This information refers to the 2018 trail
FOOD TRAIL PARTICIPATING VENUES

The venues participating in Taste the Landscape, from goat herders, cider makers and dairy farmers to cheesemakers, pubs, vineyards, artisan bakers and vegetable growers, are listed here in roughly alphabetical order. 

​Each venue will open on set days and times during the 10-day Somerset Food Trail period. These will vary according to venue so check out the details of opening times and addresses in order to plan which venues you would like to visit, and when.

Where possible, we encourage people to walk or cycle to venues. The food trail is mostly free; there will be a modest charge for some special events – see the details listed below.

​Download a map of the Food Trail, or visit the Food Trail Map page.

List of participating venues

Bioaqua

Home to the leading experts pioneering innovation in aquaponics and Europe's biggest aquaponics trout FARM which also produces herbs and vegetables 
Opening:
  • Friday 27 for tours of the farm
  • 10am to 5pm
  • Tours run every hour, on the hour, and last 20 minutes
  • Location no 12 on the map
Address: Poolbridge Rd, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4PA
Contact:  01934 710342
Website: bioaquafarm.co.uk

Charles Dowding

Renowned 'no dig' GARDENING expert Charles Dowding will host an evening tour of his wonderful vegetable garden, demonstrating 'no dig' cultivation.
Opening:
  • Monday July 23, 6pm
  • Booking essential. Park in the village and walk to Homeacres.
  • Location 24 on the map 
Address: Homeacres, Alhampton, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6PZ
Contact: 01749 860292 or email enquiries@charlesdowding.co.uk
Website: www.charlesdowding.co.uk

The Cheeky Bean Café

Owners Amanda and Steven describe Cheeky Bean CAFÉ as 'a little coffee shop love explosion!' Serving made-to-order breakfasts, sandwiches, cakes & toasties.
Opening:
  • Tues-Fri: 8.30am-4.30pm; Sat 9.30am-4.30pm; Sun 9.30-3pm
  • Special locally sourced menu throughout the Food Trail 
  • Location 27 on the map
Address:12-12a Marketplace, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5AZ
​Contact: 01749 939574
Website: www.thecheekybean.co.uk

Fenny Castle Vinyard 

Fenny Castle Vineyard is a family-run VINEYARD on the edge of the Somerset Levels producing award-winning English sparkling  still wines and premium craft ciders.
Opening:
  • Daily, 10am-5pm​, for cellar door wine and cider shop
  • 4pm, Sunday 22 & Sun 29 for vineyard tour (free - book at fennycastlevineyard) 
  • Tutored wine tasting (£5) and English cream teas (£5) available as extras.
  • Location 3 on the map
Address: Panniers Farm, Castle Lane, Worth, Wells, BA5 1NL
Contact: Call 01749 678 900/928 or email james@fennycastlevineyard.co.uk 
​Website:  fennycastlevineyard

​Greenfield Café

Community CAFÉ that is part of the Mendip School, serving great, freshly cooked food and helping pupils to become independent and build skills.
​Opening:
  • Friday 20, 8.30am to 4pm
  • Location 26 on the map
Address: The Mendip School, Edmund Rack Rd, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Contact: 01749 838040 or email office@themendipschool.com​ 
Website: www.themendipschool.co.uk ​

Harry's Cider

Award winning craft Somerset CIDER made from 100% cider fruit.  Visit our orchards and press room to learn about cider making and enjoy samples. Proud to be part of the tradition of growing apples & making cider.
Opening:
  • Fri 20, Sat 21, Sun 22, Mon 23, Fri 27, Sat 28, Sun 29
  • 10am-5pm
  • Phone 01458 241324 to book a tour
  • Location 19 on the map
Address: Littlefield Lane, Long Sutton TA10 9NS
Contact: 01458 241324
Web: www.harryscidercompany.co.uk

