Summer 2025: Chef Doug Crampton Live at the UK’s Top Food Festivals

This summer, we’re thrilled to announce that our Chef Patron, Doug Crampton, will be showcasing his culinary expertise at some of the UK’s most celebrated food festivals. Join us as we take the spirit of Eight at Gazegill on the road — sharing seasonal flavours, sustainable sourcing, and our farm-to-fork ethos with wider audiences through live cookery demonstrations and engaging talks.

North Leeds Food Festival

📅 Date: Sunday 11th May 2025

📍 Location: Roundhay Park, Leeds

🎟️ Info: northleedsfoodfestival.co.uk

Returning to the beautiful Roundhay Park, this festival combines top-tier street food, independent artisan stalls, live music, and family fun. Catch Chef Doug as he steps onto the demo stage to share the inspiration behind some of Eight’s signature dishes — rooted in wild ingredients, heritage techniques, and modern flair.

Ilkley Food & Drink Festival

📅 Date: Sunday 15th June 2025

📍 Location: East Holmes Field, Ilkley, LS29 0BZ

🎟️ Info: ilkleyfoodfestival.com

Nestled beside the River Wharfe, the Ilkley Food Festival is a scenic summer highlight in Yorkshire’s calendar. Doug will be showcasing the flavours of the season and demonstrating some of the techniques that shape our set menus at Eight — from fermentation to fire cookery and beyond.

Garstang Show

📅 Date: Saturday 2nd August 2025

📍 Location: The Garstang Showfield, Off Green Lane East, Garstang, Preston. PR3 1JS

🎟️ Info: garstangshow.org

Garstang Show always has and always will be about community. What may seem to many as just another event is, in reality, a way to bring the local community together to learn about, enjoy and celebrate the role farming, food and the countryside plays in all our lives.

Watch the action in the Main Ring, shop delicious local produce in the Food Hall and see beautiful floral displays and handmade crafts in the Horticulture Marquee. Immerse yourself in agriculture with a packed timetable of livestock classes and trade stands showcasing the best of our local businesses. For this event, it is Doug's 'right-hand-man' and Sous Chef, Luke Canning who will be attending and demonstrating and we are keen to support him at his first live show representing Eight at Gazegill!

See You There!

Whether you’re planning a foodie day out or are simply curious about what we do, come along to see Doug in action and say hello. These festivals are the perfect place to sample new ideas, learn more about our sustainable approach to food, and get inspired for your next visit to Eight at Gazegill.