The picturesque South West England with its charming villages, serene rural landscapes, and old pubs serving delightful local food, is an ideal culinary getaway, whether you’re into traditional farms, alluring food markets, gastronomic festivals, or award-winning restaurants.
Somerset is increasingly gaining recognition for a great range of traditional, blue, and new cheeses, but what really put it on the world map was, and will always be, the versatile Cheddar. Take some time and explore the village of Cheddar, which gave birth to the most popular type of cheese in the UK and pay a visit to the famous Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company to see the only cheesemakers left in town practicing their skills. If you visit Somerset in the fall, don’t miss the annual Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show in September.