late on Saturday but this is the fault of some inconsiderate people not the festival, the marshalls were doing all they could to track down the culprits so we could all get a good night's sleep. The 3 night camping enabled us to enjoy the festival at a leisurely pace without feeling the need to rush round all the stalls in one day. All in all a fantastic weekend and we are hoping to return next year.

This was our second year and we loved it , great atmosphere my 6,yr held an owl , made slime , went on the vintage fair played football with kids older and younger than him , great music and the pizzas were freshly cooked and tasted delicious , although this year we took our own picnic and drinks as we were charged quite a lot for drinks last year , but we will definitely be back next year keep up the good work

This was our 1st event but we are already looking forward to booking the next one.

The facilities we excellent and the toilets and showers where always clean and fresh no matter what time you used them. Loads to see and do all day long and into the evening with various tribute bands and signers. We had an amazing time and looking forward to next year. Well done to you all.xx

It's the first time we've been and absolutely loved it, very family and dog friendly, clean camping area and well organized. An impressive amount of food and drink stalls from all around the world which left us spoilt for choice and everything from beer tents to champagne bars, many interesting and unique produce stalls with free tasters on food and drink I loved the many varieties of gin, cheeses and chutneys of which we bought quite a few and can't wait to try some of the suggested recipes, personally my highlight was seeing and having my picture taken with Gino d'campo who's my favourite chef and only wish we'd got tickets for the Sunday too as James Martin was there, will definitely be returning next year.

Great event, very family oriented. Nice atmosphere and loads of food stalls of all varieties during the day. Live music in the evening but quite low key, perfect for us, just what we like. Be prepared to spend abit to fully enjoy the experience but we'll worth it as not expensive to come. Only comment I wud say, is still loud music playing at 11.50pm, not good on a quiet at 11pm family site.

Came to the first one at Auction mart in Skipton. We had an amazing time trying nice little samples etc and had lot of fun buying nice goodies. So impressed were we by the second year at Funkirk Farm we have booked the third year. We really enjoy this event for the diversity of what is on offer the lovely food and drink and not forgetting the live entertainment. Who could forget the celebrity chefs. Even better there are some amazing hotels locally so if you don’t fancy camping you can treat yourself to a relaxing weekend in God’s own County. See you soon �����������

Absolutely fantastic event. It’s our first time here and we are already counting down the days to next year. Very family friendly our 2 year old had a ball. The vintage fair was lovely and the prices were reasonable. Would have liked to have seen a few more stalls selling fresh meat and maybe a van where you could charge phones if you were here for the weekend as there is no electric.



Well done on organising a amazing event.



And to all those who have put negative comments against this event. This is only the 3rd year of this event. Rome wasn’t built it a day. And each year it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.



Well done to all on the team � Top Job.

This was my third year at this event. It was really good, but fewer places to have tastes from, just much more food to buy. Looks like it’s becoming a fun fair with lots of food vendors. Saw James Martin who was fabulous, funny and entertaining.

The workshops were sold out almost instantly so we didn’t manage to get on any, which was disappointing.

The atmosphere was really nice, chilled and family friendly.

Car parking should NOT be charged for and is not really legal to make you give to a charity, unless you choose to. Having paid £28:00 with fees, it’s not really on to charge for parking.

This was my first time at the show. We camped with some friends and had a great time although we did clear the sheep poo from our area!. The stall holders were very friendly still I agree with some other comments that samples were a bit small. I guess you could always ask for another!

I would say the camping could have been better organised in terms of the facilities. There was only one shower van for and too few toilets for a lot of campers. By Saturday morning almost all the porta loos were blocked and then many around the site also became blocked. Next year more showers and more loos needed. It would be nice to have proper loos - We have been to many events where the loos are in a portable van with sinks for handwashing. None of the festival loos (apart from the ones for campers) had any hand wash facilities and then people stuck their hands in food samples!

The events could have been better advertised - maybe a daily flyer for campers? More seating required around the site - easy to put more hay bales out and more shade especially if it was sunny or raining.

I am not sure why the big tent wasn't utilised in the evenings. There was plenty of space for another staging area for musicians and it would have made a nice atmosphere.

My final comments are about the VIP chef's. I was very disappointed with Gino. It was like he doesn't know if he wants to be a chef or a comedian. Either way there was no need to be so rude to people and such bad language was out of order at a family event. He has gone way down in my estimation. James, on the other hand, was brilliant. Funny, cheeky and charming and he cooked some great food. Well worth the money.

