Welcome to our fourth weekly round up for the Where the Flock campaign. Our theme this week was Places to Eat out. Thanks to some brilliant suggestions from our social media followers and website contact form, we have added a few very special businesses to our Where the Flock page. This blog contains a summary of all the businesses we have added to our digital guide to the British countryside between 29th April and 3rd May.
If you have any other examples of amazing rural businesses people can visit, please let us know! You can nominate a business either by filling in the form at the bottom of this page, commenting on one of our social media posts, or using the hashtags #wheretheflock and #thisisrural
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Jolly Nice, Gloucestershire
Jolly Nice are farmers and producers running an innovative Farm Shop, Burger bar, Ice cream parlour and butchery. They are conveniently positioned on a busy A-road in Gloucestershire, opening from 8am-7pm, 7 days a week, 364 days a year.
They pride themselves on using the very best local and sustainable ingredients in all the food they make including traditional breed beef reared on their own farm for their famed Jolly Nice Burger.
They started out with an airstream burger bar and 3 team members 4.5 years ago and have grown to a footfall of over 500 customers a day and 56 members of staff!
To find out more, go to www.jollynicefarmshop.com
Leadenham Teahouse, Lincolnshire
Leadenham Teahouse is uniquely located within Leadenham Village Post Office. Opened in October 2015 by two sisters who wanted to diversify the future of their Mother’s Post Office. The businesses work together to bring customers the finest quality local produce & fresh Lincolnshire ingredients. Last year, Leadenham Teahouse was recognised for this, by coming runner up in the Rural Business Awards Diversification Project.
Leadenham Teahouse has expanded into a homemade lunch menu and last year went onto win Lincolnshire Tearoom of the Year, Great Taste 2018 & Community Business of the Year.
To discover how to visit for yourself, head to www.leadenhamteahouse.co.uk
Crwst, Ceredigion
Crwst is a new eatery based in Cardigan. They are open from morning to evening offering a relaxed and contemporary atmosphere for casual dining, drinking and socialising with an emphasis on local and seasonal produce. Throughout the day, customers can enjoy their brunch, a good cup of coffee and cake, or even just grab a loaf to take home! On weekends, a tasteful evening menu comes to light, inspired by the wonderful local producers they are lucky enough to have in West Wales.
They are proud to showcase that they make everything in-house, including their breads, pastries and cakes!
To find out more, go to www.crwst.cymru
To learn more about Where the Flock, head to its webpage: www.ruralbusinessawards.co.uk/where-the-flock