SHOW PROGRAMME FOOD FESTIVAL Taste the best of the South East’s produce - heritage to modern day! 5-7 MAY 2018 FOOD FESTIVAL Welcome to the Museum’s Demonstrations & Displays: Food Festival 2018 • Experience a working Tudor • Land Settlement Association display kitchen (B2) with seasonal cooking (M7): chat to people involved in this This weekend you will find a wonderful choice of quality fare to sample and to buy demonstrations during the day… innovative project and watch their film from some of the south east’s best producers, plus free cookery demonstrations, sights, smells, smoke and all! (starts on the hour). talks, music and more! • Dairying demonstrations in Pendean • Find out about what the family would This year’s show highlights food production in south east – heritage to farmhouse from the 17th century (R4). have eaten in the 18th century Tindalls modern day – with a host of fascinating demonstrations taking place in our collection household (R3). of rescued rural homes, watermill and Tudor kitchen. Take time to explore our • ‘Eat yourself well’ (M2): medieval beautiful 40-acre site and meet the traditional farm animals too. See the map in the wisdom about food, health and • Chat to the blacksmiths working in the centre pages for locations. medicine. Please do not try at home! Victorian smithy (C11). Please note that all activities and timings are subject to change. • Find out about two new exhibits under • Farming implements & machinery: see construction – a bakehouse and dairy vintage tractors along Gonville Drive - at 11.30am and 2pm daily. Meet (approaching S10), find the Museum’s What’s On outside the thatched dairy (C17). threshing drum in the Hay Barn from (Numbers in brackets are map references – see the centre pages) Ockley (S5) – this will be working at our • Meet the millers at the working Autumn Countryside Show, 6-7 October Cookery Theatre: take your place in the watermill from (C9). stunning Downland Gridshell building 2018. • Talk with the gardening team in our (D1) for free cookery demonstrations • Farming artefacts display: see the six historic gardens: Bayleaf Tudor throughout the weekend – see pages 6 - 7 display in Redvins Yard (S7) and the Farmstead (B1), Pendean Farmhouse for themes and timings. Vehicle & Implement Gallery (C16). (R5), Poplar Cottage (R2), Whittaker’s Stalls: visit fantastic stalls featuring tasty Cottages (V1), House from Walderton • Talk to the Beekeepers – produce and country crafts from in and (M5) and the Toll House (M6). a dynamic and enthusiastic Division around the south east. of the West Beekeepers’ Tasty talks: head to Court Barn (C13) for Association (M7). a fascinating programme of information talks on food and drink – see page 7 for topics and timings. Culinary history demonstrations: explore our collection of historic homes to see what’s cooking (and brewing!) at this time of year. Meet the millers at the working watermill, see what’s cooking in the Tudor kitchen, hear about traditional dairying, learn about medieval health and much more! See page 3 for topics and locations. 2 3 FOOD FESTIVAL Family Activities: Introducing the Cookery Theatre Chefs • Fun Food Academy – Children’s Cookery School (C2): the team is cooking up tasty We have an amazing array of chefs from local pubs and restaurants demonstrating their treats, where kids can get stuck into delicious homemade baking. Don’t miss out – skills in our Cookery Theatre, which is located in the Downland Gridshell Building (D1). fresh, healthy and always delicious, come and join the foodie fun! • Maypole dancing: join in with seasonal dancing and music, taught and accompanied Gill Meller River Cottage Michael di Bella The Dean Inn by Llunic, next to Whittaker’s Cottages (V1). Gill is a chef, food writer, author, food stylist and Michael is the Head Chef at the Dean