On the 7th and 8th June join us at Hayles Fruit Farm near Cheltenham for our Mini Grill & Smoke Festival. We will have barbecue competitions, demonstrations and traders on site throughout the days. You can join us for just the day or if you want the full festival experience, you can pitch your tent or caravan on Hayles Fruit Farm Campsite (booked direct with Hayles through link).
The centrepiece of Mini Grill & Smoke is the UK Barbecue Championships. Two barbecue contests across two days. Firstly The Tubby Toms Freestyle Championships, three rounds of freestyle barbecue to find the Tubby Toms Freestyle Champion on Saturday 7th June. Then on the Sunday we stage the only KCBS (Kansas City Barbecue Society) sanctioned contest in the UK. Four rounds of traditional American style barbecue competition including chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder and brisket.
We will be showcasing some local legends and top barbecue cooks in the demonstration area including Tubby Tom himself and fresh from judging the competition burgers, Murf from The Beefy Boys.
Tubby Tom (or Tom Hughes), has taken his passion and turned in to an award winning business and products. He now produces a vast array of very special seasoning, barbecue rubs and sauces all in the heart of Gloucestershire. Available in shops and retailers up and down the country as well as online, Tom has now moved in to the world of TV with appearances on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.
After entering the original British barbecue competition, Grillstock for a laugh, and then winning! Then went to Las Vegas to compete against 50 teams from all over the world and came second. The resulting popular pop ups soon moved on to their first restaurant in 2015. Fast forward and The Beefy Boys now has four restaurants as well as sticking to their roots with the food truck pop ups out and about. Murf has appeared on shows such as Saturday Kitchen and last year saw the release of the spectacular Beefy Boys cookbook.
Not only does Hayles Fruit Farm have an amazing outdoor store on site, but we'll be bringing in a few additions for you to peruse.
Hayles Fruit Farm loves barbecue and the outdoors, so much so that they have an amazing store onsite and online.
Stocking brands such as YETI, Traeger and Gozney its a great place to satisfy your outdoor cooking needs.
Tubby Tom's will be bringing with them a load of their sauces, rubs and seasonings for you to get your hands on
Entry in to both our Freestyle Champion Series contest on Saturday 7th June and KCBS Master Series contest on Sunday 8th June 2025.
Entry in to KCBS Master Series contest on Sunday 8th June 2025.
Entry in to the CompBBQUK Champion Series Freestyle Championship with a full entry fee payment.
Saturday 7th June
Tubby Tom's
Freestyle Championship
Sunday 8th June
CompBBQUK KCBS Championship
If you have signed up for our KCBS cooking course and want to take advantage of discounted entry. Please contact us to let us know your name, the name the course is booked under if different, and the entry type you would like. We will then send you a link to enter the contest at the discounted price.
We are accepting registrations from KCBS judges in good standing. As we have done previously, we will be limiting judging sign up numbers initially and then releasing additional availability based on team sign up numbers.
If you are a judge, judging course attendee or just coming as a visitor. Hayles Fruit Farm is also a camping and caravanning site. Please visit Hayles Fruit Farm's website to book.
If you are a new team, we have pulled together some information for you that will hopefully give you some understanding of what to expect. If you have any question however, don't hesitate to get in touch through our contact us page.
Please reach us at getintouch@compbbquk.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
The structure of the freestyle contest on Saturday the 7th will be over three rounds with the details to be agreed and announced shortly.
This is a completely open contest, and anyone can enter. We actively encourage new teams to take part and can offer advice and support to new teams who have questions.
Yes, we will be allowing teams to camp in their team areas and expect to be able to have vehicles either in team areas, or very near by.
Teams will have access to electricity in the team area, nearby toilets and water. Water will likely only be cold water, so please bring whatever you require for heating water and washing up etc.
We aim to keep contest entry fees as low as possible, as such contest entry fees have been calculated based on the costs of organising the contest. To ensure any withdrawals or cancellations by teams do not impact our ability to hold the contest, we limit refunds depending on how long before the event a team withdraws.
If you enter the contest by paying an initial deposit. This deposit is non-refundable under any circumstances other than the contest being cancelled by the organiser.
Remaining balance payment(s) must be made on or before the 1st April 2025 to ensure your entry.
Not paying the full balance on or before the 1st April 2025 will result in your deposit being retained and your contest entry being cancelled.
Late payments or balances are entirely at the dissection of the organiser.
If you withdraw or cancel your entry following balance payment, your payment will be subject to the same conditions outlined above.
For regular entry you accept that you are required to supply your own equipment including shelters, barbecues, smokers and all other equipment. You supply this at your own risk and are responsible for the safety and security of it while it is on site. CompBBQUK and Hot to the Touch Events Ltd cannot be help liable for damage to any equipment brought on to site by teams.
You agree to follow all reasonable rules and instructions both verbal and written that relate to the contest, requirements for attending and entering the contest and behaviour while at the contest.
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