The best farm butchers near London
4.6 from 3,678 reviews across 15 farms
Proper butchery from farms within reach of the capital, ranked by their reviews. 15 farms made the list.
4.6 from 3,678 reviews across 15 farms
Proper butchery from farms within reach of the capital, ranked by their reviews. 15 farms made the list.
Middle FarmRaw milk & meat · Lewes, East Sussex4.5 (1058 reviews)Middle Farm is a 625 acre working family farm on the South Downs at West Firle, near Lewes in East Sussex, farmed by the Pile family for over sixty years and now run by Helen and Rod with their sons Joe, Noah and Gulliver. The farm keeps a pedigree Jersey herd, all named after apples and pears, and describes their raw milk as a hug in a glass, free from interference and additives, with apple pomace from the farm's daily pressing in the cows' diet.
One of the country's first farm shops opened here in the 1960s and now offers more Sussex produced food and drink than any other, beside a butcher's shop selling additive free meat reared at Middle Farm and on local Sussex farms, a cosy tearoom, and a cider barn holding a national collection of over 100 draught ciders and perries. The open farm welcomes families every day to meet the Jersey calves, sheep, goats, pigs and chicks.Plaw Hatch FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · East Grinstead, East Sussex4.7 (350 reviews)Plaw Hatch Farm is a 200 acre community owned biodynamic farm on the edge of the Ashdown Forest near Sharpthorne, held by a charitable trust and farmed biodynamically for forty years. It is a true mixed farm, with a dairy herd providing raw milk, cheese, yoghurt and cream, beef cattle, sheep, pigs and laying hens, and a 12 acre garden of seasonal fruit and vegetables, with close to 500 acres farmed in all within a 12 mile radius.
The farm shop sells all the farm's own produce plus organic goods from local suppliers, open 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and closed Sundays and bank holidays. There is an open farm policy too, so pick up a map in the shop and take the farm walk to see how the land and animals are kept.Charlie's Farm ShopRaw milk, meat & eggs · Pulborough, West Sussex4.7 (319 reviews)Charlie's Farm Shop sits on Southview Farm at Bury near Pulborough in West Sussex, where the Hughes family have been producing milk since 1919, starting with a herd of 7 Guernsey cows. Ian and Julie Hughes began selling unpasteurised milk in 1980, and the family are now the longest standing sellers of raw milk in Sussex.
The shop has an on-site butchery, with beef from the farm hung for 21 to 28 days, milk-fed pork and rose veal, alongside raw milk, local cheese, seasonal fruit and vegetables, eggs, bread and Sussex wines and beers. A fish stall visits the car park on Thursday lunchtimes, and orders can be placed by email.
Tablehurst FarmRaw milk & meat · Forest Row, East Sussex4.5 (406 reviews)Tablehurst Farm is a biodynamic farm at Forest Row in East Sussex whose award winning farm shop has grown from a tiny one day a week operation back in the 1990s. The butcher's counter sells the farm's own biodynamic beef and lamb and organic pork and chicken, with nitrate free bacon cured and smoked on site, and the six hectare garden supplies over ninety varieties of biodynamic fruit and vegetables.
The shop also stocks bread baked on the farm by Fermento Bakery, eggs from Orchard Eggs, cheeses from High Weald Dairy and around fifty savoury pies and ready meals from the farm's own Pie Kitchen. Raw milk from the grass fed Jersey herd, whose calves stay with their mothers until they can graze, is sold from a vending machine outside the shop, so bring your own container.
Thomas Joseph ButcheryMeat · Brentwood, Essex4.8 (245 reviews)Thomas Joseph Butchery is a butcher's shop at Coxtie Green Farm in Brentwood, founded by Tom Joseph and built around dry aged, grass fed beef and ethically sourced meat. The counter and online store run from grass fed and dry aged beef through Golden Herd UK Wagyu to free range pork, Iberico and Basque Ibaiama pork, grass fed lamb and free range poultry.
Beyond the meat there are artisanal cheeses, organic dairy and butter, raw honey and smoked and cured produce. You can visit the shop in person or order online for nationwide delivery, with next day delivery on orders placed by 11am Wednesday to Saturday.
Buckmoorend FarmMeat · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire4.7 (275 reviews)Buckmoorend Farm is a family run farm at Butlers Cross near Aylesbury, farmed by the Hares family around a simple idea, responsible farming, quality meat and local produce. Alongside the fields there is a farm shop and kitchen, and the gates open for events such as Open Farm Sunday.
The shop sells the farm's beef, pork, lamb and chicken together with fruit and vegetables, cheese, bread, store cupboard goods and local drinks, much of it also available through the online shop for delivery or collection. Shop and kitchen open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm and close on Monday.
Silcocks Farm ShopMeat · Tenterden, Kent4.6 (214 reviews)Silcocks Farm Shop is a butchery, farm shop and cafe at Silcocks Farm on Grange Road in Tenterden, Kent, in the village of St Michaels. It is a family business selling meat raised on the family's own farm along with a range of local produce.
The butchers shop runs Tuesday to Saturday from 8am to 5pm, and the cafe serves breakfast, lunch and then tea, coffee and cake through the afternoon. Dogs are welcome in the garden room and courtyard seating, assistance dogs are welcome inside, and there is free parking on site.
