insideKENT Magazine Issue 57 - December 2016 | Page 144

TOWNSPOTLIGHT
Faversham cont .
Faversham Hat Festival
apple-cured sea trout with Waldorf salad ; honey roasted breast of Gressingham duck with beetroot and port jus , mashed potatoes and vegetables ; and cinnamon coated Nutella gnocchi ‘ doughnuts ’ with vanilla ice cream .
The Plough Inn The Plough Inn is the quintessential English country pub , with oak beams , wooden floors , comfortable seats and a lovely atmosphere . But the food served and created here is far from ‘ the norm ’, and it is all delicious – so much so that locals and visitors alike have dubbed The Plough Inn their favourite Faversham restaurant . If you choose to dine here , you will have a wide variety of dishes to pick from including horseradish panna cotta with wild mushrooms and a black pudding crumb ; local venison loin with celeriac dauphinoise , butternut squash , salsify , blackberry and cardamom ; and local beer-battered fish and chips with mushy pea mayo and tartare sauce .
ANNUAL EVENTS
Faversham Hat Festival // Apr The Faversham Hat Festival started in 2014 , and immediately became a huge success . The idea behind it is to celebrate the arts , and to promote Faversham as a fabulous place to visit – and it does both beautifully . Each year there is a new theme to the hats on display , and in the lead up to the festival itself there are plenty of workshops and talks to explain how hats are made – to encourage the public to make their own hats and to exhibit them at the festival . There are prizes for the best creations too !
Faversham Hop Festival // Sep Hops have always been a huge part of the landscape and economy of Faversham , so it ’ s no surprise that there is an annual festival to celebrate them . Located in the medieval town centre , this festival is set to commemorate those historic times when families would travel from London to Kent to go hop picking .
Faversham Food Festival // Sep Faversham has long been seen as an important part of the food and drink scene in Kent , and this annual festival shows that that is definitely the case . The food festival provides the public with the opportunity to find out more about where their food comes from , and it offers local producers and creatives the chance to show off their goods and explain how and why they are made .
TOP SPOT
Faversham ’ s main market is mentioned in the Domesday book , and since then ( and even before then ) it has drawn the crowds . Now it takes place in the town centre every Tuesday , Friday and Saturday and you can find exceptional local produce , plants , gifts and more .
DID YOU KNOW ?
There aren ’ t many places outside of London where our kings and queens are buried , but Faversham is one of them . The graves of King Stephen who died in 1154 and Queen Matilda who died in 1152 can both be found in Faversham Abbey .
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