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From Hwy 401 exit #509 at Brighton and head north on County Rd 30 into Campbellford. Turn right at the main bridge (Bridge St East) and proceed through town to the top of the hill (you'll see a church). Turn right on County Rd 8 heading out of town. Approximately 8 km along you'll see Empire Cheese on your right hand side. Pick up a pack of squeaky cheese curds or the popular old, sharp Supreme Cheddar. Keep heading down the road a few kilometres to visit Hoard's Station livestock sale barn (Tuesdays starting at noon), where you can munch on your curds and check out the stalls set up with local produce, clothing, candy and yard sale items. Inside the barn, be entertained as the auctioneers sell off cattle, pigs and sheep. Enjoy a lunch prepared by the local service groups upstairs in the barn at an old Woolworths-like counter. Make sure you save room for a slice of homemade pie.
Backtrack along County Rd 8 to Petherick's Road and head north to County Rd 38. Make a left and you'll see a small church on your right hand side. Welcome to Church-Key Brewing, a Methodist church turned brewery! Take a free sampling of John Graham's original brew "Northumberland Ale" or the peat-smoked scotch ale "Holy Smoke".
Heading west on County Rd 38 takes you along the Trent-Severn Waterway where there are a couple of places to enjoy the beauty of the Trent River. Eventually you'll make your way back into Campbellford to Bridge Street. From there you can backtrack over the bridge and out of town.
This is a small sampling of what you can do as part of a bigger event each October. The Trent Hills Flavour Break takes in 16 yummy destinations in the Campbellford, Hastings and Warkworth area.
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