Get ready for sweet-themed fun celebrating Pontefract’s historic link with liquorice as the festival returns next month.

Pontefract Liquorice Festival is a firm family favourite with something for everyone to enjoy including the return of the famous food and drink market.

Venues across Pontefract will be offering delicious liquorice-themed items to delight taste buds throughout the festival weekend, so it’s a chance to discover some of the independent bars, restaurants and cafes across Pontefract on Sunday, July 13.

Here’s a list of participating venues and some of the delectable sweet-themed goodies on offer:

Pontefract Liquorice Festival returns on Sunday, July 13.

placeholder image — Pontefract Liquorice Festival returns on Sunday, July 13.

Alleyc’zam Cafe & Bar – Liquorice cakes, tea and cocktails

Cromwells – Steak and liquorice ale pie with liquorice stout gravy, liquorice fruit scone with homemade liquorice jam and fresh cream with a liquorice drizzle and chocolate and liquorice loaf cake with a dark chocolate and liquorice ganache

Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers – Try the Pomfret Monk, a Yorkshire cheddar cheese infused with Pontefract’s famous liquorice

House of Ales – Pontefract Liquorice stout, Pontefract Liquorice gin and Pontefract Liquorice and blackberry rum

Iron Dram – Pomfret Bootlegger cocktail made from O’Donnell Wild Berry Moonshine and Pernod topped with a Pontefract cake

Jollys – Liquorice scones

Kaylas Kandy – Liquorice milkshake made with their very own Pontefract Cakes.

Lush Bakery & Co Cafe – Liquorice muffins

Myxology – Liquorice martini, Liquorice All Sort and raspberry lace cocktails as well as blackcurrant liquorice brownies, candyfloss cupcakes and Liquorice All Sort cookies Salter Row Coffee Lounge – Liquorice scones and cake

The Counting House – The Counting House cocktail

The Hideaway – Liquorice cheesecake and cocktails. Free liquorice sweets for kids with every meal purchased

The Old Grocers – Liquorice stout (collaboration with Chin Chin Brewery)

The Printers Draft – Liquorice cocktails (plus free sweets!)

Coun Hannah Appleyard, Wakefield Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport, said: “Pontefract Liquorice Festival is a great day out for all the family to enjoy, as we celebrate our town’s unique association with liquorice.

“As well as the wide variety of entertainment and colourful market stalls, you can also visit many of our local, independent businesses.”

Wakefield Council’s Pontefract Liquorice Festival is sponsored by Haribo and runs in partnership with the Pontefract Civic Society who are also hosting ‘Liquorice Shoots’ on Saturday, July 12.