Middlewick Farm and Shop

Middlewick Farm has been here since the  early 1600s. The FARM SHOP sells our own free range eggs, home bred pork and lamb, salad from our gardens and many Somerset products.
​Opening:
  • Mon to Fri, 9am-6pm
  • Sat & Sun, 9am-4pm (shop)
  • Sun 27, 6pm-9pm, Pop up Wine & Cider BBQ, with 15+ different Somerset ciders and wines on offer and Wick burgers or veggie burgers on the BBQ.
  • As a late entry, there's no marker on the map, just look out for blue signs
Address: Middlewick Holiday Cottages, Middlewick, Wick, Glastonbury, BA6 8JW
Contact: 01458 832351 or email:
hello@themiddlewick.co.uk
Website: www.middlewickholidaycottages.co.uk

Pitney Farm Café

The CAFÉ is a unique business working closely with Pitney Farm. Our menu changes every 4-5 weeks as the seasons offer new ingredients. The current menu reflects high summer, with fresh, nutritious flavours.
Opening:
  • Fri 20, Tues 24, Wed 25, Thurs 26, Fri 27, Sat 28
  • 10am-4pm daily
  • Special event: Farm tour on Tues 24 at 6:30pm, followed by a meal of fresh farm produce (£8.50). Book by emailing the address below.
  • Location 18b on the map
Address: The Wagon House, Woodbird Hills Lane, Pitney, TA10 9AP
Contact: 07769 173 682 or email thepitneycafe@gmail.com​​

Pisces Fish Shop

It is rare to find a FISHMONGER these days outside of the big city. Dean keeps the tradition alive with fresh local fish and a wide range of fruit and veg.
Opening:
  • Mon 9am-1pm
  • Tues to Fri 9am-5pm
  • Sat 9am-3pm
  • Location 11 on the map
Address: 5 The Borough, Wedmore,
BS28 4EB
Contact: 01934 710 318

School Farm

We are a mixed FARM on the Somerset Levels including sheep, poultry and pigs. Farmed by the same family for over 120 years. Vintage tractors will also be on display. Cream teas!
Opening:
  • Daily (except Tues)
  • 10am-4pm
  • Location 20 on the map
​Address: Silver Street, Muchelney, TA10 0DN
Contact: Email schoolfarmmuchelney@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.schoolfarmmuchelney.co.uk 

Wells Market

Long established and popular MARKET held every Wednesday and Saturday, with many stalls including artisan food producers, vegetables, plants, gifts, clothing and more. 
​Opening:
  • Wednesdays and Saturdays
  • 9am-4pm
  • Location 5 on the map
​Address: Market Place, Wells BA5 2RF

Wells Country Market

A co-operative weekly MARKET where everything is genuinely 'home made'. Also fresh fruit & veg from our producers' gardens and meat from Hector's Butchers, Wedmore
Opening: 
  • Fri 20 and Fri 27
  • 10am-12pm
  • Location 4 on the map
Address: Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells, BA5 2PU
Contact: wellscountrymarket@gmail.com

Bocabar

Lively CAFÉ, BAR and RESTAURANT serving local and seasonal focused menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also a popular music venue.
Opening:
  • Daily: Mon 9.30am-4pm; Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.30am-11pm, Fri & Sat 9.30am-1am; Sun 9.30am-4.30pm
  • Daily specials celebrating local, seasonal ingredients (not Sundays as this is a traditional roast menu)
  • Location 15a on the map
Address: The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury BA6 9FT 
Contact: 01458 440558 or bocabarglastonbury@outlook.com
Website: glastonbury.bocabar.co.uk

Cracknell's Farm

For well over half a century, Cracknell's FARM has reared poultry in a natural and traditional way. All our birds are free-range and additive free.
Opening:
  • Wed 25, Fri 27, Sat 28 for one-hour tours of the farm
  • 6pm (Wed & Fri), 2pm (Sat)
  • Sat navs and online maps tell you that you have reached your destination early: you need to follow the lane to the end.
  • Location 21 on the map
Address: Union Drove, Langport TA10 9EY
Contact: 01934 712124
Website: www.cracknellsfarm.com

