The best farms in Cumberland
4.8 from 134 reviews across 3 farms
Organised lists 3 farms in Cumberland, including 1 butcher, 1 farm shop and 1 raw milk farm. 2 deliver to your door.



4.8 from 134 reviews across 3 farms
Organised lists 3 farms in Cumberland, including 1 butcher, 1 farm shop and 1 raw milk farm. 2 deliver to your door.



Slack House FarmRaw milk farm in Brampton4.9 (64 reviews)Slack House Farm is a working organic dairy farm at Gilsland, on the Cumbria and Northumberland border, overlooking Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall. Alongside the dairy, the family run a cosy bunkhouse in sensitively converted cattle sheds for walkers and cyclists on the wall path and cycle route.
The farm shop sells the farm's own organic produce, with eggs, cheese, yoghurt and raw milk, plus a small selection of local products, and is open daily from 11am to 6pm. Bunkhouse guests get a self served continental breakfast, and provisions for self catering meals and packed lunches can be bought too.
The Beeches FarmFarm in Carlisle4.9 (50 reviews)The Workman family have farmed at The Beeches in Carleton, on the edge of Carlisle, for three generations, milking Montbeliarde cows on a grass based system since 2001. The milking herd now lives at nearby Ellerton Farm at Southwaite, where robots handle the milking and the cows still graze outside.
Back at The Beeches, a vending machine sells fresh pasteurised milk 24 hours a day, card payment only, with reusable bottles available on site. There are milkshakes in strawberry, chocolate and banana plus a weekly special, and ice cream with a choice of toppings. Any closures are announced on social media.
Askerton Castle Organic EstateButcher in Brampton4.3 (20 reviews)Askerton Castle Organic Estate is an organic livestock farm at Askerton Castle near Brampton in Cumbria. The estate rears traditional breeds, with Belted Galloway cattle, Blackface sheep and Tamworth and Gloucester Old Spot pigs, and farms along organic, Pasture for Life and regenerative lines.
The meat is sold in boxes through the online shop, from Belted Galloway beef and Blackface lamb to pork, mutton, chicken, cured meats and mixed selections, and the farm will build a bespoke order if you get in touch. Courier delivery is free on orders of £200 and over, and a where to buy page lists local stockists.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
