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Now that we’re through the mayhem of Christmas and New Year, you, like us, might be feeling in sore need of some quiet time… Read more The Port Eliot 2018 Reading List: January

If you were bowled over by a cinnamon bun in the new Violet Bakery in the Orangery this year or saw a demo by… Read more Violet Sessions: Podcasts from Port Eliot

Ladies and gentlefolk, we’re very pleased to introduce the great and grand Wildlings Wood, a brand new area for kids to run amock! Deep… Read more New for 2018! Wildlings Wood

The results of our feedback questionnaire are in – gigantic thanks to those who took the time to fill it in. Your feedback is… Read more You spoke, we listened

We’re really excited to announce that Baxter Dury, creator of one of the great records of 2017, will headline the Caught by the River… Read more First 2018 Headliner: Baxter Dury

Our official short film has landed, featuring all the very best bits from this year’s festival and a cracking soundtrack to boot (best enjoyed… Read more Tickets now on sale!

That’s a wrap Port Eliot! A gigantic whole-hearted thank you to all those who came and braved some thoroughly British weather with us (both… Read more Thank you! And ’til next year…

For the early risers among you, there are a few things that don’t appear on the timetable and which get going before the main… Read more For the Early Risers

The fun starts Thursday… The tents are rising, the festoon is going up - there’s not long to go now until the festival. We… Read more The Essential Guide

When Port Eliot Festival opens its doors, it will be presenting some of the finest creative talents that Cornwall and the South West has to… Read more Best of the South West

Lucy Hyslop, who curates our Flower + Fodder programme, gives us the lowdown on all things gardening at this year’s Port Eliot. Every year,… Read more The Gardening Edit

Port Eliot Festival 2017 is officially sold out! Thanks to all those who got tickets to this year’s show, it’s going to be a… Read more SOLD OUT!

Port Eliot is a magical place to visit when you’re a child; adventure lurks around every corner. But if you’re the one bringing them,… Read more The Family Guide to Port Eliot

Is your strawberry jam a family treasure? Does your lemon drizzle reduce people to tears? Are your floral arrangements a cut above the rest?… Read more Last chance to enter Flower + Fodder!

Looking after our beautiful surroundings is really important to us. You might have noticed a number of sustainability initiatives popping up at the festival… Read more Our Green Pledge: 2025

With just a month to go now until we welcome you all to Port Eliot, we’re very excited to announce the latest group of… Read more New line-up additions: Samantha Morton, Stanley Tucci + more!

Music, comedy, talks, fashion, flowers, world-class food, workshops – there’s no doubt that Port Eliot has all the ingredients for a busy weekend. With… Read more Plant Power to Supercharge your Port Eliot

Join the Creative Resistance! In this year of youth activism, marching and protest, the fashion happenings in the Wardrobe Department are all about the… Read more The Wardrobe Dept: Zandra Rhodes, Stephen Jones + more!

New to the Flower + Fodder Stage this year, the new open fire campfire sessions will see chefs cooking dishes over coals alongside Skinner’s beer… Read more Recipe: Freddy Bird’s Pyrenean Lamb with Smoked Aubergine

If you’re in Cornwall for Port Eliot Festival, why not hang around a little longer and discover what else this honey spot has to offer?… Read more 7 Unmissable Things To Do in Cornwall While You’re Here

Flanked by Robert Lenkiewicz’s incredible mural (considered his masterpiece), the Round Room is an unforgettable venue. For a second year it’s set to become our Science… Read more Science and Wellbeing

Our literary line-up has landed! Across five fantastic stages, the literature programme features award-winning scribblers, novelists, historians and cultural commentators. The 2017 programme is looking very special… Read more Words and Workshops

There’s lots happening at Port Eliot House & Gardens over the coming months, so whether you’re local or just fancy a Cornish jaunt, be sure to… Read more What’s on at Port Eliot House & Gardens

Port Eliot Festival is a food-lovers haven, as you’ll know if you’ve ever whiled away a summer weekend at the festival. Not least on… Read more Just in! This year’s Flower & Fodder line-up

The news is finally in! We’re very pleased to reveal the first wave of acts and artists that will be heading to Cornwall for… Read more First acts announced for 2017

In the week that fashion designer Michael Halpern made his debut on the official London Fashion Week schedule, we are excited to bring you… Read more Disco Couture in the Walled Garden

This time of year, when the nights are long and the weather is not exactly enticing, our favourite refuge is between the pages of a good… Read more The Port Eliot 2017 Reading List

Our official short film has arrived so why don’t you relive the reverie and the memories of this year’s glorious festival. And we’re delighted… Read more TICKETS NOW ON SALE

We know you’ve all been waiting on tenterhooks to hear more about the future of Port Eliot so we’re delighted to announce that the… Read more THE FUTURE OF THE FESTIVAL

Well that was a little bit marvellous wasn’t it? Thank you so much to all who came. Every one of you played a part… Read more THANK YOU!

