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Canapés
served with Swanaford 2018 Classic Cuvee
Chimichurri chicken brochettes
Butternut squash, sage and mozzarella arancini, sage cream
Prawns with ginger, lime and coriander
Onion bhajis with minted yogurt
Amuse-bouche
Gazpacho with Wookey Hole Cheddar cheese straw
Main Course
Fillet of beef with spinach, potato galette, crispy oxtail and red wine sauce
Pea, broad bean and pecorino risotto with pea shoots (V)
Pudding
Lemon curd tart with raspberries, crushed meringue and edible flowers
Tea, coffee and herbal infusions
Wines
Red: Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône 2022
White: Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc 2023
LOT 1
Three nights on a luxury yacht in Holland for two Day One: Join boat in Hoorn Netherlands, Day Two: Sail to Amsterdam. Overnight in the Sixhaven, Day Three: Sail to Enkhuizen (or Hoorn if weather not good), Day Four: Sail to Hoorn and leave for UK. Timing: September 2025 or May 2026. Food: basic breakfasts, lunches and one supper provided on board. Other meals in local restaurants, costs split with Captain. Cabin made up with sheets and duvet. Loo and shower and towels provided on board or in harbour.
Kindly donated by John Willan
LOT 2
Ware House Cottage, Dorset
Four nights in this 5* holiday two bedroom cottage. Nestling in a tranquil location on the Devon/Dorset border, this well-presented single-storey barn conversion is set within the 17 acres of the owner’s home, which appeared in The French Lieutenant’s Woman. It lies ½ mile from the popular medieval port of Lyme Regis with its picturesque harbour and famous Cobb. This is a wonderful place for walking with the South West Coastal Path just 500 yards away, for messing about in or on the sea, and for exploring West Dorset. Dates to be agreed but is subject to availability and taken within 12 months of the auction.
Kindly donated by Clare Taylor
LOT 3
Fishing on River Yeo — 2 Rods
Trout fishing on the River Yeo (a feeder river into the Mole). This has never been stocked and so the fish are genuine wild brown trout. 2 Rods with date to be agreed with the Molland Estate Office.
Kindly donated by Christina and Ben Williams
LOT 4
Two tickets for The Grange Festival, 2026
An exciting opportunity to spend an evening at The Grange Festival in Hampshire. An extraordinary season of opera, classical music and dance is set against the breathtaking backdrop of Hampshire’s celebrated countryside estate. Choose which performance you would like to attend in 2026 Festival and we will arrange this with a couple of glasses of The Grange’s award-winning sparkling wine before the show. Kindly donated by Nick and Sarah Allan
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Dinner or Lunch at the Garrick Club for two Enjoy dinner or lunch at the London Club with Andrew Welch, Chairman of The Two Moors Festival, Petroc Trelawny (subject to availability) and Clare Taylor, Festival Trustee and Managing Director of City Music Foundation. Founded in 1831, this private members’ Club is situated in London’s West End. Today the Club has around 1,300 members including many of the most distinguished actors and men of letters in England. Date and time to be agreed.
Kindly donated by Andrew Welch
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LOT 7
12 bottles of Chateau Cantemerle, Haut-Medoc,
a respected Cru Classe House, 2012 & 2013
Six bottles each of the 2012 and 2013 vintages, both now ready for drinking. An opportunity for a small vertical tasting, ideal with beef and cheese.
Kindly donated by Chris Richards
Singing Lesson with Mezzo soprano Madeleine Shaw
Mezzo soprano and Festival Trustee, Madeleine Shaw is a former member of the Young Singer’s Programme at the English National Opera and she continues to enjoy great success on the opera and concert stages. This year she is returning to the Glyndebourne Festival as Marcelina in the new production of Le nozze di Figaro conducted by Riccardo Minasi. Madeleine, who lives locally in Devon, is offering a one-to-one singing lesson, venue to be agreed. This is an opportunity to learn from one of the great opera singers of today.
