My husband, Rob and I went to PotFest in the Park, held in the grounds of Hutton-in-the-Forest today.
The ceramics show hosts hundreds of makers from the UK, Europe and beyond. There is so much variety to see and we look forward to adding to our collection of usable pottery pieces.
We made a bee line for the tea room and had a cup of coffee before enjoying a walk around the walled garden, wildflower meadow and grounds before heading for the exhibition tents.
We went on to the Upfront Gallery nearby, for lunch.
Rob had the vegetable curry, rice, and nan bread with mango chutney, a slice of banana and chocolate chip bread with a pot of tea; I ate cheese ploughman's with gluten free bread, a piece of 'sticky jack' (date, sultana, chocolate and rice crispy tray bake) and an apple juice. The ladies who served us were very nice and helpful and the food was great. I think the bill was just over £20. Full marks for the numerous vegetarian and gluten free options available! Highly recommended.
Back at home we admired the four dinner plates we bought: two each from Armin Skirde; and Charlotte and Siegerd Bohmer. Coincidentally, both sellers were from the same town (Hohr-Grenzhausen) in Germany, which we had no idea about until we got home and looked at their leaflets.
The ceramics show hosts hundreds of makers from the UK, Europe and beyond. There is so much variety to see and we look forward to adding to our collection of usable pottery pieces.
We made a bee line for the tea room and had a cup of coffee before enjoying a walk around the walled garden, wildflower meadow and grounds before heading for the exhibition tents.
The competition for the exhibitors this year was "Journeys and
Pilgrimages" and all of the pieces were laid out on the lawns for
visitors to vote on. Rob chose the ship with the cat and owl as his #1
favourite; I went for the beautiful green, bud-like piece that was based
on an ash leaf unfurling.
Here are some more pieces that caught my eye. (Click on the collages for a larger image):-
Rob had the vegetable curry, rice, and nan bread with mango chutney, a slice of banana and chocolate chip bread with a pot of tea; I ate cheese ploughman's with gluten free bread, a piece of 'sticky jack' (date, sultana, chocolate and rice crispy tray bake) and an apple juice. The ladies who served us were very nice and helpful and the food was great. I think the bill was just over £20. Full marks for the numerous vegetarian and gluten free options available! Highly recommended.
Back at home we admired the four dinner plates we bought: two each from Armin Skirde; and Charlotte and Siegerd Bohmer. Coincidentally, both sellers were from the same town (Hohr-Grenzhausen) in Germany, which we had no idea about until we got home and looked at their leaflets.
Have you been in the house?, I have the leaflet pinned to my notice board.
ReplyDeleteI would also have chosen the leaf bud :)
Sounds very much that you love tea/coffee shops just like i do.
Hi Margaret - no we didn't go into the house, although it is certainly open to the public throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteYes, can't resist a lovely tea room ;o)