There are days when you just need a fix of bacon and when that day comes I usually find that the best place to find that fix is from a van in a layby alongside a busy road. A few weeks back while driving along the A606 towards Newark on a food hunting trip I…
Category: Cotgrave
Hartland Pies – “Who ate all the pies? It might have been me”
Hartland Pies are one of the local pies that I am happy to hunt out whenever I have a chance. I have found them on local farmers markets, in the excellent Delilah deli, and also in the much vaunted craft beer haven Brew Dog. I love their logo (above) which I found on their website and I…
C. Brumpton Butchers – “traditional family butchers” – and pies and sausage rolls too!
C Brumpton Butchers have two shops, one on Melton Road in West Bridgford, and one in Cotgrave Village on Plumtree Road. I have visited the one in West Bridgford a couple of times now. It first came to my attention when I saw their meat and products at Harry Wheatcrofts garden centre so I thought…
Grannies Tearoom and Gift Shop – A nice light lunch
Grannies Tearoom and Gift Shop is in the village of Cotgrave. It is close to the The Manvers Public house and All Saints Church next to the small Sainsbury’s supermarket. The tearoom is housed in a long cottage building which was larger inside than expected, it is quite quaint with an open ceiling with exposed…