Ludlow Spring Festival returned for the 16th year last Friday to Sunday (May 9 - 11) within the walls of Ludlow Castle’s medieval ruins. The event attracted thousands of locals, as well as visitors from further afield - Barnsley, Liverpool, Manchester, Southampton, London.

The festival kicked off on Friday night with the popular Festival Pub in the Outer Bailey, with 150 beers from independent breweries, live music, and street food vendors.

Saturday and Sunday boasted a bumper programme of fun for all the family, with the addition of classic cars and vintage vehicles, dozens of exhibitors, circus skills workshops, pottery demonstrations, ‘talks and tastings’ with food and drink producers and more.

Acting chair of Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Colin Lloyd said: “It’s been a brilliant weekend, of course the weather helps immensely, and we have been extremely lucky to have a warm dry weekend.

“The spring festival is a very different offering to our main event, Ludlow Food & Drink Festival in September, which was founded 30 years ago. The Spring Festival features food and drink, showcasing producers and vendors from the Welsh-Marches region, but it incorporates the highly popular beer festival, live music throughout the festival, and Marches Transport Festival.

"We were delighted to be working with the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates’ Indie Beer Campaign this year to bring a diverse range of beers from independent regional breweries.