Nick Hardingham
Founder
Nick established Alder Carr Farm with Joan in 1981 and still steps in when needed.
Butcher, farmshop
Alder Carr Farm is a working farm and farm shop at Creeting St Mary in Suffolk with a butchery, cafe and garden centre, selling local Suffolk meat, its own ice cream and fresh produce.
Alder Carr Farm sits at Creeting St Mary near Needham Market in Suffolk, where a farm shop, butchery, courtyard cafe, garden centre and craft shops share one yard.
The butchery counter carries locally sourced meat, with Suffolk beef, free range pork from Blythburgh on the Suffolk heritage coast, chicken from Sutton Hoo, organic lamb from Shimpling Park farm and wild game such as venison and pheasant when available.
The classic pork sausages won Gold at the Great British Food Awards 2023, and the same recipe goes into the chipolatas, sausage meat and handmade scotch eggs. The farm shop also sells Alder Tree ice cream and bespoke hampers, opening seven days a week, with the butchery counter running Tuesday to Saturday.
4.4
From 686 Google reviews
Smaller than expected but well stocked. Large variety of products. Units were disappointing but cage was very nice. Toilets accessible and clean.
Lovely ham egg and chips for lunch. Friendly staff, dud not have to wait. Nice farm shop with some interesting things.
Great breakfast and service.
Breakfast Borani was delicious. Friendly & helpful staff.
Creeting St Mary, Ipswich IP6 8LX
Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 4.30pm
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An enjoyable and relaxing place for breakfast.
Excellent.
Alder Carr Farm in Suffolk arranged the loveliest hampers as the welcome gift for our daughter’s wedding. Not only beautifully wrapped, the hampers were carefully curated to provide delicious snacks for the several day long event, plus extra to take home. Especially loved the Snowdonia Mature Cheddar Cheese, Chocolate Covered Almonds, Shortbread, Mixed Nuts, Harris and James Chocolates, etc. All delicious. Did I also mention the additional basket of amazing strawberries freshly picked from their farm that morning? What a treat! Many thanks to Annette and The Team @Alder Carr for so thoughtfully arranging these incredible hampers! Our guests loved them! http: //www.aldercarrfarm.co.uk/
Great farm shop and cafe. Shop has a good butchers, bakery goods, and delivery area. Lots of local food and drink, can be expensive but worth it for quality. Cafe is really good for friendly service, and always get an amazing breakfast! Might be worth booking in busy times, nice days. Some seating outside.
Recommend booking a table for lunch as the cafe gets very busy at weekends. Daily specials board is available. Easy accessibility to most areas outside with gravelled areas. Inside, it would be helpful if the area to the right is rearranged as the tables are too close together. (18 & 19) Food was delicious, but the affogato was presented as a cup of an espresso and one scoop of icecream in a bowl. Not a proper Italian version where the standard cup is lined with icecream and the hot coffee then poured into the centre. Toilets have inward facing access door which effectively blocks the access to the cubicle.
Beautiful location, nice and cool in the coffee shop. Just don't expect your order to arrive without a significant delay. You will have to ask the chatting staff about your order. But don't worry there are plenty of flies around the tables to keep you company...
Visited on a Wednesday morning without a booking. The cafe was beginning to fill up quickly as was just after opening, and they found us a table straight away. Service was friendly and fast, and the food was very nice with good quality ingredients. The meal was good value for money, and a nice place to visit. There are a couple of small boutique shops in the courtyard, and a well stocked farm shop with butchers. Also, a selection of garden plants, and a deli counter. The food being sold un the shop is good quality, and the cafe food is well prepared, presented and tasty. Plenty of parking available.

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