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Same great event with a new name and a brand new local sponsor!

Following the great success of the Taste of Sudbury last year, in its new home at Kentwell Hall in Long Melford. We are proud to unveil our new name Taste of East Anglia with plans are already well in place to ensure 2024 is even better.

`Supporting local producers and celebrating local food and drink has been the core focus of the festival for several years. It is important, and indicative of the success of the festival, that we have several local businesses supporting it and this year we are thrilled to announce that Mauldons Brewery will be one of main sponsors of the festival’ states Justine Paul who is part of the team at Suffolk Market Events that the runs the festival. `Mauldons is such a perfect fit for the Taste of East Anglia; they represent all the best values of our local food & drink sector which this festival will always want to showcase.’

Mauldons Brewery forms part of the Nedging Hall Estate, crafting award-winning real ales since 1795. Nedging Hall Estate is a family-owned country estate in Suffolk. The Estate comprises of The Bildeston Crown, Lindsey Rose, The Brewery Tap Sudbury and Nedging Hall.

Charlie Buckle of Nedging Hall Estate stated; Mauldons is Suffolk’s oldest brewery and we’re proud of its history and heritage in East Anglia. We are delighted to sponsor Taste of East Anglia and be part of an event that showcases the very best food and drink that the area has to offer.

The festival has always attracted all the family to attend. There is something for everyone this year. Over seventy stalls will be selling a wonderful selection of regional, artisan food and drink products as well as delicious Street Food, local Craft Ales and lager and plenty of fizz.

The popular main kitchen theatre will be running all day showcasing a range of Suffolk’s best chefs and bakers, there will be music from Bedford45 and free activities for children.

Tickets are just £6 for adults (18 years +)

Children go free (17 years and under)

10am – 5pm

15^th June 2024

Dogs are welcome.

Tickets can be bought via the festival website – www.tasteofeastanglia.co.uk

FREE parking

We are back in The Cattle Sheds at Trinity Park on Saturday 9th December for our gorgeous Christmas Farmers Market and it is looking delicious! Over fifty producers and makers will be filling this fantastic venue including brewers, butchers, bakers, pie makers, gin distillers, sewers, artists and candle makers. We’ve even got top notch, handmade dog treats for your four legged friends and there’s no chance of us humans getting hungry with a choice of amazing street food. And, as if it couldn’t get any better – it’s totally free of charge to enter and to park. Happy days.

Watch out for more details on the who’s going to be there.

The Cattle Sheds, Trinity Park (Suffolk Show Ground)

Saturday 9th December

10am – 2pm

Free entry and parking.

Make sure you diary date our two farmers markets later this month.

Lavenham Farmers Market on Sunday 22nd October where we will have forty local artisan traders surrounding the village hall with wonderful range of delicious food & drink. 10am – 1.30pm

And the final one is our popular farmers market on Market Hill in the centre of Sudbury. Over 25 stalls will run down Market Hill with local and fresh produce on Friday 27th October. 9.30am – 2pm

See you at one or the other or both!

There were so many fab stalls at The Taste of Sudbury Food and Drink Festival on Saturday and the best bit of all? Every stall at The Taste of Sudbury is genuinely local. Yep, they are all based in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire or Essex and travelled an absolute maximum of 50 miles to be with us (most are based within 30 miles)

So, which stall was your favourite? We’d love to hear!

Following the great success of the Taste of Sudbury last year in its `out of town’ location at Long Melford, plans are already well in place to ensure 2023 is even better.

With Melford Hall closed for outdoor events this year, the festival is delighted to be located in the grounds of Kentwell Hall, against the backdrop of the stunning Tudor mansion, this is the perfect location for all the wonderful tastes and smells at this one-day festival.

`Supporting local producers and celebrating local food and drink has been the core focus and theme of the festival for several years. It is so important, and indicative of the success of the festival, that we have several local businesses that support the festival and that we have enormous numbers of visitors who enjoy the festival each year. Coming to Kentwell Hall is somewhat serendipitous as I believe Kentwell Hall was the venue for one of the first farmers markets in the area over 20 years ago – it all makes perfect sense to come here’ states Justine Paul who part of the team that the runs the festival.

Likewise Kentwell Hall commented; `Judith and Patrick Phillips are delighted to welcome the Taste of Sudbury festival to Tourney Park at Kentwell Hall. A worthy and valued local event in a lovely Kentwell setting. We are very excited.’