The best farm shops near Oxford
4.7 from 1,621 reviews across 15 farms
Farm shops across Oxfordshire and the Cotswold edge, ranked by rating. 15 farms made the list.
4.7 from 1,621 reviews across 15 farms
Farm shops across Oxfordshire and the Cotswold edge, ranked by rating. 15 farms made the list.
Abbey Home FarmMeat & eggs · Cirencester, Gloucestershire4.5 (469 reviews)Abbey Home Farm is an organic farm on the edge of Cirencester, home to The Organic Farm Shop and its cafe. The family took the farm on in 1990 and now keep rare breed organic Shorthorn cows, laying hens, table birds and pigs, alongside a 15 acre organic market garden growing over 80 varieties of fruit, vegetables and herbs through the year.
Milk is pasteurised on the farm and sold non homogenised from a vending machine in the shop, with their own yoghurt, cream, occasional butter and cheeses including Wiggold Cheddar beside it. The farm even grows spring wheat for its Abbey Loaf, milled up the road at Shipton Mill, and the shop tops up with produce from other organic growers so the range holds up all year round.Udderly Fresh Raw MilkRaw milk · Buckingham, Buckinghamshire4.8 (292 reviews)Udderly Fresh Raw Milk is the Barker family's dairy at North Hill Farm near Winslow in Buckinghamshire. The family takes a gentle, unhurried approach to milking, on the belief that healthy, unstressed cows live longer and give better milk, and the raw milk is sold every day from a vending machine at the farm.
There is a farm shop with a milkshake bar and a raw milk coffee station, and an online store that bottles milk during afternoon milking and has it on your doorstep the next day, though it cannot ship to Scotland, the Isle of Wight or the Isle of Man. Raw honey produced at the farm, local jams, milkshakes and homemade cakes can be added to a milk order.Dora's DairyRaw milk · Swindon, Wiltshire4.9 (226 reviews)Dora's Dairy is a family dairy at Quarry Farm in Purton, near Swindon, selling natural raw milk fresh from the herd. The milk is neither pasteurised nor homogenised, so it keeps its cream and tastes the way it comes straight from the cow.
Milk is bought directly at the farm, and the family also make Dora's own ice cream and run a cow cuddling experience for visitors. The farm is open daily, and you can reach them by phone or email with any questions or larger orders.
Buckmoorend FarmMeat · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire4.7 (273 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.
Barnowl Farm ShopRaw milk, meat & eggs · Brackley, West Northamptonshire4.7 (115 reviews)Barnowl Farm Shop is a family run farm shop at Cloisters Farm in Evenley, near Brackley, home of the Barnowl Jersey herd. What began as an honesty box at the farm gate has grown into a purpose built shop with a butcher's counter and a small dairy turning the herd's milk into milk, cream and ice cream on site. The family also rears pure Oxford Sandy and Black pigs, with sows brought indoors only for farrowing.
Alongside the dairy and butchery the shop stocks seasonal fresh produce and locally sourced food and drink. It is open every day, with slightly shorter hours at the start and end of the week.
Waltham PlaceMeat · Maidenhead, Berkshire4.8 (70 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.
Town FarmMeat · Marlow, Berkshire4.9 (60 reviews)Town Farm, or Towan Fferm, sits in the Berkshire village of Bisham on the River Thames near Marlow, and has stood for just over 400 years, with the history still visible in the main farmhouse and surrounding buildings. The family rear most of what they sell themselves, keeping cows, sheep, chickens and pigs as well as pheasant and rabbit.
The little farm shop sells fresh and frozen beef, lamb, pork and chicken, with pheasant when in season, plus dairy and a few vegetables. What is not their own comes from local suppliers such as the award winning Laceys milk and cream. The shop opens Friday and Saturday, and frozen produce and eggs are available all week, just pop in and put the money in the tin.
Helen Browning'sMeat · Swindon, Swindon4.4 (31 reviews)Helen Browning's is the organic farming business at Eastbrook Farm in Bishopstone near Swindon, a leading UK organic pork and beef producer for over 20 years. The farm raises heritage Saddleback pigs and beef from ex dairy cows on Eastbrook's organic pastures, and the family of businesses also takes in the Royal Oak pub in the village.
The online shop sells organic sausages, bacon, pork, beef, lamb and chicken alongside charcuterie, fish, gin and pantry goods, with meat boxes delivered across the UK. Bishopstone Stores at the Royal Oak stocks organic food essentials and locally made homeware and gifts.
Farncombe FarmFarm shop · Hungerford, Berkshire4.2 (28 reviews)Farncombe Farm is a family run farm in Berkshire, farmed by Liz and John Brunskill and in the family since the 1900s. Seventeen years ago they turned the whole farm over to conservation farming, planting pastures with old fashioned grass varieties and working without chemical fertilisers or pesticides ever since.
