The festival treated food lovers & families to a bumper week of events & activities in 2017. Come back & visit us here next year for all the details about our 2018 events. Meanwhile, here's a look back at 2017...
Penrith on a Plate
A chance to sample some of the finest foods and beverages lovingly produced in Eden and beyond at the annual Penrith on a Plate food festival day. Lots of artisan food and craft stalls, cookery demos, quality hot foods, independent shops and great entertainment.
- Saturday 15 July 2017, 10am to 5pm
- Penrith Town Centre
- Free entry (with festival wristband discounts on the day)
A chance to sample some of the finest foods and beverages lovingly produced in Eden and beyond at the annual Penrith on a Plate food festival day. Lots of artisan food and craft stalls, cookery demos, quality hot foods, independent shops and great entertainment.
Bee Aware!
Visitors stopped by to:
• Talk to beekeepers
• Watch the beekeepers at work on the hives
• Try to spot the queen bee in the observation hive
• Find out how honey is made
• Taste some local honey
Acorn Bank, has a watermill and other beautiful gardens to stroll around. The tea room uses garden produce and flour from the mill to make delicious cakes and snacks. The property is open from 10am to 5pm.
Hosted by Penrith Beekeepers Association.
- Sunday 16 July, 2pm to 3.30pm
- National Trust Acorn Bank, Temple Sowerby, nr Penrith, CA10 1SP
Visitors stopped by to:
• Talk to beekeepers
• Watch the beekeepers at work on the hives
• Try to spot the queen bee in the observation hive
• Find out how honey is made
• Taste some local honey
Acorn Bank, has a watermill and other beautiful gardens to stroll around. The tea room uses garden produce and flour from the mill to make delicious cakes and snacks. The property is open from 10am to 5pm.
Hosted by Penrith Beekeepers Association.
Festival Specials at the Lyvennet Cafe
* Lyvennet Pie with potato topping
And for dessert:
* Cumberland Rum Nicky served with cream or ice cream
* Meaburn Meringue with seasonal fruit
* Gooseberry Fool served with homemade Grasmere Gingerbread
* Westmorland Parkin
- Sunday 16 & 23 July, Maulds Meaburn Village Institute (MMVI)
- Eden's famous summer cafe at MMVI offered some extra delicious specials on both Sundays around festival week. Here's what was on the menu!
- * Farmers' Breakfast
- * Ploughman's Lunch with local cheeses
* Lyvennet Pie with potato topping
And for dessert:
* Cumberland Rum Nicky served with cream or ice cream
* Meaburn Meringue with seasonal fruit
* Gooseberry Fool served with homemade Grasmere Gingerbread
* Westmorland Parkin
Visit the Vista Veg Polytunnels
Tuesday 18 July, 11am to 4pm
Crosby Ravensworth
Free entry
Visitors curious to see how veg is grown dropped in at Vista Veg HQ. They saw how the team from this local growers' cooperative produce all the fresh vegetables enjoyed by families around Eden who receive their veg bag.
Tuesday 18 July, 11am to 4pm
Crosby Ravensworth
Free entry
Visitors curious to see how veg is grown dropped in at Vista Veg HQ. They saw how the team from this local growers' cooperative produce all the fresh vegetables enjoyed by families around Eden who receive their veg bag.
Penrith Farmers' Market
Penrith farmers market offers a tempting array of local specialities, seasonal produce and distinctive crafts, all in the heart of town. A chance to meet the producers and buy their fresh local food, while learning where it came from and how it was grown or made. The stallholders, a number of whom are award-winning producers, are also keen to offer a wealth of food know-how and recipes for their produce.
The farmers' market happens every third Tuesday, so keep it in your diary for the future!
- Tuesday 18 July, 9.30am to 2.30pm
- Market Square, Penrith
Penrith farmers market offers a tempting array of local specialities, seasonal produce and distinctive crafts, all in the heart of town. A chance to meet the producers and buy their fresh local food, while learning where it came from and how it was grown or made. The stallholders, a number of whom are award-winning producers, are also keen to offer a wealth of food know-how and recipes for their produce.
The farmers' market happens every third Tuesday, so keep it in your diary for the future!
