It’s time to plan your Christmas celebrations, and your festive feast can champion the finest local producers. Not only do we have award-winning turkeys, superb-tasting geese, aged Hampshire beef and wild Uppark venison, but we will be making our own chipolatas, sausage rolls, venison, beef and vegetarian Wellingtons. Much of … Read More
We have been getting Walters Turkeys every Christmas for 8 years and we know how good they are. However, it’s good to know that they are being recognised as such, winning 2 Gold Stars in the 2021 Great Taste Awards which is a serious achievement. The judges commented that Walters … Read More
We have a shop that is brimming with delicacies that will keep the scrooge from your door, from local gin miniatures to Stansted honey, Lordington Lavender to chocolate gingers, wild truffles to chocolate truffles and marmalades, jams and chutneys ideal for Christmas feasting. For those people who are impossible to … Read More
Christmas is a celebratory feast with family and friends, with silly hats, a mighty roast, and all the trimmings. We have a superb selection of hand-picked farmers who are carefully producing the finest food for your Christmas lunch to ensure a happy, memorable feast. We have the full flavour of … Read More
Preparation – For Whole Birds and Crowns As soon as possible after collecting your Golden Turkey®, remove all packaging and store in a cool place, preferably at the bottom of your fridge. • Where applicable, remove the giblets and keep separately in a cool place. • Remove the turkey from the fridge 2 … Read More
A mature Quickes Cheddar Truckle is a wonderful thing to have over Christmas – cloth bound, inviting a dig as you pass by, this is a serious piece of cheese. It’s described as a complex creamy cheddar that offers outstanding depth of flavour. An exquisitely distinctive taste which develops as … Read More
It’s now possible to have a seriously good cheeseboard using Hampshire and Sussex cheese makers. Not only is the quality outstanding, but the variety is also so diverse that you can have 6 or more cheeses on the board with completely different styles, tastes and textures. We have been raving … Read More
With friends and family gathering over Christmas, it’s worth considering wild game for a special meal. We have a huge selection at this time of year, and game is healthy, sustainable and delicious. It’s also surprisingly easy to cook: Venison can be eaten like beef, and if you can roast … Read More
Our Christmas Taster Night is looking good – with Gavin cooking a glorious Sandridge Gammon and a Walters turkey that he will carve for you to taste on the night. We will have mulled wine, gorgeous G&T’s from Chichester Harbour Gin and the finest English Sparkling from Ashling Park. As … Read More
Our grass fed, aged Aberdeen Angus ribs of beef are on Special this week, reduced from £20 to £15.99/kg. There is excellent marbling to ensure a succulent, tender and delicious Sunday Roast. You could take advantage of the price and order your ribs this week and freeze them down for … Read More
We were not surprised to hear that the mighty Tunworth Cheese made by Hampshire Cheese won the Best Soft Cheese at the British Cheese Awards yesterday. We have long championed Tunworth as a truly world-beating cheese, made near Basingstoke in Hampshire, and described by Raymond Blanc as “the best camembert … Read More
Next Thursday, 5 – 9pm on 23rd November we are opening late for our Christmas Taster Night. Join us for some seriously tasty Christmas Nibbles (Gavin will be showcasing turkey and gammon, along with various canapes) and there will be a warming drink to get you in the mood. Please … Read More