Britain on a plate
Anyone who watched The Great British Bake Off and longed to spend a fne summer’s day strolling the grounds of a stately home and eating cake under canvas should consider heading to the Lake District for the late August bank holiday. For three days, the Great British Food Festival – effectively, if not offcially, the event equivalent of the hit TV show – will take over the grounds of Dalemain, an imposing Georgian mansion near Penrith. The line-up includes demonstrations by former Bake Off contestants (who will also be judging amateur efforts), stalls from 80 British food producers offering everything from artisanal fudge to homemade pickle, and generous servings of great street food. There will also be cooking lessons for children, plus foraging walks that roam across the estate’s acres of magnifcent parkland.
A fine selection of fudge for sale at a previous Great British Food Festival