Taste Cumbria's biggest fan is laying on a stylish welcome for the Cockermouth food festival's many visitors.

Andrew Marshall is owner of Strolling for Shoes, he and his staff spent last weekend transforming his Main Street shop into a vintage tea room.

"Taste Cumbria is our biggest weekend of trade by miles so we are really going for it this year. I am its biggest fan," said Andrew.

"Every year we like to come up with something that will encourage those 30,000 people to pop in.

"Over the years we have built up a great following and many people come in here for their winter boots and then enjoy the rest of the festival."

He decided to go for a vintage tea room theme this year.

"I first had the idea when I saw some crockery in Mitchells Auction Rooms. I've been collecting vintage crockery from all over the place.

"Shoe shops can be quite boring so we want to make it more interesting – and link with Taste Cumbria.

"We've got lots of bone china cups and saucers, teapots, cake stands and bunting.

"My wife is making 250 cupcakes which will be dressed with edible shoes and given to customers.

"We can't wait for the festival to start."

Former Olympic triple jumper and world record holder Jonathan Edwards will be at Taste Cumbria in his role as whisky ambassador for the Lakes Distillery.

He will be at the distillery and on Main Street today, and at the whisky expert tasting at the Trout Hotel marquee from 12.30pm on Sunday.

Here's your guide to what's on this weekend at Taste Cumbria:

Show marquee, Main Street

Today

10am Live coffee roasting with Angharad MacDonald from Carvetii Coffee, Embleton

11am Scott Fairweather, The Punchbowl at Crosthwaite

Noon Andy Beaton, Bistro at the Distillery, Setmurthy

1pm Chris Archer, Cottage in the Wood, Keswick

2pm Kevin Tickle, Forest Side, Grasmere

3pm Ryan Blackburn, The Old Post House, Ambleside

4pm Jon Fell, The White Mare Hotel and Restaurant, Beckermet

Tomorrow

10am Live coffee roasting with Angharad MacDonald from Carvetii Coffee, Embleton

11am Scott Fairweather, The Punchbowl at Crosthwaite

Noon Steven Doherty, First Floor Cafe, Lakeland, Windermere

1pm Andy Beaton, Bistro at the Distillery, Setmurthy

2pm Kevin Tickle from Forest Side, Grasmere

3pm Brandon Shepherd, Rothay Manor, Ambleside

4pm Jon Fell, The White Mare Hotel and Restaurant, Beckermet

Cockermouth Kitchen Company, Market Place, Cockermouth

Masterclasses, today and tomorrow

11am Health and well-being Q&A with The Health Architect, Sarah Kekus

Noon Peter Sidwell’s Simply Good Food

1pm Katie Read and Paul Currie of the Lakes Distillery (today only)

2pm Wine tasting with Nick Shill, of Shill’s of Cockermouth

3pm Free children’s masterclass – create clarty pizza with Andy Walsh of The Coffee Kitchen and The Coffee Kitchen Bakery

Trout Hotel (marquee in grounds)

Today – fizz and canapes all day

7.30pm Live music night with the Lakes Distillery

Tomorrow

12.30pm to 2.30pm Tutored whisky tastings.

3.30pm to5.30pm Gin and vodka tastings

Jennings Brewery

Beer festival

Today noon to 9pm

Tomorrow noon to 3pm