Food & drink trails
About food & drink trails
What better way to explore regional food and drink in Britain than during a tour of our splendid country. The food and drink story is at its best at a local level with the opportunity to visit a producer at his place of work or try his food and drink at a farmers' market, country fair, pub, hotel, tea shop or food festival. The choices are enormous and it can be a great experience and a chance to discover real food and drink in Britain.
Tour the UK
From Wales and their award winning Llanboidy cheesemakers (www.llanboidycheese.co.uk) in Carmarthenshire to the Welsh Venison Centre (www.welshvenisoncentre.co.uk) in Bwlch and the food hotspot of nearby Abergavenny (www.abergavenny.net).
Or, in Scotland, take a whisky trail through the beautiful scenery and coastal towns of the Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands. In Herefordshire and Somerset, you can meander through the home of some of our best cider and perry country. Afterwards, head up to the Heart of England and sample one of its many splendid food and drink trails inviting you to experience famous Lincolnshire sausages, classic British cheeses including Stilton, fine real ales and English wines, including Astley and Halfpenny Green Vineyard.
The Lake District
In Cumbria (www.gocumbria.co.uk/taste) you could visit some of the finest food producers in Britain from Sarah Nelson's celebrated Grasmere Gingerbread to a stop off in Orton, home to a well-known local farmers' markets. Then onto visit Holker Hall (www.holker-hall.co.uk) to try its distinct saltmarsh lamb to a perfect dinner, at the end of the day, at Miller Howe Restaurant (www.millerhowe.com) and an opportunity to take in its outstanding views of Lake Windermere.
These and many more food and drink trails and ideas can help bring alive the food and drink. We hope you enjoy these suggestions as you plan your tour around regional food and drink in Britain.