Inn, he won cookery teacher who has been a part of the River the National HIT Masterchef award in 2016 and • Meet knucker the dragon: head to the woods and discover our children’s play area Cottage team for 11 years. Gill teaches at the was a finalist for the Pub Chef of the Year 2018 (near D4). River Cottage Cookery School; his food is humble award. Michael takes pride in sourcing his food as and un-showy, yet inspiring, spell-bindingly locally as he can, with the ultimate goal of growing beautiful, and truly delicious. Gill will be holding all of his herbs and vegetables on site. Make the Most of Your Visit: one-hour cookery demonstrations in the Cookery Theatre on Saturday and Sunday. Simon Goodman Duke of Cumberland • Explore! The Museum is home to a collection of more than 50 rescued historic rural Every year, The Good Food Guide team award Giles Thompson Earl of March buildings from across . Open the map in the centre pages for ‘Editors’ choice Awards’ to eateries who they details. Giles moved to Danesfield House, feel deserve the highest recognition. In 2012 Buckinghamshire, as Executive Chef in 1996 The Duke won this prestigious award! Simon • Refreshments: enjoy a delicious variety of local produce from stalls around the where he achieved two AA rosettes and an Goodman, head chef and owner of the Duke of Museum, plus refresh with tea, coffee and homemade cakes in the Gridshell (D1) or RAC restaurant award almost immediately for Cumberland, was named UK Pub Chef of the Year classical cuisine with a contemporary twist. He 2010, he was also named winner of the ‘roast’ visit the Museum’s café in our visitor centre (A3) – our café is dog-friendly. joined the Ritz as Executive Chef in 1997 where category. • Join as an Annual Member: join as a member and come back as many times as you he combined traditional and modern styles to present dishes that fulfilled the customer’s William Jack The Richmond Arms like for a whole year! Join in the membership hut next to the overflow car park and highest expectations. Giles subsequently took William Jack has owned the Richmond Arms in your membership fee will be reduced by the amount you have paid for admission. It’s over The Earl of March in Lavant in July 2007. West Ashling for four and a half years with his great value for money! Look out for the Annual Membership flag. wife Emma. Previously he was a personal chef Hilary Knight Sussex Food Network to Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve, which • Volunteering: if you can spare a few hours each month, come and volunteer here at Having had a career in product development, gave him the opportunity to travel all over Europe the Museum! We have a whole host of opportunities – talk to our friendly team in the recipe book writing and editing and more recently exposing him to different cultures and ingredients. information tent (near S1) for details or visit www.wealddown.co.uk/volunteer. with small artisan Sussex producers to help bring He opened the doors of the Richmond Arms in their products to market, Hilary is a ‘Foodie’ January 2011. In 2013 he opened up his pizza through and through. restaurant called ‘WoodFired’ the concept won Business Innovation of the Year in the PMA’s Jean de Rien The Dining Room Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2015. He has won a The UK’s only singing chef, who has been cooking number of awards, including best new entry in the for over 30 years, winning awards and accolades Good Food Guide’s Editors’ Awards 2014. with his other businesses Vice Puddings, Not So Secret Suppers and Sundowners. Jean has a passion for good food – he champions quality local food production, sitting on the executive of the Worthing Adur Chamber of Commerce Industry and regularly organising events to showcase what’s on offer from Worthing and the local area.

