British Food Fortnight has teamed up with Walkers Are Welcome towns to organise Foodie Trails around the country!

British Food Fortnight was started in the autumn of 2002, with the aim of promoting British produce and boosting the rural economy after the devastating effects of foot and mouth disease. Apart from the massive loss of livestock, one of the worst effects of foot and mouth was the fact that the countryside was closed to walkers. This quickly proved how essential walkers are to rural businesses, bringing extra income to village shops, pubs and B&Bs.

This is a great opportunity for walking towns to get involved with the national food celebration.  After all, when you finish a walk there is nothing better than a pint of local brew, a cream tea or a home-made pie!

We know that in each WaW town and village there is at least one pub, tea shop or restaurant serving the best local food. Most also have a master baker, a deli, a cheese maker, a cider maker, a micro brewery or even a vineyard. WaW towns are surrounded by farms that grow fruit and vegetables, rare breed meat or barley to brew the beer, or who run a little farm shop, so we want you to get involved. This is a great opportunity to promote WaW and BFF locally and nationally.

How to get involved:

• Read the Walkers are Welcome Newsletter to get ideas [click here]
  
• Talk to your local food producers, retailers and chefs to discuss ways that you can work together.
  
• Download a poster [click here] and add your walk or event details. Print this out and display it locally.
  
• Let your local newspaper and radio station know what you are doing.  
  
• Send your walk details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for help promoting your walk.