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20-21 SEP 25
20-21 SEP 25
20-21 SEP 25

Schedule

Friday 19th Sept

The Secrets of Booze – Dai Wakely and Kyle Jones, Hensol Castle Distillery

Fri, 19th Sep
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Saturday 20th Sept

Saturday Stroller Tickets

Sat, 20th Sep
9:30am - 6:00pm
All-Day Market Venues (£)
£17.50
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FREE Breakfast Beans –  with Amelia Christie-Miller and Claire Thomson

Sat, 20th Sep
10:00am - 10:30am
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France – Ned Palmer

Sat, 20th Sep
10:30am - 11:30am
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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My Family and other Rock Stars – Tiffany Murray in conversation with Pete Brown

Sat, 20th Sep
10:30am - 11:30am
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Modern Indian – Cyrus Todiwala

Sat, 20th Sep
10:30am - 11:10am
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Slicing Up The Pie  –  How Local Food Businesses Decide What to Charge Us

Sat, 20th Sep
10:30am - 11:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Tutored Olive Oil Tasting with OLYFO

Sat, 20th Sep
11:00am - 12:00pm
Abergavenny Baker Cookery School (£)
£14.50
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Gluten Free on a Budget – Becky Excell

Sat, 20th Sep
11:30am - 12:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

The Hangfire Cookbook  10 Years On – Sam Evans and Shauna Guinn

Sat, 20th Sep
11:00am - 11:40am
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

Travellers’ Tales – Felicity Cloake and Caroline Eden

Sat, 20th Sep
11:00am - 12:00pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

Local Food Stories

Sat, 20th Sep
11:30am - 12:15am
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Welsh and English Wines – Jane Rakison

Sat, 20th Sep
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Sama, Sama – Julie Lin talks to Amelia Christie-Miller

Sat, 20th Sep
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Genuinely Iconic Welsh – Sam Everton

Sat, 20th Sep
12:30pm - 1:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Boustany – Sami Tamimi

Sat, 20th Sep
12:00pm - 12:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

BBC ‘The Food Programme’ presented by Sheila Dillon: Wales’s Secret Ingredient – Lessons from Cymru on the Future of Food

Sat, 20th Sep
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

Changing Course: How Local Food Can Heal Our River

Sat, 20th Sep
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Rachael Watson – Vietnamese Banh Mi

Sat, 20th Sep
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Abergavenny Baker Cookery School (£)
£25.00

Still Wild – James Harrison-Allen and Kate Hawkings

Sat, 20th Sep
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Chefs Wanted! – Allegra McEvedy talks to Jess Lea-Wilson

Sat, 20th Sep
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Mexican Table – Thomasina Miers

Sat, 20th Sep
1:30pm - 2:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Heaneys – Tommy Heaney

Sat, 20th Sep
1:00pm - 1:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

Fast Food Revolutionaries –  Pizza Pilgrims Thom and James Eliot and Beefy Boys Anthony ‘Murf’ Murphy and Christian Williams talk to Tim Hayward

Sat, 20th Sep
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Talks - Borough Theatre (£)
FREE (£1 booking fee) - buy via Borough Theatre: link is in text below

Making Life Better with Bees

Sat, 20th Sep
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
Free with Stroller Ticket

Snack Hacker – George Egg

Sat, 20th Sep
2:30pm - 3:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Fusão – Ixta Belfrage

Sat, 20th Sep
2:00pm - 2:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

BBC ‘Inside Science’ presented by Marnie Chesterton – Wood, Smoke and Science: Cooking Over Fire

Sat, 20th Sep
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

Reimagining the Corned Beef Pasty: Food, Heritage and the Future

Sat, 20th Sep
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Tequila Tequila – Millie Milliken

Sat, 20th Sep
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Budget Gluten Free – Becky Excell talks to Rachael Watson MD, The Abergavenny Baker

Sat, 20th Sep
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Monsoon – Asma Khan

Sat, 20th Sep
3:30pm - 4:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Mushrooms – Claire Thomson

Sat, 20th Sep
3:00pm - 3:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

The Food Quiz

Sat, 20th Sep
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

All in the Mix – Andi Oliver talks to Gurdeep Loyal

Sat, 20th Sep
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Talks - Borough Theatre (£)
£14.00 - buy via Borough Theatre: link is in text below

The Soundtrack to My Family and Other Rock Stars with Tiffany Murray and local musicians

Sat, 20th Sep
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Tasting Notes – Pete Brown

Sat, 20th Sep
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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The Mexican Table – Thomasina Miers talks to Shauna Guinn

Sat, 20th Sep
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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The Show Stopper – Matt Tebbutt, Olly Smith and Jane Baxter

Sat, 20th Sep
4:45pm - 5:25pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Tutored Olive Oil Tasting with OLYFO

