High Grange
High Grange, Burrow Knap Way, Axminster, EX13 7ES
Member Overview
Award‑Winning Woodland Feasting, Fire Cookery & Events on the Edge of the Jurassic Coast
High Grange is an award‑winning outdoor dining, fire‑cookery and wellbeing venue set within three acres of woodland in East Devon, near Axminster and the Jurassic Coast. Renowned for its fine dining over fire, High Grange offers immersive food experiences that celebrate seasonality, local produce and the elemental power of live‑fire cooking.
Rooted in Place, Food & Fire
High Grange is run by Luke and Sara Vandore‑Mackay, who relocated from London to Devon in 2019 to create a food‑led destination shaped by landscape, fire and community. Their work blends cookery, sustainability and wellbeing, using the woodland setting as both kitchen and dining room.
Everything at High Grange is designed to feel immersive, generous and deeply connected to place, whether guests are attending a feast night, learning how to cook over fire or celebrating a milestone event.
Outdoor Feasts & Signature Fire Dining
At the heart of High Grange’s offering are its Seasonal Feast Nights, where guests gather around fire pits and long tables to enjoy tasting menus prepared entirely over wood and charcoal. Menus change with the seasons and showcase:
- Devon meat, fish and vegetables
- Local and coastal produce from Lyme Bay day boats
- Ingredients cooked over open flames, pits, planchas and ceramic grills
- Generous sharing plates and theatrical live‑fire cooking
These events regularly sell out and have earned multiple Gold awards
Fire School: Learning the Art of Live‑Fire Cooking
High Grange Fire School is a flagship offering, delivering hands‑on outdoor cooking courses for all skill levels. Led by Luke Vandore‑Mackay, a chef and fire‑cooking expert with over 20 years’ experience, these full‑day courses include:
- Lighting and managing real fires
- Cookery using fire pits, planchas, pizza ovens and Kamado grills
- Smoking, roasting, burying and ember‑cooking techniques
- Preparing and eating a full feast cooked by participants
Fire School has earned national recognition and is accredited as an ICSA Cookery School, appealing to home cooks, professionals and food enthusiasts alike.
Weddings, Events & Live‑Fire Catering
High Grange also offers bespoke live‑fire catering for:
- Weddings across Devon, Dorset and the South West
- Private celebrations and family gatherings
- Corporate events, retreats and away days
Wedding menus are tailored individually, often featuring whole‑animal cooking, coastal seafood and seasonal sharing dishes. High Grange is widely praised for delivering some of the best wedding food in the region, with many couples highlighting the theatre and flavour of fire‑cooked feasting.
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