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Event Information:

  • Fri
    07
    Jun
    2019
    Sun
    09
    Jun
    2019

    Pub in the Park Knutsford

    The Lambing Shed, Moseley Hall Farm, Chelford Rd, Knutsford WA16 8RB

    Pub in the Park festival will return to Cheshire this June, with a line-up that celebrates the best of British pub food as well as some massive music names.

    Taking place at The Lambing Shed in Knutsford between June 7 and 9, there will be four sessions to choose from with live music and pop-up pubs at each.

    This year's headliners will include Will Young, Texas, Soul II Soul and Fun Lovin' Criminals, as well as Cast, The Bluetones, and Craig Charles.

    The touring festival also features live cookery demonstrations from six chefs, including a few local faces.

    Pub in the Park will visit eight different locations this year, from its spiritual home in Marlow (where Kerridge owns two Michelin-starred pub The Hand and Flowers) to Roundhay Park in Leeds.

    It will also call at Warwick, Bath, Tunbridge Wells, London, St Albans and Knutsford.

    Richard Williams, head chef at Mobberley's The Church Inn, will be cooking up dishes such as lamb croquettes, crispy chicken wings, and a seafood pot with smoked Cheshire cheese gratin.

    He'll be joined by Andrew Greenhouse from The Cholmondeley Arms in Malpas, with beer-fried chicken, Earl Grey-infused chickpea and spinach curry, and slow-braised Cheshire rabbit risotto.

    The Freemasons at Wiswell will be represented by Steve Smith, with gourmet hot dogs, chicken kebabs, and poached salmon from the River Lune.

    Completing the chef line-up will be Andrew Pern from Michelin-starred The Star Inn in Harome, and Stephen Terry from The Hardwick in Abergavenny.

    As well as the gastro pub pop-ups, there will be an artisan market stocking local produce, from chocolates to cheese to booze.

    Fun Lovin' Criminals will headline the opening night of the festival on Friday June 7, alongside Cast and Polar States.

    The Saturday afternoon session will be headlined by Soul II Soul and Rob Green, with an additional act to be confirmed soon.

    Texas will head the bill for Saturday night, with Stereo MCs and The Fine Lines performing earlier in the evening.

    Closing proceedings on Sunday June 9 will be Will Young, The Bluetones, Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club, and Natalie Williams and the Soul Family.

    Tom Kerridge said: "Knutsford gave us such a warm welcome last year and we cannot wait to return to Cheshire this year and bring the same brilliant standard of food, class chefs, ace music and awesome vibe as last year.

    "The dishes being showcased this year are as rich in variety as the chefs making them.

    "With various inventive vegetarian dishes available, as well as a diverse meat selection dishes being freshly prepared in front of a live audience."

    Pub in the Park will take place at The Lambing Shed in Knutsford, Cheshire, between June 7 and 9. Get tickets and find out more at pubintheparkuk.com/knutsford .