EatBute
10 Sep 2011 - Highlands & Islands
Now in its 4th year the eatBute festival is a celebration of the
best produce that Scotland's food & craft artisans have to
offer, with a special emphasis on the products of Bute, Argyll and
the surrounding region. Organised and promoted by Mount Stuart
Trust eatBute is a key event in both the Isle of Bute and the
Scottish Festival Calendar. This year is set to be our best event
yet.
Learn some tricks of the trade at our cookery demonstrations from
some of the best chefs in the UK. ITV1's This Morning and their
chef Phil Vickery will be paying a visit to this year's
festival.
The weekend has a wealth of Live Music from Scottish Tribal Band
Clann an Drumma to the rootsy, acoustic sound that is
Acousticrat.
With a mini zoo, face painting, sports games, a smoothie bike and
even an appearance from Peppa Pig there's lots of activities to
keep the kids entertained.
At this year's Festival we're creating a three-dimensional piece of
art with your homemade jam and chutney ranging through shades from
blackcurrant to lemon yellow. Bring along your pots of homemade jam
or chutney and give your jar the 15 minutes of fame it
deserves!
This year we wanted to give you, our visitors an opportunity to
showcase your own talents so we've put together a number of
competitions for you to enter with some excellent prizes up for
grabs: Window Box of the Year, Vegetable of the Festival and the
Homemade Apple Pie Champion.
Come along to our feast of a festival!
Saturday 10th September:
Food & Craft Festival
Visitor Centre, 11am - 5pm, Entry and Car Parking FREE
Within the grounds of Mount Stuart, the market will attract food
& craft producers from near and far. With a regional food
& craft market, standing side by side to some of the very best
specialist food & craft retailers in Scotland this is set to be
our most diverse and exciting market to date. A range of
snacks, lunches and delightful beverages will be on offer, and this
year will see the return of the ever-popular market bar offering
Real Ale and Scottish Wines.
Victoriana
Old Victorian Kitchens & Tea Rooms, 11am - 5pm, Entry
FREE
Step back in time as our Town Crier leads you towards
the Victorian World. Set against the backdrop of Mount
Stuart's Victorian Gothic architecture a magical atmosphere awaits
you with a Traditional Hog Roast, Blacksmith demonstrations and
Children's Victorian Workshops - just some of the delights for you
to enjoy.
Cookery Demonstrations
Old Victorian Kitchens, 11am - 4pm, £15, per person, per
session
***Numbers are limited so book early to guarantee your
place***
Situated in the heart of the Victorian World, the cookery
demonstrations offer a unique opportunity for visitors to get
hands-on culinary experience and advice from some of the best Chefs
in the UK.
Animal Kingdom
Children's Adventure Area, 12-3pm, Entry FREE
What do a Giant African Land Snail, a Bearded Dragon Lizard, a
Corn Snake, and a Tarantula have in common? They all want to meet
you at this year's festival as part of our Animal Kingdom.
While you're here why not come and meet Mount Stuart's hardest
working residents? Our Chickens produce over 90 eggs every single
day, making them the busiest bunch on Bute.
Off the Wall
Mount Stuart Visitor's Centre, 11am - 5pm, Entry FREE
Calling all budding jam makers & chutney creators! We need
your help to create our JAM WALL!
At this year's Festival 10th-11th September we're creating a piece
of art with your homemade jam and chutney. Bring along your pots of
homemade jam or chutney and give your jar the 15 minutes of fame it
deserves!
Live Music
Courtyard & Visitor's Centre, 12-5pm, FREE
In collaboration with Transclyde music, we are delighted to bring
you 3 talented Scottish artists at Mount Stuart Courtyard. Enjoy
the rootsy, acoustic sound that is Acousticrat, talented Singer
Songwriter Alan Murphy and the eclectic and evocative sound of
local band Rise. In contrast to the chilled out vibe created at the
Courtyard we have the raw sounds and theatrical drama of Scottish
Tribal band Clann An Drumma creating a buzz at our Visitor's
Centre. A perfect mix to create the soundtrack to your
weekend!
Sunday 11th September:
Food & Craft Market
Visitor Centre, 11am - 5pm, Entry and Car Parking FREE
The second day of the Food & Craft Market will see some of our
friendly events team handing out prizes to our exhibitors
throughout the day. With prizes for the best presented pitches,
tastiest treats and friendliest exhibitor, you can expect to see
our exhibitors going all out to secure the top prizes!
Scottish Country Dancing
Mount Stuart Courtyard, 12pm - 4pm, FREE
Come along to our dance tent and try your hand at the latest
fitness craze sweeping the Island of Bute - Scottish Country
Dancing. With a Ceilidh taking place at the Baird of Bute
Celebrations at Mount Stuart a fortnight after , this is a
fantastic opportunity to brush up on your dancing so drop into our
Ceilidh tent between 12-4pm and learn all the moves for free.
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Old Victorian Kitchens, 12-2pm, FREE
Celebrate your unbirthday, peer through the looking glass and meet
your favourite characters at Mount Stuart's very own Mad Hatter's
Tea Party in our Old Victorian Kitchen.
Competitions
Mount Stuart Walled Garden & Old Victorian Kitchen
Judging will take place at 2pm, FREE
This year we wanted to give our visitors an opportunity to
showcase their talents so we've put together a number of
competitions for you to enter:
Window Box of the year, Mount Stuart Walled Garden
Vegetable of the festival, Mount Stuart Walled Garden
Mount Stuart's Alice in Wonderland Best Dressed competition, Old
Victorian Kitchen
For Window Box and Vegetable Competition application forms please
contact Mount Stuart direct on 01700 503877 or contactus@mountstuart.com
Mount Stuart is also running a series of local food & healthy
living initiatives from
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September. For further information,
please visit the website or follow us on twitter @eatbute.
Mount Stuart House will be open to the General Public from
12noon - 3pm on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th
Programme subject to change
Contact:
Lara Wilson
Mount Stuart
Mount Stuart House
Mount Stuart
Isle of Bute
contactus@mountstuart.com
01700 50 3877
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