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Head to the Lake District for a Food Safari, explore England's vineyards, and get a medieval meal at St Briavel’s Castle Royal Banquet.

Sample legendary pork pies from Leicestershire, fine dining on the shores of Lake Windermere, historic pubs with fruity ales and tasty grub and a south Wiltshire artisan food trail in Salisbury.

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Fresh off the farm and regional specialities

Salisbury food; Rebecca M. Calamar;

Food Shopping in Salisbury

Prepare an unforgettable feast South Wiltshire style.

The Hollybush Inn, Staffordshire; Copyright: Advantage West Midlands;

Historic Pubs

English pubs have a fantastic story to tell.

Regional Food and Drink; Copyright: Visit Britain Image;

Regional Food and Drink

England’s regional dishes have a long and often-interesting history.

Birmingham fine dining and pork pie recipes from 1851

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shope, Melton Mowbray; Copyright: Ye Olde Pork Pie Shope;

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe

As well as a legendary pork pie, they also have sausages, chutney... the lot.

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Simpsons Restaurant, Birmingham; Everything Birmingham;

Fine Dining at Simpsons

Swap places with the chef and make the food yourself.

Fine Dining at Simpsons

Kitchen skills and vineyards

Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason; Thom Watson;

Afternoon Tea

It's a country-wide obsession

Halfpenny Green Vineyard, Staffordshire; Copyright Advantage West Midlands;

Vineyards and wine-tasting

Spit, slurp and swill the fruits of England's finest vineyards.

Annette Gibbons' Cumbria On A Plate; Copyright: Annette Gibbons;

Lake District Food Safari

English local produce at its best.

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New Inn, Suffolk; Copyright: The Landmark Trust;

HIGH END, NEW INN

Combermere Fruit Tree Maze, Cheshire; Copyright: Combermere Abbey;

COMBERMERE FRUIT TREE MAZE

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shope, Melton Mowbray; Copyright: Ye Olde Pork Pie Shope;

YE OLDE PORK PIE SHOPPE

MANCHESTER'S MARKETS Manchester Markets Cupcakes; There for the Baking;

Manchester Markets Cupcakes; There for the Baking;

FUTURISTIC MANCHESTER Manchester at Night; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Manchester at Night; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

AFFLECKS MANCHESTER Afflecks Shopping, Manchester; Aaron McManus;

Afflecks Shopping, Manchester; Aaron McManus;

WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Wimbledon Centre Court; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Wimbledon Centre Court; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

MEDIEVAL BANQUET AT THE TOWER Tower of London; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Tower of London; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

HARD ROCK CAFÉ Hard Rock Cafe, London; Jackie Abbott;

Hard Rock Cafe, London; Jackie Abbott;

STEEP HILL Steep Hill, Lincolnshire; Fifi-1968;

Steep Hill, Lincolnshire; Fifi-1968;

FOODIE FAVERSHAM Faversham Market Square, Kent; chibeba;

Faversham Market Square, Kent; chibeba;

CHAPEL DOWN WINERY Chapel Down Winery, Kent; Copyright: Chapel Down Winery;

Chapel Down Winery, Kent; Copyright: Chapel Down Winery;

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