We are waiting to book for next year. Can we have Mary Berry????

Just got back from this years festival, this was me and my husbands first time and loved it. The basic camping was an eye opener, the portaloos and the showers in the back of a trailer were basic, but all you needed, just not enough, could have done with another, shower block due to the amount of campers. Entertainment was brilliant especially the take that tribute act. Only one criticism they need more arts and craft, also more food tasting, ie local sausages cooked and a bite size piece for you to try, just like they did with the gins etc we will defiantly be booking for next year though. Loved it

Had a great weekend, some great food stalls and enough for the kids to do...

Only down side was we camped 3 nights in the Motorhome, we have no problem with wild camping but I thought the field would have had a little less cow shit in it...

Also we didn’t pay to see Gino or James as I think it was a bit over priced and the local chefs demonstration were very good..

First time at this particular event and we stayed in Keighley, used the train and free vintage shuttle bus which was brilliant, and had an awesome �time. One point I’d like to make to all the food sellers at all these events is to do small ‘samplers’ snack size portions in addition to full meals! I’d like to try lots of different recipes, that’s why I go to food and drink festivals ...to try new things. No-one offered ‘small’ tasters and that’s the only thing I’d like to see improve at all these events.

Fantastic weekend! Kid friendly, dog friendly, good camping facilities. Loads to do and see. Brilliant chef demos, tasting... yum yum. James Martin was fantastic and he is so funny. Only down side... don’t have Gino back... his demo was not suitable for kids as his use of the F word was suitable for a club not a family friendly demo 😡

Absolutely fab day with plenty to see and do. It would have been much better had the map been correct, the poor chap for the first cocktail making class had to wait ten minutes as we were the only people there. No one could find the tent! It would have been nicer if things were a little better sign posted with maybe some announcements when things were due to start

The first year I loved it at the cattle mart venue much nicer.The hairy bikers were fab&cooked a proper meal bring them back.

They came out into the audience had fotos taken&did a radio interview so others could meet them.There were lots of food demos going on as well.The food&drink was nice not overpriced like this year.Last year John Torode was equally good he had made bloody marys&bacon butties for the campers in the morning when it rained he also did a question&answer session with a local radio&happy to have his foto taken.He too cooked&showed us how to make a proper bloody Mary!

Alas this year very disappointing the gin cocktails from the gin waggon had little or no gin in them this year@ £6.50 each. £8 for a very small pizza.Where was the fish n chips stall from last year?

Where do I start with Gino let's just say it was the 'Gino show'with little cooking&unecessary swearing with children present!

Very disappointed :(

Plenty of food stalls to eat at.

Lots of lovely things to sample too. I enjoyed most of what I tried. Even catered for the gluten intolerant too.

Ridiculous to pay to park then £16.00 per adult to get in was a bit expensive. It would have been better to have been refunded the cost of parking from the entrance fee.

More seating,. More live music and buzz ,it's fell off a bit. Plus we missed take that tribute,. Put them on at a silly time,. 3 would be good for big acts while it's busy,. Fine tweaks needed, also price very high, and the silly VIP ticket thing,. One entrance for all so all can see celebrity chefs not 25 to watch a chef.

I visited on Saturday after having a great time last year. We really wanted to see Gino so paid the extra money to get VIP. The VIP bit seems like a bit of a waste of time if I’m honest. We arrived to Gino’s Q and A 30 mins before it started and they had already started letting everyone else in the tent so we didn’t get sat any closer than everyone else and the tent was so busy we couldn’t get our drink as we went in. Gino was totally great though was just a shame everyone else seemed to use it to get Selfies while the rest of us had to miss out. The event was great and loved all the food choices.



We went back at about 3.30pm to collect our free drink before we set off on the long drive back only to be told they had packed up and gone home. I was directed over to a boy who literally had no clue what I was talking about. So I went to the information desk. A lady called Liz was great and got me and my mam our drinks but this took over half an hour in total to solve so we had to drink them as we walked to the car. A load of hassle for what should have been part of the deal- I would recommend to anyone not to waste £15 because you get nothing for it.



I love this event- it just could be organised better in some areas!

Great venue, good vibes but sadly not really about food. Paid for a weekend camping experience, expecting food in the evening. Only a few vendors serving food & ran out. The Indian meal was supposed to include samosa & Bhaji & then charged extra for hallomi/ no samosa or bhaji ?? But managed to charge extra for cheese. More sbout small businesses making as much as possibly to cover the cost of their pitch ???? Need to make more available to people campaign my in the evening. Disappointed 😬