This year's stallholders will be offering everything from the finest, freshest local produce to handmade gifts at the 160 stalls throughout the grounds. Here is the full list of exhibitors at Bishop Auckland Food Festival.
Market Place
AMKO Foods
Goose fat/dumpling mix, honey
Boulevard
Smoked salt, peppercorns, oils, garlic and mushrooms
Bradley Burn
Farm shop products
Bishop Auckland Town Team, plus Bishop FM Radio
Brocksbushes Farm
In-season fruit and veg, and home baked savouries and sweets
Broomhouse Farm
Brown & Blond
Brownies and blondies, 40-plus flavours
Burtree Puddings
Puddings, cakes and sauces
Café 1618
Traditional lead miners’ pasties
The Cherry Tree
Pickles, chutneys, jams and cheese
Chirnells Farmhouse Kitchen
Scones, cakes and biscuits
The Crepe Company
Crepes, and hot and cold drinks
Cuddy Duck Chocolates
Chocolate bars and chocolate products
Cupcake & Co
Cupcakes, cake slices, cake lollies and baking accessories
Dessert Heaven
A range of sumptuous desserts
Dutch Doughnut Company
Doughnuts, hot and cold drinks, and muffins
Farmhouse Direct
Handmade pork pies and rare breed sausage rolls
Flavour Magic
Infusions of rock salt and spice blends
Frere Quenelle Liqueurs
Vodka and gin based liqueurs
The Fruit Kitchen
Fruit liqueurs, cordials and vinegars
Geordie Bakers
Artisan bread
Gilchrists Confectionery
Traditional and speciality confectionery, children's pick and mix
Gingernuts of Teesdale
Aprons and baking sets, gingerbread biscuits and cookies
Gluten Free Food Products
Gluten free quiches, pies, scones, muffins, puddings – all pre-packed
The Green Grove
Fresh fruit and veg, hen and duck eggs
Green Olives
Olives, Turkish Delight, nuts, baklava, dates
The Handcrafted Boutique
Handcrafted handbags and jewellery
Harvey's International Sausages
Local, regional and international sausages
Hebridean Liqueurs
Hill Island Brewery
Bottled beers
Hot Stuff Chilli Company
Chilli sauces, chuntney, jams and oils
Johnson's Toffees
Handmade toffees, fudges and truffles
Mabel & Mary's Pantry
Mobile tea shop selling hot and cold drinks, home-made cakes, biscuits and scones baked in the van
The Mad Jam Woman
Jam, relish, curds and sauces
Mr Fitzpatrick's Cordials
Traditional cordials
New Zealand Pie Company
Gourmet pies
North Chocolates
Gourmet chocolate bars and chocolate goodies
Northumberland Cheese Co
Artisan cheeses
Northumberland Sausage Company
Prince of Pies
Pre-packed pies made with centuries old recipes
Ramside Catering
Paella, plus hog roast
Real Cider Company
Real ciders and perries
Retro Shots
Handmade flavoured vodka and chilli spirits, retro sweety jewellery
Riverford
Organic vegetable boxes
Rose Cottage Pantry
Artisan pork pies, savoury pies and pork scratchings
Simply Precious
Handcrafted silver fingerprint, hand and footprint jewellery and keepsakes
Simply Sencillo Cider
Cider bar serving Somerset ciders on draught and in bottles, plus slush puppies
SK Biscuits
Swallowfish Traditional oaksmoked fish and shellfish, fresh fish, oysters
Sweets of Yesteryear
Tomkinsons Bakery
Breads, cakes, pastries
Tophat Teacakes
Wellybix
Healthy handmade dog biscuits and treats
Wiga Wagaa Chilli
Chilli sauces, chutney, jams, oils
Wild Wood Gifts
Handcrafted wooden cheese, bread and chopping boards, mirrors and giftware
Yoghurt Delights
Yorkshire Dales Real Food
Granola, muesli, porridge
Castle Courtyard
Courtyard area
Auckland Castle
Information, plus castle’s future
Black Paw Brewery
Real ale sold in bottles and mini-casks
