VisitWiltshire Visitor Guide 2024

Bishopstow Hotel & Spa
Allium
Fisherton Mill
Harvest Coffee Shop
If celebrations are the order of the day you could head for
Rick Stein’s restaurant in Marlborough or Pythouse Kitchen
Garden a restaurant within a stunning Victorian walled garden in
Tisbury. Book a table at The Old Bell in Malmesbury (England’s
oldest hotel). Or Allium an independent, family-run fine dining
restaurant, serving the best of modern British cuisine, located
in the centre of the beautiful charter market city of Salisbury.
The hotel restaurants at Lucknam Park near Chippenham
and Whatley Manor near Malmesbury. All of which have won a
coveted Michelin star (or two!).
With such a wealth of fresh local produce right here on the
doorstep, Wiltshire sets great store by its mouth-watering range
of foodie events. Sample the beer festivals in Devizes (February
and July), Chippenham and Malmesbury (April), Blunsdon (May)
and Swindon (October). Or savour the food and drink festivals in
Devizes (May), Corsham (June), or Bromham, Calne, Melksham
and Salisbury (September). Wander among an array of tempting
stalls. Inhale the aromas of freshly-ground coffee and herbs.
Eat your fill from sizzling sausages, barbecues or a hog roast.
Then wash it all down with one of our lip-smacking local ales.
Tunnel Vision… Bishop’s Tipple… Flint Knapper… in Wiltshire
the names are almost as delicious as the brews themselves.
You can enjoy a home-grown pint at Wadworth Brewery. You
can discover your own personal gin profile – and their range
of signature cocktails – at Bombay Sapphire Distillery in
Whitchurch. Or sample award-winning still and sparkling
wines at Bluestone Vineyards near Salisbury or try red
or rose wines at the newly opened Carvers Hill Estate
vineyard and winery near Marlborough. On the Fonthill
Estate you will find Stone Daisy Brewery and Witchmark
Distillery producing high quality beer and whiskey using
mainly ingredients from the estate itself.
Why not try out your own culinary techniques at one of
our cookery schools? You’ll find a wide range of courses
for adults and children at Vaughan’s Cookery School
in Devizes, The Farm Cookery School in Bromham, The
Cooking School in Warminster.
Taste, provenance, food miles… in Wiltshire, good food
matters. Here, we create food to feed the soul. Lucky, then,
that life moves at a gentler pace. Giving you time to savour
the culinary magic conjured up by our chefs, bakers and
brewers. Start the day by tucking into a hearty Wiltshire
breakfast. Then linger over elevenses. Treat yourself to
afternoon tea. While away the hours over a long lunch, or
dinner with family and friends. No hurry. It’ll be ready in a
Wiltshire minute.
For more inspiration or go to www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/
food-and-drink
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