Muncaster Castle hosts Sausage Festival over May bank holiday

Muncaster Castle, near Ravenglass, hosted a Sausage Festival over the May bank holiday which saw great success. 

Various food vendors from across Cumbria came along to give people a chance to try their food. 

There were three different types of Cumberland sausage and also different kinds of international sausages, like a German bratwurst which was on offer. 

People enjoy the food at the festival (Image: Mike Andrew)

Ewan Frost-Pennington, operations manager at Muncaster Castle, said: "What we've been doing is to celebrate the return of Cumberland we've reinstated our sausage festival after five years. 

"We've changed the format slightly and invited six sausage makers along, three in particular were local butchers, and they were able to submit their best sausage. 

The sausage dog contest (Image: Mike Andrew)

"We've invited members of the public to come along and sample them, so every person that came through the gate got a sampling ticket and got six different samples. They then voted for whichever was their favourite."

There was also a sausage dog competition and local charity BEE Unique came along with a range of inflatables like bouncy castles and there were alpacas on display. 

Crowds gather to enjoy the food and drink (Image: Mike Andrew)

Ewan continued: "We had three different Cumberland sausages, a German bratwurst sausage, a Turkish sausage, and then a sausage roll from a Carlisle company called Pie Demand. 

"The response from the public was awesome, we sold out on Monday which was the final day of the festival. 

Artwork and models on display (Image: Mike Andrew)

"We had over a thousand people here so it is really impressive how much support we've received and people that we've had through the gates."

In three weeks' time, Muncaster Castle will be hosting a Medieval Festival with medieval reenactors. 

Families and chefs pose for a photo (Image: Mike Andrew)

Mr Frost- Pennington explained that there will be a lot going on and there will even be a 'jousting' competition for children. 

They will have a course area and joust against each other and also a 'storming of the castle' where the children get trained in battle and storm the castle banks each day.

The Sausage Festival sign (Image: Mike Andrew)