If you’re stuck in the confusion of motorways that is Manchester’s ring road system, give...
The Yard Café is homely and community spirited. Delicious brunches and lunches are served in its...
An emporium of enticing wine, Scarlet Wines makes a fantastic pit stop when Cornwall’s crowds...
Ashburton is a delightful town on the southern slopes of Dartmoor in the heart of the South Devon...
Low Sizergh is a paragon of happy animals, organic farming, community growing schemes,...
Landlords Simon and Mike abandoned their high-flying management jobs in banking to take on the...
"Giving back more than we take out" is a motto of the fifth-generation Bowles family,...
* This place has changed hands since we last visited and is now called Nel's at The...
The Queen's Head pub has been restored by the Lowther family, of Askham Hall, whose masterplan is...
The Rhug Estate covers 12,500 acres in the rugged Dee Valley, championing organic farming and...
Follow the winding paths through the leafy plant centre to find the impressive yurt that houses...
A contagious enthusiasm for sustainability permeates this first-rate Flintshire farm shop. Fruit...
Mere is just off the A303 on the edge of the Cranborne Chase AONB, an area known for its...
The close connection to wildlife is what attracted gardeners Emma and Stephen to start a plant...
Blasus is a Carmarthen institution for cheese connoisseurs and oenophiles. The word means...
From humble beginnings, this multi award-winning organic farm shop, deli and butchery now fills...
You can do your weekly grocery round in Udder Farm Shop, which has a deli, fishmonger, gift,...
The flat whites at The Hall, an inauspicious looking 1930’s Art Deco parish hall, have been...
Elveden is the former home of the Maharajah Duleep Singh and the current home of the Guinness...
Little sister to the original Ginger and Pickles in Nantwich, the Tarporley tea-room now plies...
Leyland’s Worden Park is a haven of mature woodlands, meadows and playgrounds. The 18th-century...
The folk at The Bridge were so proudly independent (and keen to join The Extra Mile) that we're...
The eco-conscious will adore The Fold, a community enterprise on a rambling organic farm in the...
When the owners' cute and curly dogs get their own intro on the menu, you know you've found...
For a small shop Carrot & Wine packs one hell of a punch. A great find in Hereford, it’s a...
Sustainable living is the watchword at the fabulous Cross Lanes Organic Farm, set on the...
This 'miniature empire' is going from strength to strength at the heart of the pretty village of...
This cosy tea-room near the historic market town of Alnwick remains genuinely charming as its...
'It's fresh and exciting because it's not posh' said Masterchef judge William Sitwell, naming...
Ely is worth every minute of diversion, with its glory of a cathedral and sense of peace. In the...
The lovely Stubbings nursery provides respite from the M4 and M40 motorways. The Glasshouse...
The counter at Two Magpies is heaped with irresistible goodies, enough to satisfy even the most...
Razz is one of life's colourful characters, as you'll gather on entering her friendly,...
Former city worker Deborah has waved her magic wand over Teddington Stores, transforming it from...
Isabel Revill set up shop in her rustic stable 20 years ago, with coins for fresh asparagus...
* Under new ownership. Please check opening times ahead, particularly if going out of your way to...
Laid out over two floors, adorned with vintage surfboards, custom cycles, prints and memorabilia...
The combination of home cooking and crafts make this a cosy place to pause on your journey....
Carved into the hillside, this quaint farm shop and café will fill your lungs with Dartmoor air....
No quick roadside stop-off, Glenwhan Gardens and Arboretum are worthy of a half-day diversion if...
The Canal Quarter just east of central Lancaster is seeing some serious and ambitious cultural...
Pioneer has only recently flung open the doors to its new food hall and café, and it’s already a...
The March Hare, smart behind a charcoal grey shopfront on Market Rasen’s high street, is lively...
Alnwick is a delectable, medieval gem, with a proud castle - dubbed ‘the Windsor of the North’ -...
A local landmark, The Speyside Centre peeps out of a pine forest in the Cairngorms. Once nearly...
Incongruously located on a small industrial estate, the Almond Thief has earned a fearsome...
Relaxed and informal, there’s a real friendliness to the Berwick Inn, from the duck eggs for...
For those heading for the Suffolk coast, Friday Street Farm Shop has to be one of your grocers of...
Filled with a steady stream of visitors, it’s hard to believe that the Old Bank Tea Rooms came...
These magnificent 50 acres of garden, and the house, were a neglected secret for years after the...
Sometimes in life you take a risk...and it pays off. That's exactly what happened for Kate and...
Set on the edge of the Earl of Plymouth’s estate, this fab farm shop is a microcosm of the foodie...
A handsome, 16th-century country pub at the edge of Somerton’s octagonal market square, The White...
Swing off the M6 and into the Cheshire countryside to find the Ginger and Pickles tea-room at...
The village of Shirehampton hugs the river Avon near Junction 18 of the M5. Just off the green is...
The Smiddy Farm Shop stands on the site of the old village blacksmith’s, now transformed into a...
Isaac Newton made his science-enhancing discoveries at Woolsthorpe Manor (now a National Trust...
On our roving research trip around Wales we stumbled across the Little Valley Bakery (and its...
