Nantwich
Food & Drink Festival
2008

Fri 26 Sep / Sat 27 Sep / Sun 28 Sep

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Around Town

NEW! Festival Celebration, Market Hall
Sunday: 10am– 4pm, FREE
Special demonstrations and displays, children's activities, promotions and offers on Festival Sunday in the traditional market hall.

Details here... (PDF, 902kb)
 

The traditional market is open on Thu, Sat & Sun of Festival Weekend.

Farmers' Market, Town Square
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 9am onwards, FREE
Our famous farmers’ market is widely recognised as one of the finest in Britain and one of the jewels in Nantwich’s crown. On sale will be fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits, cheese, lamb, pork, beef, wild boar, free range chicken liver pate, cakes, bread, puddings, wine, beer, apple juice and much much more. Farmers market traders attending during festival weekend include the following:

NORTH WALES BUFFALO, PURPLE PUDDINGS, HARVIES, ABBEY LEYS FARM, WYCHE BACON AND PORK, ALISON'S HOMEMADE, COULTER LANE FARM, EDDISBURY FRUIT FARM, HOPE ORGANIC PRODUCE, FOOD FOR THOUGHT, HALFPENNY GREEN VINEYARDS, WEATHEROAK OSTRICH, REAL LANCASHIRE BLACK PUDDING, HS BOURNE, ARLEY WILDBOAR, GREAT TASTING MEAT, RPG HERBS, BAKED FOR YOU, KNOLTON FARMHOUSE CHEESE, RAVENS OAK DAIRY, NATURAL GAME, SOUTH CHESHIRE CHILLIES, PURE MUFFINS

Shop Window Competition
FREE to enter - runs throughout September
Lots of prizes up for grabs!!
It’s soooooooooo easy. Simply visit the shop outlets listed below, located all around Nantwich Town Centre, in each window you will see a ‘letter’. Collect the letters and rearrange to form a phrase, then tell us why you enjoy visiting Nantwich. Entry forms available now in-store, at the Tourist Information Centre or download below. Return your completed entry form to either the Town Centre Management Office or TIC before 2pm on Sat 27 Sep. More details and entry form here... (PDF, 314kb)

Participating outlets:
Shelter, Beam Street
Escape, Beam Street
Le Café De Paris, Chapel Court
A C Graphics, Cocoa Yard
Barn Antiques, Cocoa Yard
British Heart Foundation, High Street
Nantwich Bookshop, High Street
Heritage Homes, Hospital Street
Bizzybods, Hospital Street
A T Welch Delicatessen, Hospital Street
Hadleigh China & Crystal, Hospital Street
AGA, Hospital Street
Julie at Ruth Rae, Hospital Street
The Gourmet Cookshop, Hospital Street
Aroma Café Bar, Hospital Street
Love Lane Antiques, Love Lane
Nantwich Market, Market Street
Webb House Furnishers, Mill Street
Oxfam Books and Music, Pepper Street
H Clewlows Butchers, Pepper Street
Pinningtons, Pillory Street
Inglenook Tea Shoppe, Pillory Street
HFT, Swinemarket
Oddfellows Public house, Welsh Row
S W & C Jackson Opticians, Welsh Row
Essence Salon, Welsh Row

Residence, Mill Street
Residence restaurant (in the old Liberal Club) are planning several special meals and offers during Festival week which also marks their first anniversary in Nantwich (see also Fringe events):

a special 100% local produce menu will be available during Festival week cooked by 100% local chefs

a 2 for 1 offer on cocktails in the bar Mon – Fri of Festival week

a special Sunday Lunch/Brunch with a Bloody Mary Buffet and Live Music on the 28 Sep

Dabbers' Specials
Many of the town's other food outlets will also be joining in the Festival spirit: special promotions on local favourites, special festival products or special demonstrations. Other cafés and restaurants will also be featuring special menus using locally sourced ingredients - details will be displayed here as they are confirmed. See "The Gourmet's Guide to Nantwich" for information on all the food outlets in Nantwich.

CAMRA Beer Festival, Civic Hall
Friday: 5pm - 11pm, Saturday: 11am - 11pm, Sunday: 11am - 4pm. 
Free before 5pm, £3 after 5pm. Pay on the door.
See For beer lovers

Countryside Comes to Town, Town Square
Sunday only, FREE

See For children

 

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