18 • Eating out in Eden
Farm shops & locally produced products Close to Penrith, we do have a few farm shops. Some of these are working farms and some shops stock a range of farm shop products. The nearest farm shop to Penrith is the working farm, Carleton Hall Farm (below), the home of Neil and Jean Hodgson. Just outside Penrith, heading west on the A66, the Rheged Discovery Centre has many shops in its complex that stock a massive selection of locally produced foods. A little further along the A66 is Cocklakes Farm Shop (details opposite on page 15). Another local that I can’t not mention, is Ivinsons Farm Shop and Tea Room at Wetheriggs Farm, which is home to Michael and Joanne Ivinson. The shop sells everyday provisions, including milk, eggs, fresh vegetables, ready meals and also high quality fresh meat. The meat is sourced locally and when possible is home reared from the farm’s
herds. Joanne also offers a selection of home baked pies, casseroles, quiches, soups, chutneys, pickles, jams, marmalade, cakes, biscuits, tray bakes, and delicious desserts. Joanne’s marmalade is one of those products on my list of, it taste like it ain’t been messed about with! To finish off, make sure you try a Taste of Eden, traditional homemade ice cream. Taste of Eden ice cream is made in the lush and tranquil Eden Valley in Winskill, near Langwathby. The ice cream is made from a traditional recipe using whole fresh milk sourced from Hadderdale Farm, Great Asby, near Appleby. It is available in a wide range of flavours using special fruits and flavours from UK and Italian sources.
Carleton Hall Farm Shop On the road that runs around Penrith on the A686, heading towards Langwathby, you drive through Carleton Village and you wouldn’t know, as the Village is barely detached from Penrith. On the right hand side just after the Rugby club on the left, is the entrance to the Farm and Shop. Carleton Hall Farm is a working farm and The Hodgson family grows potatoes, carrots, leeks, turnips, cabbage, kale, courgettes, parsnips, swedes, barley and a few other things around Penrith. They also have a small dairy herd of Friesians and beef, which is grass fed. Carleton Hall Farm shop has 52 suppliers and that equates to a large selection of farm products from the region and other local producers. They have over 25 jams and preserves, 14 marmalades, 25 types of honey and 29 pickles. Also stocked are the everyday perishable dairy items, meat, poultry, eggs, bread, cakes and cooked meats. They have their home grown produce items when in season, which are sourced locally when needed to meet seasonal gaps in the fruit, veg and salad sections. They also have a frozen range and a gluten free range of products. Carleton Hall Farm also puts a fantastic seasonal hamper together any time of the year for any occasion, so just give them a call.
Opening Hours: 9am - 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. 10am - 4pm Sunday Carleton Farm Shop Carleton, Penrith, CA11 8RQ. Telephone: 01768 210027 Eating out in Eden
phone: 01768 899111 / 01768 862394
mobile: 07881 530085
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