You can now download our programme with timetables. We’d like to apologise for the fact that supplies have run low so we are offering… Read more Download our Programme

Everybody at Port Eliot is sad beyond measure at having to confirm that Peregrine, Lord St Germans, passed away on the afternoon of Friday… Read more Peregrine St Germans

Lark’s Haven is Port Eliot’s brand new wellbeing field brought to you in partnership with Weleda. Together we have created a space of relaxation, pampering,… Read more WELCOME TO LARK’S HAVEN

“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole Hog.” - Roald Dahl Rolling your… Read more PARTICIPATION

The following article was published in Q Magazine. You can listen to Louis’s festival playlist on Spotify HERE. Port Eliot Festival takes place at… Read more LOUIS ELIOT’S FESTIVAL PLAYLIST

There’s just over three weeks until the festival gates open, which will see the brightest emerging talents and the stalwarts of the fashion industry… Read more WARDROBE DEPARTMENT LINE-UP ANNOUNCED

Is there anything more satisfying than wild cooking? Dipping into nature’s cupboard for the freshest ingredients and firing up the stove with bird song… Read more FORAGING & OUTDOOR COOKING

Local food lover Charlotte Allen (@lottiea) has her finger on Cornwall’s culinary pulse. Here, she recommends her favourite restaurants, cafes and pubs. “There are so… Read more CORNWALL - A FOOD ODYSSEY

From the very early days of Port Eliot Festival, our aim has always been ‘to do things differently with words’. This year, Whitnail &… Read more WORDS - AT A GLANCE

We have an incredible prize for one lucky winner and their even luckier guest. Two tickets for Port Eliot Festival with dinner at Polpo’s… Read more WIN A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT PORT ELIOT

The Eden Project is bringing its ‘Destination Space’ programme to Cornwall’s Port Eliot Festival, providing festival goers with a direct connection to astronaut Tim… Read more Design a Space Mission

By Visit Cornwall Cornwall’s outstanding coastline, rugged uplands and peaceful woodland areas make it the perfect place for a spot of al-fresco dining. Below… Read more TOP 10 CORNISH PICNIC SPOTS

By Visit Cornwall Experience history and the natural beauty of the Cornish Coastline at Tintagel Castle, Tintagel At Tintangel castle you can experience both… Read more 5 CORNISH NATURE EXPERIENCES

By Visit Cornwall Surrounded by the sea on three sides and with almost 300 miles of coastline, you are never far from that narrow… Read more 5 KAYAKING SPOTS WITH BEAUTIFUL VIEWS

By Visit Cornwall Our pick of some of the most beautiful beaches everyone should visit in Cornwall. Whitsand Bay, Torpoint Whitsand Bay Beach, located… Read more 10 SPECTACULAR CORNISH BEACHES

This year’s literary line-up brings you a glorious mixture of big names and more than its fair share of surprises. We have award-winning novelists… Read more 2016 LITERARY LINE-UP

Port Elioters! Here’s a little taste of what’s in store for you at this year’s festival. We’ll be bringing you much more over the… Read more FIRST LINE-UP RELEASE

Workshop coordinator Grace Craigan fills us in on some exciting additions to this year’s workshop programme. “If there’s one thing we know about our… Read more WORKSHOPS APLENTY

Springtime at Port Eliot is sensational and has arrived just in time for the annual House & Garden Open Season. For 100 days only,… Read more HOUSE & GARDEN OPEN SEASON

We have a real treat in store for you this year as we launch Lark’s Haven – our brand new mindfulness and wellbeing area. Lark’s… Read more NEW WELLBEING AREA

Science is coming to Port Eliot this year with the Round Room being transformed into a classroom unlike any you’ve seen before. We’re delighted… Read more NEW SCIENCE VENUE

Both Tier 1 and Tier 2 tickets have sold out in record time so we’re already on to our third and final tier. If… Read more TIER 1 AND TIER 2 TICKETS SOLD OUT

The festival’s food and flora stage is where the country’s greatest horticulturists and culinary geniuses give talks and demos. The Flower and Fodder Show… Read more FLOWER & FODDER NEWS

Spring is coming and here at Port Eliot we’re dreaming of long summer days by the estuary…and Port Eliot Festival 2016! Last year’s festival was… Read more TICKETS NOW ON SALE