Events

Waitrose Education Food Pod

WaitroseEducation Food Pod will be on the road again this year between March and November 2008.

The series of practical workshops for children between five and 11 years old aim to help children develop their curiosity about food and where it comes from. Food Pod will visit the following branches Bromley South, Portishead, Goldsworth Park, Worcester Park, Worthing, St Albans, Mill Hill, Otley, St Neots, Chichester, Thame and Stevenage. For more information, check your local branch.

Waitrose Spring Food Festival 23-25 May 2008

Longstock Park in Stockbridge, Hampshire

Enjoy a host of exciting events including cooking demonstrations, farm tours and small producer stalls at the Waitrose Spring Food Festival (formerly The Leckford Festival).

Open Farm Sunday 1 June 2008

Get a taste of what it means to be a modern-day farmer as part of this Waitrose-sponsored event and sample produce at a farm near you.

The Royal Show 3-6 July 2008

Stoneleigh, Warwickshire

Visit the Waitrose Marquee at The Royal Show, England’s premier agricultural event. Find out how animals destined for Waitrose are kept and reared and watch Waitrose butchers at work. Learn about the different cuts of meat and see TV cook and food writer Katie Bishop make quick and easy recipes.

Ticket offer

Save £10 on a family ticket (two adults and two children) with this special Waitrose offer. Call the ticket hotline on 0871 230 5590 and quote WAIT1 to buy your family ticket for £34 (a saving of £10 on the gate). This offer is valid between 29 May and 16 June.

Henley Festival 9-13 July 2008

Henley-on-Thames

Enjoy the mix of world-class music, dance, street theatre, fireworks and visual arts at the Henley Festival. Start your evening with a delicious Waitrose picnic for two within the grounds of the car park. The picnic, which has been exclusively designed for the festival, contains a mouth-watering array of appetisers, including Moroccan Lemon Chicken Kebabs (or Spinach Falafel), Feta and Caramelised Leek Sambousek and a choice of wine from our Vin à Deux range. Picnics must be ordered by 30th June and will be available for collection from the Waitrose Picnic Collection Point.