4 5 FOOD FESTIVAL FOOD FESTIVAL Cookery Theatre Timetable Our Master of Ceremonies in the Cookery Theatre this weekend is Hilary Knight of the Tasty Talks Sussex Food Network. In Court Barn Saturday 5 May Sunday 6 May Monday 7 May Saturday 5 May • 11.30am Traditional dairying with 11.30am Giles Thompson, Earl of March 11.30am William Jack, The Richmond Arms 11.30am Giles Thompson, Earl of March Cathy Guilder Giles will be cooking: William will be cooking: Giles will be cooking: • 12.30pm Deer Butchery with Dominic Strutt • Barfoot’s Asparagus from Lagness • Wildweed pie - containing lots of foraged weeds • Barfoot’s asparagus from Lagness • 1.30pm Are all gins created equal? With • “Something Fishy” from the Witterings • Roast Chidham cauliflower with wild garlic • “Something Fishy” from the Witterings Thomas Martin-Wells •  strawberries and rhubarb from Runcton masala • Runcton strawberries and rhubarb from • 2.30pm English wine and food pairing with Farm Shop Runcton Farm Shop Simon Hawkins 12.30pm Jean de Rien, The Dining Room • 3.30pm Food of the Country worker in the 12.30pm Simon Goodman, Duke of Cumberland Jean will be cooking: 12.30pm William Jack, The Richmond Arms 19th Century with Jon Roberts Simon will be cooking: • Pan-fried fillet of mullet, with a tomato and William will be cooking: • Fillet of south coast seabass, Jersey Royals, cream sauce and a “risotto” of faro di cocco • Wildweed pie - containing lots of lightly roasted Nutbourne heritage tomato and (locally caught fish, Nutbourne tomatoes and foraged weeds Sunday 6 May crab, with garlic pesto local cream) • Roast Chidham cauliflower with wild • 11.00am Historic brewing with Jez Smith • Biscuit crumb, poached rhubarb and Italian garlic masala • 12.00pm Traditional dairying with 1.30pm Michael di Bella, The Dean Inn meringue (local eggs and cream and West Cathy Guilder Michael will be demonstrating: 1.30pm Jean de Rien, The Dining Room Sussex rhubarb) • 1.00pm Are all gins created equal? With • Bread making using stoneground flour produced Jean will be cooking: Thomas Martin-Wells at the Museum’s watermill 1.30pm Giles Thompson, Earl of March • Mussels in a Sussex Porter cream sauce • 2.00pm English wine and food pairing with Giles will be cooking: (Hammerpot Bottle Wreck porter and 2.30pm Gill Meller, River Cottage Simon Hawkins • Barfoot’s asparagus from Lagness locally-sourced mussels) Gill will be cooking: • 3.00pm Chocolate with Sara Jayne Stanes • “Something Fishy” from the Witterings • Pan-fried chicken with Silly Moo cider, • Brill with sorrel sauce of the Royal Academy of • Runcton stawberries and rhubarb from Runcton Calvados, mushrooms, cream and apples • Crispy rabbit with marjoram & lemon Culinary Arts Farm Shop (local apples and Sussex chicken) mayonnaise • 4.00pm Sustainable farming and traditional • Spring cabbage salad with honey & 2.30pm Gill Meller, River Cottage 2.30pm Hilary Knight, Sussex Food Network livestock butchery with Jayne sprouted lentils Gill will be cooking: Hilary will be cooking ‘free from’ dishes: Duveen and Peter Martyn Smith • Fried mutton loin with shaved cauliflower, • Brill with sorrel sauce • Gluten free asparagus and Sussex Slipcote preserved lemon & smoked paprika • Crispy rabbit with marjoram and lemon quiche (vegetarian) Monday 7 May mayonnaise • Spinach, leek and cashew nut puffs 3.30pm Hilary Knight, Sussex Food Network • 11.30am Historic brewing with Jez Smith • Spring cabbage salad with honey and (vegetarian/vegan) Hilary will be cooking ‘free from’ dishes: • 12.30pm Traditional dairying with Cathy sprouted lentils • Gluten free asparagus and Sussex Slipcote 3.30pm Michael di Bella, The Dean Inn Guilder • Fried mutton loin with shaved cauliflower, quiche (vegetarian) Michael will be demonstrating: • 1.30pm Food of the Country worker in the preserved lemon and smoked paprika • Spinach, leek and Cashew nut puffs • Ice cream making accompanied with 19th Century with Jon Roberts (vegetarian/vegan) 3.30pm Simon Goodman, Duke of Cumberland chocolate and orange blossom oat biscuits • 2.30pm Brewing in Sussex, tastings - • Caponata - a Sicilian dish of aubergine, onions, Simon will be cooking: traditional v hop monster with pine nuts, celery and tomato (vegetarian, vegan • Bacon wrapped corn-fed chicken supreme, Lesley Foulkes and gluten free) roasted heritage carrot, fricassee of purple • 3.30pm Sustainable farming and traditional sprouting broccoli, board beans, petite pois, livestock butchery with Jayne lemon and thyme jus Duveen and Peter Martyn Smith

