Tendring CAMRA – Harwich Sausage Festival
🗓 Date: Saturday, 2nd November 2024
⏰ Time: 11:00 am Start
📍 Venue: Harwich Green, Harwich, Essex
🍻 Join us in Harwich for a day of fun, sausages, and ales!
Come hither to the historic seaport of Harwich and experience the quirky spectacle of the Harwich Sausage Festival! This year’s event promises to be as entertaining as ever, with the legendary sausage throwing competition taking place on Harwich Green, followed by a public sausage tasting at three of Harwich’s finest pubs.
🥩 Sausage Throwing Competition:
Watch (or join in!) as competitors hurl sausages across Harwich Green to see who can throw the furthest. The competition starts at 11:30 am after a warm-up session at The Stingray. Expect a lot of laughs and good-natured competition, all supervised by our official sausage marshals and cricket umpire.
🍻 Sausage Tasting at Local Pubs:
After the throwing contest, head over to The Alma Inn, The Stingray, and The New Bell Inn to sample a selection of delicious sausages prepared by the best butchers in Tendring. Pick your favourite and vote for the 2024 Harwich Sausage Champion!
The tasting runs from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, with the winner announced at 3:00 pm at “Sausage HQ” (aka The New Bell Inn).
Results from the 2023 Harwich Sausage Festival
Despite some drizzly weather, the sausage throwing competition was a hit! Peter Swift took the crown with a throw of 84 feet and 6 inches, while Harry Wheeler and James Ravinet followed closely behind. The public tasting saw Frinton Road Butchers claim the title of Champion Sausage with their Italian sausage, but every butcher brought something unique and delicious to the table.
A Few Sausage Facts:
- The 2022 Champion was Becky’s Butchers with their Red Onion Marmalade sausage.
- The current sausage throwing record stands at a massive 171 feet, set by Todd Rothwell in 2019. Can anyone beat that this year?
- The Harwich Sausage Festival was mentioned on Radio X, Toby Tarrant was fascinated by it and even interviewed record sausage thrower Todd Rothwell on the radio!
How to Get Here:
Travelling from out of town? No problem! Harwich Town station and bus station are just a short walk away from the event. Why not make a day of it and enjoy some of Harwich’s finest ales while you’re here? Rail replacement buses will be running from Colchester, and local bus services will bring you in from nearby towns.
🚂 Train and Bus Info:
- Harwich Town (HWC) station is your stop for the festival.
- Service 3 runs from Clacton, and Services 103/104/102 come from Colchester.
Join us for a day of great fun, hearty sausages, and delicious ales!
Whether you’re a seasoned sausage thrower or simply a fan of the British pub, the Harwich Sausage Festival has something for everyone. Remember to bring your appetite and sense of humour! 🎯🥩🍻
