The Wirral Food and Drink festival is great - really deserves a place - we go every year! Highly recommended!

Jenny Thomas, Liverpool, UK

Just to point out that the Abergavenny Food Festival is on 20th and 21st September, not 15th and 16th as stated int he article. It's a very quirky festival and a true celebration of food and drink as well as a showcase for local producers.

Mark, Hereford,

Don't forget the Thai Food Festival at Greewnwich Park on 9 and 10 August! Celebrating the very best thai food and thai culture across two days. Children under 120cm free.

www.amthai.co.uk/festival for advance tickets.

Stuart Singer, London,

You should also have Wirral Food and Drink Festival on the list. It is held on Claremont Farm on Sunday, August 24 and 25 and is run by volunteers. There are chefs' demonstrations, beer tent, children's entertainment and around 100 stalls.
Entry is free

Anne Benson, Wirral, United Kingdom

Don't foget the Bidwells Norwich & Norfolk Food Festival, 8th - 14th October in Norwich. It's a celebration of local produce, local talent and healthy eating, and there will be seven days of glorious food tasting, meals out, demonstrations, recipe swapping, learning, exploring and indulging.

Anne Patton, Norwich, Norfolk

October 4-5 East Midlands Food & Drink Festival at Melton Mowbray.
www.eastmidlandsfoodfestival.co.uk. With over 200 exhibitors the
largest of the regional food festivals. Traditional fare as well as
ethnic foods from many nations. Celebrity chefs, tastings, demonstrations. Children under 16 free

Matthew O'Callaghan, Melton Mowbray , UK

What about Scotland's Countryside Festival on 6th and 7th September at Glamis Castle, Forfar. We were there last year and it was brilliant. They even had a guy making smokies using a barel.

Fergus , Blairgowrie, Scotland

I collect a cookbook and I am just looking if we have any auction or cookbook markets or even a show so we can all see some of the old cookbook. eg, The American Peoples cookbook printed on 1956 and so on...as a caterer and a collector I would like to take part of such event if we have one.
thks.

Houria Pacha, Camden.London, UK

an excellent food festival is not on the list. The Ryedale Food Festival held in the grounds of the beautiful Castle Howard of Brideshead Revisited fame. It takes place from 25th May to 26th May - well worth a visit. See www.castlehoward.co.uk

Catherine Maudsley, Northallerton,

A THOUGHT FOR FOOD
September 5th, 6th and 7th 2008

A new 3 day food event to be held at country estate Stansted Park on the Hampshire/West Sussex border. Wine tastings, food demonstrations, entertainment and over 100 quality food stalls - a really good day out.
www.athoughtforfood.co.uk

Becky Gibson, emsworth, UK

Something is definately missing on this list.
The Christchurch Food Festival in Dorset. (from 9th May).
With its stunning location by the sea, beautiful river walks, events all week, food demonstrations by both local and celebrity chefs. Its a great event.
Why is it not on the list?

William Ludlow, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales

Best in the West Country is Bridport Food Festival in Dorset on 28 and 29 June. Really good fun family event, with cookery demonstrations, interesting talks and loads of tasty things to try, plus brilliant beer festival with ciders and real ale. A proper community event run by local people and food producers who love good food. Keep an eye on the website: www.bridportfoodfestival.org.uk

Sara Hudston, Bridport, UK

You also missed EAT! NewcastleGateshead May 3-22. This builds on last year's successful pilot.

Hghlights include the opportunity to dine in complete darkness served by blind waiters, to eat in guerilla restaurant in a top secret location, to experience a guided forage followed by a unique picnic and to see the the spectacular sight of a flotilla of fishiing boats sail down the River Tyne for the first time in 40 years. See www.NewcastleGateshead.com/eat for full details

Diane Green, Newcastle,

The Castle Howard North of York has a food fair with chefs such as james Martin and others. It is fantastic.. Usually runs in Summer.

A good opportunity to see Castle Howare as well and visit the farm shop. Produce is mainly their own. Game and meats are definately theirs. Venison is wild and from CH estates.

Worth a bit of research on dates and def. worth a visit.

David Hart Walkington, Beverley.

David Hart, Beverley, East Riding

You've missed the Chilli Fiesta at West Dean Gardens, West Sussex, 9th and 10th August. If you love hot and spicy food check it out, it's brilliant!!

http://www.westdean.org.uk/cms.cgi/site/gardens/events/chilli.htm

Sophie, Southampton,

And what about the best event of its type in the South East - the Hastings Seafood & Wine Festival in September down on the coast where Foyle's War was filmed? The fishing boats land right on the beach! Great local food, wine and music combined with an arts festival - fantastic weekend -20th and 21st Sept in 2008.

Tim Green, Hastings, East Sussex

Where is the Falmouth Oyster Festival in this list? Coinciding with the start of the Oyster dredging season in the Carrick Roads in October. The only place where oysters are still dredged by traditional old working boats under sail or manual winching, one of the sights of the country. Voted one of the best events in Cornwall last year by the visitors and participants.

Geoff Douglas, Feock/Truro, UK/Cornwall

eric y and jay whitlow are planning a trip over your way this year and this schedule of events is a great help! we like to not be such stupid american tourists and maybe we can "mix" in at a couple of these eating festivals. thanks!

eric y, wichita, ks