Local Food Heroes
Destination Worcestershire has recently been working alongside
some local food and drink producers to showcase the variety of
local produce on offer in Worcestershire.
There have been a selection of products sent to food
journalists. Please see below for further details.
Beverages
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Astley Vineyards
Astley, Stourport on Severn,
Worcestershire DY13 0RU
Telephone & Fax: 01299 822907
Producers of a range of English fine white wines including
sparkling. Over 80% of all Astley wines have won an award.

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Barbourne
Cider Barbourne, Worcester
Worcestershire
Telephone: 01905 27151
Email: info@barbournecider.co.uk
Website: www.barbournecider.co.uk
Ciders are made from a mixture of bittersweet, bittersharp and
sharp apples which are grown in standard and half standard orchards
in Worcestershire.

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Hobsons Brewery & Co. Ltd.
Newhouse Farm, Tenbury Road,
Cleobury Mortimer,
Nr. Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY14 8RD
Telephone: 01299 270837
Fax: 01299 270260
Email: beer@hobsons-brewery.co.uk
Website: www.hobsons.brewery.co.uk
Producers of Hobsons Best Bitter (3.8% abv), Hobsons Town Crier
(4.5%Abv), Hobsons Old Henry (5.2%Abc) and casked ales. All beers
are made from hops from a prize winning local grower and are
available at local freehouses.

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Norbury's Norrest Farm and Cider Co.
Holywell Farm Buildings,
Storridge, Near Malvern,
Worcestershire WR13 5HD
Telephone: 01886 832206
Email: dealerinhatts@freenet.co.uk
Cherries, green walnuts, apples, pears, plums and damsons. Draught
and bottled cider and perry, fruit wines and apple juice. Jams,
chutneys and pickles.
P.Y.O. open July - Oct.
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Teme Valley Fruit
Sutton House Farm, Sutton, Tenbury Wells,
Worcestershire WR15 8RJ
Telephone: 01584 810424
Producers of traditionally grown King Edward potatoes, Cox's Orange
Pippin apples for their 'Chateau Bottled' apple juice. Honey and
honeycomb from their own bees is also available. Sold at farm gate,
farm shop and local shops.

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Condiments & Preserves
Alan Coxon's Ale-gar
Vinegar Telephone: 01386
830299
Email: info@alancoxon.com
Website:www.alancoxon.com
Prepared using traditional and natural production methods,
acidulated over oak wine barrels and using only the finest quality
natural ingredients, these unique products are stored in bottles
created and designed by Alan himself.
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Bredon Hill Foods Bredon
Hill, Worcestershire
Telephone: 01387 710447
Email: lucy@bredonhillfoods.co.uk
Website: www.bredonhillfoods.co.uk
We sell a wonderful range of food from fine chocolate and cheese
to speciality cider and cordials; and our hampers from Nurses
Cottage make excellent gifts.
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Emily's Jams and
Pickles Lyppard Kettleby,
Worcestershire, WR4 0HZ
Telephone: 01905 611955
Homemade jams, marmalades, chutneys and mustards all artificial
colouring and preservative free.
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Kit's Kitchen Upper
Wolverton Farm, Egdon,
Worcester WR7 4QP
Telephone: 01905 345254
Fax: 01905 345663
Producer of home made pickles and chutneys including; apple and
onion chutney, red onion and orange chutney, runner bean chutney,
salad dressing, BBQ sauce and pickled shallots. Available from
local shops and farm shops.

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Plantation Cottage Bredon
Hill, Worcestershire
Telephone: 01386 861507
Email: lynda@plantation-cottage.com
Website: www.plantation-cottage.com
Herbs are grown in the cottage garden, herb jellies, quince
jelly, herb oils and vinegars are made in the kitchen.

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What-a-Pickle Lower
Berrington, Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire, WR15 8TJ
Telephone: 01584 810644
Email: camilla.lywood@what-a-pickle.com
Website: www.what-a-pickle.com
Tomato Chilli Jam is delicious with just about everything.
Customers have it with cheese, cold meats, sandwiches, baked
potatoes etc. It also makes a fantastic ingredient to spice up a
multitude of dishes, and a few suggestions can be found by
following the link to the left.
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Dairy
Ansteys Broomhall,
Worcester, WR5 2NT
Telephone: 01905 820232
Email: gifted@ansteys.com
Website: www.ansteys.com
This is delicatessen heaven for traditional cheese, hamper and
gourmet goodie lovers!

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Lightwood Cheese
Heath GrangeFarm,
Off Bell Lane
Lower Broadheath,
Worcestershire WR2 6RW
Telephone & Fax: 01905 333468
www.lightwoodcheese.co.uk
Artisan cheesemakers, producing a range of unpasteurised cows' and
ewes' milk cheeses
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Malvern Cheesewrights
Telephone: 01905 350744
Email: info@malverncheesewrights.co.uk
Website: www.malverncheesewrights.co.uk

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Other
Turtlebags
Telephone: 01299 827092
Email: beth@turtlebags.co.uk
Website: http://www.turtlebags.co.uk/
Created in 2004 in response to the lack of ethically sourced
shopping bags. Inspired By Turtles
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