Join us to celebrate the ancient Celtic Festival of Lammas, Lughnasa or Lughnasadh, a celebration of the summer and the gathering of the first harvest. Lammas is a Saxon word meaning ‘Loaf-mass’, and Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-nas-ah) is Irish Gaelic. At Lammas, fires were lit to honour the corn mother as she gives birth to her harvest child, the grain, who will sustain life over the winter. Music, storytelling and feasting would take place to celebrate the abundance of the earth and a successful harvest.

Jonathon Huet will host an evening of storytelling and poetry to celebrate the importance of the sacred landscape, gathered together in our great roundhouse. In this festival we will connect with the importance of the land, its livestock and crops working towards creating harmony with the landscape. Gather together with friends and like-minded souls to experience a peaceful summer evening, giving thanks for the sun’s warmth and fertility of the earth.

There is an opportunity to make a craft to connect with the creativity of this time, and take home with you as a token. We will be running drop-in workshops before the storytelling begins and in the interval to allow you to craft your own corn dolly with freshly cut corn.

There will also be enchanting fiddle folk music from Steve Faulkner for you to enjoy throughout the evening.

There will be a bar selling locally produced mead, cider and a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Hot drinks and snacks will also be available to be purchased from our shop.