“We look to the landscape and the seasons as a metaphor for our lives, and we do that by following the Wheel of the Year… It makes sense for these times in which we live.”
Eimear Burke, Druid, OBOD Chief and Seanchaí (traditional storyteller), on the Irish with Mollie podcast
Join us for 8 wonderful evenings to celebrate the Wheel of the Year
Our next pop-up supper is on Thursday 1 May between 6:00-9:00pm – Beltane.
How to book and menu
Tables can be booked from 6pm. Call us on 01458 832 351 or email hello@themiddlewick.co.uk. The events are £40 per person. Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options are available.
Book your table: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Why celebrate the Wheel of the Year?
Food connects us with the land, the seasons and each other. Every culture and tradition has its own calendar of celebratory days – usually involving some sort of feast. Celebrating the passing of time is clearly a deep human need, and I find honouring the seasons a grounding practice that’s worth doing just for the sake of it. Those who venerate nature often do so through rituals, recipes, and drinks that remind us of the season.
One of my favourite things about the Wheel of the Year is that it gives us an opportunity to tune into and honour the natural rhythms that govern our lives. Each of the Sabbats can provide a focus that helps us align our intentions and our actions with the cycles of nature. They give you a chance to reflect on your journey – what you’ve learned so far and where you’re headed.
Our Sabbat Dinners
Beltane (around the 1st May)
Intentions for Beltane: This fire festival is a fertile, playful date for your calendar and one of the busiest times in Glastonbury, with a maypole procession on the day itself and a dragon procession on the closest Saturday to May 1st. Your plans will be well and truly underway – now enjoy life and keep going.
Book our Sabbat Dinner on Thursday 1st May: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Summer Solstice (around the 21st June)
Intentions for the Summer Solstice: At the longest day and shortest night of the year, the energies of nature are at their peak. Focus on abundance, joy, and connection with loved ones – particularly outdoors. From here the days slowly get shorter, making it a good time to address anything you need to start to release.
Book our Sabbat Dinner on Saturday 21st June: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Lughnasadh (around the 1st August)
Intentions for Lughnasadh: Welcome to the first harvest festival of the year. Named after Lugh, the Celtic sun god of great skill in all kinds of crafts, this is a time of feasting and thanksgiving. Check in with yourself and your progress. Are things progressing as intended? What skills have you developed?
Book our Sabbat Dinner on Friday 1st August: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Autumn Equinox (around the 22nd September)
Intentions for Autumn Equinox: As an equinox, the length of the day and night are of equal length, making this an ideal time to take stock of your progress and bring all aspects of your life into balance. This is also a harvest festival. What seeds (intentions, changes, plans, goals) did you plant earlier in the year, and have they come to fruition?
Book our Sabbat Supper on Monday 22nd September: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Samhain (around the 31st October)
Intentions for Samhain: One of the peak times of the year for magic, Samhain is the last harvest festival of the year. At this time, when the veil between worlds is thin and the mystical feels closer than ever, we honour our ancestors, and also the spirits of the land.
Book our Sabbat Supper on Thursday 30th October: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Winter Solstice (around the 21st December)
Intentions for Winter Solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year marks the end of the descent into darkness and the beginning of the return of the light as the days begin to get longer.
Each day forward is blessed with more light. The year is reborn. What needs to be transformed?
Book our Sabbat Supper on Sunday 21st December: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Imbolc (around the 1st February)
You might think of January 1st as the start of the year, but for followers of the pagan calendar, the land – and therefore the energy of this time of year – is still dormant. The wheel doesn’t truly begin to turn until February 1st.
Imbolc is around 6 weeks after Winter Solstice. It’s when the days become noticeably longer and those who celebrate will usually do so by lighting candles to welcome the returning light, eating seasonal foods and having a spring-clean.
It’s time for spring to take over from winter. In Irish and Scottish mythology, the maiden goddess Brigid dons her green cloak and battles the wise crone of winter, the Cailleach. The ground rumbles under Brigid’s feet, and nature starts to bloom.
Intentions for Imbolc: Align your goals and aspirations with the first stirrings of spring. Imbolc is a time for new beginnings, setting intentions for the coming year, and inviting good things in. Release anything that no longer serves you and focus on your bright future.
Our first Sabbat Dinner for 2025 was on Saturday 1st February.
Spring Equinox (around the 20th March)
“The celestial event of Ostara marks the Spring Equinox, a time when the energies of light and dark come into balance.” Alison Davies, The Mystical Year
Nature is beginning to wake up, and as it does so our intentions start to bloom. The themes of Ostara are renewal and rebirth, abundance and new beginnings, symbolised by the hare and the egg.
Intentions for Spring Equinox: Sow the seeds of your goals for the year and make sure to nourish your hopes and dreams. Water those seeds! Ostara is a light time full of hope and potential. It’s the official start of spring – a light, bright, creative time.
