Experience Oxfordshire Guide 2019
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Local Produce - A Taste of <strong>Oxfordshire</strong><br />
<strong>Oxfordshire</strong> boasts a wealth of artisan producers, so why not take the opportunity<br />
to discover the eclectic tastes on offer?<br />
Food & Drink<br />
Blenheim Palace<br />
Food Festival<br />
Waddesdon Manor’s<br />
monthly Artisan Food<br />
Market offers the best in<br />
fresh seasonal produce,<br />
locally sourced from<br />
independent food<br />
producers. The annual<br />
Blenheim Palace Food<br />
Festival brings together<br />
a vast array of regional<br />
food and drinks from 130<br />
stallholders including artisan<br />
bakers, craft brewers and<br />
traditional ice creams.<br />
Thame Food Festival<br />
The annual Thame Food<br />
Festival is a fantastic<br />
place to discover local<br />
produce, from food and<br />
wine to dog treats! There is<br />
plenty to see and do for all<br />
the family including food<br />
demonstrations, music acts<br />
and dog shows.<br />
<strong>Oxfordshire</strong> beekeepers<br />
Brightwell Bees, based at<br />
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell<br />
near the market town of<br />
Wallingford, produce clear<br />
summer honey from their<br />
hives and also offer talks<br />
about the incredible life of<br />
the honey bee. Brightwell is<br />
also the home of Brightwell<br />
Vineyard, award-winning<br />
producers of wine.<br />
TOAD Distillery<br />
You can even find Brightwell<br />
Wine in the Oxford Visitor<br />
Information Centre on<br />
Broad Street, which stocks<br />
a range of local products<br />
including Tiddly Pommes<br />
apple juice made from local<br />
fruits; Oxford Marmalade<br />
and The Oxford Artisan<br />
Distillery (TOAD) Gin,<br />
produced at the only<br />
distillery in the world to<br />
use ancient populations’<br />
heritage grain. TOAD<br />
also offer distillery tours<br />
where you can discover<br />
their approach to distilling<br />
and follow the production<br />
processes that make their<br />
craft spirits so special.<br />
Hook Norton Brewery is a<br />
passionate family business<br />
brewing a fantastic range<br />
of award-winning beers.<br />
During their brewery tour<br />
you will discover their rich,<br />
handcrafted heritage and<br />
modern brewing methods.<br />
Wychwood Brewery<br />
also offer tours showing<br />
the brewing processes<br />
of Wychwood and<br />
Brakspear Beers, from the<br />
raw ingredients to the<br />
finished product, featuring<br />
Brakspear’s famous Double<br />
Drop system.<br />
Keeper's Gin<br />
Local Produce: A Taste of <strong>Oxfordshire</strong>
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