Sunday 28th September 2025 Newby Hall North Yorkshire

Introducing The World Jam Festival & Awards 2025

Join us on Sunday 28th September 2025 for a jam-packed day in the elegant surrounds of Newby Hall & Gardens near Ripon, North Yorkshire. Jam makers from all over the world are invited to submit their jam in advance for a chance to win a World Jam Festival award.

We are thrilled and honoured to announce that Andrew Pern, the Michelin-starred chef of The Star Inn At Harome, is the official patron of the World Jam Festival!

The 2025 World Jam Festival & Awards

  • Entries open on the 4th May 2025
  • Entries close on 1st September 2025
  • The event will take place in the Grantham Rooms at Newby Hall on the 28th September 2025 (by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Richard Compton)
  • There will also be a special award for the ‘Best Hat’ to be judged by the Mad Hatter

Newby Hall & Gardens

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 World Jam Festival & Awards is to be held in the Grantham Rooms at Newby Hall, near Ripon. Newby Hall and Gardens is one of Yorkshire’s top family attractions. This late 17th-century house built by Sir Christopher Wren house boasts stunning Adam interiors, exquisite art, tapestries, Chippendale furniture, classical sculptures and of course 25 acres of award-winning gardens.

Join us down the rabbit hole!

The event will be attended by The Mad Hatter.

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