Its that time of year where I start to get excited as the BBC Good Food Show and Gardeners World Show are nearly here.
I have regularly gone over the past 6 years and for the last two I have attended with my blogging hat on as well as just a keen visitor.
The event is so jam packed with things to look at or take part in, food tastings, bags of samples, competitions to enter,advice for the kitchen, home and garden.
Demonstrations galore and celebrity chefs and gardeners to spot, loads for the children to get involved in, gardening, watching food demos, learning about the countryside, plus they come home with freebie that are given away too. I always love looking for new gadgets to buy,seeing new plants to take home and foods to cook with.
My tips for a great day out, you can pack a picnic and sit on the hill while you watch gardening demos, the picnic may not get eaten as you will find you are handed so many different foods to try before lunch ,my two always make a beeline for the Carte D'Or stand, while I make a beeline to the wine tasting ...hic!
Invest in one of the wheeled carts for sale, not only handy to lug all the goodies you will collect and buy, but makes a fabulous picnic trolley and is so sturdy, making it over deep sand on the beach. Chris has made a lid for ours and it acts as a table for prepping food for the picnic.
Oh if you do buy or take a trolley please don't forget its behind you and
bash peoples heels, will save lots of angry exchanges!
Stay until the end of the day, they give out a carrier bag full of samples, money of coupons and competition leaflets.
Keep your eyes peeled, some rather tasty chefs are often wandering around looking at the stalls.
Finally if you go by car, make sure you check and note very carefully where you park, we spent the first year wandering in the wrong car park as Chris had looked at the sign for a different area, (they are reached by buses,to give you an idea of the volume of cars) we were not the only ones and each year we see scores of lost tired people looking for their ride home!
The BBC Good Food Show Summer is running from 12–16 June at the NEC in Birmingham and to celebrate they have teamed up with the Given To Distracting Others to offer you this fantastic prize!
Win 1 of 5 pairs of general admission tickets to enjoy a day at the Show. The Show is packed full of celebrity chefs including Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry, James Martin, John Torode and Gregg Wallace demonstrating live on the Supertheatre sponsored by Tesco Real Food. Plus see your favourite TV programmes brought to life including The Great British Bake Off, MasterChef and Saturday Kitchen. Shop till you drop from over 200 food stands. Visit the Producers’ Village and the Good Food Champions area to find small and artisan produce that you won’t see on the high street and Don’t forget your ticket also gets you free entry to BBC Gardeners’ World Live where you can learn how to grow your own from some of the nation’s top gardening experts!
Not a winner? To book tickets and for more information on the BBC Good Food Show Summer please visit bbcgoodfoodshowsummer.com or call 0844 581 1341
To enter please fillin the easy peasy rafflecopter
Please note I will need your details to send to Haymarket straight away as the tickets need to get to you. I will be contacting the winners on Saturday the 1st of June, I will allow 48 hours before a redraw.
Terms and conditions for tickets and giveaways for BBC Haymarket Exhibitions
All tickets are general admission excluding Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are non refundable and non-exchangeable. Ticket terms and conditions apply.
Tickets will be mailed out directly to the competition holder by BBC Haymarket Exhibitions. It is the responsibility of the competition holder to forward tickets to the winners. Competition holder to confirm receipt of tickets and subsequent delivery to winners to BBC Haymarket Exhibitions.
Tickets do not include a seat in the supertheatre.
I would love to see the Hairy Bikers, my youngest adores them.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go!
ReplyDeleteI would like to see James Martin!
ReplyDeleteWould love to go
ReplyDeleteI want to sample the food and drink - partiularly the flavoured vodkas
ReplyDeleteI would love to take my other half to this show, he now bakes with me (and is better at cakes) and i'd love to introduce him to the Good Food Show world, the Great British Bake off village and catch a glimps of Mary Berry. Yours hopefully, Victoria
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ReplyDeleteI love the hairy bikers too
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James Martin - I enjoy his humour on tv on Saturday mornings.
ReplyDeleteLove tasting the Sausages and cheeses - odd i know, but it's my favourite every year! :)
ReplyDeleteCheese stalls, went to the winter show and it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove to see James Martin, via some free samples!
ReplyDeleteThe wine tasting!
ReplyDeleteLove to see the Hairy Bikers in the flesh
ReplyDeleteIt would be good to see the master chef things. I've never been to a food show but it looks like a good day out, i think my hubby would enjoy it too
ReplyDeleteJames MArtin.. My Chef Crush!
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For me it has to be the Hairy Bikers
ReplyDeleteCooking like mom did in WW2
ReplyDeleteHairy Bikers rock and I love there style of cooking so I would love to see them :-)
ReplyDeleteit has to be the mighty James Martin, and watch the omlette challenge
ReplyDeletehairy bikers lol
ReplyDeleteI love all the little tasters on the stands
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ReplyDeleteJames Martin
ReplyDeleteI would like to see james martin
ReplyDeletenew gadgets. got an amazing swiss peeler last year
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I'm happy to see anyone with free samples! But I bought some amazing soya milk last year..
ReplyDeleteoh with out doubt the artisan food makers, the tastes the enthusiasm
ReplyDeleteOoh! I'll go with the majority and say James Martin ;)
ReplyDeleteI would like to see lots of delicious samples to try
ReplyDeleteI always find Jamie Oliver's cooking easy to follow, so it would be good to see him there.
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ReplyDeletethanks for running the comp. I love this show and would love to go for free! More money to spend on a jug of Pimms, sitting in the sunshine...
ReplyDeletethanks for running the comp. I love this show and would love to go for free! More money to spend on a jug of Pimms, sitting in the sunshine...
ReplyDeleteI would love to see any of the chefs, to pick up some tips
ReplyDeleteI would love to see any of the chefs, to pick up some tips, but especially James Martin
ReplyDeleteI Love the champagne tasting booth!
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ReplyDeleteThe cheese tasting and stalls - also if the ice cream people are there - its fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers in the RHS marquee are tremendous, I always head towards the Lillies which are magnificent and the perfume from these blooms leaves me feeling 'heady'.
ReplyDeleteThe celeb chiefs are another not to be missed event at this show, we have been before and were lucky enough to meet Brian Turner and the Hairy Bikers, fabulous characters and great memories to bring away from the show.
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i find the hairy bikers fun and fabulous cooks. lots of great stands, i always look out for the alpro soya stand as i am dairy free they usually have some great offers too
ReplyDeleteI would love to see Gorden Ramsey there
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ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to see Paul Hollywood- are his eyes really as blue in real life?!
ReplyDeleteI just love food.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the hairy bikers
ReplyDeleteCheese, cheese and more cheese and maybe some cheese samples!
ReplyDeletethe hairy bikers .... love them!
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ReplyDeleteOoh would love to go this, I missed the ideal home show this year so this seems like a fab alternative, what's not to like about free food :) Jude x @jadlgw
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ReplyDeletethis is the highlight of my year cannot miss the hairy bikers
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ReplyDeleteYay I won, I so need this, thank you so much. Where do I contact with my details xx
ReplyDeleteI engaged brain and found you email. Lol... emailed thanks xx
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