Flock and HerdMeat · London, Greater London4.8 (116 reviews)Flock and Herd is a butcher's shop on Bellenden Road in Peckham, south London, open since 2012 and supplied by a small circle of farmers in and around the Home Counties. The team visit every farm themselves, and much of the rare and heritage breed meat, reared free range in the traditional way, is exclusive to the shop. Wild game comes only from licensed suppliers.
In Peckham the counter sits alongside wine, craft beer, hot sauces and groceries, and a second shop on Beckenham High Street adds a bigger deli with cheese and charcuterie. Both shops open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from 8am to 4pm, and the firm delivers wholesale across London with its own vans.
The Green ButcherMeat · Twickenham, Greater London4.8 (116 reviews)The Green Butcher is a butchery and farm shop on Twickenham Green, started by Nick Green, who began in 2019 delivering produce into London in a rented van and later by electric cargo bike. The shop works directly with organic and regenerative farmers who raise their animals on pasture, and the butchery itself is Certified Organic, 100% Pasture for Life and FSA approved.
The counter carries beef, lamb, pork, chicken and poultry, dairy, and offal, bones and fats. Online orders are for collection at the shop only, though you can get the produce delivered across the UK through Abel & Cole or Wylde Market. Nick also runs butchery evening classes and farm visits.
Meadow Cottage FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Bordon, Hampshire4.8 (111 reviews)Meadow Cottage Farm is a family run dairy at Headley, near Bordon, built around a pedigree Jersey herd, with a Jersey and Hereford cross providing beef as well. The farm produces unpasteurised milk along with cream and ice cream, all made with the richness Jersey milk is known for.
You can buy direct from the farm, which is open daily from 8am to 6pm, and the produce also travels across the south east through farmers' markets, farm shops, delis and restaurants.
Pluckley Farm ShopMeat · Ashford, Kent4.7 (120 reviews)Pluckley Farm Shop opened in 2010 in the Kent village of Pluckley, founded by a former lawyer whose family have farmed these villages for centuries, with a family tree reaching back to a blacksmith in Hothfield in the late 1600s. What began as a village farm shop grew roots of its own: the family diversified into rearing pigs and moved to their own farm, Dering Farm, in 2021. The famous Pluckley pork is reared in large outdoor paddocks, the pigs fed fruit and veg alongside organic, GM free pig nuts, with no fertilisers or pesticides used on the land and no steroids or antibiotics routinely given.
The shop on Smarden Road sells the farm's own pork alongside freshly baked bread, dairy, fresh fruit and veg, cheese, meat, local beers, wines and spirits, locally made ice cream and bespoke hampers, all sourced from the farm or the local area. The founder's sister Marie has worked in the shop since it opened, with farm shop dog Murphy roaming the farm.
Court Farm Butchery & Country LarderMeat & eggs · Rochester, Medway4.6 (114 reviews)Court Farm Butchery and Country Larder is a farm butchers in the Kentish village of Upper Halling, near Rochester. The farm rears its own beef and lamb on pasture, farms regeneratively and is part of Pasture for Life, and also sells Hebridean mutton from a conservation grazing scheme under its own management.
The counter carries local free range pork, venison and seasonal game, specialty sausages, handmade pies and pasties and home cured bacon, while the larder stocks free range eggs, honey, jams, pickles, locally pressed apple juice and local beers, cider and spirits. Open six days a week, closed on Mondays, with click and collect from the shop or from the Royal Arsenal Farmers Market in South East London.
The Dorking ButcheryMeat · Dorking, Surrey4.9 (84 reviews)The Dorking Butchery is a speciality butchers shop in the heart of Dorking High Street in Surrey. Traditional service and high quality British produce are the values here, with locally produced meat and dry aged rare breed beef the specialities. The beef is matured for four weeks for maximum tenderness and flavour, the old way rather than the supermarket way.
The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday, takes Christmas orders in advance, and publishes its own guides to steak and roasts. Its recipes also feature in The Surrey Cookbook, which profiles artisan food producers from Surrey.
G. J. HonourMeat · Woking, Surrey4.8 (78 reviews)G.J. Honour is a family butcher on the High Street in Old Woking, run by second generation owner Nathan Honour and serving the people of Surrey for the last 40 years. The shop sources locally reared, high welfare meat, from grass fed steaks and Sunday roasting joints to everyday cuts, homemade speciality sausages and home cured bacon, plus a deli and pantry range.
You can shop at the counter or order online for delivery across Surrey and the rest of the UK, with orders dropped off in plastic free, insulated packaging. There is also the option to collect from one of their three locations, and the counter team are happy to answer questions and pass on advice.
Waltham PlaceMeat · Maidenhead, Berkshire4.8 (72 reviews)Waltham Place is an organic and biodynamic estate at White Waltham near Maidenhead, where the farm, kitchen garden, orchards and ornamental gardens are run as one living whole. The livestock are slower growing rare breeds, with free range organic pork and 100% grass fed biodynamic lamb, mutton and beef reared on the estate.
The seasonal farm shop runs from mid June to December, selling freshly harvested fruit and vegetables, raw Jersey milk, apple juice from the ancient orchards, homemade jams and chutneys, and flour from spelt and emmer grown and ground at Waltham. Raw milk is collected on shop days and is best pre ordered.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
