The Bakewell Baking Festival has all the right ingredients for a fantastic family weekend.

Held in the beautiful Peak District town which is famous for its tarts and pies, this is a festival that mixes up fun, food, vintage and baking-mad celebrities against a backdrop of beautiful English countryside.

During the day, festival-goers can stroll around the food and vintage stalls that are packed with goodies from hand-picked suppliers and include everything from artisan bread to retro kitchenalia. They can sit and sip a refreshing drink from the red bus bar, or picnic on mouth-watering foods, enjoy an afternoon tea dance with live music and the sounds from our vintage DJ or brass band and soak up the delightful country fair atmosphere.

A cracking line-up of bakers including Great British Bake Off winners, Masterchef finalists and Celebrity TV Chefs will be creating amazing bakes in our two large demonstration tents and there may even be the chance to sample the end results! Visitors can of course ask them questions and get some top tips from the professionals.

There are plenty of things for the children to do too, from bake-alongs in which they’ll get to bake with an expert, to vintage games, circus skills, bouncy castles and donkey rides. There’s a ‘hay loft’ where youngsters can play to their heart’s content and the unmissable Mr Darcy Custard Pie fight.

Great value On-site camping is available for those who want to stay the whole weekend and enjoy the delights of the town and countryside as well as a laughter-packed evening Comedy show on the Saturday night.