dairy buildings. The RCHQ ran courses and activities celebrating and teaching the skills and values that Whittingstall learned in his five years as a Dorset smallholder. It focused in particular upon cooking in tune with the seasons, small scale local food production, and adding value to home grown produce for taking to local markets. The courses and events were hosted by different members of the River Cottage team, including some from the television series including Ray Smith (a freelance butcher) and Michael Michaud an organic polytunnel expert. In September 2006 River Cottage HQ moved to a new, larger, location. River Cottage H.Q (Park Farm) In 2006, the show moved to a new location, also called River Cottage HQ, near the village of Musbury in East Devon. Cradled in the Axe Valley on the Devon/Dorset border, the second River Cottage HQ (known as Park Farm) is a 17th-century farmhouse, converted barns and of land. River Cottage HQ provides dining experiences in the 18th-century threshing barn; cookery, craft and gardening courses covering a wide variety of topics including bee-keeping, breadmaking, cheese-making, curing meat and foraging; accommodation for guests to stay in the 17th-century farmhouse on a B&B or exclusive use basis following its renovation in early 2019; and hosts a number of private events each year including parties, meetings and weddings. In early February 2012, River Cottage's events barn was largely destroyed by a fire. It has since been rebuilt. Other business ventures The River Cottage team has opened the River Cottage Canteen and Deli, a local produce shop and informal restaurant in Trinity Square, Axminster, in a building that formerly housed the town's ballroom. In November 2011, a second Canteen and Deli was opened in Plymouth, in the historic Royal William Yard, although the Plymouth restaurant has now closed and a third canteen was opened in Bristol in March 2013, now also closed. A fourth canteen opened in Winchester, in September 2014. The Canteens have since been re-branded under the name River Cottage Kitchens but they continue to serve local, organic, seasonal food ensuring plants are at the heart of it, but also respectfully using meat and fish from local, sustainable, high welfare sources. References External links The River Cottage - contains recipes, news and features. River Cottage at Channel 4 - contains information on most shows. 1999 British television series debuts Channel 4 original programming Food reality television series Buildings