Daylesford Farm Shop, Gloucestershire

[Fusion]

Wondered if anyone else here has had the pleasure of visiting here?

Went last week on the recommendation of (I believe) a Sunday Times Farm Shop guide, which rated it the best in the country (quite some accolade, and difficult to quantify, naturally).

Me and a friend between us picked up between us some Double Gloucester and Manchego from the enclosed, chilled cheese room (mightly chilly after a minute or two!); basque chorizo which was beautiful, chicken fillets (soft enough to tear by hand), a good Rioja and various other tidbits.

The mixed salad is some of the best I've tased from a store, and is grown on site. There's a real kick to the peppery varieties, the leaves are a deep green hue and bursting with flavour.

Their flapjack is to be recommended also, not the slightest bit stodgy like many examples.

It's certainly the swankiest farm shop I've visited too from a decor/presentation perspective, it is pitched undeniably upmarket yet some items are quite reasonable (big pot of cherry tomatoes for 95p wasn't bad).

Worth a visit if you're within an hour's drive I'd say. There's also a spa for your missus

 

[ots3go]

Well, I did... but I'm too far away and wanted to give something that almost resembled valuable input.

 

[Rojin]

I can't say I ever been there, looks like I have driven past the general location plenty of times though! Looks like it might be worth a trip as a treat. I normally go to Over Farm but haven't been there for quite a few weeks now...

 

[Fusion]

Ahh, I haven't been to the one at Over. Anything there you'd recommend? It's a lot closer to me than Daylesford!

 

[Rojin]

Over farm isn't in the same league as Daylesford (from looking at their website). I like it though, you get loads of nice in season veg. The butchers isn't bad (they have awesome pork scratchings which I do well to avoid!). There isn't a massive range but it's good to pick up rabbit, and the quality is generally high. They have plenty of cheeses, my favourite though is just the extra mature farmhouse cheddar. They also stock Madhuban curry sauces which are awesome. They have plenty of local ciders, beers and wines. These can obviously vary a bit, but I've never had anything really awful. The Three Choirs stuff can be pretty good.

It's definitely worth a visit if you're not far. I haven't been since the start of the summer, and they seem to be adding more variety (I think they have a little coffee shop now as well). There are animals there for the kids, and various pick your own. The Halloween scare trail is always very popular as well.

Writing this makes me realise how much I miss going there, I must make the effort!