Sat, 20th Sep
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Abergavenny Baker Cookery School (£)
£14.50
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Night Market – Sat

Sat, 20th Sep
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Night Market - Brewery Yard
£7.00
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Party At The Castle – Sat

Sat, 20th Sep
7:15pm - 11:00pm
Party at the Castle (£) - Castle Grounds
£30.00
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Sunday 21st Sept

A Stroll Through the Meadows – with forage expert Liz Knight

Sun, 21st Sep
9:45am - 11:30am
Forages (£)
£15
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Sunday Stroller Tickets

Sun, 21st Sep
9:30am - 5:00pm
All-Day Market Venues (£)
£17.50
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Rotary Young Chef Competition Final

Sun, 21st Sep
9:30am - 10:10am
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Ferments – Sam Cooper

Sun, 21st Sep
10:30am - 11:30am
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Green Mountains – Caroline Eden in conversation with Kate Humble

Sun, 21st Sep
10:30am - 11:30am
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Full of Beans – Amelia Christie-Miller

Sun, 21st Sep
10:30am - 11:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Local Food Stories

Sun, 21st Sep
10:30am - 11:15am
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Gorse – Tom Waters

Sun, 21st Sep
11:30am - 12:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

The Beefy Boys – Anthony ‘Murf’ Murphy and Christian Williams

Sun, 21st Sep
11:00am - 11:40am
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

Edible Education – How can children learn to eat well?

Sun, 21st Sep
11:00am - 12:00pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

How Monmouthshire Lost Hundreds of Acres of Horticulture… and how do we get it back?

Sun, 21st Sep
11:30am - 12:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Beat The Experts –  Matching beer and cheese with Pete Brown, Ned Palmer, Luke Manifold and Carwyn Adams

Sun, 21st Sep
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Monsoon – Asma Khan in conversation with Gurdeep Loyal

Sun, 21st Sep
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Chefs Wanted! – Allegra McEvedy

Sun, 21st Sep
12:30pm - 1:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Sama Sama – Julie Lin

Sun, 21st Sep
12:00pm - 12:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

A Taste of Palestine: Boustany – Sami Tamimi in conversation with Melissa Thompson

Sun, 21st Sep
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

CANCELLED: Around the Table – Diana Henry talks to Felicity Cloake

Sun, 21st Sep
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Talks - Borough Theatre (£)
£14.00 - buy via Borough Theatre: link is in text below

Iaith Goll Bwyd Cymreig / The Lost Language of Welsh Food

Sun, 21st Sep
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Rachael Watson – Fougasse and French Beans

Sun, 21st Sep
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Abergavenny Baker Cookery School (£)
£25.00
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The Japanese Way of Whisky – Dave Broom

Sun, 21st Sep
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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The Snack Hacker – George Egg in conversation with literary publicist Fiona Smith

Sun, 21st Sep
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Fusão – Ixta Belfrage

Sun, 21st Sep
1:30pm - 2:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Pizza Napoli – Pizza Pilgrims

Sun, 21st Sep
1:00pm - 1:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

Hay Shantymen

Sun, 21st Sep
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Flavour Heroes – Gurdeep Loyal

Sun, 21st Sep
2:30pm - 3:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

Bar 44 and Grill – Owen Morgan

Sun, 21st Sep
2:00pm - 2:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

Home Made – Kate Humble and Friends

Sun, 21st Sep
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

Everything You Need to Know about Wine – Olly Smith talks to Matt Tebbutt

Sun, 21st Sep
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Talks - Borough Theatre (£)
£14.00 - buy via Borough Theatre: link is in text below

Street Food and other Stories, with Gail Sequeira

Sun, 21st Sep
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

How to build a Welsh Cocktail – Ioan Pearce and James Harrison-Allen

Sun, 21st Sep
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Hensol Castle Drinks Theatre (£) - Angel Hotel Ballroom
£17.50
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Bread and War – Felicity Spector in conversation with Caroline Eden

Sun, 21st Sep
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meet the Author (£) - The Library
£6.00
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Ready Steady Cook-it – Nick Nairn and Cyrus Todiwala, with Kate Jenkins and Jane Baxter

Sun, 21st Sep
3:30pm - 4:10pm
The Gower Cottage Brownies Stage (chef dems)

The Final Feast – Sam Evans, Shauna Guinn, Owen Morgan

Sun, 21st Sep
3:00pm - 3:40pm
Cooking over Fire - Castle Grounds

The Food Quiz

Sun, 21st Sep
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Talks & Debates - The Octopus Books Dome at Castle

Local & Vocal Sessions

Sun, 21st Sep
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds

Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st Sept

Weekend Stroller Tickets

Sat, 20th Sep
9:30am - 5:00pm
All-Day Market Venues (£)
£26.50
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