WHAT
Farm shop café
WHERE
A12, Junction 16; 4 minutes
WHEN
Farm shop: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
Cafe: Mon-Sat 9am-4pm
Check website for PYO. Closed BH
Kid friendly
Disabled access
Vegetarian or vegan options
Gluten-free options
Parking available onsite
Recycling/sustainability practices
Originally a fruit farm, Lathcoats has flourished in all directions and now has a free Animal Area, an impressive patchwork of orchards, a café and PYO fields. Its more unusual experiences include alpaca trekking and chances to meet cute creatures from goats to guinea pigs.
Their still and sparkling apple juices and ciders are many people's 'desert island drinks' and The Bee Shed café serves up a flavour-packed punch with homemade cakes galore. There's an emphasis on fresh local ingredients, many available in the farm and gift shop. Cosy up to the wood burner on cold days or snaffle a prime spot on the sunny terrace in summer with a homemade milkshake.
If you have time, follow one of the 2km-6km wanders that are popular with locals. Enjoy the Essex countryside as you digest your breakfast or lunchtime treats, including Wicks Manor meats and home-spun jams and honey. Pop a Lathcoats Still Cider or gin into your heaving farm shop box to enjoy once home.
Lathcoats Farm Shop,
Lathcoats Farm, Beehive Lane, Galleywood,
CM2 8LX
Tel - 01245 353021
Email - Send email to Lathcoats Farm Shop
Web - www.eapples.co.uk
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