Description

Hawarden Estate Farm Shop was founded in the 1980s and existed until 2008 as a tiny wooden shack adjacent to the 20 acres of pick-your-own orchards which still produce fruit today.

In 2008 the old structure was replaced with what you see today so we could do what we loved on a larger scale.

We built a butchery, a deli, a café and a food hall. All totally committed to sourcing and providing the finest locally produced food.

During the last 13 years we have always strived to be at the forefront of what we do and our belief in the importance of sustainability has only grown stronger.

In March 2020 the shop was closed due to the pandemic, and we used the time to step back and think about how we could continue to improve…

We reviewed all our suppliers to make sure that they completely aligned with our values. With the help of Damian Clisby, we redeveloped our café menu to include more produce grown on the estate.

We built our own bakery and we planted YQ grain next to the shop to bake our bread with.

Our butchery suppliers were examined, and we made a vow to only serve meat traditionally butchered by us behind the counter.

The historic Walled Garden, just a few hundred yards from the shop, was revitalised and is now used to grow produce to be sold in the shop.

The list of improvements goes on…

The result is a Farm Shop like none other, where every corner of every part of the business has been put under the microscope to ensure that we are doing all that we can to uphold our values.