A POPULAR food festival is set to return to a Hampshire village this weekend.

Hampshire Farmers’ Markets will be returning to Hamble’s foreshore car park for this year's Hamble Food Festival.

The event will take place on Saturday and run from 10am to 3pm.

Just some of the Hampshire producers exhibiting on the day include the award-winning Ambrose Sausages, as well as New House Venison and Game.

For freshly baked artisan bread, The Hampshire Real Bread Company and The Sourdough Bakehouse will have lots of loaves on offer, plus seafood fans can visit Catch Fabulous Fishcakes and Butler Country Estates.

As for Hampshire drink, Itchen Valley Brewery will be serving up some beer, Jarrold’s Gin, Winchester Distillery and Silent Pool and can add some gin to your cocktails.

There will also be five different pie producers on the day: Mud Foods, Jake’s Artisan Foods, FNK, Roy Hunt Produce and even gluten-free offerings from A Basing Bakes.

Cupcakes ‘mmm’ Cookies and Fordingbridge Fudge will both be adding their own twist with some unusual flavours.

Gardeners will be able to visit Yvonne’s Plants to pick up "something pretty" for their pots.

Newhouse Venison will be serving up burgers and Hampshire Table will be cooking their amazing street food.

Chairman of Hampshire Farmers’ Markets, David Woodroofe, said: "This is our second visit this year to the beautiful village of Hamble. Our September festival has always proved popular and this year we will have 30 producers hoping to tempt festival-goers. Not only will there be plenty of food, drink and plants to peruse, but little ones will also be able to have their faces painted and there will be music in the (sea) air with the brilliant Hampshire band The Un’expected. This festival is always a huge draw for locals and visitors to the village and with the entertainment that’s planned too, as well as free parking, it promises to be a great day.”

For more information visit www.hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk