Saturday 7 September 2013  -  THE BIG ONION AT ELVEDEN

WATCH demos from top local chefs.  TASTE delicious food and drink from lots of local companies. LEARN about onions from the UK's leading onion grower.  LISTEN to great music all afternoon.  Elveden is the UK's largest lowland arable in-hand farm. We grow around 25,000 tonnes of onions each year, which is around 6% of the UK total crop! Find out more about our farm at the festival!

Live Cookery Demos

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Cooking up at storm all day will be TV chef Richard Bainbridge and executive chef of Animal Inns, Andy Snowling, as well as our own culinary champs, Scott Taylor and Peter McBurnie.
Read the full line-up here.

New for 2013! 
The Cottage Garden Potager

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Receive top tips from our gardening experts at Riverbank Nursery on how to turn even the tiniest garden into the most productive.

Great Local Producers

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Over 40 stands already confirmed, with lots more in the pipeline.  Click here for the list so far!

New for 2013!
Q&A with Top Chef Peter McBurnie

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Peter McBurnie was head chef at Claridges for 14 years, catered for Royalty and has now developed a great range of products for us at Elveden. Learn tips from the top and find out the secrets of the Royal's food habits!

Live Music

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A line-up of six bands will entertain from 11am, with Kirsten Powell getting things underway and Killamonjambo headlining at 5pm.
Click here to listen.

Fun for the Children

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FREE...
- Donkey Rides! (12-5pm)
- Mini Tractors
- Fun and games by "The Children's Centre" Mildenhall
- "Cookery for Kids"
- Making vegetable people
POCKET MONEY FUN...
- Bouncy castle and slide
- Bungee trampolines

New for 2013!
"Home-Baked" Cookery Comp     FREE TO ENTER

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We are reviving the traditional "Village Show" baking competition at the Big Onion this year.

Plus, enter any category for a half price entry ticket!  Register your interest and find out more here.

Farm Tours

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Take a FREE tractor and trailer ride through the Elveden Estate, guided by our senior farm manager, Andrew Francis.

Learn all about Elveden's farming and conservation.

Tickets

£5 Adults
£3 Children
£15 Family

**Special Offer!**
Advance Purchase Family Ticket £10


New for 2013!
Camping and Glamping

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New for 2013!  Camp for the weekend. Bring your own tent for just £10 per night, or stay in one of our luxury bell tents.

Weekend packages available. Find out more here.