Regional food
North East England
An abundance of wild game, pubs delighting in local produce and farmers markets bustling with shoppers eager for home made fare, this ancient land is a food lovers delight. Heatherslaw Corn Mill works as it did in Victorian days, milling locally grown wheat and barley, the crusty bread from their bakery is perfect for spreading with heather honey, sweet and rich, full of the scents of the surrounding landscape. Chain Bridge Honey Farm at Berwick-upon-Tweed has over 1,500 hives, busy bees help create a hamper of delights from glistening honeycomb to beeswax candles. Craster kippers have long been succulent favourites on British breakfast tables, made for generations in the little village perched by the sea they are smoky and tender. Follow the fishy trail to Lindisfarne where oysters are farmed in view of the Holy Island, and cross the causeway - when the tide allows - for a glass of legendary Lindisfarne Mead from St. Aiden's Winery. Warm Summer days mean scarlet strawberries, fragrant, juicy raspberries and crisp, fresh asparagus, Brockbushes Farm grows them all, their kitchen turns their harvest into tempting treats for their friendly tea room and farm shop.
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