Name Address URL Phone Deliveries? Ben’s Farm Shop 57 Magdalen Rd, Exeter EX2 4TA Ben’s Farm Shop 01392 278910 Farm to Folk 26 Commercial Rd, Exeter EX2 4AB farmtofolk.co.uk 01392 547610 The Grocer on the Green 36b Magdalen Rd, Exeter EX2 4TD thegroceronthegreen 07926 717648 Yes Eat Your Greens 30 Sidwell St, Exeter EX4 6NN…
Category: Devon
Zero Waste Exeter: A Review
One of the great things about central Exeter, are the characterful neighbourhood pockets that are so distinctive and really break up the big city commercialism. So, if you are visiting Exeter and want to feel part of the community for a day or perhaps for a season, where better to stop off for supplies than…
Farm to Folk, Commercial Road, Exeter – A Review.
I have to say finding an affordable corner shop where I can: ✔️Buy locally produced milk 🐄 ✔️Great quality, locally grown 🍓🍎🍅🍌 and 🥦🥕🌽🥔 ✔️🍞, 🥚 and other basics Without starting an overdraft😥 …was a 💯 surprise! But there it is on Commercial Street, Farm to Folk opposite The Bishop Blaze public house, and across…
Belle Isle Park, Exeter. An urban escape.
For me, Exeter is a true garden city, with the reassuring calm of rolling green hills visible from even the most opulent and commercial city centre vantage points. The agrarian, the wild and the open are never far away, with the urban sprawl faithfully held back by the County Council, Devon Wildlife Trust, Devon Gardens…
Devon, The Unexpected British Home of Curried Goat
When you think of curry goat, you are more likely to think of Brixton rather than Brixham! So you can imagine my surprise at seeing goat meat on special at my local Lloyd Maunder butchers in Devon. A culture classic… Growing up, goat meat was very much relished as a delicious traditional Caribbean meal, reminiscent…
Slumbering steam train giants at Paignton Station, Devon
Slumbering giants at Paignton Station, Devon. One of the best things about passing through Paignton (other than watching the marvellous Oystercatchers at Preston) is the opportunity to pause awhile and take in the steam trains and carriages of the Dartmouth Steam Railway which roommates with the local British Rail station. These stately engines, momentarily retired…
Why we need a Richard Vobes in Devon
I am probably old enough to have enjoyed his CITV show Snug and Cozi on more than one occasion. But Richard Vobes of Worthing, West Sussex, AKA The Bald Explorer is distinguishing himself as one of the UK’s leading vloggers about all things landscape, heritage, and nature. If you have not already encountered his engaging…
Why Lloyd Maunder bacon offcuts will always be in my fridge!
Lloyd Maunder butchers are a Devon staple with locally managed branches right the way across the county from Ilfracombe to Kingsbridge. Their well-stocked counters, along with the delicious aroma of the sausage rolls, baps, and burgers of their cooked food kiosk offer a real West country welcome which is just what you need when you’re…
25 ways to cook the lemon sole deal from David Walker and Son, Brixham
If you love the sights sounds and flavors of Brixham as much as we do, you know that walking the quay and breakwater are well worth the effort of a drive or scramble up and down innumerable sets of steps! While we are there we often stop off at quality Brixham Fish Merchant David Walker…
Dart Mart Devon 