The farm sells Brunskill Beef, one hundred per cent grass fed and fully traceable, direct from the farm on Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. There is also a small campsite, a Camping and Caravanning Club certificated site since 1994.
Conygree FarmMeat, fruit, veg & eggs · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire4.9 (15 reviews)Conygree Farm is a 180 acre National Trust farm on the Sherborne Park Estate in the heart of the Cotswolds, tenanted since 2004 by Jonty and Mel Brunyee, who farm to organic, pasture fed, agroecological and regenerative principles. Rare breed Traditional Hereford cattle and Cotswold sheep graze wildflower grasslands and herbal leys, and a market garden grows salad and vegetable crops. Jonty is a Nuffield Farming Scholar who helped launch FarmED, the Cotswolds centre for farm and food education, and Mel managed conservation grazing for Norfolk Wildlife Trust for twelve years.
The pop up farm shop in the farmyard opens every Saturday morning, selling the farm's own organic vegetables, herbs and salad, organic and Pasture Fed beef, lamb, hogget and mutton, free range pork in autumn and winter, wildflower honey and pastured soya free eggs, alongside products from farming friends and local artisans who share their ethos. Meat also sells as joints and boxes, veg boxes deliver weekly, and the farm hosts farm walks, courses, tipi events and glamping.
Emma's Eweful AcresMeat · Abingdon, Oxfordshire5 (13 reviews)Emma's Eweful Acres produces traditionally reared, 100% meadow fed lamb, hogget and mutton from Earth Trust land at Little Wittenham near Abingdon. Emma's sheep graze wildflower meadows and native grasses rather than grain, maturing slowly and naturally, and her leg of lamb won a two star Great Taste award in 2022.
Everything is sold direct and delivered to your door, vacuum packed to keep it fresh, as individual cuts or quarter, half and whole lamb boxes. Home delivery is free on orders over £40 to Cirencester, Cheltenham, most of Oxfordshire and surrounding areas and into the New Forest, with overnight courier delivery at £15 elsewhere in mainland UK.
Heckfield Home FarmFarm shop · Hook, Hampshire4.6 (11 reviews)Heckfield Home Farm is the farm of the Heckfield Estate in Hampshire, growing fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers in a biodynamic market garden alongside its wider farming, dairy and conservation work. Produce is picked just before it is sold, and the farm opens to the public through a calendar of sales and events.
On select Saturdays there are produce sales from 9am to 1pm, with seasonal vegetables, cordials, jams and preserves to take home and coffee from the container cafe. Plant and flower pop up sales run from 9am to 3pm at peak points in the season, and ticketed workshops range from cheese tasting to preserving and cake decorating, with dates and tickets on the website.
Andy Rumming's BeefMeat · Swindon, Wiltshire4.6 (10 reviews)Andy Rumming's Beef comes from the Rumming family farm in North Wiltshire, where the family have farmed cattle on the banks of the Thames for over 60 years. The beef is grass fed and Pasture for Life certified, and every animal is hung, butchered and packed in the farm's own butchery, so you buy direct from the people who rear the cattle.
Order online and collect from Waterhay Farm or Park Farm, with fresh beef on the second Saturday morning of each month and frozen beef by appointment. There are pop up shops at both farms, a refrigerated vending machine at Moos on Thames stocked with mince and steaks, and mail order by arrangement.
The Sandy Hill MobMeat & eggs · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire5 (6 reviews)The Sandy Hill Mob raise beef cattle at Sandy Hill Farm in Sherborne, Gloucestershire, grazing pasture that includes historic parkland and herbal leys. The herd is 100% grass fed and Pasture For Life certified, eating pasture and forage for life, and the farm also keeps hens for pastured eggs and sells its own honey and biltong.
Beef is sold in boxes, from a small box of steaks, mince and stewing cuts up to extra large boxes with roasting joints, released in batches through the year. Local delivery costs a small fee, orders further afield travel by courier in insulated wool boxes, and collection from the farm can be arranged. They also sell organic pork from Eastleach Downs Organic Farm.
Old Park OrganicsMeat & eggs · Brackley, West NorthamptonshireOld Park Organics is John and Wendy Tims's farm at Old Park Farm, Syresham, near Brackley in Northamptonshire. After decades in dairy the family began converting the land around 2015, joined the Pasture For Life association, and reached full organic status certified by Organic Farmers & Growers. Their cattle spend their entire lives grazing pasture, eating only grass and forage, with no grain, no concentrates, no routine antibiotics and no growth promoters, managed with mob grazing across old hedgerows, ridge and furrow meadows and pockets of woodland.
The beef is hung for 21 days, butchered in their own unit, and sold through the online shop and the Saturday farm shop. Rare breed Large Black pigs live in the farm's woodland and provide pork in limited quantities. The shop also carries goods from trusted local partners: pastured eggs and chicken raised at Astwell Castle, Pasture for Life organic lamb and mutton from The Inkpot, honey from hives on the farm, and homemade preserves.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
