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Watercress Festival
A nationally acclaimed annual festival which attracts thousands of visitors to New Alresford in Hampshire, to celebrate watercress the superb locally grown, delicious and versatile crop.
Every year on the third Sunday in May the streets of the Georgian town of Alresford in Hampshire are closed to traffic to transform the town into a family-friendly free festival.
From street markets, food & drink stalls, cookery demonstrations with renown world class chefs, the Hampshire Farmers Market, a "Kids Zone" featuring Circus Skills, there really is something for everyone. For many the highlight of the day is Watercress Eating Championship which is a must see event.
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