Catering and Hospitality

Places to Eat

18-different catering units including vegetarian and gluten-free provisions, with a wide variety of other types of food, plus ice creams and tea/coffee stalls, more information to follow.

Town and Country, who are managing the onsite catering, have confirmed that none of the catering units will be using polystyrene, paper or plastic containers.  All catering units will only use biodegradable, compostable or recyclable containers.   Town and Country are also going to cater for people affected by Coeliac Disease.

Food will also be available all day in:

• The Victorian Bar and Grill at The Officers’ Mess – a 100 seater downstairs restaurant in our Victorian Grandstand – the first one you come to on arrival. This looks to the rear of the grounds, from where you can see the Vintage Village and all its exciting displays and activities!  Open for refreshments from 9.30am and lunch from 11.30am. Restaurants will be open each evening until around 11pm and a bar is open from 10.00am each day.  Please see the suggested menus here.

• The Battle of Britain Carvery– a 250 seater restaurant, upstairs in the Main Grandstand accessible also by lift. This has a spectacular view across the front from where you will see the Living History displays, the Arena, classic cars and lots more. It will serve good quality, inexpensive food.  Breakfast is served from 7.00-10.00am and the carvery starts from 11.30am through to 4.00pm.  Restaurants will be open each evening until around 11pm and a bar is open from 10.00am each day.  Please see the suggested menus here - breakfast menu and carvery menu.

• For those staying onsite, the restaurants will be open each evening until approximately 11.00pm.

• Come and enjoy a fine cup of tea in a bone china cup served from a teapot in The Spitfire Tea-room. Our lovely 1940s team room will be run by War and Peace regular Joanne better known from the NAAFI wagon – renowned for its excellent bread and butter pudding! Serving sandwiches, toasties, fluffy jacket potatoes, cream teas, homemade cakes plus tea and coffee/cold drinks served by elegant waitresses in the Lyons' Tea Rooms uniform.  This will be a haven for those who would like to sit down and enjoy a light bite in 40s themed surroundings.  Open daily from 10am to 6pm.

Bars

As well as the Bars in the Victorian Bar and Grill at The Officers’ Mess, V Marquee, Ginger's, the Official's Bar and The Battle of Britain Carvery Restaurants, we also have:

The Jazz Bar

Another new addition this year is the Jazz Bar, bringing a bit of swing to your life! Hosted by Adam Hoffman, throughout the day will be Jazz singers, with a live house band. On Saturday we welcome local favourites Hullabaloo to bring tempo to your day! We'll have another local live band playing throughout the day on Sunday - further information to follow. There will also be Open Mic auditions for next year's show each evening – performers by invitation only. Experienced performers are welcome to submit a demonstration cd or performance video to [email protected].  The Jazz Bar is situated in the Vintage Village.

Monty's Bar

Situated on the ground floor of the Main Grandstand is Monty's Bar where you can go for a nice quiet drink.

The Big Red Bar

Visit the transformed red double decker bus for a whole new drinking experience!  This bespoke licensed bar is completely self-contained with its own built-in super silent diesel generator. It also meets current Low Emission Zone standards.

The Big Red Bar will be selling Shepherd and Neame beers, cider, spirits, cocktails and of course soft drinks.

Hospitality Boxes

Do you have a business and want to thank your customers – or have you a special occasion in July and just want to get friends and family together?  Well how about this for an idea! Thanks to our fantastic new location at Folkestone Racecourse we have several stunning Hospitality boxes available for hire during the show.

Prices start from just £50 per head for the Silver package (minimum 10 people), which includes an entry ticket and food and drink in your own private box in the main Grandstand, overlooking the racecourse.  You'll have your own balcony where you can have an incredible view of the whole site and of all the action in the Arena. For businesses, you can even put a banner on the balcony in front of your box to promote your company!  Click here for full information and prices.