to add an item to your Itinerary basket..Wirral Food and Drink Festival - August Bank Holiday Weekend
23rd August 2010
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The Wirral Food and Drink Festival has grown into one of the most successful in the country, with last year’s event attracting almost 30,000 visitors. The 2010 event promises to be even bigger and better than ever as a highlight of Wirral’s Year of Food.
The August Bank Holiday weekend will see Claremont Farm, Bebington transformed into a cornucopia of fantastic food on Sunday 29th August and Monday 30th August. Now in its fifth year, the festival features exhibitors and stalls from the finest specialist food producers in England and North Wales.
Savour the very best of fresh, rural, traditional produce: crumbly cheese from Cheshire, delicious lamb and fruit liqueurs from North Wales, Sarsaparilla from Lancashire, and coffee from….Birkenhead! Adams & Russell is Wirral’s only coffee roaster. Enjoy the locally-brewed real ale in the Brimstage Beer and Cider tent whilst listening to live music and sampling savouries and sweets from local restaurants.
Cllr David Elderton, Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Leisure for Wirral Council said: "Andrew Pimbley and his fellow organisers have done a remarkable job developing this now nationally recognised food festival from scratch only five years ago. Wirral Council is keen to support the festival and Claremont Farm, which is attracting tens of thousands of people to Wirral, all eating, drinking and staying in the borough. I very much look forward to sampling the delights of the festival myself over the weekend."
Masterchef of Great Britain, Brian Mellor will host the demo theatre showcasing top local chefs. Guests include BBC Great British Menu Finalist, Aiden Byrne, the latest addition to Wirral’s burgeoning food scene.
This year also features the ‘Can Cook’ Domes which will enable visitors to participate in workshops and learn new culinary skills. Places for the popular cookery stations will be on a first come, first served basis, so do arrive early. (Festival hours: Sun 10am to 5pm, Mon 10am to 4pm). For more details go to vistwirral and wirralfoodfestival.co.uk
There’s plenty for the kids with cooking sessions by chefs who’ve adopted a school, plus the “Big Top” village and the mini sheep show! Plus there’s a treat for tea tasters with Typhoo, Wirral’s own national tea company, as they put the ‘OO’ into this year’s Food and Drink Festival as a headline sponsor.
