2023 Food Trail Participants

Independent café located in Pithers Bistro in Castle Cary, opening in the day. Chef and owner Jesse brings the Australian café and brunch scene to Castle Cary, having worked a series of independent cafes in Australia.

Cedrics is the home of the original Somerset cider and apple cake and is family-run since 1957. Showcasing multi-award-winning local artisan cheese, cider, beers, gin, rum, and brandy.

Charles Dowding's market garden produces mixed salad leaf bags for pubs, restaurants and shops. He uses it to teach his no dig methods and as inspiration for his books and YouTube channel (600,000 subscribers).

Health food shop championing local, sustainable food. Freshly baked bread, cakes, quiches, local and organic produce delivered daily, a mouth-watering choice of deli treats, including gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options.

Home to Burrow Hill Cider and Somerset Cider Brandy, cider has been made on our farm for over 300 years and Somerset Cider Brandy for 34 years. We grow all our apples and make liqueurs from other fruit we grow.

We make all our cheese from our herd of 10 milking Golden Guernsey Goats which are rare breeds. We serve homemade cakes, teas and coffees out of the converted horsebox.

Limeburn Hill Vineyard, overlooking the Chew Valley, makes natural, ecological wines & spirits and is the only biodynamic vineyard in the south west. We're linking up with Homewood Cheeses which makes delicious ewes' milk cheeses.

A colourful, lively market offering visitors a wide variety of fresh, high quality, locally produced food.

Somerset's prettiest market town, Castle Cary is a small town with a big heart. It has a weekly Tuesday market and thriving vintage event once a month.

Chard market operates on Saturday mornings and is comprised of a variety of stalls ranging from fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and other non produce items such as clothing and carpets.

"A simply amazing country market… the cakes and marmalade I've purchased from the Chew Valley Markets are delicious… Thank you!" Held Friday mornings.

Dragon Willows Farm is a traditional agroecological smallholding, comprising of livestock and agriculture. We make it our mission to work with nature and the natural cycle of the land with everything we do.