West Bexington
£69—Go foraging with 'MasterChef' winner in Dorset
Mat Follas Wild Food Foraging
Emily Booth
Deal Expert
Why We Love This Deal
Spend a day with "MasterChef" winner Mat Follas, discovering the secrets of foraging for £69. Explore the Dorset coastline and hunt through hedgerow and fields for wild plants and herbs. The experience will be finished off with lunch and a gin tasting.
What's Included
- A wild food foraging and gin tasting experience for one. This includes a 3-course set-menu lunch and a jar with the ingredients (excluding alcohol) to make your own gin at home, as a memento of the day
- A voucher for two is £135
- The experience takes place 9am–3pm on select dates March–September, 2027. Check full availability here. Please note availability will be added throughout the year
More Reasons to Go
- Spend the morning exploring and foraging to discover edible plants and herbs.
- Lunch will be at Mat's distillery; it will include foraged ingredients seen during the course.
- Previous dishes have included garlic pesto, hogweed and citrus brownies, and elderflower and berry mess.
- Mat will also talk about how to use the ingredients. Methods include cooking, brewing wine, making sourdough and fruit gins and liqueurs.
Enjoyed This
(11 Member Ratings)
(11 Member Ratings)
Enjoyed Most
It was everything I expected it to be, plenty of plants, delicious food. Knowledgeable chap
Jane
30 Sep, 2026
Droitwich spa, UK
Enjoyed Most
An interesting day spent with a small group of Ike minded people. Starting at a beach and travelling to 2 other locations to find, identify and talk about wild vegitation that can be used and eaten at home the day finished with a beautiful delicious 3 course meal
lesley
28 Sep, 2026
St. Austell, UK
Enjoyed Most
Mat was very informative
Other Comments
Gr8 course. Learnt lots & much & gin tasting was fantastic
pauline
27 Sep, 2026
Sevenoaks, UK
Enjoyed Most
Mat was very welcoming, easy going, extremely knowledgeable, and easy to understand. This made the experience one of the best we've ever been on. His easy going manner made it both fun and educational.
Other Comments
Wonderful experience and extremely good value for money. Highly recommended.
Sherran
28 Jun, 2026
Caldicot, UK
Enjoyed Most
Mat was a highly knowledgeable and engaging leader of this day with a difference providing interesting information within a well-structured timeframe that left plenty of time for questions and interactive participation. The group was a very manageable size making the experience more personal too.
Other Comments
Weather was kind which made the day extra enjoyable.... not something that can be influenced at all but the gods were on side!
Colleen
12 May, 2026
Portsmouth, UK
Enjoyed Most
Thoroughly enjoyed our day out with Mat.
Alison
28 Sep, 2025
Dorchester, UK
Enjoyed Most
Mat is extremely knowledgeable and made this an interesting day. Lunch was amazing and the gin tasting delicious
Other Comments
Would highly recommend this experience
Ann
10 Aug, 2025
Southampton, UK






