Visiting Chatsworth House this weekend? Then why not also visit the Baslow Christmas Food and Drink Fair?

Are you thinking of visiting Chatsworth House this weekend? Well I would encourage you to do so!

Yesterday I was walking through the estate and the House looks particularly splendid at this time of year. It's so nice in early Winter to get wrapped up warm and set out from Baslow to walk alongside the River Derwent to Chatsworth House.

You go over the bridge at Nether End in Baslow and then immediately take a right turn in front of a row of very picturesque thatched cottages. Follow the path to the "Kissing Gate" which then takes you on to the Chatsworth Estate. The path leads alongside the river with wonderful vistas of Chatsworth all the way.

If you are coming to Chatsworth this weekend you might like to plan your trip for Sunday and combine your walk with a visit to our Christmas Food and Drink Fair in Baslow.

The event is the ninth in a series of incredibly popular Food Fairs which have been held during 2011 in Baslow Village Hall (next to the Cavendish Hotel and opposite Il Lupo restaurant on the main road through Baslow). Admission is FREE.

There are 20 stalls of artisan food and drink from in and around the Peak District, plenty of xmas gift ideas, a free prize draw and lots of complimentary tastings!!!..... as well as freshly made churros and hot chocolate for sale on the forecourt all day!!

Entry is from 10.30 and we are open until 4.30 pm. It's all happening this Sunday 4th December.

Hope to see you there.

Cookery Courses & Food Events in Bakewell

Peak District Christmas Food Fair

If you're in the Peak District this weekend and are
looking for something to do then why not come along
to Hartingtons Christmas Food and Drink Fair at
Baslow Village Hall on Sunday 4th December.

We are certainly not the biggest Christmas Fair in the area but we like to think we are one of the best!

And boy are we going out on a high with our last Food Fair of 2011. Just look at the line up!

McIntyre Country Living - freshly made churros and hot chocolate

Bradfield Brewery - award winning real ales, mini kegs and gift packs

Heavenlies - seasonal cakes and sweet treats

Pumpkin Oil UK - artisan pumpkin oil. Now supplying to Fortnum and Mason no less!!

Dawsons Yard - Christmas wreaths, planters and unusual Christmas gift ideas

Caudwells Mill - locally milled flour

Friary Liqueurs - award winning festive liqueurs and gift packs

Cakes and All Things Nice - Christmas and celebration cakes

The Loaf - artisan bread and seasonal stollen

Peak Ales - award winning ales from the Chatsworth Estate

Tea Man - over 30 different teas, gift packs and cafetieres

Tindalls of Tideswell - Christmas cakes, puddings, pork pies, preserves and seasonal hampers

Fruit and Herb Co - unique dressings, dips, oils and onions in balsamic vinegar

Domaine du Pyre - Beaujolais wine from the family vineyard

Parsnipship - soup, bread and a truly amazing range of vegetarian food

Bluebell Fudge - extensive range of loose fudge and gift packs

Hartingtons of Bakewell - gift vouchers and cookery courses for 2012

Baslow Village Hall is next to the Cavendish Hotel and opposite Il Lupo restaurant.

Admission is FREE and the event is on from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Please do come along!

Like real bread?

Do you like real bread?

What do I mean by real bread? Bread that's crafted by an artisan baker with individual attention and has a deep full flavour and texture.

If you like real bread then you are in for a treat on the 4th of December at our next Baslow Food Fair nr Chatsworth.

We will have artisan baker Andrew Auld from the Loaf preparing some sumptuous breads for your delight. He is promising to bring along:

Cranberry, oat and apple sourdough

Apricot and walnut sourdough

Stollen with marzipan

Mince pies

Lebkuchen

Fantastic!!!

For those that like baking their own bread we have treat in the shape of Caudwell's Mill who will be bringing along a selection of their fantastic flour.

Andrew will also be doing several artisan bread baking courses at Hartingtons new cookery school in Bakewell. A bread baking course would make the perfect Christmas Gift so why not check out our gift vouchers.

Hartingtons Cookery School in Bakewell

Christmas Gift Ideas at Baslow Food and Drink Fair

Looking for a special Christmas Gift for a "foodie"…..well you will certainly be spoilt for choice at Hartingtons Food and Drink Fair at Baslow Village Hall this Sunday.

Here are a few ideas for the perfect gifts for food lovers, all of which are available at the Fair on Sunday.

Peak Ales - gift packs of ales produced on the Chatsworth Estate

Tindalls of Tideswell - hampers with a selection of their most popular Christmas products

Real Fruit and Herb Co - Christmas caramelised red onion marmalade, redcurrant and ginger dressing, cranberry and vanilla dressing and silverskin onions in balsamic vinegar

Domaine du Pyre - add your own personalised label to a bottle of wine; in this case……Beaujolais wine from their family vineyard!

Bradfield Brewery - 3 and 6 bottle gift packs with glasses

The Tea Man - over 30 teas from around the world with tea related gift packs, mugs and cafetieres

Friary Liqueurs - special Christmas liqueur, spiced mead, black cherry vodka and trio gift packs

Hartingtons of Bakewell - gift vouchers for a wide range of cookery courses and unique food events at our Cookery School opening in Bakewell in the New Year.

And all this is in addition to a range of stalls selling fudge, artisan bread, cakes, churros, hot chocolate, xmas puddings, vegetarian food and lots more......

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday

Julie and Chris

Hartingtons Christmas Food and Drink Fair at Baslow Village Hall (opp Il Lupo restaurant and next to the Cavendish Hotel) Sun 4th December from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

ADMISSION FREE.

Fantastic Reaction to Cookery School in Bakewell

Julie and I were simply stunned by the enthusiasm for our new cookery school in Bakewell this weekend.

We had a steady stream of curious and enthusiastic foodies coming through the door.

Everybody remarked "What a fabulous space" in response to our converted sawmill.

Having spent almost 9 months fitting it out it was nice to hear that other people appreciated the light, space and views afforded by our beautiful little 'foodie bolt hole' set on the banks of the River Wye.

The local MP Patrick McLoughlin made an appearance on Saturday in an informal capacity and both he and his wife seem keen to perhaps do a course in between their many engagements.

We have already had a flood of bookings with many people booking Christmas Presents for friends or family. How about buying a gift voucher?

If you are interested in having a look at the cookery school we will be having several more open days in the lead up to Christmas so watch this space for dates.

Hartingtons - Courses

World Exclusive - Bakewell Open Weekend

Hartingtons Cookery School in Bakewell is opening its doors to the world for the first time this weekend (26th & 27th November).

Julie and I have been there all day with my parents cleaning tidying and finishing off.

Here are pictures of the finished interior released to the world for the first time and hot off the press.

We are delighted with the results & hope you agree.

Any foodies in Bakewell over the Bakewell Christmas Weekend please pop in and say hello and find out about the massive range of cookery courses and food events that we will be putting on next year.

Chris & Julie

Hartingtons Food Experience

Christmas comes to Baslow

Anybody who likes to taste 'exceedingly good cakes' wants to come along to our fantastic Christmas Food Fair in Baslow on the 4th December.

How about this for a festive selection from the wonderful Lorna of Heavenlies....definitely NOT Mr Kipling!

"Christmas cakes, mini gingerbread house cookies, lots of seasonal tastes like fresh ginger & spice cake, pecan fudge cake, chocolate chestnut cupcakes and a surprise centrepiece! Angels, stars, glitter and flickering (LED!) candle light will set the mood. We'll also be serving mince pies (I'm hoping they might even be warm!) and cream with our teas and coffees."

Wow! Sounds simply heavenly what do you think?

Hartingtons Christmas Food Fair - Baslow