Blog - Fabulous Farm Shops

Featured Farm Shop – Hall Farm Shop

11/02/2018 | 0 Comments

Hall Farm Shop is a family run business located in an old, but lovingly restored, milking parlour on the farm. The philosophy of the shop is to provide good quality, locally sourced foods at reasonable prices.

The farm shop itself stocks lots of local goodies, not just the usual fresh fruit & vegetables…you’ll find gorgeous jams, sauces & chutneys, ice cream , bread, local beers, frozen, ready made meals and homemade cakes.There’s also an impressive cheese counter, a butchery & a deli!

The fresh meat on the extensive butchery is either reared here on the farm or sourced locally. The counter is well stocked with quality, traditional cuts & lots of oven ready handmade products.

The cafe serves breakfast & lunches using ingredients from the farm shop. There’s an array of delicious homemade cakes, light lunches, salads, soups & sandwiches. All meals are freshly cooked to order too!
To locate Hall Farm Shop & all other Staffordshire farm shops click HERE

Farm Shop Opening Hours:
Mon- Closed
Tues-Thurs 9am-5pm
Fri- 9am-6pm
Sat- 9am-5pm
Sun- 10am-4pm

Featured Farm Shop – Haswell’s Homer Hill

10/02/2018 | 0 Comments

Haswells Homer Hill Farm Shop are passionate about selling local produce to local people and offer unmatched quality produce, which can be traced back to the farm or the local area.

The farm shop stocks home made pies (made here on the premises), local cheeses, raw & cooked meats, artisan jams, marmalades, honey and beeswax and a range of potatoes (growing over 17 varieties themselves!)
There’s a fantastic range of speciality bread baked on site which include goats cheese, thyme & sea salt focaccia, multi-seed bloomer & Monty’s cheddar tear ‘n’ share…all made using fresh yeast & rapeseed oil and a great range of cheeses including fine cows’, goats, creamy Camemberts and ewe’s milk.

The butchery counter offers pork, lamb & beef. Each day the skilled butchers prepare fresh sausages, burgers, minced beef and pies. Homer Hill are passionate & knowledgeable about their food & offer an excellent personal service.

The recently extended coffee shop offers freshly made food and drinks. Sunday roast, full English breakfast, afternoon tea and an abundance of freshly made cakes! Homer Hills famous fish and chips (served Friday only) is fried in their own special recipe batter along with homemade tartare sauce. There’s a selection of carefully chosen alcoholic beverages & a take away service is also available.

To locate Haswell’s & all other Tyne & Wear farm shops, please click HERE

Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
Sunday 10am-4pm

Featured Farm Shop – New Manor Farm Shop

9/02/2018 | 0 Comments

Situated in the heart of The Chew Valley, you can find New Manor Farm Shop. This family-run farm is passionate about rearing & selling high quality organic and free range produce & is not only a fabulous farm shop (which stocks an abundance of fresh produce & gifts) but also a butchers & a tea room.

The produce section is extensive, providing an array of fresh fruit & vegetables. The freezers offer a great selection of frozen fruit & vegetables along with varied pastries and ice cream.
And there’s gifts too!
Emma Bridgewater china, household ornaments, cards and some unusual & individual gifts at reasonable prices can all be bought here…

The butchers shop at New Manor Farm is run by a highly skilled team of butchers, supplying meat to not just the public but also to caterers and restaurants locally. The meat here is fully traceable & mainly reared here on the farm.

The Stables Tea Rooms serves breakfasts & lunches daily and offers a menu of freshly made meals. There’s cream teas, local ice cream and delicious, homemade, freshly baked cakes on offer.
To locate New Manor Farm Shop along with all other Bristol farm shops, click HERE

Farm Shop Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 8:30am-5:30pm
Sun 9:30am -5:00pm

Featured Farm Shop – Lane End Farm Shop

7/02/2018 | 0 Comments

Located in Tong, Lane End Farm Shop is a family run business producing a selection of home reared beef & lamb, with everything else sourced as local as possible.

Within the farm shop there’s an excellent variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, condiments, biscuits, pastries, jams, freshly baked breads, milk, honey, gluten free products, ice creams and bakes all produced locally.

