Where to buy raw milk near Manchester
4.7 from 4,258 reviews across 15 farms
Farms selling raw drinking milk within reach of Manchester. 15 farms made the list.



4.7 from 4,258 reviews across 15 farms
Farms selling raw drinking milk within reach of Manchester. 15 farms made the list.



Tagg Lane DairyRaw milk farm in Bakewell, Derbyshire4.7 (1757 reviews)Tagg Lane Dairy produces raw Jersey milk at Monyash, near Bakewell. The milk is sold whole and untouched, with nothing added to enhance or stabilise it, and the dairy has become known for its gelato and speciality coffee as well. There is even a small caravan site if you want to stay close by.
You can buy raw Jersey milk at the dairy on Tagg Lane or order through the online shop, with bottles running from six up to twenty litres. The shop is open Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 5pm, and 10am to 5pm at weekends.
Milk MaidsHoney farm in Bolton, Greater Manchester4.8 (1297 reviews)Milk Maids is an award winning family dairy farm at Over Hulton in Bolton, where the family has cared for the land and the cows for over 70 years. Milk from their own herd is bottled daily and sold either pasteurised or raw, and it also goes into their handcrafted gelato ice cream, with 24 flavours that change every month.
The farm shop sells the milk and ice cream alongside free range eggs from Staveley's Eggs, and you can order online for click and collect. The shop is open six days a week, closed on Tuesday, and opens a little earlier for anyone just after milk and eggs.
Gazegill OrganicsButcher in Clitheroe, Lancashire4.5 (250 reviews)Gazegill Organics is an organic farm at Rimington in Lancashire that has been farmed by the Robinson family for nearly 500 years, now with Emma Robinson and Ian O'Reilly at the helm. Shorthorn dairy cows graze heritage wildflower meadows, and the farm keeps traditional British rare breeds, farming at low intensity with nature and sustainability front of mind.
Their A2 raw milk is organic, unpasteurised and unhomogenised, and the award winning online butchery delivers organic grass fed beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork and chicken across mainland UK, alongside a deli range. There is a farm shop at Gazegill itself, open Monday to Saturday.
Green Oaks FarmRaw milk farm in Knutsford, Cheshire East4.9 (134 reviews)Greenoaks Farm is a small farm on Ostlers Lane in Mobberley, Cheshire, milking its own herd for raw milk that is simply filtered and chilled before bottling. They also make whole milk, gently pasteurised but never homogenised so the cream still rises to the top, along with milkshakes in flavours from vanilla to salted caramel. Grass fed beef is reared on the farm, and hives on site provide honey, cared for by a local beekeeper.
Please pre order milk before travelling, by email or a message on social media, then collect from the farm, open daily. Beef is sold frozen as individual cuts on a first come first served basis, and the whole milk is also stocked by a handful of local shops and a milk delivery round.
Halton FarmsRaw milk farm in Congleton, Cheshire East4.6 (179 reviews)Halton Farms is Tom and Karen's dairy farm at Chance Hall Farm in Cheshire, where 500 crossbred cows are milked and another 300 heifers grow on at nearby Townsend Farm. Tom's father arrived on the Rode Hall Estate as a tenant farmer in 1968 with 30 cows, and Tom farmed in the partnership that grew from that start before the couple formed Halton Farms Ltd in 2012.
In 2016 they opened The Milk Shack, where a vending machine sells raw milk alongside pasteurised milk, milkshakes, cheese, eggs, cakes and butter. Since 2018 the farm has also run tours for schools, colleges and community groups, giving a real behind the scenes view of dairy farming.
Hill Farm Real FoodButcher in Tarporley, Cheshire East4.9 (105 reviews)Hill Farm Real Food comes from the Aidley family's regenerative organic farm at Tarporley, where the cattle are certified Pasture for Life and fed on grass alone. The herd blends Normande, Friesian, Jersey and Ayrshire breeds, producing A2 milk, and everything the farm sells is grown on the farm itself.
The shop covers raw milk, kefir, yoghurt, cream, cheese, whey and broths along with grass fed beef, pork, poultry, eggs, herbal teas and even skincare. Order online for home delivery or collect from the farm, and if something is sold out, the shop restocks on Fridays at 12 noon.
Hassop Family FarmFarm shop in Bakewell, Derbyshire4.8 (103 reviews)Hassop Family Farm is the Dilks family's organic dairy farm at Hassop in the Peak District. They hold that the best milk starts with happy, healthy cows, farming organically with real care for the animals, the land and the soil, and plenty of customers reckon they can taste the difference.
The farm shop, which carries a 5 star hygiene rating, sells their organic milk both pasteurised and raw, along with ice cream, coffee, milkshakes, cakes and much more, and milk vending machines mean you can fill a bottle straight from the farm.
The Milking ParlourRaw milk farm in Clitheroe, Lancashire4.8 (97 reviews)The Milking Parlour is a small family run farm in Sabden, selling raw milk fresh from their grass fed Friesian herd through a self service vending machine at Cockshots Farm. The milk is tested regularly, and the machine also serves raw milk milkshakes.
Alongside the milk you can pick up local cheeses, eggs and butter. Milk and milkshakes can be paid for by cash or card, but the eggs, cheese and butter are cash only, so bring some change if you want the full haul.
Cliftons FarmRaw milk farm in Preston, Lancashire4.9 (83 reviews)Cliftons Farm has been home to the Parkinson family since 1967, in the village of Inglewhite in rural Lancashire, and was the first certified organic family dairy farm in the north of England. Thomas and Iris Parkinson milk certified organic Jersey cows for raw milk, raw cream, raw butter, natural live yoghurt, cheese and ghee, raise the male calves for beef butchered on site, and keep organic free range hens for eggs.
The farm shop opens daily and only sells what the farm produces, down to fruit pots from the orchard. A local delivery round covers parts of the North West, a courier service reaches England and Wales, and it is worth phoning ahead because some products are seasonal or limited.
McLintock's DairyRaw milk farm in Oldham, Greater Manchester4.6 (84 reviews)McLintock's Dairy is a family run dairy at Ralph's Farm in Denshaw, with a history going back to the 1930s and a pedigree herd of Holstein Friesian cows. The farm bottles whole, semi skimmed, skimmed and raw milk, much of it in glass, and supplies homes as well as local schools, cafes and restaurants around Saddleworth.
Deliveries arrive on the doorstep before 8am, Monday to Saturday depending on your area, and the round covers most of Oldham. Alongside milk you can order cream, yoghurt, eggs, butter, bacon, juice and fresh milkshakes, and new customers register through the WhatsApp form on the website.
Hoscar Moss Milk ShopRaw milk farm in Ormskirk, Lancashire4.9 (57 reviews)Hoscar Moss Milk Shop is a family run dairy venture at Sandyways Farm on Hoscar Moss, near Ormskirk. The farm has produced milk here for a long time and has more recently opened its own shop, so people can buy pure, traditional raw milk straight from the source.
The shop keeps generous hours, open every day from 7.30am to 8.30pm, and the milk is sold unprocessed, just as it comes from the herd. If you want to know more before you visit, the farm can be reached by email.
Farm on the FellRaw milk farm in Preston, Lancashire4.7 (49 reviews)Farm on the Fell is a cow with calf dairy at Big Blindhurst Farm in Bleasdale, Lancashire. Calves stay with their mothers and share the milk, and the small herd of Jersey and Jersey cross cows is milked just once a day in the morning. The raw milk is sold on the farm and made into gelato in the farm's own processing room, and they also rear rare breed pork and 100% pasture fed beef.
The farm shop is open every day from 8am to 8pm with a raw milk vending machine, the gelato shop opens at weekends, and milk, gelato, pork and beef can all be ordered for nationwide delivery.
Pulford Farm ShopRaw milk farm in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen4.7 (44 reviews)Pulford Farm Shop sits at the dairy at Bent Farm, part of Pulford Farm Dairies, a family dairy farm on the border of Blackburn and Darwen in Lancashire. Three generations of the Fielding family work here, milking a herd of pedigree Holstein cows, and the business has delivered fresh milk to local homes and shops for more than 50 years. The farm is Red Tractor assured and won British Farming Family Business of the Year at the 2015 British Farming Awards.
The shop opens seven days a week with home reared meats, fresh produce, eggs, jams, chutneys and puddings, alongside milk bottled at their own dairy, both unpasteurised and pasteurised, and their probiotic natural yoghurt. Doorstep delivery rounds run throughout the year, whatever the weather.
Red Lodge FarmRaw milk farm in Wakefield, West Yorkshire4.9 (18 reviews)Red Lodge Farm is a family run dairy farm at Kirkhamgate near Wakefield, in the Swainson family since the late 1800s and now one of Yorkshire's largest suppliers of raw milk. The free range herd of Holstein Friesian cows is milked by a voluntary robot, so the cows choose when to be milked, and the milk is sold unpasteurised and unhomogenised straight from the farm gate.
Alongside the raw milk there are free range eggs laid daily by the farm's hens and bantams, and raw honey from hives kept on the edge of the bluebell woods. Buy at the farm on its open days or arrange a delivery.
Peckforton Dairy MilkRaw milk farm in Tarporley, Cheshire EastPeckforton Dairy Milk sells raw milk from a pedigree herd of cows at Peckforton Hall Lane near Tarporley. The farm has moved to a cow with calf system of dairying, so calves stay with their mothers, a change the farm team made after visiting another dairy already farming that way and seeing the difference it makes for the animals and the land.
The milk is raw and unpasteurised, sold directly from the farm, which is open every day around the clock, so you can call in whenever suits you.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
