Tuck into Warwickshire’s delicious dozen

Artisan cheeses, buffalo steaks, eco-friendly beers, sumptuous truffles and even handcrafted chocolate dinosaurs – whet your appetite on our delicious dozen foodie favourites.

Shop online or pick up in person, treat yourself or find gourmet gifts for friends and family. And how about booking a wild food foraging day out in the fresh air?

1. Pick up top tips to take back to your own kitchen during a cookery class with experts. Take classes in creating the perfect afternoon tea, sourdough or Spanish, Mexican, Italian or Indian cuisine at The Dough House, Stratford upon Avon, or get cooking at Get Cooking Warwick, for fun, social cooking events and cooking demonstrations. 
2. Find your nose with gin tasting at Warwickshire Gin Company after an engaging and insightful distillery tour. Or raise a glass to one of the Bard’s favourite fruits with rich mulberry gin from the Shakespeare Distillery. If you’d like to try your hand at crafting your own gin, and understanding how botanicals compliment each other, head over to East Chase Distillers in Kenilworth.
3. Are you the sweet, full-bodied sort or strong and smooth? You’ll find both (and more) types of cider at Napton Cidery where apples are fermented naturally with wild yeast and slowly matured into liquid sunshine. Sample limited edition ciders before you buy, and hear how this family-run business grew: from a single tree in the garden and ‘unwanted’ village apples, into a heart-warming story of sustainable British farming. Discover the taproom with tours, tastings, live music and food and sample the beer made on site. 
4. Nearby is Napton Water Buffalo Farm where the wide-eyed, curious buffalo roaming over 250 acres of open green fields have become a well-known sight to boaters on the Oxford Canal. The buffalo milk is made into lip-smacking ice-cream, and succulent steaks, joints and buffalo mince burgers can be bought at the local village shop.
5. If wild food and fresh air is your thing, The Foraging Course Company offers the perfect combo, with several courses running in Warwickshire - vouchers make wonderful birthday presents for outdoorsy, food-loving friends too. Courses cover all aspects of foraging from how to find and identify wild edibles to harvesting, safety and recipe ideas. Choose from half-day foraging walks, private full-day courses with cooking, workshops and taster sessions that introduce you to new flavours. A welcome chance to reconnect with our natural world!
6. Aubrey Allen Butchers in Leamington Spa has been selling high-quality meat for over 80 years and it’s nice to know the family’s core values of integrity and excellent service are still going strong. Browse the tempting chef’s butcher, delicatessen and artisan cheese shop. Or if you want to sharpen up your culinary and carving skills, check dates for some great practical courses at the Butchery School.
7. Tuck into some street food - rib-tickling local specialities to world flavours - at Warwickshire’s outdoor markets, from Warwick and Leamington Spa to Kenilworth and Stratford-upon-Avon (check What’s On listings for up-to-the-minute opening info). Yum-tum-tum temptations, whether gourmet toasties or vegan specialities, will keep your shopping energy levels primed. See a list of all the farmers’ markets in Warwickshire.
8. Take a fascinating tour of Sheldon’s Wine Cellars, a business established in 1842 after founder Richard Badger swapped selling medicated wine at his pharmacy for the more glamorous world of being a vintner. His nephew, the eponymous Edward Sheldon, took over in the 1850s and supplied wines across the country - reserving the vintage port, Madeira and sherry for Warwickshire's affluent country houses! Ask for the current wine list (it’s changing all the time) and place your order, or send the gift of a guided tour to a friend.
9. Oh go on, indulge in mouthwatering chocolate heaven courtesy of Henley Chocolates. Their unusual, high-quality gifts are made with ethically sourced cocoa and sustainable, local ingredients, so your halo can keep on twinkling too. Browse the online shop for quirky birthday party goodies for the kids – maybe chocolate hedgehog lollipops or a herd of chocolate dinosaurs – while for grown-up ‘sweethearts’ there’s a range of award-winning handcrafted truffles. Or how about a vegan-friendly stem ginger and lime chocolate bar, mmm…
10. You’re spoilt for choice if you’re looking for a night of indulgence at a Warwickshire Michelin Star restaurant. The Cross, in its Grade II listed building in Kenilworth, champions local produce with its British cooking and has retained its star for the 12th consecutive year in 2026. The Royal Oak in Whatcote is known for producing fine food from seasonal and foraged ingredients. The Guide lists a further 9 Warwickshire restaurants listed in 2026.
11. For Warwickshire grown food, why not spend an hour at one of Warwickshire’s many farm shops - some also offer pick your own like Malt Kiln Farm Shop in Stretton-under-Fosse near Rugby.
12. Based on a working farm at Great Alne, award-winning Purity Brewing Company makes cask and keg beers using sustainable, eco-friendly methods - leaving an even better taste in your mouth. Find your favourite craft brews, from refreshing Pure Gold to tropical fruit-toned Longhorn IPA (named after the farm’s cattle, whose diet includes the brewery’s spent grain). And why not make every day Father’s Day with a Beer Box or Mixed Case? Brewery tour vouchers and other gifts are also available.

Why not extend your foodie experiences with an overnight stay?