The best British food festivals and events to tickle your travelling tastebuds

Welcome in Autumn, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – and food festivals.

All over Britain there are fab foodie events where you can feast your eyes and feed your face.

At the Melton Mowbray Food Festival (October 3 – 4) you can take a pork pie master class in the Leicestershire market town where it was created, with baker Stephen Hallam. There will also be stalls with artisan cheeses, steamed puddings, locally-brewed ales and even gold-infused bubbly – now that's rich! Admission is £6 but under-16s go free. meltonmowbrayfoodfestival.co.uk

Raymond Blanc, Theo Randall and Yotam Ottolenghi are among the celebrity chefs who'll cook up a storm at the Abergavenny Food Festival (September 18-20). You can try street food from all over the world – German bratwurst, Indian curries, Spanish tapas and Greek souvlaki. Admission from £10, under-16s free. abergavennyfoodfestival.com

Kew Gardens' West Sussex outpost will be hosting its first Bountiful Botanics weekend taking you from potting shed to plate (September 26 and 27). At Wakehurst Place, home to the world's biggest seed bank, you can get advice from experts. Guest speakers lined up include truffle hunter Melissa Waddingham and the English Apple Man John Guest. Young ones can go on bug hunts and foraging tours, while adults can stock up on plants and delicious produce. Talks and tours cost £5 (children go free). kew.org/bountiful

The Great Bath Feast (October1-31) serves up a mouthwatering month-long menu of workshops, cookery demonstrations and appearances from celeb cooks such as Nigella Lawson, Tom Kerridge and John Torode. A Mad Hatter's Masquerade Dinner at Bath Masonic Lodge (adults £85) marks the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland On October 2. At half-term, follow the Healthy Eating Scarecrow Trail created by local school kids. Ticket prices at greatbathfeast.co.uk

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