Dads are struggling to find their place — there’s a new supper club to help

After just one event, there’s a waiting list to join Dads at the Table (Picture: Mark Briant/Metro)

Sitting shoulder to shoulder along a trestle table at Lopemede Farm, Oxfordshire, 16 dads have arrived to share a good meal and talk about their experiences of fatherhood.

Among these men, aged from their late twenties to mid-forties, are project managers, a therapist, a farmer, a film set designer and a drone expert.

One thing they all have in common, though, is a desire to unpick what it means to be a dad in 2026.

The men, whose children range from newborns to teens, have been brought together for this unique supper ...