This year true aficionados will have the opportunity to taste the cream of the crop, by making the annual asparagus pilgrimage to the West Midlands.

Not only is the Vale of Evesham the traditional home of English Asparagus, it also hosts the British Asparagus Festival. This year's festival weekend will take place from Sunday 25th May to Monday 26th May 2008, and a range of Asparagus-related events will take place across Worcestershire throughout the short British season. For more details on the Asparagus Festival go to www.britishasparagusfestival.org.

Based at the historic Fleece Inn, in the tiny village of Bretforton, the Festival has grown out of the historic asparagus auctions, which have taken place in the area for generations.

A must for the asparagus lover, the Festival offers the opportunity to taste, buy and learn about one of the country’s most sought after delicacies.

While the asparagus auction will take place on Sunday 25th May, the focal point of the festival is ‘Festival Day’ on Monday 26th May, which this year will include cookery demonstrations by Rachel Green – TV’s Flying Cook, a craft fair, farmers market, silver band and tutored asparagus tasting.

Local hotels and restaurants across the Vale will also be getting in on the act and offering a range of delicious asparagus menus to tempt the palates of visitors

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