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Pie Baking Contest returns to The Royal Oak

Our pie baking content is back - Saturday 18th October

03 Oct 2025

Back by popular demand - our Pie Baking Contest returns to The Royal Oak this October.

Pie baking

Do you have a winning recipe up your sleeve? Enter your homemade creation and see if it’s good enough to take the crown. 

The rules (non-negotiable):

- Pies must be homemade
- Pies must be savoury
- Pies must have pastry on both the top and bottom

The winner will receive a prize and, of course, the glory of being named The Royal Oak’s Pie Champion 2025.

Join us on Saturday 18th October and get baking!

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BOOK YOUR VISIT

We’d love to see you here soon. To book please click the 'Book now' button at the top of the page, call 01273 857389 or email enquiries@royaloakpoynings.pub

Please note that we are not pre-booking our outside tables these will be on a first come frist serve basis. If you have booked an inside table you are able to move this outside on the day if we have the space.