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Sip & Savour

Food has a way of shaping a holiday. Not just the meals themselves, but the rituals around them: wandering into a village bakery before the day begins, discovering a fishmonger with the morning’s catch laid out on ice, gathering ingredients for something wonderful to cook later.

North Wales makes that deliciously easy. The sea delivers lobster, crab and silver-bright fish to coastal harbours. Hills and pastures produce lamb, cheeses and vegetables worth travelling for. And back at your bolthole, there are kitchens made for cooking, gardens made for long lunches, and tables big enough for everyone to gather round.

These stories celebrate the places that make North Wales such a joy for food lovers, from local producers and seaside classics to boltholes where the best part of the day might simply be cooking, eating and sharing it all together.

The best food on the Llŷn Peninsula, and the boltholes worth staying for

Posted: 23rd March 2026
Category: Sip & Savour

North Wales on a plate: The best local produce and the boltholes made for cooking it

Posted: 23rd March 2026
Category: Sip & Savour

The best fish and chips in North Wales – and where to eat them

Posted: 23rd March 2026
Category: Sip & Savour

The best ice cream in North Wales

Posted: 19th March 2026
Category: Family Times, News, Our Spaces, Shades of Summer, Sip & Savour

Where we’re booking for Easter Sunday: The Boltholes team’s foodie favourites

Posted: 5th March 2026
Category: Family Times, News, Our Spaces, Sip & Savour

Cwt Tatws: From potato shed to coastal sanctuary

Posted: 9th February 2026
Category: News, Our Spaces, Rambles & Reflections, Sip & Savour

Butternut squash and Parmesan soup: catch 22 recipe

Posted: 17th December 2025
Category: Christmas, News, Sip & Savour

Ultimate Foodie Spots for Welsh Winter Warmers

Posted: 25th November 2025
Category: Family Times, News, Sip & Savour

Bwblin away – a chat with Anna, our favourite fermenter

Posted: 31st October 2025
Category: Autumn Hues, News, Rambles & Reflections, Sip & Savour

Why Autumn is the best time to explore Anglesey

Posted: 30th October 2025
Category: Autumn Hues, Family Times, News, Sip & Savour

Foraged flavours and foodie deliveries to your holiday hideaway: a conversation with Earthly Feasts

Posted: 20th October 2025
Category: Autumn Hues, Family Times, News, Sip & Savour

The Hottest Spots to Hang onto the Summer

Posted: 30th July 2025
Category: Family Times, News, Shades of Summer, Sip & Savour
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