Festival IslandThe main Food & Drink Festival attractions are located on Mill Island, near the town centre and beside the River Weaver. Download festival leaflet here (PDF 323kb) Opening times and prices
Friday: 11am - 6pm, £3
Saturday: 9am - 6pm, £5
Sunday: 10am - 5pm, £5
Pay at the gate, cash only, accompanied U16s free, £1 train travel discount - details here.
Food Lovers' 3-Day Pass (wristband) £7 - available IN ADVANCE ONLY from Nantwich Tourist Information Centre or buy on-line here - gives entry to all island attractions throughout the Festival. Gourmet Food Marquee
Sample the very best in gourmet food from nearly 100 of the UK’s top specialist food producers in the Gourmet Food Marquee. This foodie heaven offers an array of delicious produce, from traditionally produced meats and rustic, handmade regional cheeses, to artisan breads and home made sauces, all guaranteed to make your taste buds tingle. Exhibitors here... |  |
Cookery Demonstration Theatre
On the hour, every hour | | Celebrities Clarissa Dickson Wright and the Beer Chef Richard Fox will both be creating their favourite dishes for visitors, using the very best in fresh produce from the region. Also performing, and completely NEW to Nantwich, is Guo Yue, a specialist in Chinese home cooking and a talented musician - we may get a bit of both!
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Other talented local chefs will be teaching visitors the tricks of the trade using local produce, including Rookery Hall’s Gordon Campbell and Belle Epoque’s David Mooney. More here... |
NEW! The Cheshire Wines Pavilion
If you know your chardonnay from your chenin blanc, this is well worth a visit. |  | There will be four themed tutored tastings taking place each day led by specialist sommeliers from some of the world’s most exclusive vineyards and wine importers. In addition to these tasting sessions, there will be free of charge sampling taking place from 11am each day. Tutored tasting schedule here and full portfolio here (PDF, 192kb). |
NEW! Taste Workshops
Free of charge tutored tastings to whet your appetite with some of the Festival’s most celebrated food makers. Produce to be sampled includes cheese, beer and truffles. These 20 minute sessions will take place throughout the festival. |
NEW! Wild Food Workshops & Foraging Walks
The Festival is going BIG this year on wild and foraged food.
Ever eaten dandelion leaves or nettles? Interested in scoffing wild berries and flowers? If you think that these may tickle your taste buds, you should visit our wild food workshop. We have demonstrations of wild food cookery and fire starting led by celebrity forager Dave Watson with foraged food tastings taking place at regular intervals each day.
Also join Dave on one of our foraging walks through the beautiful countryside of Nantwich Riverside - these depart from the wild food workshop on Mill Island at 3pm each day and are free of charge.
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NEW! Festival Food Court and Bar
An undercover food and bar area where you can sit and relax with a glass of wine or beer, or, if you prefer, cup of coffee or tea, together with a tasty bite to eat. |
