Have you visited any of the great farm shops in Essex? You can discover local organic produce, many of the Farm Shops are attached to PYO places, so you may be able to combine the two.
Some of the Essex Farm Shops also have a delightful cafe to stop for a bite to eat, using all the local produce available to purchase
Best Farm Shops Essex Has To Offer
Ashlyns Farm Shop
Location : Epping Rd, Epping, CM16 6RZ
Stocking the best in fresh, local and organic produce. With Grass fed beef from the onsite butcher, fresh organic vegetables, the best in British and European cheese from the deli counter, locally brewed craft beer, a huge selection of jams, delicious pickles, and other ingredients to stock your larder.
As well as the farm shop and restaurant, don’t forget to visit the farm trail, children’s soft play, The Black Dog Wine Company, beauty salon, and a four acre fishing lake.
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Barleyland Farm Shop
Location : Southend Rd, Billericay, CM11 2UQ
Selling plants, Fresh Fruit, Veg & thousands of top branded groceries at unbelievable prices.
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The Pantry Farm Shop
Location : Baythorne Hall, Baythorne End, Halstead
They take pride in supporting many local and independent businesses, they know how it is to start a small business and want to support others in the same position.
Dealing directly with over 100 different British Companies creates a personal relationship that they find makes a difference.
They sell many products in the shop that you can’t buy anywhere else!
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Birchwood Farm Shop
Location : Birchwood Rd, Dedham, Colchester, CO7 6HX
Birchwood Farm Shop is a family run business, their aim is to provide you with the best locally sourced produce they possibly can, from fruit & vegetables to milk, cheese, meat, jams, eggs, bread, pies, cakes, and so much more!
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Blackwells Farm Shop
Location : Herons Farm, Colne Rd, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TQ
Blackwells Farm Shop is a real farm shop on a real working farm. They aim to source all of their produce locally, wholeheartedly supporting local business’.
The high-quality meat in butchery counter is either sourced from Blackwells own farm or local farmers known and trusted by themselves for their good husbandry skills.
Next to the butchers counter you will find the delicious deli counter, which is brimming with cheese from across Europe and some great English favourites, as well as traditional hams, cooked meats, and Dingley Dell’s Artisan selection of air-dried meats.
On the shelves you’ll find, a large supply of traditionally grown seasonal veg’ and fruits. Plus, a variety of products from local producers, such as Peter Watts Winery, Maldon Salt Company, Bradfield’s Farm Dairy, Laura Rose Lifestyle Candles, and TEMPRD Chocolates.
The talented in-house chefs produce a selection of seasonal pies, alongside soups, sausage rolls, and dishes such as lasagne, cottage pie, and stews.
For those with a sweet tooth, the in-house bakers offer fresh cakes, pastries, and desserts every day
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Bloom & Veg
Location : Central Farm, Aveley Rd, Upminster, RM14 2TW
Fruit, Vegetables, Garden Supplies, Meat & Dairy at your local Farm Shop
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Bonners Barn Farm Shop
Location : The Strood, Colchester, CO5 7QL
A well stocked traditional farm shop. Fresh produce, local delicacies and much much more.
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Brokhowse Weeley Farm Shop
Location : Weeley, Clacton on sea, CO16 9AL
Brokhowse Weeley Farm Shop & Campsite is a Family run business. They have a small Farm shop on site where you can buy fresh fruit & vegetables, local meat and more.
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Brookelynne Farm Shop
Location : Chapel Rd, Beaumont, Clacton on Sea, CO16 0AR
Home grown produce as well as fruit and veg from all over the world.
Local produce including ice cream, milk, honey, jams and bread. Christmas Turkeys too!
Family run business. Farm shop stocking our home grown seasonal fruit and vegetables as well as a wide range of produce from all over the world.
Locally produced jams, chutneys and fruit juices. We also stock locally sourced Ice-creams, and milk from the local Lazy Daisy Dairy.
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Calcott Hall Farm
Location : Ongar Rd, Brentwood, CM15 9HS
Calcott Hall is a family run business and the aim is to provide a pleasant and friendly shopping experience, very different from large supermarkets.
They grow a range of vegetables and fruit throughout the year and source locally whenever possible.
