Sample Local Delights at the Falmouth Oyster Festival

The harbour town of Falmouth has plenty to offer visitors all year round, but in October, the resort is buzzing with the excitement of its annual oyster festival.

Held to mark the beginning of the oyster dredging season, the Falmouth Oyster Festival is about much more than the famous mollusc.

You can sample all kinds of Cornish delicacies, from pasties to fresh seafood and even jams or preserves.

If you are not much of a cook but would like to learn how to whip up a feast in the kitchen of your cottage in Cornwall then one of the cookery demonstrations from the region's top chefs could be ideal.

Learn from the best and once you've picked up some tips, you could head to the marquee that is filled with food stalls to buy some fresh ingredients to use in your culinary masterpiece.

Head back to your west Cornwall cottages and reminisce about your day at the festival as you tuck into some delicious local food.

During the course of the weekend-long celebrations, you will find that there is plenty besides food to keep you entertained.

One of the big draws at the festival is the oyster shucking competition. Also known as oyster opening, contestants have to open and present a set number of oysters as quickly as they can.

Judges will not only provide points based on how fast they accomplish the task, but will also mark their efforts in terms of the appearance of the fresh molluscs.

Live music performances will be staged throughout the event and on the closing night of the festival, you could attend the Oyster Ball.

Get dressed up and head to one of Falmouth's upmarket hotels for an evening of entertainment and food - a perfect way to end your break in cottages by the sea.

If you're looking for a cottages in Cornwall then look no further than Corncott and their fantastic range of west Cornwall cottages. Corncott is the place to find the perfect cottages by the sea.

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