Cornwall is a culinary wonderland in autumn, with an abundance of rich and colourful ingredients harvested from the coast and countryside. Follow our autumn foodie guide to discover the best of the season’s cuisine from Cornwall’s farmer’s, fishermen and producers. Find out where to source it, where to forage for it, and where to feast to on it. Work up an appetite in the fresh sea air, and support local producers as you fill up on the best seasonal ingredients from land and sea.
Cornwall’s coastline and countryside is nature’s larder, where you’ll find a treasure trove of edible sea vegetables and wild food to be picked in the autumn months. You can often spot foragers scouring the rocky shores for seaweed to add to soups and stews, and samphire to add a salty tang to autumn seafood dishes.
23 October, 6 November & 8 December, River Fal
Explore the banks of the River Fal to find plants, flowers, roots and herbs, and conjure them into delicious dishes with the guidance of the experts at 7th Rise. On a foraging and feast day you’ll learn to identify the best ingredients from the seashore, woodland and hedgerows, cook them over an open fire and dine alfresco in the woodland.
19 October, Penzance
Explore the rugged beaches of West Cornwall, collect edible seaweeds that grow in abundance on our Atlantic coast, and learn to whip them into delicious recipes bursting with nutrients, under the expert tutelage of Fat Hen. Who knew you could create the likes of seaweed and miso soup, seaweed focaccia and carragheen seaweed pannacotta without ordering speciality seaweeds dry packed from the likes of Japan?
Hedgerows dripping with plump blackberries and root vegetables shooting from nutrient-rich soil. Autumn is the month to pick a colourful array of fruit and vegetables, whether you want to make hearty stews, crumbles or winter preserves, fill up on seasonal veg from the farm shops, or pick your own autumn ingredients.
You’re bound to find footpaths lined with blackberries on any autumn stroll, and we love the salty-sweet tang of those picked from the coastal paths. Our favourite spots to fill our punnets with blackberries are the scenic trails on the Lizard and Roseland Peninsulas, or on the winding paths of Bodmin Moor.
October is the month of Halloween, so why not pick your own pumpkin at Trevaskis Farm? Choose the perfect pumpkin to carve into a spooky spectacle, and scoop out the insides to make pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake. You’ll find plenty more autumn vegetables and produce in their farm shop, as well as seasonal bakes in the café.
If you want just-picked veg without getting your hands dirty, head to Padstow Farm Shop to fill your basket with colourful autumn veg that’s freshly picked from their own farm.
Tuck into the taste of autumn at one of Cornwall’s food festivals, where you’ll find much more than delicious food on the menu.
5-6 October, Trelissick
October in the month of apple scrumping, cider and crumbles, so where better to celebrate the mighty apple than at Trelissick’s Apple Weekend? An array of activities include an apple press in the stables, apple identification, picking and pruning advice in the orchard, an apple display, traditional family games and archery.
19 Oct-3 Nov, Lost Gardens of Heligan
Harvest is a momentous time in the calendar at Heligan, when the rewards of the last 12 months are reaped and celebrated. Over the Heligan Harvest you can expect autumn feasts, displays and demos, in this vibrant celebration of everything Heligan produces and grows from the garden to the woodlands.
2 November 2024
Roll up with an appetite for food and fun at the brand-new Bodmin Food and Drink Festival, that showcases the town of Bodmin and its wealth of makers, growers and producers. Entry is free and dogs are welcome, as you taste your way from Mount Folly to Fore Street, via over 70 local food and drink stands, with lots of entertainment along the way.
Take your seat for candle-lit feasts with meet like-minded foodies, and tuck into autumn’s finest produce conjured into delicious dishes by some of Cornwall’s best chefs.
Carbis Bay, Fri 18 and Sat 19 October
October is harvest time, which means there’s no better time to tuck into the rich and ripe ingredients plucked from Cornwall’s land and sea. As the golden light bathes the landscape and the evenings draw in, dine on autumn delights such as Venison Wellington, Cornish mulled cyder, butternut squash and apple crumble at The Orangery Restaurant on the Carbis Bay Estate. Work up an appetite on a blustery coastal walk, and be prepared for an evening of feasting and making merry, with a live Cornish band setting the mood. Tickets £55pp and include 6-courses with a welcome drink
24 October, 21 November & 17 December, St Mawes
Cast away to St Mawes to try some of the newest seasonal creations from the talented chefs at The Idle Rocks Supper Club. Take a seat in the waterside restaurant, where you can share food and conversation with like-minded people, discuss the dishes with the kitchen team, and tickle your tastebuds with a delectable three-course dinner showcasing autumn ingredients plucked from land and sea.
25 October, Lost Gardens of Heligan
Celebrate harvest time at Heligan and explore the connection between people, the planet and food, over a seven-course feast served under twinkly lights beside the log burner. The Lost Supper menu is entirely dictated by what’s available from the garden, creating an autumn showcase of root vegetables, potatoes, squash, pumpkins, onions, windfall apples and pears, alongside their own rare breed meat.
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