Food & Drink Festival
(Corfe Castle)

🗓️ Saturday 11^th – Sunday 12^th July 2026

The Corfe Castle Food & Drink Festival returns this summer for another year to celebrate the fantastic food and drink produced in Purbeck and the South Dorset area.

The National Trust and Love It Local are once again hosting the event in the grounds of Corfe Castle.

Set in the castle’s Outer Bailey, the festival is an opportunity to sample some of the area’s very best food and drink and to meet the people behind the businesses.

• Timings: 10am – 4.30pm
• Entry: Free (normal castle admission applies)

Live Music Line-Up

There’ll also be live music across the weekend, from:

• Bob Carter: Acoustic multi-genre guitar, playing on both days between 11am – 12pm
• Final Offer: Hear duo Angharad & Simon on Saturday, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
• Jono: Blues guitarist performing on Sunday, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
• State of Undress: Upbeat Dorset-based band playing both Saturday & Sunday, 2pm – 4pm

Stallholders

Food & Drink

Sample tasty street food from:

• Angithi: Authentic Indian dishes
• Crab Apple Catering: Sourdough wraps, shawarma, BBQ jackfruit & fries
• Dorset Lamb: Home-reared lamb burgers & koftas
• Greek Catering 4U: Traditional Greek gyros
• Jurassic Coast Fine Foods: Premium burgers, steaks & sausages
• Mamma Italia: Artisan Italian mac & cheese
• Taste of Thailand: Thai cuisine from a third-generation chef

Followed by sweet treats & baked goods by:

• Crêpe Salut: Fresh crepes served from a vintage Citroën van
• Dough Folk: Artisan cookies & pastries
• Flower Bakery: Baked goods including bread, sausage rolls & cookies
• Purbeck Ice Cream: Locally-produced ice cream & sorbets
• Relenka Sweet Treats: Award-winning fudge & Turkish delight

All washed down with drinks from:

• Black Ven Distillery
• Bubble Tea Party
• The Goat coffee & iced drinks
• Dorset Nectar Cider
• Lets Mix cocktails
• Sandbanks Brewery
• Shroton Fair Gin
• Utazo Spirits
• Whimsical Forager liqueurs & frozen cocktails

Produce & Homeware

Find some new favourite flavours or kitchen gadgets to take home with you at these stalls:

• Cherry Tree Preserves
• Horty’s Honey
• Riverford Organic Farmers
• Weymouth 51 chilli sauces & condiments
• Amazing Sharpeners
• Artie Flora parasols
• Pure Pet Food
• Untamed Cat Food

Stallholders

If you are a food or drink producer in the Purbeck or South Dorset area and would like a stall, get in touch with the Love it Local team by email: info@loveitlocalevents.co.uk

Find out more online: loveitlocalevents.co.uk/event/food-drink-festival/