Dykes Farm

​Family-run dairy FARM that produces raw organic milk. Visitors are welcome to watch us milking. Farmer Jean House will be on hand to explain what is happening.
Opening:
  • Fri 20, Wed 25, Fri 27, Sat 28
  • 4.15-5pm
  • Location 22 on the map
Address: Slough Lane, Stoke St Gregory, TA3 6JH
Contact: 01823 490349

​​Glastonbury Vineyard

Small family-run WINERY making wine from red Regent grapes, pink Sauvignon Gris grapes (which love our fertile heavy soil) and white Orion grapes which make Sauvignon Blanc.
Opening:
  • Every day (Friday 20 to Sunday 29)
  • 2pm to 5pm
  • Location 16 on the map
Address: Verland Green Farm, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, BA6 8QU
Contact: 07736 481210
​Website: Facebook page

Godminster Farm

Organic FARM & FOOD RETAILER producing award winning cheddar cheese, chutneys and vodkas thanks to its 280 dairy cows and orchards of delicious fruits and herbs. 
Opening:
  • The shop is open on Thurs, 9am-5pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat 9.30-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
  • Location 23 on the map
Address: Station Road (near St Mary's Church), Bruton, BA10 0EH
Contact: 01749 813733
Website: www.godminster.com

Hollybrook Farm

Organic beef FARM in the hamlet of Hollybrook, Westbury-sub-Mendip. Farmer Simon Dennis is offering tours of the farm.
Opening:
  • Sat 21, Sun 22, Wed 25, Sat 28, Sun 29
  • 2pm farm tour
  • Booking required. Email below
  • Note: Head for Hollybrook FARM Bungalow, not Hollybrook Bungalow which is nearby 
  • Location 7 on the map
Address: Hollybrook Farm, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Wells, BA5 1EU
Contact: sjcdennis@gmail.com

Peppers

Peppers CAFÉ and DELI is proud to support our Somerset food & drink producers. We stock dairy, eggs, bread, meats, wines, ciders, jams, chutneys and ice creams!
Opening:
  • Mon to Fri, 8.30am-4.30pm
  • Sat, 9am-13pm   
  • Location 29 on the map                                                                     
Address: 2-4 Town Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BG
Contact: info@pepperscateringofshepton.co.uk
Website: Pepperscateringofshepton.co.uk

Pitney Farm and Shop

100-acre organic mixed livestock and arable FARM managed by the Walrond family for over 200 years. We have a shop selling meat and vegetables from the farm. 
Opening:
  • Tues 24, Wed 25, Thurs 26, Fri 27, Sat 28
  • 10am-4pm
  • Special event: Farm tour on Tues 24 at 6:30pm, followed by a meal of fresh farm produce (£8.50). Book by emailing the address below.
  • Location 18a on the map
Address: Glebe Farm, Woodbird Hills Lane, Pitney, TA10 9AP
Contact: 01458 253002 or email rob.walrond@hotmail.com 
Website: www.pitneyfarmshop.co.uk

Pumpkins Deli

A bustling DELI and CAFÉ in the heart of Wedmore with the best cakes in the village and the best people watching spot on our terrace. Also selling artisan cheese, charcuterie and more.
Opening:
  • Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
  • ​Sat, 8.30am-3pm
  • Location 8 on the map                                                                          
Address: ​Borough Mall, The Borough, Wedmore, BS28 4EB
Contact: 01934 713289
Website: Facebook page 

Special Friday Market

Additions to Shepton's regular Friday MARKET include Stones Cider, Bengrove Market Garden salads, Milk Street Brewery, calm and kind confectionary & the Nestcake Caravan.
​Opening:
  • Friday 27, 9am-1pm
  • Location 28 on the map
Address: The Market Cross, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5AZ
Contact: Claire Gainard, Sustainable Shepton – cgainard@hotmail.co.uk  

