for food supplies
Shop local for your delicious BBQ & food supplies
We have some lovely local butchers, village shops, breweries and vineyards that produce locally grown food and drink for your BBQ or breakfast (please note, some places you might need to pre-order items). Outside our pod there is a BBQ, inside a kitchenette with a 2 ring ceramic hob and combi oven to cook your food easily.
The following recommendations are places that we love. There are however lots more in the area that we have not tried yet.
Local Shops
Purleigh Community Shop
Variety of local produce & convenience items (Bread, meats and cooked frozen foods are available but please order by 11am Thurs for any specific items - collection on Fri from 2pm - 5.30pm).
01621 829600
Church Hill, Purleigh
Jamie’s Fruit & Veg
(White Elm Garden Centre)
Variety of local produce including Meatline butcher
07494 504903
Bicknacre
Dan Hull Farm Shop
Variety of local produce including meat (on-site butcher), fish, cheese and deli counter
01621 786785
Althorne
Local Food
Smiths Butchers
Variety of meats, deli counter, eggs, Maldon salt, cheeses, honey and condiments
01621 853271
Maldon
Ansell and Sons
Variety of meats and local produce including eggs, chutneys, cheese and condiments
01621 853151
Maldon
Furzedown Smallholding
Eggs, jams and chutneys
07854 595640
Mundon Rd, Mundon
The Maldon Smokehouse
Seafood Restaurant & Deli
Bring your own wine & beer
01621 212451
Maldon
Tiptree Jam & Tea Rooms
Jam Factory, Tea Room, Shop & Museum
01621 814524
Tiptree
J Mccready & Son
Seasonal fruit & veg, home pressed apple juice and local preserves.
01621 853395
Jacobs Farm, Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, Maldon CM9 4QS
Local Drink
New Hall Vineyards
01621 828343
Purleigh
Crouch Ridge Estate Vineyard
01621 450450
Althorne
Clayhill Vineyard
07771 995460
Latchingdon CM3 6HF
Mighty Oak Brewing Company
Micro-pub in Maldon town too!
01621 843713
Maldon
Wibblers Brewery
01621 772044
Southminster
Shaken Udder
You will find these milkshakes in many local shops and supermarkets! There are also Dairy Free versions.
Tiptree
01621 868710
We also have supermarkets and food shops close by for anything else: Morrisons (CM9 6GG), Co-op (CM9 5ED), M&S Food (CM9 5PN), Tescos (CM9 4LE)
If you don't fancy cooking there are many lovely local pubs and restaurants to eat out at or just grab yourself a take-away instead. You are on holiday after all!
Wildlife
Escape from the noise and bustle and enjoy the abundance of birds, animals, flower and fauna our 400 acre farm has to offer.
Sit back and enjoy nature’s song. Why not bring your camera and take some great photos.
The stars are waiting for you.
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