Local Food

Visit Northumberland on September 17th, 2011

  Opera, Brass, Gilbert and Sullivan, Bach and the Northumberland Pipes to feature in 10 day Festival The first Northumberland Music Festival, taking place from 28th October to 6th November 2011 will bring performers of international standard to the heart of the region. Featuring Opera, Classical & Traditional Music, the concerts will be held at [...]

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Visit Northumberland on July 12th, 2011

To commemorate British Food Fortnight’s 10th Anniversary the public is invited to vote for their top food spot in Britain. Voting is now open and the winner will be announced at the start of this year’s British Food Fortnight (17 Sept – 2 Oct 2011). Voting is between the various English counties, Scotland, Wales and [...]

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Visit Northumberland on June 24th, 2011

In line with its unrivalled green credentials, Battlesteads pub, hotel and restaurant in Wark, near Hexham in Northumberland, has introduced hoki and hake fish varieties in place of haddock, cod and monkfish – and customers love them!! All food ingredients used in the Battlesteads kitchen are either grown in the two acre gardens and two [...]

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Visit Northumberland on May 31st, 2011

Keep an eye out for the ‘Destination E7′ series of adverts on national TV promoting the new Nokia E7 smartphone. One of the adverts features Northumberland’s famous Craster Kippers. TV producers only spent a week in the UK filming the advert and decided Craster was one of the best places to include in their advert. [...]

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Visit Northumberland on April 2nd, 2011

If you’re planning on visiting Northumberland near the beginning of a month this summer, be sure to pop over to the new Amble local food and craft market. Fresh produce will be on sale along with hand-made arts and crafts from over 20 local suppliers and retailers. The new monthly market – located in the [...]

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