Food

Food Glorious Food

Phenomenal fish, succulent meat, prime pasties, lush clotted cream… Here in Cornwall we have some truly great food. And the brilliant thing about a self-catering holiday is that you get to try it all out! Close by you’ll find a good choice of farm shops and specialist suppliers along with award-winning tearooms, welcoming pubs and family-friendly restaurants. Plus, of course, a good choice of supermarkets for those essential bits.

Here are just a few suggestions:

Fresh Local Food

You can’t beat the taste of food that’s been grown, reared or caught locally:

• Little Pig Farm Shop and Cafe south of Kilkhampton – Good produce from local farms and producers. Fruit, veg, meat, fish, dairy, great cakes and preserves plus an excellent cafe.

• PJ & J Moore Butcher – Excellent locally-reared meat from traditional butchers in Kilkhampton

• The Beach House – Fresh local fish near the beach at Widemouth Bay.

Farmers Markets

Great places to find amazing food and meet the people who grow or make it:

• Bude Farmers Market – Every Friday at the Lower Wharf

• Hartland Farmers Market – First Sunday of every month with excellent local bread, cheese, fish, meet, organic vegetables and much more.

• Bideford Farmers Market – Every Tuesday and Saturday at the Market Place in Bideford

Local Tea Rooms

Try cream teas both Cornish and Devon style!

• Rectory Farm Tea Rooms – Award-winning tearooms serving cream teas and lunches. All properly home cooked using produce from their own farm, and a great start or end point for walks.

• Docton Mill Gardens – Home cooked light lunches and cream teas in a beautiful garden setting near Hartland.]

Local Pubs and Restaurants

There are two great pubs within walking distance if you’re feeling fit (up to an hour each way!) or just a few minutes in the car:

• The Old Smithy Inn, Darracott, Welcombe –Food in bar and restaurant with meat and vegetables from local producers.

• The Bush Inn, Crosstown, Morwenstow – Food in bar or restaurant with local meat and veg from pub garden.

And there are plenty more a little further afield, ranging from Michelin-mentioned pubs to seafood, tapas, Italian, Asian and even Creole restaurants.

Supermarkets

All the major stores will deliver online orders to West Woolley Farm, so your essentials can arrive at your door. Or there’s a choice of:

• Bude – Morrisons, Sainsburys, Co-Op

• Bideford – Asda, Tesco

• Holsworthy – Waitrose