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Category: Family Fun Festivals & Outdoor Events Food & Drink Music
Event Tags: Bridport Events
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Date: Sat, 24th June 2023
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Strong Orchard, Bridport
Phone: 01308 488382
Email: dorsetnectar@live.co.uk
Booking Required: No
World Nettle Eating Competition 2023
Details
World Nettle Eating Competition is back this year on Saturday 24th June at the Cider Farm
We are excited to be reviving and hosting the World Nettle Eating Competition again at our family run Cider Farm. The Nettle Eating Competition is a uniquely qwerky Dorset event and should not be missed!
Join us on the Afternoon of Saturday 24th of June at the Cider farm for the World Nettle Eating competition, Live Music, Food, Cider & Beer Festival.
The competition involves participants eating the leaves from stalks of nettles for 1 hour. After the 1 hour is up the lengths of the stalk s(stripped of leaves) will be counted and the total length of nettle stalks counted. The person who eats the longest length of nettles will be crowned Nettle King for the Men’s winner and the Nettle Queen for the Ladies competitors.
Contact us to get on the growing list of Nettle Eaters.
ITV will be coming to film the much loved uniquely Dorset Nettle Eating fest.
Bug Tree Swamp Jazz group and the energetic locally renowned Shelbys Elbows will be playing over the afternoon.
Join us for live music, Authentic Mexican food and many excellent local fine Ciders and Craft Beers on tap including the excellent Nettle IPA from Gyle 59 with apple juices etc. also available from our Farmshop/Tap Room
Come and relax in our Cider and Sculpture Garden or tent camp with us in the Orchard campsite for the weekend.
Exact times to be confirmed!
Location
Strong Orchard (View more Events at this Location)Pineapple lane, Waytown, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5HZ United Kingdom
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