It's the tenth anniversary of Wells Food Festival, situated in the medieval heart of Wells. It is free to enter and packed full of foodie adventures for the whole family. There's lots going on, so take a look at the line-up of events below and get planning your day to make sure you don't miss out on any tasty activities!

PLAN YOUR DAY

Artisan Market and Street Food

This year's Artisan Market takes centre stage at the festival, with almost stalls stretching from the Wells Market Place, along the Palace Moat and into the Recreation Ground.

Taste your way around the world with everything from Somerset cheese toasties to Cantonese dumplings.

Celebration of English Wine

his successful marquee celebrating English wine is in the Recreation Ground. As well as representation of vineyards from all over the country, Ben Franks from Novel Wines in Bath will be hosting three exclusive wine tasting sessions:

• 11am: Wines of the West: An English Tasting, including cheese and charcuterie nibbles £15
• 12.30pm:  The Many Faces of English Fizz, including charcuterie and cheese board luncheon £25
• 3.00pm: Can England Make Good Red Wine, including cheese and charcuterie nibbles £15

Tickets available from wellsfoodfestival.co.uk

Fun Kitchen in the Children's Zone

The children's section of the festival in the Recreation Ground is expanding for the 10th anniversary, complete with street food stalls selling innovative hand-held meals for smaller appetites.

Fun Kitchen, an award-winning pop-up cookery school, will be on hand providing four 45-minute cookery sessions for children, aged three and above, to create Cheese and Tomato swirls.

These start at 10.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

The sessions are free to join in but numbers are limited so it's suggested that anyone interested should head over to Fun Kitchen marquee in the Recreation Ground early on the day and book a place..

Cooking Competition

Following the format (almost!) of Ready Steady Cook, two chefs will be put through their culinary paces in a Wells Food Festival cook-off.

Hosted by Charlie Bigham and joined by Wahaca founder and chef, Thomasina Miers, and chef-turned-charity founder, Nicole Pisani, ingredients will be provided by local producers and artisans at the festival and contestants will be challenged to create a winning recipe to showcase them.

The Cooking Competition will be in the Fun Kitchen marquee from 1 – 2 pm.

For further information and to keep up-to-date with news visit www.wellsfoodfestival.co.uk