Preparations are well under way for the Great British Food Festival taking place in the grounds of the stunning Harewood House near Leeds over the Bank Holiday weekend (May 23-25).

Over 100 food producers and street food vendors will be busy pickling, preserving, baking and packing, jams, cakes, cheese, pates and lots of other tasty treats!

Along with wonderful food and drink producers there will be fantastic chef demos, foodie talks, man vs food competitions, live music and entry includes access to the house and gardens.

The Chef Demo stage hosts a headline name for each day, with Luke Owen (MasterChef 2014) taking the lead on Saturday, Howard Middleton (Great British Bake Off 2013) on Sunday and Luis Troyano (Great British Bake Off 2014) demoing on the Bank Holiday Monday.

They will each take centre stage at noon and 3pm on their respective days.

Alongside the celeb chefs, some of the best regional Yorkshire talent will be showcasing their skills; so from baking tips to fine dining know-how the demo theatre is the place to be for any budding chef.

On top of cooking up treats on the demo stage, Luis, Luke and Howard will be judging the popular Great British Cake Off, where amateur bakers compete head to head in three baking categories (see www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com for details and to enter), and best of all the public get to try every entry.

A popular addition to the programme of events has been the in-house forager, Adele Nozedar, who leads small groups around the estate searching for wild foods. The walks take place daily and can be booked in advance or on the day. You can also see Adele in action on the artisan stage, cooking up some fabulous and unusual treats from the wild products she has foraged throughout the day. A real eye opener!

A new addition this year is the adult cookery masterclasses, ran by the local RoundTable Catering Co, anyone can join in and brush up on their culinary skills or learn a new dish to show off!

There is entertainment for all the family throughout the bank holiday weekend, including kid’s cookery lessons, FREE circus skills, FREE craft, storytime and balloon modelling, and children’s rides.

There is also live music throughout the day with a playlist packed full of top local bands, so you can do some shopping, grab some food and then have a well earned relax with a local beer (or two) listening to some great live entertainment.

Bring a blanket and sit out for the day enjoying great food and drink, live music and beautiful surroundings.

The perfect recipe for a fun, foodie day out for the whole family.