Dovecote Barn – Cafe, Bar & Bistro is located on the edge of Barton at Manor Road adjacent to the Farm Shop. We have been to the farm shop many times but had never eaten in the Cafe so this weekend we came looking for breakfast while we checked out the shop. On their website…
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Breakfast at the Harley Cafe on the Welbeck Estate
The Harley Cafe is located on the Welbeck Estate right across the Courtyard from the excellent Welbeck Farm Shop and next to the Harley Gallery. We had popped over to the estate at the weekend to pick up some supplies from the shop and also to check out the lego exhibition at the gallery. It…
Day out at Welbeck Farm Shop
When we heard that the Welbeck Farm Shop had been named the Farm Butcher of the Year in the FARMA awards 2015 we really thought that we needed to get in the car and drive over to Worksop and the Welbeck estate to check them out. It turned out to be a pretty good idea. Here…
Open Farm Weekend at Screveton Eco Centre Sunday 6th – 7th June
Hello to all, it is that time of year again when we have the Open Farm Sunday all over the country and I find myself once more suggesting to you to go out and see what is happening in your local area. I myself would emplore you to take a little journey over to the Eco-centre at…
Spring Lane Farm Shop near Mapperley- Great Family Run place with local produce
The Spring Lane Farm shop is up on Spring Lane over on Mapperley Plains in Nottingham. I think that over the last year I have tried a fair amount of produce from the shop, and quite a lot of the time I have quite sadly photographed it with the intention of turning it into a…
Harker’s Farm Shop – “Quality Locally Reared Meat, Poultry and Game” in the Nottinghamshire Countryside
Harker’s Farm shop is in Clipstone on the Wolds, you approach it from the Cotgrave road from one of two directions along a windy country single track lane. You really know that you are out in the countryside when you are driving here. After parking up in the farm yard, I headed over to…
Spring Lane Farm Shop "Please sir, Can I have ANOTHER Scotch Egg?"
Ok it’s all getting a bit out of hand on the Scotch Egg consumption front! After a year and a half in Chicago where I had located and consumed the grand total of two scotch eggs, I am becoming overwhelmed with the plethora of opportunity here in the UK. When I was last over here you…
Sausage and Mash – English Comfort Food
It is nearing the end of my first full week over in the UK and it has rained nearly every day. I guess that I did wish for some rain when I came over as I do miss the English rain. But now to be honest I am bored of it and I could do with so nice…
Gonalston Farm Shop – A little peek into the English country shop
For the next month I am going to be over in the UK mostly in my home town of Nottingham. So there will be very little hunting along the el line but I shall still share my ‘off track’ food experiences. One of the first ports of call is to the Gonalston Farm Shop which is…