Great grub and brilliant beverages were on offer at more than 25 stalls as the Moretonhampstead celebrated its annual Carnival Food Festival last Saturday.

Now in its seventh year, the day-long festival enabled visitors and locals alike to both try and buy some of the best local produce around - as well as tempting treats from slightly further afield.

The organisers said the event’s success was a tribute to all those involved, and that it had raised £1,810 for the Carnival’s local charities.

They said: “Thank you to all our amazing traders, musicians, volunteers and visitors for supporting the festival — especially with the A382 road closure.

“The festival takes a huge amount of work to organise, and our little team of volunteers gets smaller every year… while the festival itself keeps getting bigger.”

Moretonhampstead Food Festival. If music be the food of life -sing on. Chloe Marie Aston and her piano bike entertain the gastronauts as Moreton's Food Festival
If music be the food of life - sing on. Chloe Marie Aston and her piano bike entertain the gastronauts as Moreton's Food Festival (StevePope/IliffeMedia)
Moretonhampstead Food Festival.Smooth smoothies from Alice White of AJ Whites in Moreton
Smooth smoothies from Alice White of AJ Whites in Moreton (StevePope/IliffeMedia)
Moretonhampstead Food Festival. Master of all he surveys - Ludo heeps an eye on the products from Newton Abbot-based Flavour Burst
Master of all he surveys - Ludo keeps an eye on the products from Newton Abbot-based Flavour Burst (StevePope/IliffeMedia)
Moretonhampstead Food Festival. Biscuits with a smile - Geoff and Jnny Pinn from Tipton St John's Pinnacle Icing
Biscuits with a smile - Geoff and Jenny Pinn from Tipton St John's Pinnacle Icing (StevePope/IliffeMedia)
Moretonhampstead Food Festival.Fine wine - Lucy Hulland from Chudleigh's Huxbear Vineyard
Time for fine wine - Lucy Hulland from Chudleigh's Huxbear Vineyard (StevePope/IliffeMedia)