Kindly donated by Madeleine Shaw
LOT 8
Retreat in the Woods, Bampton, Devon
Bring your own gear and pitch your own tents for up to ten people, in a beautiful secluded site where a tributary meets the River Exe. Enjoy a spacious bothy next to your tents with hot water, electricity, kitchen, large dining table, shower and loo. No one nearby so you can be very peaceful, or party all night! Up to three nights to be taken within the next 12 months with dates to be agreed with the owner.
Kindly donated by Caroline Llewellyn
Private Tour of National Gallery with a curator with two course lunch for four
Be one of the first to see the reopened Sainsbury Wing with National Gallery Curator, Laura Llewellyn. An hour’s private tour with Laura will be followed by a two course lunch at The Ochre restaurant which combines atmospheric interiors with a seasonal, creative menu featuring British and European brasserie classics (excluding wine). Date and timing to be agreed.
Kindly donated by Caroline Llewellyn
LOT 10
Tour of Wellhayes Vineyard for four including a glass of fizz and a cream tea
Set in the rolling hills of mid Devon, Wellhayes Vineyard produces award-winning quality sparkling wine on site from grapes grown in the vineyard. Founded in 2008 by Simon and Alison Routh, the vineyard has gone from strength to strength. Wellhayes Sparkling Wine is a unique blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Reichensteiner. Enjoy a tour with the founders at 3pm on any Wednesday or Sunday between May and September 2025/2026.
Kindly donated by Wellhayes Vineyard
LOT 11
LOT 12
Tour and Tea at the House of Lords for four people
Baroness Mallalieu will take you on an informal tour of the House of Lords on a mutually agreed day when the House is sitting, followed by tea in the Peers Dining Room.
Kindly donated by Baroness Mallalieu
One night Bed & Breakfast at Hall in North Devon with a day’s fishing on the River Taw
Stay at this beautiful stately home in north Devon. Hall is a stunning Grade II listed ‘Neo Jacobean’ house built in the 1840s. This family house lies at the hub of a thriving rural estate with agricultural and forestry activity spanning approx. 2,500 acres. One of the two spacious bedrooms with its own private bathroom will be yours for the night. Spend the day fishing on the Hall Estate water on the River Taw and catch salmon, sea trout and brown trout.
Kindly donated by Clare Campbell-Lamerton
Music written especially for the winner by composer Freya Waley-Cohen
A chance to have a one page piece of music specially written for you by Freya Waley-Cohen. Freya writes for groups and institutions including the LPO, CBSO, BBC NOW, Stockholm Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Kings Singers, Wigmore Hall, Aldeburgh, and Cheltenham festivals. Last year Freya wrote a major new song cycle for Roderick Williams which was premiered here at the Two Moors Festival. You will also be able to frame the handwritten manuscript and enjoy seeing it on display!
Kindly donated by Freya Waley-Cohen
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LOT 16
Exmoor Forest Inn — three course dinner for two
Situated at the heart of Exmoor in Simonsbath, Exmoor Forest Inn serves a daily-changing menu with beef and lamb from their organic hill farm (excluding wine.)
Kindly donated by Charlie O’Connor and Ed Greenall
Moet & Chandon 2015 Grand Vintage Extra-Brut Champagne
The most famous producers in Champagne were first founded in 1743 by Claude Moet, it was the marketing acumen of Remy Moet which initiated the brand’s international fame. Tasting Note: On the nose, initial notes of breadcrumbs, fresh brioche and almond past give way to elderflower and jasmine, then to white peach and watermelon. The finish lingers on a delicate bitterness evoking fresh almonds.
Kindly donated by Anne Foreman
Consultation with interior and textile designer
Alexandra Morrell of Studio Mahala
Studio Mahal is a Hampshire based interior design studio specialising in creating timeless interiors. Alexandra Morrall delivers bespoke interior design services with warmth and expertise, focusing on longevity and craftsmanship. Her global travels have deeply enriched her design perspective, allowing her to blend international influences with person touches. Her passion for colour and light, combined with a profound appreciation for textiles and period homes, ensures that each project exudes warmth and sophistication.
Kindly donated by Jessica Taylor
Exclusive personal tour and champagne reception with Will Palin for up to twelve people of the restored Great Hall and Hogarth Stair at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.
