THE Haslemere Food Festival may be over for another year but it has certainly left its mark on the thousands of visitors who attended and enjoyed a day full of food, drink, music and sunshine.

Organised by Haslemere Events a record number of people visited the culinary celebration of local food and drink from Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire this year, both local and from further afield, who clearly had a great time tucking into the delicious foods and drinks on offer.

With something for all the family Lion Green was buzzing with trenchermen a plenty and families and children all out to challenge their tastebuds and have a great time doing it.

With a host of food-themed arts and crafts the free event, live entertainment and activities for the children the festival has become a traditional gourmet treat in the town’s calendar.

The food festival team thanked all the volunteers, producers, musicians and visitors who helped to make this year’s festival such an enjoyable occasion.

“There was a tremendous feeling of goodwill and a sense of community spirit that all contributed to making this event a real success,” said a spokesman from the team.

“What a buzz, let’s do it all again next year.”