The best farms in Leicestershire
4.7 from 519 reviews across 8 farms
Organised lists 8 farms in Leicestershire, including 3 butchers, 3 farm shops and 3 raw milk farms. 6 deliver to your door.
4.7 from 519 reviews across 8 farms
Organised lists 8 farms in Leicestershire, including 3 butchers, 3 farm shops and 3 raw milk farms. 6 deliver to your door.
The Milk ShackRaw milk farm in Lutterworth4.7 (153 reviews)The Milk Shack at Toll Gate Farm near Lutterworth sells milk from the farm's own pedigree Holstein and Jersey cows, and the blend of the two breeds makes a really great tasting milk. You can have it raw or gently pasteurised, and either way it is non-homogenised.
The shack also stocks cream, hen and duck eggs, potatoes, honey, yogurts and preserves, and it is open every single day from 6am right through to 9pm.Manor Organic Farm ShopFarm shop in Loughborough4.6 (161 reviews)Manor Organic Farm is an organic farm on Main Street in Long Whatton, near Loughborough in Leicestershire. The farm raises grass fed cattle, including Longhorn, and produces pork, lamb and chicken alongside bread from its on-farm bakery. Visitors can also come to stay, with camping, farm stays and a dog freedom field on site.
You can order through the online shop, which sells organic grass fed beef, meat boxes, fruit and veg, bakery goods, eggs and store cupboard staples, or call in at the farm shop itself.Buckwell OrganicRaw milk farm in Lutterworth5 (75 reviews)Buckwell Organic is a four generation family farm in South Leicestershire producing organic raw milk from a small herd of free range cows. The family starts with the soil, planting a diverse mix of grasses and herbs that draw minerals up from different depths, then testing and feeding the ground each year to keep the pasture, and the milk, at its best.
Raw milk is sold through the online shop with delivery included, and the range also takes in Buckwell beef boxes, tallow balm and tallow soap. The farm is open Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays.
Farmer Billy's Fresh Raw MilkFarm in Atherstone5 (38 reviews)Farmer Billy's is a family run farm at Manor Farm in Ratcliffe Culey, near Atherstone, selling fresh raw milk from its own herd of free range cows. The milk is unpasteurised and sold as fresh as it comes, straight from cow to glass, keeping its natural flavour.
You buy from a self service vending machine at the farm, open every day from 7am to 7pm, and there are milkshakes made on site too, which makes it a popular stop for families as well as raw milk devotees.
Sparkenhoe FarmRaw milk farm in Nuneaton4.6 (49 reviews)Sparkenhoe Farm at Upton in Leicestershire belongs to the Clarke family, who have farmed this corner of the county for generations and make cheese as the Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Co. Their pedigree Holstein-Friesian cows graze a diversity of pastures, and the family pay close attention to the soil and the delicate ecosystem it supports. The milk becomes raw milk cheeses, including Sparkenhoe Red Leicester and Sparkenhoe Blue.
On the farm there is a tea room and cheese shop, open Wednesday to Saturday from 9am to 2.30pm, and the online shop ships the full range, from single cheeses to cheese boxes and wedding cheese cakes. Wool from the farm's Romney sheep is sold as well.
Temple BeesHoney farm in Swadlincote4.9 (15 reviews)Temple Bees is run by Nigel and Caroline Collier from Measham, with around 200 colonies of honey bees kept across 104 square miles of North West Leicestershire and the very edge of South Derbyshire. The bees mostly live on organic farmland, rewilded areas and farms growing wildflowers, and the honey is minimally processed and unpasteurised, with several varieties holding Great Taste Awards.
The online shop sells runny and soft set honeys alongside candles made from their own beeswax, with postage or local pickup by arrangement. The Colliers also supply honey bees and beekeeping equipment, and give bee talks.
Grazers of Ashby ParvaButcher in Lutterworth4.6 (17 reviews)Grazers of Ashby Parva is run by Steve and Jess at Beales Farm in Ashby Parva, Leicestershire. They rear 100% grass fed beef and lamb and naturally reared pork, letting the animals grow at their natural pace on pasture, with a nose to tail approach so nothing they raise goes to waste.
The meat is butchered into everything from steaks and joints to sausages, burgers and black pudding, sold frozen alongside hogget, mutton and a small pantry range. Order through the online shop for delivery, or collect from the farm, where the shop opens on Fridays and Saturday mornings.
Walton Lodge FarmFarm in Leicester4.3 (11 reviews)Walton Lodge Farm is a small family run dairy at Broughton Astley, near Leicester, producing raw milk from a herd of Ayrshire cows. The cows are free to roam the farm through the year and are fed on grass silage grown on the farm itself with only natural fertilisers, along with homegrown sugar beet, so the family control the whole of the herd's diet.
The farm has supplied raw milk to customers across Leicestershire, Coventry and Birmingham, and sells direct from the farm. There are no fixed opening hours, so ring ahead and they will arrange a time that suits.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
