Culinary delights await crowds who are heading for Tatton Park in Cheshire this weekend for the annual Foodies Festival.

From Friday to Sunday, foodies can look forward to a taste-bud-tickling weekend as the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink comes to the county.

More than 35,000 hungry foodies are set to feast on a mouth-watering line-up of foodie fun including cookery demonstrations from this year’s MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire and top chef Aiden Byrne, a Street Food Avenue serving flavours from around the world, more than 100 artisan producers, champagne masterclasses and chilli-eating competitions.

Other highlights of the festival include a Vintage Tea Tent, BBQ Stage, Giant Pimm’s Teapot and Rum Galleon, Cake and Bake Theatre, Kids Cookery School and a Live Music Stage.

Tickets are £10 Friday, £13 Saturday and Sunday. Accompanied under 12s free. Call 01625 374428 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.