Tortworth Estate Farm Shop
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Whether you're keen to support local suppliers and reduce food miles, crave more flavour and variety on your plate, or simply want a great range of delicious food on your doorstep, Tortworth Estate Farm shop is your answer.
They have a huge variety of produce to choose from, including estate-reared prize-winning aged beef, succulent local lamb, free-range pork and poultry, local honey and eggs, Hobbs House bread, vegetables, cheeses, fruit juices, potatoes, vegetable and apple chips, as well as home-made pies, savouries and cakes, and a range of fantastic coffees from Fresh Coffee based in Olveston.
There's also a great selection of cards and gifts, including hand-made chocolates and soaps.
Fresh bread is baked daily on site. The dough is sourced from small bakeries from all over the country and is cooked at the Tortworth Estate shop. There are various flavours to try, including Italian.
Latest new products
| We are now sourcing chocolate from The really Expensive Chocolate Company. Nicola the chocolatier is supplying us with a fantastic range of locally made chocolates in all different shapes and sizes. |
| Keep an eye on the dairy counter as we are contantly changing the range of cheeses at the moment to see what you like the most! |
| Also Check out the deep freezer for a whole host of game and other meats including mutton, rose veal, rabbit, bison, pheasant, grouse and partridge to name just a few. |
About Tortworth Farm Shop
The shop opened in 2003 and is managed by Simon Ball, with his brother Martin as butcher, in conjunction with Stephen and Wendy Ball from New House Farm.
The shop now has over 100 suppliers, and vegetables are either home grown or come from within the county of Gloucestershire, when in season. All five local cheese producers are represented, as well as four local apple juice makers.
Simon is always looking for more local suppliers, both for food and non-food items. If you'd like to find out more, call him on 01454 261633.
Where’s Simon?
In 2009 Simon Ball, who manages the Tortworth Estate Shop for his family, was awarded a Nuffield Food & Farming Scholarship sponsored by the Central Region Farmers’ Trust to study the Marketing of Food & Education of Consumers.
The scholarship has taken Simon around the world to study his subject - looking into areas such as farmers’ markets, farm shops, international branding and community-supported agriculture - with a view to learning and improving best practices for British farmers and growers.
Simon is determined to make the best use of his experiences to improve the way British foods are promoted and sold.
In January 2010 Simon is travelling through Western Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand and later in the year he will be going to Canada and California, so if you don’t see him in the shop, just ask, “Where’s Simon?”
Taste the Produce
Tortworth Estate Shop supplies the Orangery at the local Tortworth Court Four Pillars Hotel with meats and other fresh produce and ingredients to support their local food menu.
It is definitely worth treating yourself for a meal out there; Chefs Greg, Niger and Dave will certainely treat you to some wonderful culinary delights, which include some unusual ice-creams.
Help, advice and information.
The Shop provides helpful cooking suggestions for the more uknown fruit, vegetables and meats.
With these and some useful preserving tips you will be able to buy produce at its best flavours and prices and make the produce last a lot longer.
Simon will be clearly labelling the seasons and varieties, benefits, cooking ideas and useful tips for preserving alongside each product.
A huge proportion of what the Farm Shop sells comes from within the local area, and information is displayed about where things are made, by whom and how.
Baguettes
Baguettes are available between 11am and 3pm Monday-Saturday, with a range of fillings which have proved to be very popular.
You can phone your order through in advance on 01454 261633, and you can also pick up teas and coffees during the lunch period.
Usual Opening hours
| Mon - Sat | 9am-5.30pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Tortworth Estate Shop
Box Walk, Tortworth, Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8HF
Phone: 01454 261633
Fax: 01454 261705
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