Clovelly Herring Festival Sunday 20th November
Taking place from 10am to 4pm on November 20th, North Devon’s Clovelly Herring Festival is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary. Held annually to promote tasty and nutritious herrings and to support sustainable
fishing, Clovelly is the perfect place to host such a festival. Te village once depended on the harvest of herring, which are caught in superb condition for a short season off its coast. Records go back over 400 years and in 1749, there were a hundred herring boats in the port. When fishing was good, 9000 herring could be landed at one time. Tose days of massive catches are long gone and there remain just two herring fishermen who still employ sustainable fishing methods using driſt nets and long lines.
On the day, there will be delicious herring specialities, cookery demonstrations,
beer tastings, local food and craſt stalls, live shanty singers, stilt walker entertainment, face painting & henna tattoos, a herring fishing photo exhibition, a Herring Hunt and the National Trust event-themed children’s craſt activities. Maritime historian Mike Smylie will be returning with his “Kipperland” exhibition,
which is devoted to the history of the herring. He will also be turning herring into delicate-tasting kippers and bloaters in his smokehouse. Tere will also be net making, flax processing and a Curragh on show provided by
‘Flaxland’ and a Herring Art Competition organised by Te Small School, Hartland with the participation of other local schools. All the art will be on display on the day to be judged.
www.clovelly.co.uk
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