The Smokehouse at the Wheatsheaf Inn

Chef Jonathan Newberry produces top-quality smoked food in the SMOKERY he built next to his PUB, the Wheatsheaf Inn. As well as hot-smoked salmon and trout, why not try his venison, chicken or scallops?
Opening:
  • Tues to Sun, lunch 12-2pm
  • Tues to Sat, dinner 6-9pm, drinks to 11pm
  • Smokehouse Shop open Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm
  • Location 13 on the map
Address: Stone Allerton, near Wedmore BS26 2NH 
Contact: 01934 444333
Website: Facebook page

Wilkins Cider Farm

Roger Wilkins and his family have been producing proper traditional CIDER from their farm in Mudgley for decades. Try it with some wonderful Cheddar & Stilton cheese! 
​Opening:
  • Mon to Sat (9am-5pm)​
  • Location 14 on the map
Address: Mudgley, Wedmore BS28 4TU
 Contact: 01934 712385
Website: wilkinscider.com

Burcott Mill 

Victorian WATERMILL producing organic wholegrain flour using traditional methods. One of only 50 fully working watermills operating in the UK.
Opening:
  • Sun 22, Mon 23, Tues 24, Wed 25, Thurs 26, Fri  27 
  • 3pm tours of the mill
  • £3.50 (concessions & family rate). Booking essential; call 01749 673118 
  • Location 2 on the map 
Address: Wookey, Wells, BA5 1NJ
Contact: 01749 673118
Website: www.burcottmill.com

Community Garden

Visit this amazing community GARDEN and find out more about our exciting new mushroom project. 
Opening:
  • Wed 25, Thurs 26, Fri 27
  • 1pm-4pm
  • Location 15b on the map
Address: Red Brick Building, Morlands Road, Glastonbury, BA6 9FT
Website: www.feedavalon.org.uk 

Dragon Willows Farm

An opportunity to visit Karin & Andy's wonderful 8 acre SMALL-HOLDING, meet the animals and take part in a sausage-making course.  If the weather's good, there'll be some bangers on the BBQ!.
Opening:
  • Sat 21, 1pm-3pm (numbers limited, please book in advance)
  • Sat 28, 11am-1pm (numbers limited, please book in advance)
  • As a late entry, there's no marker on the map, just look out for blue signs
Address: Godney Road, Glastonbury, BA6 9AF
Contact: Phone to book: 07785 985643
Website: www.dragonwillowsfarm.co.uk/

The George Inn

An ancient coaching inn, Grade II listed and one of the most prominent buildings in Wedmore, this PUB and RESTAURANT offers relaxed luxury and fine dining.
Opening:
  • Daily (Friday 20 to Sunday 29)
  • Food served 12pm-2pm and 6pm-9pm (Mon-Thurs), 12pm-3pm and  6pm-9pm (Fri, Sat)
  • Location 9 on the map
Address: Church Street, Wedmore,
BS28 4AB
Contact: 01934 712124

Growing food for free

​TALK: Author Angus Lavery shows how to grow food from 'waste'. Sprouting meals from peelings and choppings that would usually go into your waste caddy.
When?:
  • Sunday 29, 2pm
  • Booking required via Eventbrite (see link below)
  • Location 28 on the map
Venue: Cheeky Bean Café, 12-12a Market Place, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5AZ
Contact: Claire Gainard, Sustainable Shepton – cgainard@hotmail.co.uk
Book on Eventbrite by clicking here

Hector's Farm Shop

Artisan BUTCHER specialising in premium meat, ranging from wild venison to free-range poultry and cooked hams, as well as cheeses, cakes and jams. 
Opening:
  • Mon to Fri, 8am-5.30pm
  • Sat 8am-1pm
  • Tasting options and promotion of local meats and cheeses
  • Location 10 on the map
Address: The Borough, Wedmore, BS28 4EB
Contact: 01934 712384
​Website: Facebook page

Loaf Bakehouse

Coffee house and BAKEHOUSE serving a range of mouth-watering cakes, breads (such as 'gurt lush Somerset cider sourdough') and delicious coffee. 
Opening:
  • Daily, Fri 20-Sun 29
  • 8.30am to 5pm
  • Location 6 on the map
Address: 38 Market Street, Wells, BA5 2DS
Contact: ​01749 938398
Website: Facebook page  

