Half Penny Feast @ Castlewood Festival 2026
Sat 06 Jun
|Castlewood Farm & Vineyard
‘Farm-to-fire’ Join us for a truly land-led feast rooted in a love for incredible ingredients, fire cookery and the pleasure of eating (and drinking!) together.


Time & Location
06 Jun 2026, 13:00 – 15:00
Castlewood Farm & Vineyard, Musbury, Axminster EX13 8AR, UK
About the event
Guests will gather at long banqueting tables beneath canvas, welcomed with a glass of Castlewood Brut Reserve before settling in for an abundant three-course feast cooked by Chiara and Connor entirely over live fire.
This is a true farm-to-fire-to-table experience, with every ingredient sourced from Half Penny Farm — Connor’s family's off-grid farm just up the road— where they produce incredible produce - from meat to fruit and veg, reared and grown on a small scale with respect for the land at the heart of their mission.
The feast will begin with a generous sharing starter that captures early summer at its peak: crusty sourdough, terrines made with their woodland-raised pork, vibrant pickles and preserves, and vegetables harvested fresh from the farm.
For the main course, Chiara and Connor will serve Castlewood venison in several ways to honour the animal fully, each cut cooked over embers right in front of…
