Food for thought

In case you haven’t seen, East Anglia was named as one of Lonely Planet’s top 10 places to visit in 2025 and one of the things it highlights is the food, including Norwich for ‘creative dining’. Norwich certainly has lots to offer, from street food in the market to fine (but fun) dining at the Georgian Assembly House.

So where can you meet some food producers? A great place to start is the free Beccles Food and Drink Festival on Saturday 24 May, 10am-4pm, now in its 10th year. If you’re not around on the day, have a look at the festival’s online list of artisan stallholders for a handy guide to ingredients and producers from the Broads and the wider East Anglia.

Meanwhile, here are some Broads producers to try.

agmeale.co.uk (Stalham – farm shop)

chetvineyard.co.uk (Bergh Apton)

fenfarmdairy.co.uk (Bungay – Baron Bigod cheese)

flintvineyard.com (Bungay)

humptydumptybrewery.com (Reedham)

marshpig.co.uk (Claxton – charcuterie)

norfolkraidercider.co.uk (Rackheath)

stpetersbrewery.co.uk (Bungay)

winbirri.com (Surlingham – vineyard)

woodfordes.co.uk (Woodbastwick – brewery)

yarevalley.com (Surlingham – rapeseed oil)

The festival is based in the historic town centre, with park and ride from Beccles Quay. It also offers a ‘grazing trail’, delicious world street food, music, children’s entertainment and a cookery theatre, providing culinary inspiration from local chefs and students from East Coast College Lowestoft.

becclesfoodfestival.co.uk