Well that was an interesting first visit. The sun shone and the crowds were out. Had a brief glimpse of Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood's hand on the overhead screen in the mobbed food tent before I decided I get a better view on the telly an home. Instead, of telly heroes, went off to find some local food heroes. 
As a cheese-a-phile, were lots of types to try - cranberry and other fruity varieties were my favourite, although there lots of smoky and chilli blends too. With nibbles of cheese, organic chocolate, oatcakes/crackers with preserves, and spicy dips - no lunch was needed. All this was washed down with a few tots of declicious fruity ciders, wines and whiskies - trying to figure out how many tots make a unit was impossible - honest Mr Constable, I've not been drinking, hic!
There were lots of pretty, flawless flower blooms that people must have spent a bonkers amount of time perfecting. There was also the over-sized veg section ... ooh resist the temptation to ask if that's a giant marrow in your hand or are you really pleased to see me?
Lots of non-food stuff too - craft tent had lots of pretty things that tempted pound notes from my wallet. As a novice gardener, there was advice a plenty on improving soil, encouraging worms and attracting wildlife.
The musical entertainment was varied with the Rock Choir and Havana Swing.
A big cheer to the marshalls for the car parking arrangements - I was dreading long tailbacks in/out, but compared to some other events, it was so easy to arrive and leave with barely a queue.A big boo to the organisers though, for not giving any timetable information. I missed a couple of musical acts I would have like to see because I didn't know when they were on - and inside the tents you couldn't hear the PA announcements. There was a map at the entrance, so would it have been so difficult to add a schedule there as well!
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