Food & Drink
In Suffolk there’s no shortage of places to find delicious home grown, locally produced food & drink... Adnams
Aspall Cyder Eight generations of the Chevalier family in Debenham have produced Aspall Suffolk Cyder. All apples pressed for the cyder are from the local area. 01728 860510 www.aspall.co.uk Assington Farm Shop Willow Tree Farm at Assington sells own-produced honey, freshly pressed fruit juices and bacon alongside a wide range of own grown fruit and veg. The shop also sells local pork sausages, bread, free-range eggs and cakes. Specialities include homegrown fruits, Jersey cream and honeycomb ice-cream. And there’s also plenty of choice at their pick your own farm, which is open throughout the summer. Willow Tree Farm, Assington, Sudbury 01787 211610
The brewer of distinctly nautical ales including Broadside and Explorer, along with a range of seasonal brews. The empire also includes an estate of over 70 pubs and two hotels in its home port of Southwold. 01502 727200 www.adnams.co.uk Alder Carr Farm Shop Alder Carr farm raise their own Highland cattle for beef, and produce a delicious range of fruit ice creams. Their large farm shop and delicatessen sells a wide range of produce that includes home-baked pies, meats, Suffolk-cure bacon, herb plants, free-range eggs, goat's cheese, European cheeses, Jersey cream and local wines and beers. The pick your own farm offers a great range of fruit and veg, there’s also a yard restaurant and crafts centre. Creeting St Mary 01449 720820 50
Bartrams A micro-brewery run by Marc Bartram since 1999 that has won a host of sought-after awards, including one for the label of Comrade Bill Bartrams Egalitarian Anti Imperialist Soviet Stout. Bury St Edmunds 01449 737655 www.bartramsbrewery.co.uk
Brandon Built in an old dairy in 2005 which forms part of a hotel and restaurant complex offering tearooms and hire boats. Among the range of beers is Gunflint, which commemorates the role of the local flint in winning the Battle of Waterloo. Brandon www.brandonbrewery.co.uk Butley Orford Oysterage A unique experience where you can enjoy fish as fresh as it comes owner Bill Pinney will have been at sea catching it himself. Perfect, unadulterated fresh fish and seafood, oysters from Pinney’s own beds, a large range of fish from their own smokehouse, all available in the shop or the wonderfully simple restaurant. Market Hill, Orford 01394 450277 The Chilli Company Started in 2001, The Chilli Company has grown over the years and in 2006 opened the Chilli Farm. Based in a 400 year old converted barn which houses the shop and licensed coffee shop, with the nursery open to the public during the summer, they grow and sell over 50 varieties of chilli
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