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Cammas Hall Fruit Farm
Location : Cammas Hall Farm Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak CM22 7JT
The farm shop stocks a wide range of locally sourced food including fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, meats and cheeses, bread, chutneys, wines, beers and of course, their own jam and honey.
They also sell a range of gifts, toys, plants, bird feeders, firewood and much more!
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Deersbrook Farm
Location : Littles Lane, Shalford Green, Braintree, CM7 5AZ
Deersbrook Farm and award winning butchery and farm shop is based on a family run farm producing wonderful 28 day dry aged, 100% grass fed beef and rare breed pork that is pride of the butchery. The farm shop is a celebration of delicious local produce.
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The Farm Shop
Location : 196 Moulsham St, Chelmsford, CM2 0LG
The Farm Shop offers a range of homemade foods including salads, rolls and sandwiches. They now have a Keto-friendly range full of low-carb options.
They believe that everyone should benefit from fresh and nutritious food. Delivery across Chelmsford.
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Fiveways Fruit Farm
Location : Heath Rd, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0QR
In the farm shop they only sell what we grow. The season starts with asparagus, and they normally start cutting mid April. They are not a pick your own farm.
Warmer weather will bring the season forward with all crops. The availability of different produce will be listed on the website as it becomes available. Asparagus cutting finishes the last week of June.
James Coe of Layer Marney Meats is based at Fiveways Fruit Farm and sells a wide range of locally sourced meat.
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Forest Farm Shop
Location : Forest Rd, Ilford, IG6 3HQ
The fruit and vegetables are fresh from the producers or local markets daily. Their meats come from local suppliers who provide beautiful cuts with fantastic flavour.
The bread and cakes are locally baked daily with quality ingredients. And their household goods come from trusted brand names with a reputation for quality and value. They even have world champion bee-keeper Jim McNeil to supply local honey!
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Gardeners Farm Shop
Location : Maldon Rd, Maldon, CM9 8BQ
The Gardeners Farm Shop stocks a range of free-range fresh meat and farm produce. You can also visit the delicatessen for a range of cheeses, ham and pate’s.
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Great Braxted Farm Shop
Location : Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0PZ
Family run farm shop with 30 years of experience supplying the public and trade with quality local produce ethically sourced. Located on the junction of Braxted park Rd & Maldon Rd
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The Green Barn Farm Shop
Location : North Benfleet Hall Fishery, Benfleet, SS12 9JR
A farm shop on a real working farm, producing their own beef, rapeseed oil, honey and sourcing the best local produce from their neighbours.
100% committed to reducing waste and single use plastics they also offer a large variety of re-fill options.
The Green Barn Farm shop is a family run working farm, rearing their own Aberdeen Angus beef rapeseed oil & honey.
Many products sold in the shop are locally sourced from other Farms. The aim is to provide fresh, high quality produce, at affordable prices whilst reducing waste and plastic packaging.
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Hall Farm
Location : Stratford Rd, Dedham, Colchester, CO7 6LS
Hall Farm is a working mixed farm that has been the home of, and run by, the Barrie family for over three generations since 1929.
Positioned on the Suffolk and Essex border, with the river Stour running through the farms fields, the shop is ideally situated at Stratford St Mary, the gateway to Constable Country.
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Jon Gold Farm Shop
Location : Lubards Farm, Hullbridge Rd, Rayleigh, SS6 9QW
Jon Gold Farm Shop & Butchers is on a mission to bring his own brand of quality and care to butchery to Rayleigh, Essex.
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Lathcoats Farm
Location : Beehive Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8LX
Family run fruit farm providing quality local produce at the heart of the community since 1912.
The aim is to provide their farm shop and PYO customers with delicious fruit together with the best food from other producers around the region.
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The Limes Farm Shop
Location : Southminster Rd, Burnham on Crouch, CM0 8QB
Local fruit and veg shop with a veg delivery and collection ,lots of veg grown on site.
Large plant nursery with a great selection of trees ,shrubs, perennials, annuals, hanging baskets for sale in season and made to order, terracotta pots, trellis
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Lower Dairy Farm Shop
Location : Water Lane, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JS
A traditional family farm and shop in the Dedham Vale selling direct from the farm gate.