This is an exclusive personal tour with Will Palin, architectural historian and CEO of Barts Heritage, for up to 12 people. It will include the newly conserved Hogarth paintings, and the Great Hall with its ornate plaster ceiling, which has been fully restored, and a champagne reception in the private rooms. The tour will need to be taken from November 2025 onwards (when the site reopens) and before Easter 2026.
Kindly donated by Clare Taylor
LOT 18
Trelawny’s
Cornwall —
a Journey
Through Western Lands signed by author Petroc Trelawny
Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall – past, present and future. As Petroc travels by road, rail and foot, he conjures marvellously vivid figures and scenes from memory, telling the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of ‘Cornish otherness’.
Kindly donated by Petroc Trelawny
LOT 19
Private breathwork or meditation session
Colin has been using breath work and meditation to help individuals for over 20 years. He is the author of ‘How to Find Stillness Within', published by Penguin. He will give you a private breathwork or meditation session on Exmoor.
Kindly donated by Colin Dunsmuir
LOT 20
Stage Restaurant, Exeter – dinner for two
‘In a year of many highs, Stage is my restaurant of 2024’ Jay Rayner, the Guardian. A fun, trendy spot in Exeter’s Magdalen Road, set up on a budget by an enthusiastic group of young men known as the Taco Boys. Foraged ingredients and produce from the kitchen garden inform the daily changing, surprise tasting menus and the original dishes have bold flavours and contrasting textures (excluding wine).
Kindly donated by Andrew Welch
LOT 21
A box of beef
1.5kg Topside Joint, 1.2kg Cote de Beouf, 1kg of Sirloin Steaks, Ashridge Court Pasture Fed Native breed Beef. Raised on pasture at North Tawton, Devon, bred from local Jersey herd crossed with Belted Galloway Bull. Delicious beef with good marbling, hung for four weeks for depth of flavour.
Kindly donated by Carolyn Richards – for further information please phone 07872 598 659
LOT 22
Kindly donated by John Willan
LOT 23
Royal Academy of Music concert — two tickets
Enjoy a concert at the Royal Academy of Music Theatre in Central London. The Sunday Times calls it the UK’s finest classical conservatoire. From jazz to musical theatre, from opera to organ music, from Bach to Mozart, there will be a concert which appeals to everyone.
Learn
how to fillet a fish and win £50 of fish
Trading since 1987, Fishes, based in St Thomas in Exeter, prides itself on offering the widest choice of the freshest fresh fish that can be found anywhere in the region. Most of the fish is landed at Looe, on the south coast of Cornwall. Patrick who runs the business will teach you how to skin and fillet a fish of your choice and you will go home with £50 of fish. Enjoy this unique experience in the heart of Exeter. Kindly donated by Andrew Welch
LOT 24
Two Moors Festival 2025 — two tickets
Join us for this year’s exciting 25th anniversary Festival. Take your pick from the World Premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür's new commission, to the National Opera Studio performing in Okehampton, from Jazz in Dunster to Intesa: Viols & Voice in Exeter. There is something for everyone in this year’s programme so we look forward to welcoming you. (Excluding Schubertiade at Canonteign).
LOT 26
Hamper of goodies
The Beehive is a farm shop and café based on the edge of Dartmoor in Chagford. It sells delicious home made local produce, organic seasonal fruit and vegetables and is much loved by its local community.
Kindly donated by Beehive Farm Shop Chagford
Sponsor a concert at our 25th anniversary Two Moors Festival
Sponsor a concert - is there a musician you particularly admire or would like to meet? Consider sponsoring a concert at this year’s exciting festival, Opera, Jazz, String Quartet,Piano, Young Musicians’ Competition Winners’ Concert, Silent Film, Children’s Concert — take your pick!
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LOT 28
Bottle of 1997 Niepoort Vintage Port
“Niepoort is to Vintage Port what Krug is to Champagne” James Suckling, Vintage Port.
Kindly donated by Anthony Jervoise
Wigmore Hall — two concert tickets
Spend an evening at Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s great concert halls which specialises in chamber and instrumental music, early music and song. The programme extends from the Renaissance to contemporary jazz and new commissions from today’s most exciting composers. Choose tickets from one of their 500 concerts.