Pizza making

Join Plotgate CSA for their VEG PATCH PIZZA making activity. They'll be gathering at Barton Inn to make delicious pizzas using ingredients from their vegetable beds.  
  • Sat 28, 4-7pm  
  • Location 17b on the map
Address: Barton Inn, Main St, Barton St David, TA11 6PZ
Contact: plotgate.csa@gmail.com 
Website: plotgatecsa.wordpress.com

​Plotgate CSA

Plotgate CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) aims to produce truly sustainable food that is local, freshly harvested and grown with low carbon inputs. Provides VEGETABLE boxes.
Opening:
  • Fri 20, 4-7pm veg hub at Barton Inn
  • Sat 21, 10am-6pm, open for visitors
  • Mon 23, 3-6pm at Hundred Monkeys, Glastonbury
  • Tues 23, 10am-6pm – guided site tours and volunteer activities
  • Wed 25, 10am-6pm – guided site tours and volunteer activities 
  • Sat 28, 12.30-9pm at Barton Inn – veg patch pizza making
  • Sun 29, 10am-6pm, site tours
  • Location 17a on the map                                                                 
Address: Double Gates Drove, off Mill Road, Barton St David, TA11 6DF
Contact: plotgate.csa@gmail.com
Website: plotgatecsa.wordpress.com​

Reducing waste

TALK: Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson shares his vision for drastically reducing restaurant and supermarket waste by creating recycling, composing and sustainable systems. Arthur has given a widely acclaimed TEDGlobal talk.
​When?:
  • Sat 21, 3pm​
  • Booking required via Eventbrite
  • Location 28 on the map
Venue: Cheeky Bean Café, 12-12a Market Place, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5AZ
Contact: Claire Gainard, Sustainable Shepton – cgainard@hotmail.co.uk
Book on Eventbrite by clicking here

Westcombe Dairy 

Small artisan DAIRY set in the lush pastures of east Somerset making traditional Cheddar and other West Country cheeses using unpasteurised milk from our cows.
Opening:
  • Fri 20, Tues 24 and Fri 27 for tours of the dairy
  • 10am, for one hour dairy tour
  • Cost £12, book in advance 
  • Location 25 on the map
Address: Lower Westcombe Farm, Evercreech, BA4 6ER
Contact: Call 01749 838033 or email shop@westcombedairy.com
Website: www.westcombedairy.com 

Wookey Farm

Small, family-run dairy goat FARM with about 150 goats as well as some rare-breed sheep, pigs and hens. Meet the animals and taste our meat, cheese, ice cream and delicious frozen yoghurt.
Opening:
  • Sat 21, 10am-1pm, for farm tours
  • Farm shop open daily, 9-5pm
  • Location 1 on the map
Address: Wookey Farm, Monks Ford, Wookey, BA5 1DT
Contact: 01749 671859
Website: www.wookeyfarm.com
Picture credits. With thanks to Creative Commons photographers (left to right, from top): Greens by Elnudomolesto; Beetroot soup, by Susie Weldon; Apples by Aaron Harmon, potato harvest, by Susie Weldon; Somerset cows by Susie Weldon; Cherries by Luminitsa; Green leaf by Stewart Butterfield; Onion rings by Global Panorama; Geese by Cracknell's Farm; Cow by Somersetman; Sandwich by Peter Stetson; Grapes by Alexander van Loon; Harvest by Oakley Originals; Cider apple by Steve Bridger; Cheeky cow by John Haslam; Stilton cheese by Martin Delisle; Sandwich by The Delicious Life; Seedlings by Susy Morris; Pig by Jack Malvern; Plotgate seedlings by Susie Weldon; Fish by Nick Fewing; Cream tea by Jack Malvern; Wells Market by Susie Weldon; Goat by Susie Weldon  
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