Our Departments
Where the magic happens
Butchery
The Butchery Department is at the heart of the Farmshop and our Head Butcher, John, together with his team, fully control the quality of the meat we sell. We transport the cattle and lambs for slaughter to Griffiths of Leintwardine, which is only seven miles away. The meat is then both matured and prepared for our customers on-site. The Estate provides game in season, notably pheasant, partridge and venison. The free-range poultry and free-range pork are sourced locally.
We offer a full butchery on site in the shop, staffed by our award winning team and we also offer a bespoke butchery service.
Dairy
The Estate’s dairy farm lies only two miles away from Ludlow Farmshop, on the far side of the town’s racecourse. Every morning fresh milk is collected from the farm, and then used in the products made daily by the department’s small team. Cheese, butter, yoghurt and more are all made by hand in small batches; and we complete every stage in production on-site. This allows us both to preserve traditional skills and keep a close eye on quality.
Ludlow Farmshop is well known for its artisanal cheeses. We produce hard, semi hard, soft, blue and smoked varieties. One of our cheese is unique to the region, and another has an entry in the World Cheese Book, many others in our range have won major national and international awards. Our butter has earned similar success over a number of years. The full prize-list is remarkable and is testament to the expertise of the team.
Jams & Pickles
Our award-winning jams, marmalades, pickles, chutneys and sauces are always seasonally made by Teresa and her team and the process used to make them is the same as you would use at home.
We make in small batches and no pectin is used as they are set when the ingredients are in season, if needed fresh lemon juice is used instead. We don’t used thickeners and instead reduce the consistency which produces are more concentrated and intense flavour. The team are great at experimentation and developing new flavours and their dedication to getting it absolutely right clearly works as shown by their accolade of awards.
Bakery
Our bakery team bake fresh biscuits and cakes from scratch seven days a week, so you’ll always find a freshly baked treat when you need one – we make over 20 types and are always thinking up and trying new ideas. We bake many traditional products like Victoria Sponge and shortbread, as well as championing local specialties like Shrewsbury biscuits.
We get deliveries of fresh bread 6 days a week from a local bakery. From classic white loaves and French sticks to the delicious focaccias and sourdoughs, there is something for everyone. We also offer a fresh pastries too!