One of the biggest events in the local produce
calender is Dorset
Food Week. This annual week long festival
includes lots of activities and events for everyone including
picnics, walks and talks, markets, exhibitions and, of course,
plenty of local food. Come along to a market and get your own
produce or visit a farm and learn where it all comes from. Visit
the Dorset Food Week
website for information (external link).
Other food and drink festivals taking place in Purbeck
include:
April
- Friday 10th and Saturday 11th April. Beerex festival
held in Wareham. Organised by the Wareham Round Table. For
further information contact Anthony Muraro on 07900 084277 or visit
their website: Wareham Round Table (external
link).
- Friday 10th - Sunday 19th. Walk about Food and Beer Festival at the
Geryhound Inn, Corfe Castle. Tel: 01929 480205. Enjoy the
tastes of Down Under! Ostrich, Crocodile and Kangaroo. Visit
the Greyhound Inn website for
further details (external link).
May
- Friday 8th - Sunday 10th May. Swanage Railway will be holding a
Beer Festival and Diesel
Gala mixing trains with real ales. Visit the
Swanage Railway
website for further information (external link).
- Friday 22nd - Sunday 31st. The Jurassic Coast Real Ale and Cider
Festival at the Geryhound Inn, Corfe Castle. Tel: 01929
480205. Enjoy the fruits of the surrounding areas. Hog Roast,
BBQ and live music. Visit the Greyhound Inn website for
further details (external link).
- Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th. Grand Purbeck Beer
Festival at The Kings Arms, Stoborough. 24 beers and
ciders, live music throughout, BBQ plus pimms and champagne. Food
served all day. Visit The Kings Arms
website for details (external link).
August
- Saturday 22nd and
Sunday 23rd. Traditional Cider and
Sausage Festival at The Kings Arms, Stoborough. Tel:
01929 552705. Live music both nights. Visit The Kings Arms
website for details (external link).
- Friday 28th - Monday 31st. Cider and Real Ale
Festival at The Sandford Hotel near Wareham. Tel: 01929
552026. 60 ciders and ales plus stone carving, face painting and
BBQ. Live music Friday to Sunday nights. Breakfasts served at 10am,
food served noon - 9.30pm.
- Friday 28th - Tuesday 1st September. Annual August
Bank Holiday Beer and
Cider Festival at the Greyhound Inn, Corfe Castle.
Tel: 01929 480205. Enjoy the fruits of the surrounding areas. Hog
Roast, BBQ and live music. Visit the Greyhound Inn website for
further details (external link).
October
- Saturday 24th to Saturday
31st. Cider and Sausage Festival at the
Greyhound Inn, Corfe Castle. Tel: 01929 480205. Fresh, local
and delicious sausage, cheese and ciders from Dorset. Visit the
Greyhound Inn website for
further details (external link).
- Saturday 24th - Sunday 1st November.
Dorset Food Week. Visit
the Dorset Food Week
website for information (external link).
Links:
Information about
Local Produce
How to buy direct
from the producer
Where to
buy local produce in Purbeck
Local
Markets
Contact Details:
To speak to someone in our Tourist Information Centre, please
call 01929 552740 or email us at tic@purbeck-dc.gov.uk.