Crowds gathered in Cheddar Gorge this weekend to tuck into a wide variety of local food and drinks.

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

The annual Cheddar Food and Drink Festival attracted big crowds to the event with people eager to test out the produce on offer.

Everything from bakery goods to wines were on sale and to try.

But no food festival in Cheddar would be complete without cheese and there was plenty to go around for eager event-goers.

Now in its second-year, the festival returned bigger and better than ever with more stalls and the addition of live music to entertain browsers.

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Among the stall holders were Bleadon-based Nutts For..., Weston-based Winnie’s Baker, The Leafy Tea Company, The Gin & Sin Company and, of course, ‘the only Cheddar made in Cheddar’ The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company.

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)

Weston Mercury: Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18Cheddar Food and drink festival08,9,18 (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)