Chilli Festival at West Dean, Sussex 8th & 9th Aug

There's a Chilli Festival at West Dean, Sussex (between Midhurst and Chichester) next weekend, 8th & 9th August:

http://www.westdean.org.uk/Garden/News%20and%20Events/ChiliFiesta.aspx

One of my colleagues went last year and highly recommended it.

 

We are going tomorrow (Saturday), anyone else likely to be there?

 

It was a great day out, although it was very busy there (e.g. 1/2 hr queue standong in line waiting to pay to get in) it was well worth visiting. There were so many stalls and stands providing tasters or sauces, chutneys, jams etc etc - not all chilli related. The gardens at West Dean college are worth wandering around as well, all in all a very good day out. If you plant to go today get there early as there is way too much to see in a single day. Also try and remember where you parked your car!

It was difficult to take photos as there were so many people, here are a few of the plant sales area:



















and one of the walled gardens (puts my cabbages to shame!)

 

Its definately worth visiting Aaron, I'll be going next year. We spent about 4 hours there, but I wish we had much more time as there is so much to see there.

 

Fabulous :gnthb:. Wish I was there.

I don't think that the chilli festival that we are going to at the end of August will be as good. Last time we went there were quite a few stalls selling chilli products and snacks - which was good - but not a lot of plants for sale. That didn't bother us as we have plenty of our own :yho:

 

You would have liked it shiney, there was chilli beer to sample, I think I prefer the normal stuff, it took me quite a few samples to make my mind up

Let us know what your festival is like.

 

Will do :gnthb: