When
you come to visit us, or choose to live in Berwick-upon-Tweed, you can
share the wonderful variety of find food and drink produced in this
area.
In Berwick and the surrounding villages you will find family bakers
and butchers, delicatessens, farm-shops and other independent retailers
selling local produce.
Berwick Farmers’ Market is held on the last
Sunday of every month (10.00am-1.30pm). Click
here for details.
These are just some of the tastes of the area around Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Artisan cheeses, butter and ice-cream from family-run
dairy farms |
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Lindisfarne Mead, Alnwick Rum, Laprig Apple Juice
and Sloe Gin from Lorbottle |
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Plump mussels and oysters from the waters around
the Holy Island of Lindisfarne |
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Cereals and flours stone-ground in a 19th century
water-powered mill |
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Honey collected by bees from hives scattered about
the Tweedside fields and hills |
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Real bread, slow-fermented and cooked in wood-fired
ovens |
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Wild salmon and game in season |
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Crabs, lobsters and shellfish landed by traditional
Northumbrian cobles fishing out of picturesque little harbours |
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Strawberries, raspberries and other soft fruits in
season |
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Home-made preserves and home-baking from local farm
shops |
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Kippers and other products from traditional smokehouses
in Seahouses and Craster |
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Colourful heritage potatoes to cook in so many different
ways |
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Rare-breed pork, hill-fed lamb and prime quality
Aberdeen Angus beef |
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Award-winning sausages, pies and cooked meats from
quality family butchers |
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Free-range poultry and eggs from farms using modern
but sustainable methods |
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Fresh North Sea haddock from the fish-market at Eyemouth |
Click
here to visit the Berwick Slow Food Group website,
which has links to a variety of local producers.