A Fabulous Summer Artisan Festival in Dulverton

The charming moorland town of Dulverton was buzzing on Saturday 12 July with visitors enjoying the annual Dulverton Artisan Food, Drink & Crafts Festival.  People flocked from far and wide to enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful setting – keeping cool with ice creams or even a paddle in the river!

The event was held on the pretty Exmoor Lawns beside the River Barle – with live music, a variety of hot and cold refreshments, a choice of cocktails, cider, beer and wine, and of course many stalls selling a wide range of beautifully crafted items.  Handmade ceramics, jewellery, wood turned products, beeswax products, soft furnishings, leather goods and lots more.  Producers of local beef, lamb, pork, chilli plants all did a roaring trade. There was even a stall selling hand pressed Greek olive oil, with the olive grove owned by a local family. Visitors were treated to a demonstration of spinning mohair fibre from a herd of Angora goats from Devon.

Organised by volunteers from Visit Dulverton, all of the stalls were carefully curated and managed by Christine Dubery, Chair of Dulverton Town Council, who was delighted with the large footfall of visitors on the day and the excellent feedback.  One visitor from Taunton remarked on the “fantastic atmosphere” adding “what a fabulous array of quality produce and crafts – better than many of the big shows”.

Mrs Rawle from Dulverton said “It was lovely that people stayed around for much of the day, sitting under the trees and enjoying the refreshments and listening to the music from singing sisters Shelley and Karen. Great to see that visitors also took the opportunity to go and explore the rest of Dulverton and its shops and hospitality too.”

For a full list of all the stallholders go to the event page on this website.

The event was generously sponsored by Exmoor Distillery and Shalden Shooting School.