Broom Mill Farm
Eggs, bacon, farm produce
Burnhopeside Hall Farm
Free-range eggs and rare breed pork
Caramelised Nut Hut
Caramelised nuts, muffins, chocolate apples and marshmallows
Durham Gin
Finest local gin and press
Durham Venison & Game
In-season game, venison, rabbit and game sausages, burgers, pies
Famous Fudge Bar
Fudges, toffee and nougats
Galloway Fudge Company
Home-made fudge, marshmallows
The Gingerbread Mam
All ginger products including wine, beer, cake, pudding and shortbread
Heron's Bakery Van
On loan from Beamish museum and selling freshly-baked Beamish bread
Lacey's Cheese
Handmade cheeses
Leaside Cheesemakers
Handmade cheeses
The Moody Baker
Breads, pies, pasties, cakes, granola, nut roast
The Northern Echo
The Olive Store
Olives, Iberico ham, chorizo, peppers
Pimms
Bar, serving wine, beers, champagne
Prime Catering
German Bratwust sausages and burgers
Proof of the Pudding
Home-made traditional puddings
Ramside Catering (hog roast)
Hog roast trailer
Ramside Catering (noodles)
Chinese noodle trailer
Rington’s Classic Delivery Vehicle
Product stall
Safari Catering
Exotic African-themed foods, including springbok and crocodile, also new African sauce range
Smoothie Mania
Fruit juice and smoothie delights
Sonnet 43 Brew House
Craft beers in bottles, mini-kegs and gift packs, glasses and merchandise
South Durham Honey
Honey and hive products
Spicy Monkey
Handmade curry sauces, spicy pickles and curry pastes
Sweet Sally Cinnamon
Baking mixes, cinder toffee, hot chocolate spoons and sweet sauces
Truly Tempting Chocolate
Handmade chocolate products
Yorkshire Drizzle
Flavoured rapeseed oils and balsamics
Yorkshire Hot Dogs
Gourmet hot dogs
In the marquee
Alison's Handmade Teddy Bears
Traditional teddy bears
Beverley’s
Scarves, handbags, fashions
Bitz & Bobz
Patchwork and quilted goods, lavender filled gifts
Butterwick Hospice
Charity tombola
Chunk Chocolates
Handmade Belgian chocolates, bags of chocs, lollies & hot choc spoons
DCC Library Service
Public library services
Handmade by Judith
Handmade wooden home wares & gifts with shabby vintage feel
Hop & Grape
Wine/beer kits and packs
Jenny Bell Ceramics
Hand-painted and printed ceramics
Jewellery Nights
Fashion jewellery for all occasions
Kenspeckle Confectionery
Fudges, chocolates, traditional confectionery
Lillypad
Hand-crafted heart-themed items
My Little Beauty
Milkshakes and manicures
Phoenix Trading
Gift wrap and cards
Pieroth Wine
Shirmar
Cards, sugarcraft and small gifts
Tartan & Tweed
Tweed lampshades and gifts
A Taste of Cumbria
Castle grounds
Agnes Rose
Vinegars, syrups, oils
Carwinley Preserves
Jams, chutneys and chillis
Deer 'n' Dexter
Venison and Dexter beef products
Esmati Green Olives
Olives, Turkish Delight, baklava and nuts
Ginger Bakers
Cakes and bakes, including gluten-free
Hallsford Farm
Beef, lamb, pork, sausages, bacon and burgers
Interlude Ceramics
Handmade ceramics
Lakeland Fudge
Handmade fudge
Lakeland Steaks
Hot food including steaks, beefburgers and hotdogs
More Artisan Bakery
Artisan breads and tray bakes
Mr Vikkis
Indian fusion pickles
Pizza Loco
Freshly-made pizzas cooked in a wood-burning oven
Sarah Nelson’s Grasmere Gingerbread
The Sauce Queen
Pour-over sauces for meat, fish and pasta
Shaw Meats
Artisan salami and cured meats, sausages, haggis, black pudding, game and exotic meats
Strawberry Bank Liqueurs
Flavoured gins, vodkas and liqueurs
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