Wales’ 2010 Fall Food Festivals and Events
June 10, 2010 – Wales is now renowned for its locally-sourced food – and a bevy of Fall Food Festivals gives the visitor wonderful ways to savor the true tastes of Wales, without even visiting one of Wales’ four, Michelin-starred eateries.
The Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival will take place September 4 – 5, 2010 in Britain’s smallest city – St. Davids in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Where better to forage for your supper and celebrate countryside crafts from nature, than in St. Davids – on track to be the world’s first carbon neutral city. www.reallywildfestival.co.uk.
The Abergavenny Food Festival – www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com – celebrates its 12th year on September 18 and 19.
The Great British Cheese Festival – in the grounds of Cardiff Castle on September 25 and 26 – attended by 10,000 international foodies and 100 cheese-makers, affords visitors the opportunity to taste 500 cheeses, take cheese-making classes and observe cheese-making firsthand. www.thecheeseweb.com has all of the details.
Moving to north Wales, the Conwy Food Festival will take place in this medieval walled city and Unesco World Heritage site on October 23 and 24. Check it out on www.conwyfeast.co.uk. Entry to the once impregnable Conwy Castle will be free to Food Festival visitors this year.
Green Events – based in Llanwrtyd Wells in mid Wales – will host The Real Ale Wobble and it is this event that marks the start of the Mid Wales Beer Festival on November 13. The Real Ale Ramble (also part of the Beer Festival) takes place on November 20. Full details can be found at www.green-events.co.uk.
Other food related events in Wales can be found on www.walesthetruetaste.co.uk and more information on Wales can be found on www.visitwales.ca, www.twitter.com/visitwales and www.facebook.com/visitwales.
Eirlys Thomas, Rob Jones and Bob Titley