The traditional farm shop sells their produce direct from the farmgate including Lower Dairy Farm Beef – grass-fed, 28-day aged meat exclusively from their closed herd of Hereford-Angus cattle.
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Manor Farm Shop
Location : Manor Farm, Ockendon Rd, South Ockendon, Upminster, RM14 2TZ
Family Run Farm shop selling animal and pet food, Fishing baits, wormers and more
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The Manor Farm Shop
Location : Maldon Rd, Chelmsford, CM2 7RT
Friendly family run farm shop, established business around Essex since 1980, selling local and UK fresh fruit and veg and more.
Wholesale and Retail Fruiterer and Greengrocer Stockist of Local and English produce and much more including local honey, jams, eggs, bread and frozen produce, local meat and quality ready meals
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Mclauchlans of Boxted
Location : 53 Straight Rd, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RB
The farm shop is open year-round, stocked with freshly frozen fruit and homemade jam. In the fruit season, the farm shop also offers fresh local produce including new potatoes, cream and ice cream.
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Mitchell’s Farm Shop
Location : School Rd, Elmstead, Colchester, CO7 7EU
With specially select products fresh from the farm, support local and regional businesses and source the very best from around the British Isles.
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The Old Woodham Rd Farm Shop
Location : Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7QU
A local Essex farm shop that sells fresh fruit and veg, bird and pet food, fresh meat, pastries, bread and milk, frozen croissants and fruit, rossi ice cream, biscuits. crisps, cakes, frozen ready made meals and coals and logs plus more.
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The Outlet Farm Shop
Location : Burstead, Tye Common Rd, Billericay, CM12 9SD
A family run local farm shop, stocking the best variety of quality fresh fruit and veg, locally sourced meats, cheeses, dairy, bread, and everything you can think a farm shop should have! They have a tea room onsite too!
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Priors Hall Farm
Location : Lindsell, Great Dunmow, CM6 3QR
In the farm shop, you will find fridges packed full of all sorts of raw and cooked meat products. Whatever you are looking for, whether its pork, lamb, beef, chicken or turkey, the professional staff can help you out. They also have plenty of seasonal products, like venison or pheasants.
You will find plenty to go with the meats, they have fresh fruit and veg, Ice cream, crisps, condiments, pasta, rice and sauces. They are also fully licensed to sell beers,wines and spirits. With a great selection available in the farm shop.
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Ragmarsh Farm Shop
Location : 1 Riverside Ave East, Manningtree, CO11 1US
Traditional Farm Butchers producing its own Beef, also selling local Pork, Lamb and Chicken. The beef is bred and reared outdoors on the family farm in Bradfield. All other meat is always British and local.
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Spencer’s Farm Shop
Location : Park Rd, Halstead, CO9 2PX
Coxs at Spencers is a family run farm shop business with fresh fruit and veg at its core. The farm shop is supplemented by Carter’s Cafe providing freshly home cooked breakfasts, lunches, coffees, cakes and Sunday Roasts.
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Stockbrook Farm Shop & Nursery
Location : Stock Rd, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9PQ
A family owned business, Stockbrook Farm shop & Nursery provides an excellent range of fresh locally sourced fruit and vegetables, eggs, bakery produce, biscuits, cheeses, frozen fish, juices, condiments and a wide range of beers, wines and spirits.
They are also a Nursery and the garden centre items included locally grown plants, pots and a whole lot more!
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Stonefield Farm Shop
Location : Kelvedon Rd, Colchester, CO5 9SH
Farm Shop selling Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Jams, Pickles, Juices, Eggs, Plants and Compost.
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Upsons Farm Shop
Location : Ivy Barns Farm, The Green, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2JH
Their aim is to sell as much locally produced food as possible. This includes sausages, bacon and ham, Marriages flour, Maldon Salt and Tiptree Jams.
They have fresh bread delivered daily, local cakes, a selection of quality biscuits and a large variety of apple juices.
Locally grown potatoes, and other vegetables, fruit and salad available seasonally, throughout the year.
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Looking for farm shops in neighbouring counties, check out Farm Shops Norfolk and Farm Shops Suffolk.