Ginger and Spice V-Festival

Get ready for our Ginger and Spice V-Festival taking place from 23-27 September during British Food Fortnight.

Celebrate the culinary heritage of Market Drayton & explore local/seasonal food and drink with top chefs, local producers, bakers and cooks!

The annual, award winning festival is being held as a virtual, online experience for the first time.

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Shropshire’s Spicy Secrets!

The Ginger and Spice Festival explores the heritage & history of medieval market town in North Shropshire located on the county borders of North Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Market Drayton was originally set up by the monks of nearby Combermere Abbey in order to sell their home grown produce & wares, the market became the centre for trade in the area, and is still a thriving weekly market (Wednesday and Saturday).

The town is currently home to Billington’s Gingerbread which has been made in the town for over 200 years, as well as the Original Biscuit Bakers, yoghurt producer Müller, Fordhall Organic Farm plus real ale producers, Joule’s, who have been brewing since the 12^th century, also originally by monks!

Market Drayton is celebrated as being the Home of Gingerbread and is also twinned with the French town of Pézenas.

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