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Garlic Festival 18-19 August 2007

There are many places that they Isle of Wight is famous for, including the famous landmark the Needles, the home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Osborne House and Isle of Wight Garlic!

That's right the Isle of Wight holds an annual Garlic festival providing a weekend of food, drink and entertainment. The centre of attention is the Garlic Marquee, with the Isle of Wight's Golden Clove, which can be found in abundance, including the popular oak-smoked variety.

However, there are many other tempting garlic-flavoured products from mussels and other seafood, bread, beer, ice cream and sausages!

Of course, garlic's also blessed with many medicinal benefits. As they say down on the farm, it's the reason why you never see a vampire on the Isle of Wight!

Directions
The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival is on the main Sandown to Newport road - the A3056 - at the Fighting Cocks Crossroads, near Newchurch.

Buses
The Garlic Festival is on a regular bus route. For more information please visit www.islandbuses.info

Ferries

Car ferries
- Portsmouth to Fishbourne and Lymington to Yarmouth. For more information please visit www.wightlink.co.uk
- Southampton to East Cowes. For more information please visit www.redfunnel.co.uk
Passenger ferries
- Portsmouth to Ryde. For more information please visit www.wightlink.co.uk
- Southampton to Cowes. For more information please visit www.redfunnel.co.uk
- The Hovercraft runs from Southsea to Ryde. For more information please visit www.hovertravel.co.uk

Trains
The Portsmouth to Ryde passenger ferry run by Wightlink connects to the railway which runs to Sandown, Lake and Shanklin. For more information please visit www.island-line.co.uk . A bus or taxi is then required to take you to the Garlic Festival ground.

Opening Times l
18th - 19th August
10am - 6pm daily

Prices
Adults £7.50
Children ( 5 -15 years) £4.00

For more information on the two day event Telephone 01983 863566 or check out the new website www.garlic-festival.co.uk , or email:info@garlic-festival.co.uk