LOT 29
Facial in Chagford
Beauty in Bloom offers pioneering Parisian brand Yon-Ka which uses natural plant extracts and herbal medicine in their formulations. This facial is high touch and low tech – therapeutic massage and aromatherapy enhance the effects of the products and boost your own relaxation.
Kindly donated by Libby at Bloom
LOT 30
Six bottles of Smith Hayne 2022 Cider
Smith Hayne Orchards, an award winning cider maker is a family run business in mid Devon, managing apple orchards. This delicious cider is made using the champagne method — Methode Traditionelle. It is medium dry and 7.5%. Smith Hayne is Champion Cidermaker 2025, awarded at The Putley Cider & Perry Trials, The Big Apple Association. Kindly donated by Will and Anna Chambers
LOT 31
Garden Design Consultation with Miranda Taylor
A consultation with Miranda Taylor Gardens to see how to turn your garden into a peaceful and beautiful oasis. Miranda specialises in creating healing gardens and trained at The English Gardening School. Expect some practical and creative ides to come out of a visit.
Kindly donated by Miranda Taylor
The following exclusive lots are supplied by Jumblebee. Any funds raised above the reserve price go to The Two Moors Festival.
LOT 32
London West End Show and lunch at
the Savoy Hotel for two with a kitchen tour
A three-course lunch at the iconic five star Savoy Hotel Grill and a choice of West End show. You will dine in 1920s dining rooms, surrounded by plush design and photographs recalling the famous Savoy guests of decades gone by. Your experience will also include a tour of the kitchen to meet the chefs who produce a delicious multi-choice set menu. Your day will conclude with you stepping into the wonderful world of the West End, where you will be able to choose from an array of different shows to see!
Reserve £750
Available Monday - Thursday for evening shows & midweek Matinees. Weekend upgrades available. Dining: Set Dining periods apply. Please note the menu is subject to a festive supplement for bookings in November & December. Drinks & gratuities not included. All reservations subject to availability. Voucher valid 12 months from date of purchase. On the rare occasion an item is cancelled due to reasons out of our control - weather, act of God or unforeseen circumstances, a credit note will be provided.
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Budapest – Three night stay for two people
Enjoy a break to Budapest and witness its beauty with a three night stay at a five star hotel. This city is a treasure trove, with enough baroque, eclectic and art nouveau buildings to satisfy everyone. Budapest has a reputation as a foodie capital and for its excellent wines. You will witness this with a wine tasting experience learning all of the essentials. You will enjoy a day at Széchenyi Spa, the largest public bath in Budapest with 18 pools. Under neo-baroque domes, enjoy full-day access to steam rooms, saunas, and springs-fed baths. You will have access to the Palinka Museum including an expert guide. Finally, you will view Budapest’s floodlit landmarks on a Danube River evening cruise. Settle on the glass-enclosed vessel, and admire the cityscapes as you cruise by the riverbanks with a glass in hand. Admire the Hungarian Parliament and Buda Castle district twinkling with lights, and sail under the illuminated Chain Bridge. Your choice of drink is included.
Reserve £1,200
Subject to availability. Hotel stay is for a Double Room for 2 people, on a room-only basis. River Cruise is a shared group experience. Flights and transfers not included but can be added for a fee. Valid for 12 months
LOT 34
Holland & Holland luxury clay shoot and breakfast, Champagne and lunch for four people
Holland & Holland is the very hallmark of fine British gun making and shooting. Set in 60 acres of beautiful open countryside on the outskirts of London, they have excelled in their world-class shooting tuition since the late 1930s and to this day remain the premier destination for the sporting gun. Start your day with tea, coffee and a light breakfast before taking to the grounds, with your own personal instructor. Once you’ve got your aim in sight, shooting commences on a variety of shooting stands, and by the end of your two hour shoot you should be more than ready for your complimentary glass of fizz in the bar! You will then indulge in a memorable 3-course lunch prepared by Joshua Hunter, ex personal chef to Tom Cruise with Michelin Star training. Following Lunch, you are more than welcome to use the bar! Your experience includes: Breakfast with Tea & Coffee; Shooting, Guns, Safety Equipment, Allowance of Clays and Cartridges; Sparkling Wine and 3-Course Lunch.
