Burns Night Supper

Festival of Oysters & Beer

Starting 28th February and running through March our beer festival for 2025 will showcase the finest seafood available on these shores, beers that may make you weep with joy and some fantastic shanty singers, just to complete the nautical theme.

Friday 28th February or Saturday 1st March (TBC) Hoy Boy

An enthusiastic sea shanty singer with a love of maritime and folk music, Pete Purnell specialises in rousing shanties and ensures an entertaining performance wherever he goes. Pete is also a prolific performer, notching up appearances all over the U.K. and further afield.

Saturday 22nd March - The Jolly Grogsters

The Jolly Grogsters are Bristol’s answer to all things shanty/folk with a twist of pirate. They can rival any shanty band with their watery tales and drinking tunes. If you want to dance and sing along this is the band for you.

Saturday 29th March - Swinging the Lead

Swinging the Lead began singing shanties and maritime folk songs in 2010 and are based in North West Kent on the banks of the tidal River Thames. They have been the resident Shanty Singers on the famous tea clipper ‘Cutty Sark’ at her dry berth in Greenwich since 2011 and regularly perform at festivals in the UK and overseas. The band have their own unique style and their songs are performed with an upbeat, foot-tapping twist. Most of the members have sea going experience including on tall ships and all have a keen interest in the sea and maritime matters.

Oyster Fest images and artist bios proudly pilfered from Harwich International Shanty Festival website where we first met these lovely people.

2025 Festival 10th – 12th October