Travellers coasting between Brighton and Eastbourne, pat yourselves on the back for discovering...
Standing proudly on Hill Road near Clevedon’s graceful Victorian pier (worth a sunset visit),...
The Puffing Billy is a relaxed country pub just beyond the end of the M5 at Topsham. It’s more...
If you're venturing cross-country between the M1 and A1(M) near Northampton, factor in a detour...
Hooks in the window and a marble counter turned breakfast bar hint at this wonderful coffee...
The seaside 'Artists' Town' of Kirkcudbright (kir-coo-bree) is the Solway coast's only working...
A magical combination of books, gifts and food, and a previous winner of Britain’s Best Small...
The authentic crêpes at Café au Chocolat are to die for – ‘as good as in Brittany’ one French...
The ever-hospitable Pear family, who are also behind the popular (and posh) Pecks restaurant...
This cosy deli is a proper treat just seconds from the main road. It’s located in the intriguing...
Ben Watson's family has farmed Riverford's 350 hectares for 70 years, expanding into all corners...
Emmett’s has traded in Peasenhall since 1820. Do take a moment to enjoy this pretty village with...
Providero began life in an achingly cool Citroën van: living the free-wheeling dream. Today, its...
Zoom up the A419 towards the Cotswold Lakes (haunt of watersporters and nature spotters) to find...
There's something comforting about visiting a family-run business. The award-winning Dalesman...
Cairn Lodge began as a home-run business when John and Aileen MacInnes spotted a gap on the M74...
If following the A21 to Hastings you'll almost trip over Eggs to Apples - a long, low-profile...
With a young family keeping them busy, Ryan and Lisa sought quality coffee close to home. Drawing...
As the name suggests, this was once the kitchen garden that supplied the manor house at Dorney...
Life's too short to drink instant coffee. Enter Owens - named a 'game-changing coffee brand' - to...
Camped in the Tern Valley, Fordhall Farm is a beacon of organic farming, taking the bold step of...
It’s easy to wax lyrical about the fantastic and utterly unique Loch Arthur Farm Shop. It stands...
On the banks the River Alde, this vast complex of old Victorian maltings looks out over a...
If you prefer a chat-fuelled chow down to a formal meal, beeline for Bootleggers in Hopeman with...
Wright’s Food Emporium sagely adopted the Golden Grove Arms, a former village pub, when it...
Bruton, Somerset's arty enclave, is the perfect backdrop for At the Chapel. This converted...
Teals is a wall-to-wall treat. Just off the A303 – and only 10 minutes from the A37 – it's a...
One for the eco-minded, the Pitney Farm Café is one of just a few Soil Association-accredited...
A detour into the colourful market town of Strathaven (‘Stray-ven’) will bring you to the...
You won’t find a quirkier place to stop than this 1850s railway carriage and old double-decker...
The universe must be thanked for entangling the life paths of Maggie and Anna, two...
If heading east along the M2 bound for Canterbury, Margate or a ferry from Dover, divert at...
Llandeilo is one of those places you're 'sorry-not-sorry' that more people have yet to hear...
Everything about Unorthodox Roasters is just that: unorthodox. Their beans are roasted and named...
Sister to glamorous Askham Hall hotel and the Queen's Head pub down the road, this low,...
Hemmed in by the Malvern Hills on one side and the river Severn on the other, this pocket of...
The Field Kitchen is a cornucopia of delights based on the Riverford Organic Farm, so you can...
Once famously described as ‘a dream of Nirvana, almost too good to be true’ by Franklin...
A beautiful renovation of an ancient inn that stands a short walk from the middle of glorious...
Broom House Farm sits at the top of a hill looking out over the dip and roll of the countryside...
This attractive townhouse hotel stands yards from the gates of the Burghley estate. Inside,...
'Live for today, farm for tomorrow' is the raison d'être at the organic Eastbrook Farm on...
Food lovers and organic crusaders need no introduction to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River...
An utterly idyllic spot in Wiltshire where you can malinger from dawn to sundown. The café and...
Brockholes is a nature lover’s paradise with a unique, strikingly modern visitor village that...
It’s hard to beat ‘The Hairy Barista’ as a coffee shop name, and the same goes for the coffee...
There’s been a steady stream of visitors to the Trough since it opened its doors in early 2018,...
If heading to Gatwick from the south east, you might well pass near Forest Row, known for its...
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a café in a new-build community just off the M1 might be dull...
Prepare to marvel at the ingenious horticultural tesselation at RHS Garden Bridgewater, the Royal...
Starting out from humble beginnings – Tablehurst began as a social enterprise in the mid-90s –...
Tebay sits amid the bracken-dabbled Cumbrian hills: the mothership of good motorway services. The...
The Meikleour Arms stretches our 'distance from the motorway' a tad but, with its focus on...
The magnificent 13th-century cathedral is reason alone for stopping in Dunblane, a picturesque...
We had to prise ourselves away from the café and farm shop at Fenton Barns, with their multitude...
The gateway to Swansea Bay's Mumbles headland and the Gower AONB, Swansea city itself is often...
Dorchester is the Casterbridge of Thomas Hardy's novels. Escape the madding car crowds to enjoy...
