Ludlow Food Festival

Ludlow built a reputation as one of England's most surprising food towns in the 1990s and 2000s, briefly holding more Michelin stars per capita than almost anywhere else in the country — and its annual food festival, running since 1995, was one of the earliest and remains one of the most respected regional food festivals in Britain.

Local producers, breweries and independent food businesses from across Shropshire and the Welsh Marches fill the town's streets, reflecting the genuinely strong farm-to-table culture the region has built its reputation on.