SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL
TAKING PART: VENUES
SOMERSET FOOD TRAIL
INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPATING VENUES
Applications have now opened for food, farming and growing enterprises, as well as other venues such as restaurants, cafes and pubs, to take part in this year's Food Trail. On this page, you can find information on how to take part, including links to the application form, important information about listing fees, advice on event management, and more.
APPLY TO TAKE PART IN THE FOOD TRAIL
LISTINGS FEES
This year we have introduced a modest listings fee for most venues (non-profits and community groups are exempt) to enable us to cover some of our costs.
Although the Somerset Food Trail is run by volunteers, it costs us hundreds of pounds each year just to keep the website going, and we also need funds to cover publicity and signage costs. The fee includes listing of your profile and event/s during the festival, inclusion in our interactive map during the festival – and your profile on our website all year round.
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Standard listing fee: £20
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Pubs, restaurants, eateries, cafés and shops: £40
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Charities, CICs, CBS, not-for profits and smallholdings: £0​
After we have received your form, you will be emailed details of how to make your payment to us.
We have tried to maintain the balance between covering some costs and being as inclusive as possible, and we really don't want the listings fee to stop anyone taking part. If you think we have not got this balance right, please email us to discuss it. ​​​
PUBS, CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS
Any eateries taking
part in the 2025 Food
Festival must include some locally sourced food in their menu for the ten-day period of the festival itself.
This doesn't have to be your whole menu but we will be contacting you ahead of the Food Trail for your local food menu, plus details of where you've sourced the local ingredients from – which we will upload to the website.
LINKS TO THE APPLICATION FORM AND MORE
PRACTICALITIES
Please see below for links to the application form, as well as advice on how to make the most of your participation in the Food Trail, and other resources such as flyers, posters, social media frames and other downloads.
Please also make sure you have signed up to our mailing list and follow us on social media.
Somerset Food Trail would like to thank all participating enterprises, hosts, performers, guest curators, individuals and partner organisations for their support, co-operation and enthusiasm, and for their dedication to producing the finest quality, local, sustainable food and drink.
