Special events at the mill

Saturday 11th September 2010

World-famous children's book author and illlustrator Babette Cole will visit the Mill to sign books and read from her new best-selling series Fetlocks Hall.  Babette is one of the exhibitors in the Mill gallery's current exhibition "Telling Tales", which showcases work by artists who work with illustration or tell stories ...

Tuesday 14th September 2010

Join the excitement as the cyclists race past the Mill on the tour's fourth and toughest stage.  The day's route starts in Minehead and finishes in Teignmouth, covering a distance of 171 km.  The cyclists  are estimated to pass the Mill between 1.15 to 2.15pm, having climbed the fearsome Peak ...

Saturday 25th September 2010 – Sunday 3rd October 2010

Sample a selection of fabulous local cheeses, plus olives from the award-winning Olives et Al all week in our Food Shop. Our featured speciality bread is Olive Bread.   ...

Sunday 3rd October 2010

Join us for our annual celebration of the harvest.  We'll have food and drink tastings throughout the day and special dishes in our restaurant using the very best in local, seasonal produce.  Our food shop will also be selling a range of speciality loaves.  Our Head Baker Roy will give a Lamas ...

Saturday 9th October 2010

Test your wine knowledge in this light-hearted team quiz.  French quiz-master and wine expert Patrick Pigny of Great Western Wines leads proceedings, bringing passion, knowledge and a great sense of fun. Our chefs will serve "Devon Tapas" to compliment the wine selection. Teams of 4 or 6 are invited to book, ...

Monday 11th October 2010 – Sunday 17th October 2010

To celebrate Chocolate Week, we're holding tastings all week of Feeding Your Imagination (FYI) chocolates from Topsham, and Kernow chocolates from Cornwall.  On Sunday 17th October (between 11am to 3pm), celebrity chef Paul Da Costa-Greaves of FYI will be in our shop to share his passion and ...

Saturday 23rd October 2010

Join us for our ever-popular annual fair, featuring a game meats BBQ, cookery demonstrations, artisan food stalls, bushcraft, wildlife information, apple bobbing and traditional apple pressing with Gordon Hill of Bowhayes Farm. Bring your apples for crushing into juice (plus containers). Delicious seasonal fare will be on offer in our ...

Saturday 30th October 2010

Join us, if you dare, for a pre-halloween candlelit dinner, and stories from the masters of terror and suspense!  Acclaimed local actor Alec Fellows-Bennett presents dramatic readings of tales by Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James.  Discover the horror that can lurk in the most innocent looking places and ...

Monday 1st November 2010 – Sunday 7th November 2010

Throughout the week, our restaurant will serve lunchtime specials featuring delicious locally produced sausages, accompanied by award-winning devon ales from artisan producers.   Our food shop will also hold tastings all week.   ...

Friday 26th November 2010

Join us for a fun and relaxed evening of great food and laughter.  The evening starts at 7:30pm with a mouthwatering spiced, ethnic buffet.  Comedy entertainment follows with one of the leading comedians in the South West, Steve Stevens, who performed at the Mill a couple of years ago.  Steve combines hilarious stand-up with musical interludes in ...

Saturday 4th December 2010

Come and sample our Christmas produce at our annual Christmas Fair!  Choose from our full range of seasonal speciality breads, Christmas and Dundee cakes, Christmas and Figgy puddings, and, of course, our famous Mill mince pies.  There'll also be tastings of Devon cheeses, local wines, liqueurs, beers and other festive delights.  Our selection ...

Friday 10th December 2010

Our annual winter's feast features a menu of seasonal excellence, with produce supplied by our growers, gamekeepers, fishermen and foragers.  A glass of mulled cider will be served on arrival, and you'll then proceed to your table for a six-course dinner.  Our chef will introduce the meal. Drinks are served from ...

Saturday 18th December 2010

We round off the year with a festive celebration for all the family.  Come along and get into the Christmas spirit!  We'll be selling freshly baked mince pies, hot chestnuts and mulled wine to keep you warm as you sing your hearts out.  Otterton Church will lead us in the ...

Friday 24th December 2010 – Sunday 26th December 2010

On Christmas Eve, our Food Shop and Bakery will open from 9am to 12pm only.  We'll then be closed for our seasonal break on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.  From Monday 27th December, we'll be open every day as normal throughout the rest of the Christmas and New Year holiday period.   Our ...