Having been involved in the first two years of this festival, Stone Soup is delighted to have continued its association with the festival in 2005. Both David Doyle, who appeared at the 2003 event, and Nik Brooks, who appeared in 2004, performed at the 2005 festival.

They brought their own unique style to the festival with their wandering visually-extravagant characters, who told tales to a wide audience in a variety of settings, including a tunnel beneath the main house.

Regular Stone Soup Storytellers David Doyle (foreground) and Nik Brooks telling the tale of The Blacksmith of Bodmin Moor in the cellar tunnel beneath the main house.