Reserve £1,450
Three nights in Champagne country for two people
Enjoy a three night stay in a lovely apartment less than 10 minutes walk to the world famous Avenue of Champagne in Epernay. In Epernay, your prize includes a guided tour of the cellars of the legendary Moet et Chandon and champagne tasting. Hautvillers is a short drive from Epernay and is where Champagne was first discovered. Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon (interred in the village church) is believed to be the first person to discover how to add the fizz to bottles of wine! Local legend pictures him holding his glass aloft and calling “Brothers, come quick I am tasting the stars”. Your prize includes a day trip to Hautvillers, personally hosted by one the family of the owners of a champagne vineyard. You will also be able to visit the church in the village and pay your respects to Dom Perignon’s statue itself with a glass of champagne in your hand to toast him! Your very own chance to “taste the stars!” where it all began!
Reserve £1,250
Flights & transfers are NOT included. 3 Nights room only, Sunday to Friday. Can be taken on selected dates May to October.
LOT 36
Bespoke suit
McCann provide a luxury bespoke tailoring service to leading businessmen, professionals and sports personalities from all over the world. Enjoy a personal consultation to help you pick the perfect suit. Whether it’s a cloth, style or fit, a McCann master will guide you in the right direction to ensure you end up with a finished product you are happy with. This prize includes a fully canvased, hand finished, two-piece suit in either Italian or English materials with over 250 cloths to choose from. Upgrades or other garments are available upon request.
Reserve £975
To take place at Lime Street , London at a mutually agreeable time/date. Valid for 12 months.
The Two Moors Festival 2025
EXMOOR 1-5 OCTOBER / DARTMOOR 8-12 OCTOBER
EXMOOR 1–5 October 2025
Date Venue Event
Wed 1 Oct
7.30pm St Luke’s Church, Simonsbath Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Guy Johnston play Bach
Thu 2 Oct
7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Dulverton Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Friends: Schubert’s ‘Trout Quintet’
Fri 3 Oct
5pm Priory Church, Dunster Talk: Hugh Harrison on the Churches of Exmoor
7.30pm Tithe Barn,Dunster
Sat 4 Oct 11am All Saints’ Church, Dulverton
Jazz Trio: Misha Mullov-Abbado, Alice Zawadzki & Fred Thomas
English Song with Elizabeth Watts and Julius Drake
1.30pm Priory Church, Dunster Young Musicians Competition Winners Concert
4.30pm Priory Church, Dunster All Ages Singing Workshop with APOLLO5
7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Dulverton Liszt, Chopin and Rachmaninov with pianist Tianxu An
Sun 5 Oct 11am Emmetts Barn, Simonsbath Talk & Exhibition: Exmoor Farms — A Year on the Moor
3.30pm St Mary’s Church, South Molton Vocal Ensemble APOLLO5
DARTMOOR 8–12 October 2025
Wed 8 Oct
10am
The Hall, Exeter
7.30pm The Hall, Exeter
Thu 9 Oct
7.30pm All Saints’ Church, Okehampton
Fri 10 Oct
Intesa: Love & Lullabies for 0-5s and their grown-ups
Intesa: Viols and Voice
A Night at the Opera with National Opera Studio
5pm St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton Carol Hughes reads poetry by Ted Hughes
7.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton
Sat 11 Oct 11am Nicholls Hall, Lydford
3pm Arts Centre, Ashburton
United Strings of Europe perform Tchaikovsky and World Premiere
Silent Film with live Harp Soundtrack by Elizabeth-Jane Baldry
All Ages Concert with the Colin Currie Quartet
6pm Canonteign House, Lower Ashton Schubertiade at Canonteign
Sun 12 Oct 10.30am
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton
12pm Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton
3.30pm St Andrew’s Church, Moretonhampstead
Talk: Award-winning author Amy-Jane Beer
Free Nature Writing Workshop with Amy-Jane Beer
Chiaroscuro Quartet play late Beethoven