All meats & poultry are either reared at Lane End Farm or provided by local farmers and fully traceable. Within the butchers counter there’s a huge & varied range of prepared BBQ meats including sausages, kebabs and burgers.

This fabulous ‘Kids Corner’ has farm animals for the children to see close up…Chickens, Goats, Donkeys and Alpacas and a great play area too!
There’s a large outdoor seating area, so you can sit back and relax (you could take your own picnic) but I think I’d prefer a freshly ground coffee and a homemade granary sandwich from their extensive (and reasonably priced) take away menu…

To locate Lane End Farm Shop and all other West Yorkshire farm shops, click HERE

Opening Hours:
Mon (closed)
Tues-Fri: 9am-5.30pm
Sat- 9am-4.00pm
Sun- 10am-4.00pm

Featured Farm Shop – Cross Lanes Organic Farm

2/02/2018 | 0 Comments

Cross Lanes is run and built entirely on eco principles with organic, local and green thinking at the heart of everything they do. Within Cross Lanes you’ll find an organic café-restaurant along with a farm shop, a children’s play area & a living roof, complete with resident sheep! (see above pic!)

In the farm shop itself you’ll discover an in house butchers, a delicatessen, a bakery, a general store AND craft section. There’s freshly baked bread , fresh milk (inc organic), organic eggs, homemade biscuits & cakes, a great range of gluten free products, wines, beer, local crafts & artwork…even vegan chocolate!

Cross lanes stock a full range of organic and ethical ranges, sourcing products as locally as possible. There’s an extensive frozen organic ready meal range all made in-house with plenty of vegetarian options too, not forgetting a freezer stocked full of tasty homemade sweet treats. In the delicatessen there’s over 60 cheeses to choose from including a range of organic, local and traditional varieties. There’s olives, salami, cooked beef & hams, you can even grab a freshly made sandwich to take away.

The organic kitchen serves a wide range of great tasting homemade food throughout the day. The menu boasts dishes made from organic, fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Choose from a full English breakfast, a sandwich, a light rustic lunch, wood fired pizza to afternoon tea or freshly made cakes. There’s a children’s menu too along with a selection of gluten free & vegetarian dishes.

Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 8.30am to 5.00pm
Sun 10.00am to 5.00pm

Product Review – Utta Nutta Peanut Butter

29/01/2018 | 0 Comments

On my travels, I came across…
Utta Nutta…The Nuttiest Peanut Butter Around!.

Now this isn’t any old supermarket, mass produced peanut butter, OH NO!
This gorgeous, scrummy jar of loveliness is handmade using, yep, you’ve guessed it, BUT there’s no additives, no added sugar not even that nasty palm oil!

Found it incredibly difficult to choose from smooth & Cashew nut butter so I plumped for the ”Extra Crunchy” and BOY they ain’t kidding, what a crunch!
Yes, I’m a PB addict but this is a meal in itself!
It’s a wholesome, earthy, filling, crunchy munch, packed full of protein & healthy fats AND WHOLE nuts!

How can Utta Nutta peanut butter deliver a flavour like no other?
Wellll…Utta Nutta’s freshly roasted peanuts are milled whilst they’re still toasty warm & the word is, that this process retains the natural sweet nutty flavour without the need for added sugar…all that is added is a pinch of Himalayan salt!

You might think the only way to eat peanut butter is on a slice of toast?… (that’s so last year, seriously) Utta Nutta have loads of amazing recipe ideas.
Personally, I like to eat mine straight out the jar.

Newton Farm Shop – Reviewed

18/01/2018 | 0 Comments

We’ve been out and about in
Somerset…

Just 3 miles west of Bath, in a most wonderful location, you can find award winning, Newton Farm Shop.
This family run, REAL working farm is well known for its tender meats and locally sourced, high quality foods. Newton Farm Shop can certainly pride itself on its recent, highly acclaimed ‘Taste of the West’ award.

With a warm and inviting atmosphere the farm shop itself offers produce, gifts & seasonal merchandise, supplying wheat free, organic and vegan foods and with the emphasis on LOCAL, you’ll find Somerset cider, farmhouse butter from Beckington, free range eggs from Radstock, vegetables from Batheaston, even the chocolate is produced in their very own village!

