Welcome to the 6th Wakefield Festival of Rhubarb where you will be invited into the secret and mysterious world of the Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle!

A full programme of events to celebrate the magic of Yorkshire’s rhubarb includes themed dinners and lunches, cookery demonstrations, talks and tours, and a Rhubarb Farmers Market, as well as special rhubarb themed menu at the Café Cheese Wire. Cryer & Stott, purveyors of local farmhouse cheeses, have created a special rhubarb cheese ‘Ruby Gold’ which will be available at their shop and new Café Cheese Wire in the City market. Their menus also feature wonderful muffins, pancakes & pastries, chutneys and cheeses – all served with a wonderful rhubarb twist!

Programme of Events:-

For further details of any of these events, and to make a booking, contact Emma Pitchforth. Tel: 01924 305911. Email

Gourmet Rhubarb Evening - £19.95
Thursday 29th January & Thursday 5th February
Gaskells Restaurant, Wakefield College, Margaret Street
A themed five course dinner with a glass of rhubarb wine on arrival.

Demonstrations & Tour - £21.00 (£19.00 children under 14)
Friday 30th January
Meet at Gaskells Restaurant, Wakefield College, Margaret Street
The day includes a rhubarb cookery demonstration, themed three course lunch, wine making demonstration, Talk & Taste session with local cheesemonger Richard Holmes of Cryer & Stott, a guided tour of the forcing sheds and opportunities to buy rhubarb and rhubarb crowns.

Talk & Tour - £6.50 ((£5.50 children under 14)
Saturday 31st January, Sunday 1st February, Saturday 7th February, Sunday 8th February
Meet at the rhubarb forcing sheds, Carlton, for coffee and an introductory talk, followed by a guided tour and opportunities to buy rhubarb and rhubarb crowns.

Creative Cuisine & Tour - £20.00 (£18.00 children under 14)
Saturday 31st January
Meet at Gaskells Restaurant for coffee followed by a rhubarb cookery demonstration, themed three course lunch, and a guided tour of the forcing sheds with opportunities to buy rhubarb and rhubarb crowns.

Themed Lunch, Demonstration & Tour - £22.00 (£18.50 children under 14)
Sunday 1st February, Sunday 8th February
Themed three course Sunday lunch at Hatfield Hall, Normanton Golf Course, Stanley, followed by a demonstration of rhubarb floral arrangements by Lorraine Bingham, and a guided tour of the forcing sheds with opportunities to buy rhubarb and rhubarb crowns.

Cookery, Dine & Tour - £20.00 (£18.00 children under 14)
Friday 6th February
Meet at Gaskells Restaurant for coffee followed by a rhubarb cookery demonstration, themed three course lunch, and a guided tour of the forcing sheds with opportunities to buy rhubarb and rhubarb crowns.

Gardeners’ Question Time - £21.00 (£19.00 children under 14)
Saturday 7th February
Meet at Gaskells Restaurant for coffee followed by a rhubarb cookery demonstration and themed three course lunch. The afternoon’s Gardeners’ Question Time is hosted by Joe Maiden of Radio Leeds, and is followed by a guided tour of the forcing sheds with opportunities to buy rhubarb and rhubarb crowns.