FESTIVALS
Have a festive time on Exmoor
Holiday Monday, from11am - 5pm - a real taste of country
FOOD GALORE!
life. Spotty pigs, farm walks, craft fair, musicians, pony and
donkey rides, duck dawdle and demonstrations of bread
Exmoor is a great place for foodies with
and sausage making. While you are in the area why not
regular Farmers’ Markets and delicious local
visit the nearby Selworthy Church Flower Festival and
make it a special day.
produce available. A pot of local jam or
Later in the year there is a Food Extravaganza at Lynton
chutney makes a great souvenir and some
Town Hall Sunday 7th October 2007 which is the launch
event for the Exmoor Food Festival (6th to 14th October
butchers can arrange for Exmoor meat to be www.exmoorfoodfestival.co.uk) As usual the Festival
sent to your home address or as a present to
provides a deluxe sandwich of culinary events bringing
together local producers and growers whilst treating the
someone else – you can even get asparagus public to the very best Exmoor has to offer. Find more by
by post!
visiting the website, emailing info@exmoorfoodfestival.co.uk
or ringing 01643 863150. Keep your eyes peeled in the
weeks running up to the
festival for posters and
leaflets in National Park
Centres, Tourist Information
Centres and Porlock Visitor Youngsters at an animation workshop at Porlock Arts Festival
Centre as well as articles in
the local press. Porlock Arts Festival
This years events take place between Friday 21st and Sunday
23rd September. There will be a wide variety of events with
something to suit all tastes so look at www.porlock.co.uk or
contact 01643 863150 for more details.
North Devon and Exmoor
Walking and Cycling Festival
This year is the festival’s 7th year of providing guided
Image courtesy of walks and rides to suit all abilities. From Thursday 3rd May
Andrews on the Weir
to Friday 11th May you can enjoy a wonderful range of
scenery and grades of outing. On Bank Holiday Monday
7th May there is a free Celebration Day and Cycling
Why not try a real taste of Exmoor and visit one of the food Circus! Don’t forget to book early to avoid disappointment.
markets on offer locally, times and dates as follows and To order a brochure email bryan@westcountrywalks.co.uk
were correct at the time of printing. If you are making a or telephone 01271 883131.
special journey it would be worth checking with a National
Park Centre before setting out, the numbers are on page 2.
West Somerset Farmers’ Market held every Friday from
Lynton and Lynmouth
8.30am to 3.30pm in the Parade Minehead. Lots of local &
organic produce from award winning vegetables and meats
NATIONAL PARKS WEEK
Music Festival
to homemade chutneys, cakes and bread making on site - A range of gigs and events will take place from Friday 8th
organic cheese rolls straight from the oven. to Sunday 10th June. For details contact
Country Market In Minehead every Friday 9.30 -11.30 in the
info@llama.org.uk
‘National Parks'
Friends Meeting House, Banck Street.
Contact 01643 705291.
Week is a
Combe Martin third Saturday of the month,
celebration of
9.30am -12 noon in the Village Hall on the High Street. the beauty of
Contact 01271 883724
the UK's 14
Dunster Christmas Market and Deck the Halls at Dunster
National Parks,
Castle on Saturday 1st December from 11.30am to
3.30pm, free admission to the market.
their diversity
Lynton first Saturday of the month 10am - 12.30pm in the
and the
Town Hall, Lee Road. Contact 01271 850861 opportunities
For few other ideas for food lovers - an ideal present for
they offer for everyone to enjoy. This year
that tricky-to-buy-for friend or relative, or just to treat
‘National Parks' Week is from 30 July to 5
yourself, why not send some delicious Exmoor asparagus
by post (www.asparagusbypost.co.uk ). The asparagus is
August and the theme is children and
available from early May until the 21 June and is cut every families. Have a look at the diary pages in
morning and sent overnight to arrive fresh next morning, or
this paper where you will find plenty of
Clowning round at Dunster
you can buy it direct from the farm in Withycombe.
You can also order the best of Exmoor's produce to be
things to do for that week and the rest of
delivered to your door by Source. Source has everything
the year and if you are visiting any other
Dunster Days Gone By
from traditional breed meats to farmhouse cheeses and
from homemade muesli to fresh vegetables. Source is a
National Parks visit
On Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October you can visit
cooperative of over 35 local producers and you can order www.nationalparks.org.uk where there are
the picturesque village of Dunster, exploring the many
shops and restaurants and enjoying street entertainment
from their on-line shop at www.sourceproduce.co.uk.
details of events in National Parks all over from yester year, including vintage cars and the Taunton
For a great day out, Hindon Organic Farm near
Selworthy are holding an Open Day on 27 August, Bank
the country.
17th Century Garrison. For more details log onto
www.visitdunster.co.uk
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