A new TV series fronted by Ainsley Harriott will see a whole host of celebrity chefs cook up a storm at a Norfolk estate. 

Ainsley’s National Trust Cook Off will air weekly on ITV1 and ITVX from Saturday, May 18 2024.

The series, which will run for 10 episodes, was filmed at three National Trust locations between July and August 2023.

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These are the Blickling Estate in Norfolk, Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire and Tyntesfield in Somerset.

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Three episodes were filmed in Norfolk and each one sees two chefs produce a dish using an ingredient they find in the kitchen garden.

The Blickling celebrity chefs are Freddy Forster, Lerato Umah-Shaylor, Joseph Carey, Georgina Hayden, Ben Ebrell and Cyrus Todiwala.

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Harriott said: “All of us have been blown away by the produce that is grown at the National Trust and the freshness of the ingredients."

Heather Jermy, Blickling Estate general manager, added: “It was a real pleasure to host Ainsley and his team, who brought such vibrancy and excitement to the garden." 

The series will air at 11.40am on Saturdays, with the Blickling episodes on May 25, June 22 and July 20.