Ludlow Food Festival 2026

Ludlow Food Festival is one of the most respected food festivals in Britain — a weekend celebrating local and artisan food producers held within the walls of Ludlow Castle. The setting is spectacular — food stalls, cooking demonstrations, and tastings arranged in the medieval castle grounds with the ruins as a backdrop. The festival focuses on quality over quantity — around 180 producers from the Marches region and beyond. The emphasis is on real food, traditional methods, and direct relationships between producers and consumers. Sausage trails, beer tents, cheese tastings, and cooking demonstrations from notable chefs fill the weekend. Ludlow itself is a beautiful medieval market town with an exceptional restaurant scene for its size. The town has been called Britain's food capital, and the festival is the concentrated expression of that reputation. Tickets sell well in advance. The castle setting, the quality of the producers, and the knowledgeable crowd make this one of the best food events in the UK.