The much-anticipated Powderham Food Festival is back, promising a mouthwatering celebration of the finest food and drink the South West has to offer. Taking place over two days, 5th - 6th October from 10am to 5pm, this year’s event is set to showcase over 100 of the finest food and drink producers from Devon and beyond.
Nestled in the stunning grounds of Powderham Castle, the festival will showcase a huge array of local producers, offering everything from quality meat (Pipers Farm) artisanal cheeses (Quickes Cheese) and handcrafted breads to award-winning ciders, locally...
Following a hugely successful Gone Wild Devon Festival in 2024, TV adventurer Bear Grylls has announced that the UK’s leading family adventure festival will return for its fifth anniversary at Powderham in 2025, running from Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th August, coinciding with the Bank Holiday weekend.
Tickets, which include an under-18s go free early-bird offer, are now on sale with a monthly payment plan option available to help spread the cost across the year.
The festival, which is setting new benchmarks for family adventure experiences, crams four days of action-packed...
Gone Wild Festival with Bear Grylls thrives amidst industry challenges as sell-out beckons for both venues.
Bear Grylls’ Gone Wild Festival is returning this year with two incredible locations: Holkham Hall in Norfolk (8-11th August) and Powderham Castle in Devon (22-25th August) with only 250 family tickets left for the ultimate family adventure.
The festival industry has seen a staggering decline, with 172 festivals going out of business since 2019. Operational costs have soared by a third over the past three years, placing immense pressure on event organisers. Despite...
Local historic homes supporting one another to preserve Devon’s countryside attractions.
Powderham Castle will be providing everything you need to plant a seed of positivity this spring, to support the resurrection of Poltimore House. Fittingly chosen, Sunflowers are a symbol of positivity, happiness and good fortune, standing tall in adversity.
Volunteers from both historic homes will gather to help Powderham visitors plant a sunflower pot to take away with them during half term 25 May - 2 June. Visitors will be encouraged to make a small donation which will be added to...
7,500 people a day have visited Powderham Castle to experience Nature Valley Gone Wild Festival over the past four days. Offering an adventurous alternative to a weekend away, the festival has proven to be a huge success.
The festival, co-founded by adventurer Bear Grylls, came back with a bang for it’s second year. There were happy faces and glow sticks all round as crowds danced to Reef, The Darkness, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Script, Ella Eyre and Ministry Of Sound Orchestra on the main stage late into the night.
Bear Grylls met many mini adventurers as he walked the...
Nature Valley Gone Wild, the ultimate fun family festival, will return to Powderham Castle in Devon in August 2022.
Created in partnership with Bear Grylls, the festival promises experiences families will never forget including the chance to dance to live music including The Script, All Saints and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, see famous explorers such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes and take part in many exciting outdoor activities.
The festival, sponsored by Nature Valley, raises money for RMA - The Royal Marines Charity, proudly supporting serving and former Royal Marines and their...
Over 6000 people enjoyed a weekend of live music, outdoor activities and adventure at the sold out Nature Valley Gone Wild Festival this weekend.
Aside from the glorious weather, highlights of the festival included Melanie C’s first live performance of her soon to be released new album, Bear Grylls and Nicola Adams leading a world record breaking outdoor workout, the Red Devils arriving by parachute and even an engagement. The event was the very first Gone Wild festival, and it supported the Royal Marines Charity with 10% of all proceeds going directly to support serving and...
This August a delightful and terrifically modern musical theatre adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale comes to the historic Powderham Castle , some parts of which age back to 14th century. Brought to life by an exceptionally talented young cast from British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT), this truly memorable family show combines a fabulous pop-rock score, and features the stunning ensemble work.
Embark on a breath-taking journey to Neverland with the boy who never grew up. The acclaimed creative team and young performers will be working together to recreate the vivid and magical...
Following Boris Johnson’s announcement of the roadmap for lifting lockdown, Devon tourism and events businesses are breathing a sigh of relief and already seeing a positive uplift in enquiries and revenue that will help them to recover from a difficult Winter.
With international travel looking to be off the cards this Summer, many Brits are dreaming of staycations and looking for out of the ordinary experiences in the UK. Devon is expected to benefit from this, with locals and visitors alike making the most of everything the South West has to offer and injecting lost tourism...
Do you love live music and the festival vibe? Then why not volunteer for Child Bereavement UK at the Sunday Sessions at Powderham Castle in Exeter and enjoy the festival for free?
Child Bereavement UK supports families both when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, and when a child faces bereavement. The charity also trains professionals such as doctors, teachers and midwives to help them better understand and meet the needs of grieving families.
Festival volunteers sign up to do a four-hour shift selling wristbands and raffle tickets and get to enjoy the event on...