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Working Woodyard W3 E2 N E3 W2

Cookery Theatre D2 W1 D1 Early R3 Dwellings

R4 Downland Bayleaf Tudor E1 Gridshell Rural i Farmstead Homes B3 R2 B1

R1 S1 S2 D3 S3 S7 D4

V2 S4 S6 Stables Area B2

M5 C16 S9 S10 Walks Accessible route (0.6 miles/1 km) Victorian Era Main route S8 (1.2 miles/2 km) S5 M1 V1 Woodland Walk Market (0.3 miles/0.5 km) Square M2 Sculpture Trail M3 M4 (0.3 miles/0.5 km) M9 Facilities M6 C2 M8 C1 Toilets M7 C3 M10 Baby-changing facilities Entrance A2 C4 Picnic/play areas Kid’s Fun Food C6 C5 Academy Café Entrance A1 C7 C15 A3 C8 C12 Tasty Talks C18 C13 A4 Crafts & Industries C17 C14 C10 C11 C9

8 9 FOOD FESTIVAL Buildings Key Market Square Area Music and M1 Titchfield Market Hall Visitor Centre M2 Horsham Medieval Shop Entertainment in the A1 Museum Entrance and Shop M3 Crawley Hall Courses A2 Introductory Galleries M4 North Cray Medieval House Market Square A3 Wattle & Daub Café M5 House from Walderton and Garden A4 Sargent Community Room M6 Toll House from Beeding and Garden Bayleaf Tudor Farmstead M7 Lavant Building (Education Room) Saturday 5 May M8 Reigate House Extension B1 Bayleaf Tudor Farmhouse and Garden M9 South Wonston Church 11.00am Piggery Jokery, theatre B2 Winkhurst Tudor Kitchen M10 Stoughton Bell Frame 12.00pm Tea for Two, musicians B3 Cowfold Barn Rural Homes 1.15pm Dan the Hat, magician Crafts & Industries R1 Sole Street Medieval House 2.00pm Tea for Two, musicians (hands-on history)* 3.00pm Piggery Jokery, theatre C1 Newick Plumbers’ Workshop R2 Poplar Cottage and Garden 3.45pm Ben P, musician C2 Building Crafts Gallery R3 Tindalls Cottage from Ticehurst 4.45pm Dan the Hat, magician Browse and buy 150 courses in C3 Witley Joiners’ Shop R4 Pendean Farmhouse and Garden traditional rural trades & crafts and C4 Windlesham Carpenters’ Shop historic building conservation. C5 Brick Classroom Stables Area Sunday 6 May C6 Redford Pugmill www.wealddown.co.uk/courses S1 West Kingsdown Horse Whim C7 Petersfield Brick-drying Shed 11.00am Piggery Jokery, theatre S2 Charlwood Cart Shed C8 Sheffield Park Saw-Pit 12.00pm Millie goes Pop, musician C9 Lurgashall Watermill S3 Littlehampton Granary 1.15pm Dan the Hat, magician C10 Walton Heath Animal Pound S4 Lurgashall Cattle Shed 2.00pm Millie goes Pop, musician C11 Victorian Smithy from Southwater S5 Ockley Hay Barn 3.00pm Piggery Jokery, theatre O’HAGAN’S C12 Wiston Wagon Shed S6 Cattle Shed 3.45pm Ben P, musician C13 Court Barn from Lee-on-Solent S7 Goodwood Cattle Shed 4.45pm Dan the Hat, magician C14 Watersfield Stable S8 Gonville Cottage, West Dean SAUSAGESOF CHICHESTER C15 Pevensey Windpump S9 May Day Barn & Stable from Tonbridge* C16 Vehicle & Implement Gallery S10 Shed from Rusper Monday 7 May C17 Eastwick Park Dairy* Victorian Era 11.00am Piggery Jokery, theatre 01243 649133 [email protected] C18 Newdigate Bakehouse* 12.00pm Nikki, musician www.topsausages.com V1 Whittaker’s Cottages and Garden Downland Gridshell Area 1.15pm Llunic, musicians V2 Victorian School from 2.00pm Nikki, musician D1 Downland Gridshell Building 3.00pm Piggery Jokery, theatre D2 Catherington Treadwheel Working Woodyard 3.45pm Llunic, musicians D3 Longport Farmhouse All day Maypole dancing: join in with (Temporary Exhibition Space)* W1 Timber Crane seasonal dancing and music, taught D4 Hambrook Barn (Family Hub)* W2 Coldwaltham Cattle Shed and accompanied by Trads, next to Thorp Ad Early Dwellings W3 Charcoal Burners’ Camp Whittaker’s Cottages (V1). E1 Boarhunt Medieval Hall House * Under construction or redisplay E2 Hangleton Medieval House E3 Anglo-Saxon Hall House 10 11 Weald & Downland Living Museum FOOD FESTIVAL Join the Health & Safety Farm animals carry the potential risk of Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a E. coli O157 – contact with animals and their short lead (lock extending leads at a short ISTORY faeces should be avoided. Please wash your length) and under control at all times. Please H hands with soap and water at the toilet blocks clean up after your dog and keep them away marked on the map in the centre pages. from animals and birds. Smoking is prohibited in our buildings and Toilets and accessible toilets are marked in the open spaces and fields within the on the map in the centre pages. They are Museum site. Visitors may smoke in the car situated at the visitor centre (A3), near the park only. market square (behind M2), behind Longport Farmhouse (D3) and in the cattle shed e grNoup First Aid, Emergencies & Lost Children: creativ for 8-1 G from Kirdford (S6). Portable toilets are also A, 2 ng y seek assistance from the First Aid & Lost citi ear available. ex ce for half a Saturd -old Children tent in the market square, at the GAn s pla ay ea s, e tak ch m Museum Shop (A1), or speak with any of our Baby change facilities are located inside ich on staff or volunteers who all wear name badges. the new visitor centre toilets (A3) and in the wh th. accessible toilet near the market square Children: minors must be supervised at all (behind M2). times – please take extra special care of children during your visit.

