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:
Contact: 01934 710342 Website: bioaquafarm.co.uk Charles DowdingRenowned 'no dig' GARDENING expert Charles Dowding will host an evening tour of his wonderful vegetable garden, demonstrating 'no dig' cultivation.
Opening:
Contact: 01749 860292 or email enquiries@charlesdowding.co.uk Website: www.charlesdowding.co.uk The Cheeky Bean CaféOwners Amanda and Steven describe Cheeky Bean CAFÉ as 'a little coffee shop love explosion!' Serving made-to-order breakfasts, sandwiches, cakes & toasties.
Opening:
Contact: 01749 939574 Website: www.thecheekybean.co.uk Fenny Castle VinyardFenny 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:
Contact: Call 01749 678 900/928 or email james@fennycastlevineyard.co.uk Website: fennycastlevineyard Greenfield CaféCommunity CAFÉ that is part of the Mendip School, serving great, freshly cooked food and helping pupils to become independent and build skills.
Opening:
Contact: 01749 838040 or email office@themendipschool.com Website: www.themendipschool.co.uk Harry's CiderAward 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:
Contact: 01458 241324 Web: www.harryscidercompany.co.uk Middlewick Farm and ShopMiddlewick 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:
Contact: 01458 832351 or email: hello@themiddlewick.co.uk Website: www.middlewickholidaycottages.co.uk Pitney Farm CaféThe 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:
Contact: 07769 173 682 or email thepitneycafe@gmail.com Pisces Fish ShopIt 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.
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BS28 4EB Contact: 01934 710 318 School FarmWe 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:
Contact: Email schoolfarmmuchelney@tiscali.co.uk Website: www.schoolfarmmuchelney.co.uk Wells MarketLong established and popular MARKET held every Wednesday and Saturday, with many stalls including artisan food producers, vegetables, plants, gifts, clothing and more.
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Wells Country MarketA 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:
Contact: wellscountrymarket@gmail.com |
BocabarLively CAFÉ, BAR and RESTAURANT serving local and seasonal focused menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also a popular music venue.
Opening:
Contact: 01458 440558 or bocabarglastonbury@outlook.com Website: glastonbury.bocabar.co.uk Cracknell's FarmFor 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:
Contact: 01934 712124 Website: www.cracknellsfarm.com Dykes FarmFamily-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:
Contact: 01823 490349 Glastonbury VineyardSmall 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:
Contact: 07736 481210 Website: Facebook page Godminster FarmOrganic 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:
Contact: 01749 813733 Website: www.godminster.com Hollybrook FarmOrganic beef FARM in the hamlet of Hollybrook, Westbury-sub-Mendip. Farmer Simon Dennis is offering tours of the farm.
Opening:
Contact: sjcdennis@gmail.com PeppersPeppers 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:
Contact: info@pepperscateringofshepton.co.uk Website: Pepperscateringofshepton.co.uk Pitney Farm and Shop100-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:
Contact: 01458 253002 or email rob.walrond@hotmail.com Website: www.pitneyfarmshop.co.uk Pumpkins DeliA 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:
Contact: 01934 713289 Website: Facebook page Special Friday MarketAdditions to Shepton's regular Friday MARKET include Stones Cider, Bengrove Market Garden salads, Milk Street Brewery, calm and kind confectionary & the Nestcake Caravan.
Opening:
Contact: Claire Gainard, Sustainable Shepton – cgainard@hotmail.co.uk The Smokehouse at the Wheatsheaf InnChef 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:
Contact: 01934 444333 Website: Facebook page Wilkins Cider FarmRoger 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:
Contact: 01934 712385 Website: wilkinscider.com |
Burcott MillVictorian WATERMILL producing organic wholegrain flour using traditional methods. One of only 50 fully working watermills operating in the UK.
Opening:
Contact: 01749 673118 Website: www.burcottmill.com Community GardenVisit this amazing community GARDEN and find out more about our exciting new mushroom project.
Opening:
Website: www.feedavalon.org.uk Dragon Willows FarmAn 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:
Contact: Phone to book: 07785 985643 Website: www.dragonwillowsfarm.co.uk/ The George InnAn 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.
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BS28 4AB Contact: 01934 712124 Growing food for freeTALK: 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?:
Contact: Claire Gainard, Sustainable Shepton – cgainard@hotmail.co.uk Book on Eventbrite by clicking here Hector's Farm ShopArtisan BUTCHER specialising in premium meat, ranging from wild venison to free-range poultry and cooked hams, as well as cheeses, cakes and jams.
Opening:
Contact: 01934 712384 Website: Facebook page Loaf BakehouseCoffee house and BAKEHOUSE serving a range of mouth-watering cakes, breads (such as 'gurt lush Somerset cider sourdough') and delicious coffee.
Opening:
Contact: 01749 938398 Website: Facebook page Pizza makingJoin 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.
Contact: plotgate.csa@gmail.com Website: plotgatecsa.wordpress.com Plotgate CSAPlotgate CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) aims to produce truly sustainable food that is local, freshly harvested and grown with low carbon inputs. Provides VEGETABLE boxes.
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Contact: plotgate.csa@gmail.com Website: plotgatecsa.wordpress.com Reducing wasteTALK: 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?:
Contact: Claire Gainard, Sustainable Shepton – cgainard@hotmail.co.uk Book on Eventbrite by clicking here Westcombe DairySmall 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:
Contact: Call 01749 838033 or email shop@westcombedairy.com Website: www.westcombedairy.com Wookey FarmSmall, 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:
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