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MINI GRILL & SMOKE ON THE FARM WITH TUBBY TOM'S

On the 7th and 8th June join us at Hayles Fruit Farm near Cheltenham for our Mini Grill & Smoke Festival. No ticket required, come along as 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).

Getting There

Entry and parking

Entry and parking

Hayles Fruit Farm is about 10 miles from central Cheltenham. Take the B4632 (Prestbury Road) out of Cheltenham and follow towards Cleve Hill and Winchcombe. Once past Winchcombe, turn right towards Hailes Abbey also signposted to Hayles Fruit Farm.


From the north on the M5, take junction 9 towards Tewkesbury. At the exit turn left on the A46. At the next roundabout, take the exit for the B4077 towards New Town. At the roundabout in New Town turn right on to the B4632, then turn left towards Hailes Abbey also signposted to Hayles Fruit Farm.


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Entry and parking

Entry and parking

Entry and parking

The event is free to attend and no ticket is required. The venue, Hayles Fruit Farm is open to the public daily. We would encourage you to look at the venue website and make the most of their attractivities.


 Hayles Fruit Farm | Pick your own winchcombe | cotswolds 


There is parking on site both on hard standing and on grass. We encourage you to park considerately and as directed.



whats on?

UK BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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.

BARBECUE DEMONSTRATION SPONSORED BY TUBBY TOM'S

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

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.

Murf

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.

Alasdair from Sosij

After spending 15 years working as a chef, Alasdair decided to create a sausage (or Sosij) which is exciting to eat, throw the rule book out and break boundaries with it!. After spending a lot of time in Brazil and enjoying the culture of outside BBQ, cooking over fire and spending time with friends and family I realised that what we have back home was severely lacking in texture, flavour and creativity.  Sosij now make small batch craft sausages, specifically designed for low and slow cooking. Using local outdoor reared pigs from higher welfare farms. 

Matt Lord

Matt is an experienced executive chef with a long history in restaurants and hotel kitchens. He has a huge passion for barbecue cooking and cooking over fire and smoke. In 2024 he entered and won the King of Q competition run by Pro Q at Harbour Brewing in Cornwall. 

TREAT YOURSELF TO SOME GOODIES

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.

The Outdoor Store

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 Toms

Tubby Tom's will be bringing with them a load of their sauces, rubs and seasonings for you to get your hands on

I.O.SHEN MASTERGRADE KNIVES

Knives loved by professionals and home cooks alike that do no compromise on quality. I.O.Shen knives are used by many of the countries top chefs and are a firm favourite of the barbecue community.

Sosij

Smokehouse Supplies

 Small Batch Craft Sausages, specifically designed for low and slow cooking. Using local outdoor reared pigs from higher welfare farms. 

Smokehouse Supplies

Smokehouse Supplies

Smokehouse Supplies

Based in Chester  Smokehouse Supplies is a leading provider of high-quality products for smoking and Barbecuing. They will be bringing along premium charcoal, smoking wood chips and some beautiful serving and chopping boards

Freestyle Contest

Freestyle Contest

Freestyle Contest

Saturday 7th June 

Tubby Tom's 

Freestyle Championship

More Info about CHAMPION SERIES FREESTYLE

KCBS Contest

Freestyle Contest

Freestyle Contest

Sunday 8th June

CompBBQUK KCBS Championship


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KCBS CONTESTS

Discounted entry for cooking course attendees

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.

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Contest judging

KCBS Judges Registration

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. 

Register Here

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Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm

Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm

Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm

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.


Hayles Fruit Farm Campsite

Info for new teams

Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm

Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm

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.

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