The Autumn Festival is our very own family fun day with a woodland theme!
Come on Saturday 14th September to celebrate the changing of the season to Autumn with a Festival bringing you live music throughout the day as well as woodland craft, bat walks, demonstrations, arts and crafts, retail therapy, delicious range of food to suit all tastes, talented artists to name but a few attractions. The kids will be entertained with animal experiences, face painting, playgroup sessions and of course our famous deer safaris which take in the sights and sounds of our beautiful deer herd.
This is a totally family friendly event in the beautiful arboretum overlooking the deer park celebrating everything that is great about Lincolnshire! With a great array of talented artists, businesses and activities we are delighted to welcome people from far & wide.
At night we are hosting an Evening Gig with Elliott Morris and support acts – some fabulous live music, a licensed bar and really tasty food from Willow Bull Steak Shack available to enjoy around our fire pit.
Activities, Stalls and Demonstrations
We have over 70 great activities, gift & craft stalls, food retailers, demonstrations and experiences to keep everyone entertained on the day. See a selection below –
Autumn Festival Food and Drinks Stalls:
- The Peel Woodfired Pizza
- Willow Bull Steak Shack
- The Kind Kebab
- Bensleys Ice Cream
- Luxury Mallow
- Forgotten Fayre
- Fabulously Fruity Wine
- Safari Tent Bar and Cafe
- Coastal Distillery
- Ferry Ales Brewery
- Greenfield Bakers
- Firsby Fudge
- Gastronomy
Autumn Fest Activities:
- L-CAT soft roading activity
- Lincolnshire Waldorf Group story telling and playtime
- Flitz Face Painting
- Archery – Back2Bear
- Axe throwing – Back2Bear
- Mini Quads – Back2Bear
- Bushcraft – Back2Bear
- Tony Butler’s Exotic Animal Encounters
- Deer safari tours
- 1st Manby Scout Group – fundraising games and trail
Autumn Fest Demonstrations, Attractions and Education:
- Fowler Road Locomotive
- Billinghay Bees – education and honey
- Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust – information
- Lily Rose Cakes and Catering – food demonstration and tasters, luxury brownies and hampers
- RSPB – information
- Lincolnshire Bat Group and Bat Walk
- Stourton Estates and Comedy Hotspot
- Colin Dickinson – engines
- Oxcombe Pottery – clay throwing demonstration
- Jennifer Cook – peg weaving demonstration
- Mick Burns – chainsaw sculpture
- Louth Tractors – chainsaw and logger demonstrations
- I Hart Firewood and Groundcare – tree harvester demonstration
- Firewood Futures – logging demonstration
- Forest 2 Furniture – mobile sawmill
- The Basket Case – willow weaving demonstration
- Lincolnshire Young Farmers – tractor and information
- Frontrow Fencing
- KWR Plant Hire – machinery and chipper demonstration
Autumn Fest Retail Businesses and Stalls:
- James Marshall Artist Blacksmith
- Bundle & Rust soaps
- Bear Wood Crafts – pyrography
- Amanda Brown Glass Artist
- Naomi Law Art
- Heartfelt and Homely
- Angela Watson – Artist
- Gemini Craft Designs
- Munchies for Mutts
- Snail Pottery
- The Tack Shop
- Countryside Cards and Gifts
- Planet Isis
- Curly Nook Jewellery
- Daisysducks
- Snookes and Wolfe – jewellery
- Yellow Belly Craft
- LK Devereux – Artist
- Eleanor Rogerson Enamel and Copper
- Arttastic
- Entangles – needle felting
- Shining Dragonfly
- Flutterbye Jewellery
- June Dales – Fundraising for Macmillan
- Hannah’s Craft Cottage
- Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance
- Little Flower Workshop
- Miss Betty Bus Macmillan Support
- Post and Pantry
- Artisan Jewellery
- Owls Fabrics and Wool Shop
- Lincolnshire Arts and Craft Collective – various stalls
- The Pesky Partridge
Featuring Live Music from:
- Delta Dogs
- Homity
- Elliott Morris
- The Miracle Cure
- Horncastle Ukulele Group
- Itchy Fingers
- The Rye Sisters
If you are interested in bringing your business or stall to this event please get in touch – contact@stourtonestates.co.uk or phone 01507 578236 – many thanks
Camping / Glamping
If you’d like to bring your tent or caravan and stay Friday night & Saturday night and enjoy all the daytime activities on Saturday as well as the Evening gig with Elliott Morris without having to drive home, you can book a pitch please book here.
Please Note, additional tickets per person will be required for the Evening Gig with Elliott Morris if you wish to come to this too.
If you don’t have your own camping gear or simply fancy glamping for the weekend then bell tents are available sleeping 2, 4 or max 6 people, these are furnished with air-beds, duvets, pillows and bedding or for the ultimate luxury you can hire one very special bell tent with an iron bedstead with all bedding with a log burner fitted to keep you cosy… either way, please contact us for details on this, prices start at £150 for the week-end.
Festival Day Ticket – Open 10am – 4pm
Of course you are welcome to just come for the day, no need to book your tickets – just £5 per car payable on the gate!