Where to Buy
Bakery: Mon–Fri 8am–5.30pm; Sat 7am–5.30pm. Closed Sun. Café: Mon–Sat 8.30am–5.30pm; Sun 10am–5pm.
Established in 1820, Alexander Taylor claims to be Scotland’s oldest bakery. Run from the same premises by the Taylor family, there’s a bakery shop and café/deli facing each other across a road in picturesque Strathaven. There’s much to impress. Firstly the sheer range – from basic loaves to tomato and basil or Italian olive, plus various rolls, tea breads and patisseries. Then there’s the use of ingredients from owners Barry and Claire Taylor’s garden – their ‘Kype-a-leekie soup’, using St Bride’s chicken and their own leeks. Their Strathaven gingerbread is made with organic heritage wheat and Strathaven Ale, and their Christmas mincemeat uses Clyde Valley Orchard apples. The same care and attention goes into the range of baking, sandwiches and light lunches, as well as good coffee, served in the attractive café opposite. Baker Barry
makes wedding and celebration cakes, and they attend Lanarkshire farmers’ markets in Hamilton, Clarkston, Overton Farm and Strathaven, where phone orders to the shop can be collected. They also run the Flour Store Gallery around the corner, which displays work by artists and jewellers.
G Buchanan & Sons Unit 5, Burnbank Shopping Centre, Hamilton ML3 9HH 01698 285526, gbuchananandsons.co.uk Mon/Tue, Thu/Fri 7am–5.15pm; Wed 7am–1pm; Sat 7am–3pm. Closed Sun.
Established in 1890, it would be a mere five years later that the family-run Buchanan butcher would devise their own special Lorne sausage recipe, a secret which has stayed with them ever since. Although they won’t say exactly what’s in it, they say their own brand of square sausage is more spicy than most, which has caught the palate not only of their local customers, but of those Lanarkshire
THE LABELS YOU CAN TRUST For guarantees of farm assurance, taste and quality, it has to be Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected Pork.
Look out for certified Scotch Butchers Club members throughout this guide by looking for the Scotch rosette. To find your local member, visit www.scotchbutchersclub.org
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