With a licensed café (originally the farms milking parlour) serving fresh, made to order seasonal dishes, breakfast & Sunday Lunch (worth booking a table) & hosting an excellent range of artisan cheeses, breads and pastries, even offering a loyalty card in which you can have your 10th coffee free (I could put that to VERY good use!) It comes as no surprise that this year, Trip Advisor awarded this café a certificate of excellence.

Newton Farm traditional butchery values and prides itself on its range of locally produced meats, poultry and its traceable credentials. The ethos is clear here, having been awarded numerous awards as proof. An online ordering and delivery service is available, either delivered directly to your door or if you live further afield, Newton Farm Shop offer to deliver your goods via courier service.

Hosting a variety of events throughout the year, this family run, fabulous farm shop has ample parking & wheelchair access.
Café Opening Times Shop Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 8am-4.30pm Mon-Sat 8.30am-5.30pm
Sun 10.00am-4.00pm Sun 10.00am-4.00pm

If you and your farm shop would like a visit and a review from the team, please email theteam@fabulousfarmshops.co.uk

Reviewed Farm Shop – Ploughman’s Farm Shop

18/01/2018 | 1 Comment

Laid back off the A38 nr Axbridge, you’ll find The Ploughmans Farm Shop. Built only 7 yrs ago initially as an outlet for the lamb and turkeys from their own farm, along with a small variety of local produce.

Kaye (the farmers daughter) picked up the reins after studying for a completely different career and joined her family’s business as their talented master butcher.
Now, after many years of experience, Kaye produces the most incredible meat products, pies, freshly made quiches, meatballs, lasagnes, pasties & her infamous faggots.
Customers travel MILES for these faggots & bulk buy too…!

Ploughman’s Farm Shop pride themselves on the quality of their meat, even supplying their lamb to local butchers. You can pop in on a Friday or a Saturday and sample it yourself! Ploughman’s also offer freshly made sandwiches from a choice of cooked meats.

The farm shop has grown over the years and is packed with goodies including fresh fruit & vegetables, local bread, honey, Marshfield ice cream, Warrens Farm strawberries, Rose Farm chutneys & pickles and Carron Lodge cheeses, to name just a few. Along with supporting local artists and producers, there’s also a great selection of gifts and a fab range of cards available.

Whilst visiting, I had the pleasure in sampling a slice of freshly baked apple and strawberry fruit pie!
Incredibly tasty! Pop by and pick one up for yourself.
You won’t be disappointed…

OPENING HOURS:
Mon-CLOSED
Tue/Wed/Thurs/Sat 9.30am-5.30pm
Fri 9.30am-6.00pm
Sun 10.00am-4.00pm

If you would like a farm shop review, contact theteam@fabulousfarmshops.co.uk

Featured Farm Shop – Secretts at Hurst Farm

17/01/2018 | 0 Comments

Secretts are one of the top growers of vegetables and salad crops in the county, producing high quality, home-grown produce on their farm. Not only is this a FABULOUS farm shop, there’s an on-site butchers, an award winning deli, seasonal PYO, a tea shop AND a gift store!

There’s a great range of freshly baked breads (including artisan) and a selection of patisserie including florentines & cookies.
Secretts stock a fabulous variety of teas, fresh locally grown fruit and vegetables, cakes, coffee, preserves & jams, wine, local beers & ciders, gifts and cards.

On the awarding winning deli counter, Secretts themselves produce many of the products, including roast beef, quiche, pies & free range hams.
Secretts claim their cheese counter stocks the largest selection in Surrey, including sheep and goats cheese all sourced from across England and Europe. In addition to the cheeses there’s a variety of other dairy products…

There’s an exciting range of confectionery displayed at Christmas & Easter but Secretts also hold an eclectic range of stock all year round. You’ll find unusual sweets & flavours alongside well-known brands.
If you fancy some home style cooking made using top quality seasonal ingredients then Eliza’s tea shop is the place for you! Their lunchtime menu includes home made soup, sandwiches, filled baked potatoes, hot dishes, salads not forgetting the weekly specials board. There’s a gluten free range of cakes along with cream teas and barista coffee! YUM

Farm Shop Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat: 8.30am-5.30pm
Sun: 10.30am–4.30pm

​ We’ve been out and about in Somerset…

We’ve been out and about in
Somerset…