The best farm shops near Cambridge
4.8 from 1,166 reviews across 4 farms
Farm shops across the fens and East Anglia, ranked by rating. 4 farms made the list.
4.8 from 1,166 reviews across 4 farms
Farm shops across the fens and East Anglia, ranked by rating. 4 farms made the list.
Boydells Dairy FarmRaw milk · Braintree, Essex4.8 (1059 reviews)Boydells Dairy Farm is a small working sheep dairy at Wethersfield, five miles north of Braintree in the north Essex countryside. It is run by the Threadgold family, Roy and Cherry, with their son Kiley now in charge, and sheep milk has been produced here since 1987. The farm covers 42 hectares, all of it grass grown to feed the animals, some of it cut for hay. Around 300 milking ewes and their offspring make up the bulk of the livestock, alongside cattle, goats, pigs and poultry, plus a pony, a donkey and a llama.
Milking takes place in a modern rapid exit parlour in batches of 18 ewes, and the family make their prize winning cheese Plumley, yogurt in various flavours and their well known Yoggipops sheep yogurt ice lollies. Their milk also goes to other cheesemakers, including the makers of Lord of the Hundreds. They are members of the British Sheep Dairying Association. The farm is open to the public from April to the end of August with guided, hands on tours that include the sheep milking, and there is a small shop selling refreshments and dairy produce, a picnic and play area and free parking.Deersbrook FarmMeat · Braintree, Essex4.6 (66 reviews)Deersbrook Farm is a family run farm at Shalford Green near Braintree in Essex, producing 100% grass fed British beef and rare breed, free range pork. The beef is PFLA certified and matured for 28 days, and the farm runs its own butchery and farm shop on Littles Lane.
Buy at the shop, or order meat boxes for collection or national delivery, from a taster box up to larger family selections. There are also dinner kits, BBQ packs and a monthly meat box that adds local free range chicken, lamb and wild game to the farm's own beef and pork.Flourish ProduceFarm shop · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire4.5 (30 reviews)Flourish Produce is a regenerative farm in South Cambridgeshire, between the villages of Hildersham and Linton along the River Granta. The farm grows a broad mix of vegetables, herbs, salads, fruit, flowers and heritage grains, favouring heirloom and rare varieties chosen for flavour and resilience, and works in a way that avoids synthetic inputs and encourages wildlife.
Produce goes to restaurants and independent shops as well as households across Cambridgeshire and London. Weekly produce boxes are delivered overnight to the door or collected from local collection points, and the Flourish Farm Shop is at Cooks Pen Farm in Hildersham.
Magness Farms ButcheryMeat · Saffron Walden, Essex5 (11 reviews)Magness Farms Butchery is a family run farm butchery at Taylors Barns in Wimbish, near Saffron Walden. High animal welfare sits at the centre of how the farm operates, and the counter carries the farm's own produce alongside beef, chicken, pork and lamb, from 28 day dry aged ribs and sirloins to burgers, sausages and marrow bones.
Order meat boxes and individual cuts through the online shop, or visit in person Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 4pm and Saturday, 9.30am to 2.30pm. Private butchery and refrigerated trailer hire are offered as well.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
