We’re delighted to confirm that Werner Hartholt will be the sixth chef involved in the Gala Dinner which is the Grand Final of the 2026 Exmoor Food Fest. Werner hosted the very Exmoor Food Fest launch when we started in 2015, and is now working as a Freelance Chef and Culinary Consultant.

Fancy joining us on 17 March as a group? We have a couple of tables available at a special discount. If you book a table of 8, tickets per head are only £72.00.

And for those who want to treat the woman in their lives with an evening out: Use code MOTHERSDAY in the checkout!

Join us for an Exmoor Indulgence – 5 courses, prepared by six Exmoor chefs, complete with welcome drink, digestif and entertainment.

17 March 2026 | 7 for 7.30pm | Croydon Hall |
5 courses | Welcome drink | £89.00 per person

(10% discount if you book with coupon MOTHERSDAY)

🔥Special offer: Book a whole table of 8 for £576.00 – that’s £72.00 per person) 🔥

Book now

Welcome Drink
Sponsored by Wicked Wolf

Amuse-Bouche (Werner Hartholt)

Starter (Olivier Certain)
Exmoor venison carpaccio, plum, celeriac

Fish (Carla Jones & Aidan Forward, Farmers Arms)
Appledore cod.
Cod caramel – hazelnut fricassee – Castlefranco sauce

Main (Luke Nunn)
Creedy Carver duck breast, rhubarb ketchup and orange buttered fresh chicory leaves, finished with a rich chicken jus
Vegetarian option
Broham cauliflower risotto, walnuts

Dessert (Jade Shorney)
Orchard Amble & Cyder_
Somerset apple, west country Cyder, hedgerow berries, honey and oat.

Digestif
Sponsored by Scape Goat Rum