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The Bodgers’ Ball Museum at Night Half Term Activities The Midnight Gang Working Wonderful 12 - 13 May (ticketed) 28 May - 1 June (ticketed) Animals Show Wednesdays Come and enjoy greenwood 18 - 19 May Head to the Museum for 18 July 21 - 22 July Throughout August working displays, fantastic indoor and outdoor Experience the out of hours Bring your chairs, blankets and Enjoy an entertaining and Every Wonderful Wednesday, demonstrations and hands-on history fun for magic of the Museum with a picnics and be prepared to be informative new show featuring accompanied children can try a competitions! Explore the accompanied children of all night-time walk, stopping at daring at this outdoor theatre traditional and modern working wide range of arts, crafts and working woodyard and ages! Activities run 11am - six locations to hear a series adaptation of David Walliams’ breeds. Enjoy free talks and traditional countryside activities experience a charcoal burn in 4pm. of stories – some amusing, bestseller. demonstrations, meet the as part of a fun day out at the full smoke. some mysterious and some animals and watch arena Museum. downright odd. displays.

VINTAGE & STEAM

Living History Morris Day of Dance Historic Gardens Rural Life The Railway Vintage & Steam Festival 10 June Weekend Weekend: Scything Children (ticketed) 18-19 August 2 - 3 June Join us for a day to celebrate 30 June - 1 July 4-5 August 14 August Experience the bustle and 10.30AM – 5.00PM this traditional form of English excitement of a traditional Travel back through time and folk dance, its music and Come and discover the gardens Learn about traditional All aboard! Find your travel Steam Festival, with steam experience 1,000 years of song. A whole host of sides of rural households from Tudor scything and haymaking during companions and take your seats engines on display and working history, as over 150 of the will perform and prove that it to the Victorian era. Enjoy this informal weekend of (bring your seats actually) for around our 40-acre site during UK’s top costumed reenactors doesn’t just involve bells and displays, guided walks and demonstrations, displays and an outdoor adaptation of Edith this special weekend. and living history groups bring handkerchiefs! talks, plus chat to our gardening taster talks. Nesbit’s classic children’s tale. history to life. team. www.wealddown.co.uk/whats-on 14 15 WEALD & DOWNLAND LIVING MUSEUM

2-3 June 2018 10.30am-5.00pm