I hope you’re feeling hungry as September is Food Month in Southern Wales. Four fantastic festivals of food are lined up to tantalise your taste buds and make sure you enjoy the very best in Welsh food and drink.
St Fagans National History Museum on the outskirts of Cardiff is the venue for the first Food Festival. A tranquil setting and amongst the historic building you’ll find over 50 stalls all eager to entice you a range of temptations. You’ll find cheeses, Welsh whisky and even some home-made pork sausages made with meat from animals reared at the Museum. The St Fagans Food Festival runs from 10th to 11th September 2011.
The following weekend is the big one, The Abergavenny Food Festival (17th & 18th September). One of the biggest, and widely acknowledged as being one of the best Food Festivals in the UK.
All the usual stalls and stands will be there to give you a taste of the local food and drink but there’ll also be the full programme of events and activities throughout the weekend that sets Abergavenny apart from others. Enjoy master classes with top chefs such as Bryn Williams and Angela Hartnett whilst budding chefs can take part in the food academy, which aims to inspire a new generation of cooks to try something new with a mouth-watering series of workshops.
Back in Cardiff, and this time in the heart of the city, Cardiff Castle hosts the Great British Cheese Festival on 24th & 25th September 2011. Visitors will be greeted by the sight (not to mention the smell) of over 400 types of cheese at the UK’s biggest cheese market, sheep, cow, goat and buffalo cheeses will be on offer. There’ll also be plenty of other stalls too, including a range showcasing the best in Welsh drinks including wine, cider, perry and beer.
Finally it’s time for Bridgend’s moment in the foodie spotlight and the return of Feastival, the alternative food festival. Home of the collapsing cauliflower sheep in 2010 (look it up on You Tube).
There promises to be even more thrills and spills this year. Alongside the fun and madness all the usual stalls and demonstrations will be there to tempt you with array of delicious food and drink. Feastival takes place on 30th September and 1st October 2011.
And finally, one last Food Festival to tell you about a little later in October (28th & 29th) is the very first Newport Food Festival. Focused around the Indoor Market and The Riverfront Theatre area alongside the River Usk, the City Centre event will be alive with local producer stalls, chef demonstrations, music and family activities.
A visit to all these food festivals will leave you well and truly stuffed.
Beth Cummings is Marketing Manager at Southern Wales Tourism.
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