James Martin and his spaniel Cooper head to The Game Fair
TV chef James Martin and his cocker spaniel Cooper have been confirmed to once again appear at The Game Fair this summer. Visitors can enjoy his bespoke menus, watch him give a gundog demo, and chat to him over breakfast and lunch.
As the longest-running and largest countryside festival in Britain, The Game Fair will attract 120,000 visitors when it returns to Ragley Hall in Warwickshire from Friday 28 July to Sunday 30 July 2023. A keen countryman, James is a huge exponent of cooking with game, making him the ideal chef to headline the event.
On Friday and Saturday of The Game Fair, visitors with Platinum, Gold or Silver Enclosure package tickets will be treated to James’ bespoke breakfast and/or lunch menus in The Enclosure restaurant, a VIP marquee for 300-covers that will provide a sanctuary from the crowds. The game-based menu will include wild chalk stream trout and red-legged partridge. As well as overseeing the delivery of his menu, James will mingle and chat to diners out front.
On Friday afternoon after James has finished hosting lunch service, he will swap the griddle for a whistle and join renowned gundog trainer Jason Mayhew to put on a 40-minute main ring demo with his six-year-old blue roan cocker spaniel Cooper. He will be ably assisted by former England cricketer Matt Prior and his labrador Maxi as they both put their gundog handling skills on show to the public.
Platinum Enclosure package costs £225
- Entry to The Game Fair
- Cooked breakfast in The Enclosure
- Three-course lunch in The Enclosure and meet-and-greet with James Martin
- A welcome drink
- Priority parking
- All day access to The Enclosure, garden and lounge
- Shop & Drop
- VIP toilets
Gold Enclosure package costs £175
- Entry to The Game Fair
- Two-course lunch in The Enclosure and meet-and-greet with James Martin
- A welcome drink
- Priority parking
- All day access to The Enclosure, garden and lounge
- Shop & Drop
- VIP toilets
Silver Enclosure package costs £150
- Entry to The Game Fair
- A welcome drink
- Tea an coffee
- Cooked breakfast and meet-and-greet with James Martin
- Forward parking
- All day access to The Enclosure, garden and lounge
- Shop & Drop
- VIP toilets
