Events at the Candlelight
Sunset Social Club x Somerset Grill
Join us on Sunday 26th July for a long, lazy afternoon in the garden. We'll be firing up the grill with BBQ favourites, seasonal small plates and local lamb cooked asado-style over the flames. Add chilled rosé, cold beers, great company and a laid-back soundtrack from Sunset Social Club, and you've got all the ingredients for the perfect summer Sunday.
Come for lunch, stay for the afternoon.
Music 2pm – 8pm (No bookings required).
Backyard Flower Farm x The Cotley Inn x Sandbridge Barton Wines
A whimsical garden supper after a floral workshop from local growers.
Saturday 1st August | £125 per ticket
What participants get:
Each guest to get their own flower bowl, snips, flower frog (kenzan), small plastic bucket, chicken wire, tape etc for work and will keep those for themselves to repeat at home if they wish and 3 course supper with wines from Sandbridge Barton.
Kate & Patrick from Backyard flowers will run the floral display workshop and talk about how they set up a flower farm in Somerset after moving from London.
We will also be joined by the team from Sandbridge Barton (our wine partner) who will talk about English Wine and the Vineyard on the banks of the River Dart.
Head Chef Dan Brown has designed a menu to be enjoyed ‘feasting style’ with produce from our kitchen yard and the Cotley estate. The tables will be dressed with the floral displays that everyone makes and food will be served at Golden hour in the garden on the lawn at the Cotley.
Roughly 1.5h workshop:
1) live demo of the table flowers along with a talk about sustainability, using garden flowers, colour theory etc etc (15-20min)
2) participants gather their flowers of choice from the flower bar (15 min)
3) participants make their arrangements under help and guidance (30-45min)
4) remove the arrangements, clean and dress table, set up candles, arrange the floral bowl down the centre of the table (15-20min)
Menu
Starter
Whipped ricotta stuffed Courgette flower, tomato gazpacho, elderflower honey
For the table
Garden focaccia
Main
Garden herb & fennel stuffed Pork Belly For the table Heritage potatoes, chorizo & chive mayonnaise
Whipped butterbeans & nasturtium pesto
Roasted beets with tarragon, walnuts & roasted garlic labneh
Dessert
Summer red fruit pavlova, lemon curd, vanilla & white chocolate Chantilly
Fire Fridays at The Candlelight
The first of a summer series of a collaboration with Somerset Grill who have lent us a grill to use for the summer. BBQ & seasonal small plates in the garden 3 – 9pm. Fire pits will be lit. No bookings – first come first serve.
Cotley Fest ‘26
The ultimate pub party is back at the Cotley!
Sunday 30th August | £5 per ticket
Join us again for Cotley Fest ‘26 on Sunday 30th August. Think dancing on picnic benches, magnums of rose, boozy slushies & tonnes of street food style food.
We’ll kick off at 12 noon, with food from 1pm - 5pm, please bring picnic blankets & camping chairs if you can!
Live DJ sets from DJ Vinyl Groove, Jack Humphries & Area 52.
£5 Ticket includes a unique Cotley Fest reusable pint cup.
Pizza on the lawn
Alfresco dining at our sister pub The Cotley Inn. Enjoy sourdough pizzas fresh from the Little Tin Hut, 5pm - 8pm.
MENU
SOURDOUGH PIZZAS
Easter Special – Pulled Wambrook Lamb, kalamata olives, red onion, feta & tzatziki £17
Margherita – San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil (v) £12.50
The Jolly Goat – Somerset goats’ cheese, courgette ribbons, caramelised onion (v) £14
The Truffling Pig – Local air-dried ham, mushrooms & truffle oil £14.50
Spicy sausage – Dorset pink peppercorn & cider salami, black olives, basil £15
The ‘fun-guy’ – Roasted Mediterranean vegetables, mushrooms, jalapeños (V) £14
Garlic Bread – Wambrook wild garlic butter, mozzarella cheese (v) £12
All our pizzas are finished with homemade chilli oil and honey.
Gluten free bases & dairy free cheese available (+£2 each)
SIDES
Koffman’s skinny fries / Baby gem, parmesan, lemon / House slaw
All £6
SOMETHING SWEET
Baboo Gelato Ice cream – 125ml tubs
Blackcurrant ripple / Mint choc chip / Salted caramel
£4.5
France v England | 6 Nations
England take on France at The Stade de France
The rugby on, roaring fires, a well-poured pint & our legendary half-time baps!
Does it get any better than that?
Italy v England | 6 Nations
England take on Italy at the Stadio Olympico, Rome.
The rugby on, roaring fires, a well-poured pint & our legendary half-time baps!
Does it get any better than that?
England v Ireland | 6 Nations
England take on Ireland at Twickenham.
The rugby on, roaring fires, a well-poured pint & our legendary half-time baps!
Does it get any better than that?
Scotland v England | 6 Nations
England take on Scotland at Murryfield.
The rugby on, roaring fires, a well-poured pint & our legendary half-time baps!
Does it get any better than that?
England v Wales | 6 Nations
England start their 6 Nations campaign against Wales at Twickenham.
The rugby on, roaring fires, a well-poured pint & our legendary half-time baps!
Does it get any better than that?
Burns Night
To start the year in style, we’d love you to join us for a very special Burns Night Private Supper