Wirral food and drink festival.

Public transport and shuttle bus worked fine to get us there on a changeable day with a rolling rain/sun sort of weather front. The damage had been done the day before however and the torrential rain left the showground fit for hippo's. I asked a hi viz guy why duckboards were'nt used--- "Elfnsafety" he replied.
The main courtyard had a lot of excellent stalls selling various food (And a few non food) items and the offer ranged from lurid looking cupcakes to Lovely golden kippers , You could have had a brace of new seasons grouse for a reasonable £12 or an ostrich stuffed chicken for £8 (You'd think it would be the other way round ) The cheffy stage was surrounded by haybales and a little too high to see the craft skills showcased and the video screen was in the sunlight so no go there.
From there down into the "Wallow" where the straw was doing little to mitigate the slurry you then had to navigate to see the rest of the stalls and the strawbale seats were getting shredded and strewn about to throw on the mud .
You could have had a burger made of practically any animal from the Serengeti to Scunthorp and a dazzling array of relishes to go with it.
Brimstage brewery did the beer tent and they brew an excellent array of craft ales , Sandpiper being my fave although Trappers hat runs it close!! some ciders were offered and a Stout for the darker beer fans. I was however alarmed to be divested of £2 for my first half pint and was told it included the glass"Which I could keep forever"
 Now I dont like that one bit! The last thing I need in my pocket while navigating a mudbath is a loose glass. also there was no attempt to cleanse the glass prior to refill so the dregs of the last beer were still in the glass along with any other detritus collected between visits.
I can buy the same beer in Liverpool served to me in a well appointed bar with all the benefits that go with it for £2.80. Here With the brewery next door , I was charged £3!!!! Do I need to go on?
Despite my critique I had a good day and enjoyed the bands although the "Morris dancers" were a bit offside due to the mud and looked rather cross.
I would go again and probably consider establishing a Welly stall.
I would go home a millionaire.

We had Creamfields , Liverpool food and drink , The Mathew street festival and Wirral food and drink all on the same days----And the two main stations were unavailable---Unbelievable!!