Lost Village festival: A new age of the music & food festival, set within an abandoned forest
25 – 28 August 2022
Taking place in a beautiful forest, set amongst the Lincolnshire countryside, Lost Village is a surreal exploration that encompasses food, music, wellness, comedy, and a dose of adventure…
Music
Discover an intricately curated world of music that spans electronic, disco, and soulful sounds, with artists such as Bonobo, Jamie XX, Tom Misch, Kojey Radical, Horse Meat Disco, and Honey Dijon, Daphni, Jayda G, and many more. The full music lineup is here.
As you venture through the forest, expect to uncover an array of weird, wonderful, and beautiful destinations, including an old airport, an abandoned zoo, derelict courtyards, and overgrown gardens; a journey that encompasses talks, wellness, lakeside relaxation, comedy, creative workshops and spectacular visual performances amongst a passionately curated array of food and music.
Food
For the first time, we will see the arrival of Table in the Woods, with Santiago Lastra (KOL), Roberta Hall McCarron (The Little Chartroom and Eleanore), and Rafael Cagali (Da Terra) for a never seen before chef table experience located in the woods, all cooked over open flames.
Creating the festival’s most ambitious culinary experiences to date, 2022’s edition will also play host to the likes of Melissa Hemsley, Tim Siadatan with Padella and Trullo as well as the guys from Kricket, Fire + Wild, and Hawksmoor. Lost Village has evolved its four-day escape from reality with one-off dining experiences including lakeside banquets, and vibrant pop-up restaurants Lost Village is an incredible world of discovery, with music and food at its heart.
The Chef Line-up
Table in the Woods
Table in the Woods is a new dining experience set in the wild, led by three leading chefs, over three days. Each chef will serve their 5-course tasting menu for both lunch and dinner, cooked over flames directly in front of the guests, deep in the heart of the forest, all served with paired wines and cocktails.
Friday:
Santiago Lastra, KOL, 1* – previously in charge of noma Mexico, Santiago has cooked all over the world growing the reputation of the nomadic chef. Lastra is chef-owner of KOL in Marylebone, using British ingredients and Mexican soul.
Saturday:
Roberta Hall McCarron, The Little Chartroom and Eleanore – Roberta Hall-McCarron, chef-owner of The Little Chartroom – the Leith-based restaurant inspired by her childhood memories of sailing the Scottish coastline and love for the country’s produce. Eleanore, is a restaurant and wine bar focused on relaxed counter-culture with high-top dining, the restaurant will serve small plates from its open kitchen, highlighting the best of Scottish produce.
Sunday:
Rafael Cagali, Da Terra, 2* – Previously at The Fat Duck and Simon Rogan, Cagali’s restaurant is located in East London’s Bethnal Green. This 2 Michelin starred chef is inspired by his Brazilian and Italian heritage to create playful and elegant dishes.
Forest Banquets
Lost Village’s lakeside banquets have become legendary amongst its food-fanatical patrons, with previous chefs including James Lowe, Merlin Labron-Johnson, and Tommy Banks. For 2022, that legacy expands further still, with:
Melissa Hemsley
Tim Siadatan presents Padella and Trullo
The Hawksmoor Sunday Feast
Village Restaurants
Unique collaborations for all-day eating within their pop-up restaurants, including:
Kricket: Modern Indian cooking and British ingredients
Big Mamma presents Circolo Popolare: Sunny Sicilian trattoria; pasta, pizza & more
Burger & Beyond: One of the UK’s favourite burgers returns to Lost Village
FIRE+WILD: Hyper-seasonal dishes cooked over a fire, using wild food & vegetables
Other names include: Climpson & Sons • Dom’s Subs • Happy Endings • Halo Burger • Mob Kitchen • Le Swine • Luardos • Anna Maes • The Cheese Truck • Duck Truck • Good & Proper Tea & much more
Forest Banquet tickets go on sale at the start of May from the Lost Village website http://lostvillagefestival.com
Final tickets for Lost Village 2022 are on sale but are due to sell out imminently. The festival has sold-out every year since 2015.
Lost Village has won ‘Best Small Festival’ and ‘Best Production’ at the UK Festival Awards, as well as ‘Best Boutique Festival’ and the DJ Mag Awards.