Llama Karma Korma & Tours
Wednesday 19 July
Llama Karma Kafe, Brougham, Penrith, CA10 2AB
There were two very tasty options on the menu at this unique cafe and animal centre, on the outskirts of Penrith.
Llama Karma Korma
Guests sampled the cafe's very special Curry of the Day, its famous 'Llama Karma Korma'.
Tours
Individuals and groups alike enjoyed a free tour of the site for a chance to get up close to the fascinating llamas that give the cafe its name, and see the facilities beyond the cafe.
Wednesday 19 July
Llama Karma Kafe, Brougham, Penrith, CA10 2AB
There were two very tasty options on the menu at this unique cafe and animal centre, on the outskirts of Penrith.
Llama Karma Korma
Guests sampled the cafe's very special Curry of the Day, its famous 'Llama Karma Korma'.
Tours
Individuals and groups alike enjoyed a free tour of the site for a chance to get up close to the fascinating llamas that give the cafe its name, and see the facilities beyond the cafe.
World Music & Food Night
It doesn't get much better than this on a summer's evening... a sell-out crowed danced to original music by the uber-talented Penrith band Ponyland, along with pizza from an outdoor wood-fired oven.
- Friday 21 July, 5pm to 10pm
- The Brunswick Yard, Brunswick Road, Penrith, CA11 7JU
It doesn't get much better than this on a summer's evening... a sell-out crowed danced to original music by the uber-talented Penrith band Ponyland, along with pizza from an outdoor wood-fired oven.
Taste Appleby
- Friday 21 July, 10am to 5pm
- This brand-new event in the town centre showcased food and drink from Appleby and the surrounding areas, organised by the team at Low HowGill on Boroughgate. Visitors enjoyed tasters, cookery demonstrations and a chance to meet with food and drink producers and local farmers and their animals throughout the day.
Penrith Show
Full details at www.penrithshow.co.uk
Penrith’s annual agricultural show is always must-do day out!
- Saturday 22 July, from 8am
Full details at www.penrithshow.co.uk
Penrith’s annual agricultural show is always must-do day out!
Best of Booths
Booths in Penrith held a showcase of their food suppliers.
- Saturday 22 July (times to be confirmed)
- Booths, Brunswick Road, Penrith, CA11 7JU
Booths in Penrith held a showcase of their food suppliers.
Cumbrian Cuisine Night - Special Pop-up Restaurant
- Sunday 23 July, from 7pm
- Greenwheat Flowers & Fika, 9 Brunswick Road, Penrith, CA11 7LU
Eden Valley Artistic Network (EVAN) - Art Comes to Town!
Throughout festival week
Shops and businesses displayed works by the talented artists that are part of Eden Valley Artistic Network (EVAN). Art comes in lots of different forms, and EVAN also helped us bring quality busking music to Penrith on a Plate.
You can visit EVAN on Facebook and say hello or visit their website for more information about the network.
Throughout festival week
Shops and businesses displayed works by the talented artists that are part of Eden Valley Artistic Network (EVAN). Art comes in lots of different forms, and EVAN also helped us bring quality busking music to Penrith on a Plate.
You can visit EVAN on Facebook and say hello or visit their website for more information about the network.
Festival Special Menus
Both restaurants offered special menus for the festival, giving festival-goers a chance to try local produce, exquisitely prepared. Plus - special offers for festival wristband holders
Four & Twenty: www.fourandtwentypenrith.co.uk | 01768 210231
Mrs Miller's: www.mrsmillersculgaith.co.uk | 01768 882520
- Throughout festival week
- Four & Twenty, Penrith & Mrs Millers, Culgaith
Both restaurants offered special menus for the festival, giving festival-goers a chance to try local produce, exquisitely prepared. Plus - special offers for festival wristband holders
Four & Twenty: www.fourandtwentypenrith.co.uk | 01768 210231
Mrs Miller's: www.mrsmillersculgaith.co.uk | 01768 882520
Sainsbury's Local Food Focus
The Penrith store celebrated local & British products with barker cards designed by pupils from Culgaith CE School. More than 60 pupils turned their talents to creating these cards to highlight local produce for shoppers.
- 10-22 July, during normal store hours
The Penrith store celebrated local & British products with barker cards designed by pupils from Culgaith CE School. More than 60 pupils turned their talents to creating these cards to highlight local produce for shoppers.
