WHAT
Seafood shop
WHERE
M25, Junction 4; 5 minutes
WHEN
Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm
Sun 10am-4.30pm
Gluten-free options
Parking available onsite
Electric car charging
Larger-than-life Jason - one of the fastest oyster shuckers in the east - is the man behind Coopers of Kent, a friendly seafood business that thrives at garden centres and pop-ups around the region.
If you're heading out for a picnic, to barbecue some fish on the beach or are simply hankering after some fine fruits de mer on a drive home from France, veer into Polhill Garden Centre, five minutes from the M25. Here, on Jason's fresh-looking seafood stall, you'll find everything from oysters and colourful crabs to myriad types of prawns, cockles, mussels, whelks, winkles and whole and filleted fish. The ready-to-eat seafood platters teem with ocean treats plus seafood dips, lemon wedges and dill garnish. If you're not squeamish, try the local speciality: jellied eels.
Browse the garden centre (to buy a cool-box for your fishy finds) or pop into the local market town of Sevenoaks to explore its maze of streets and profusion of palaces.
Coopers of Kent,
Polhill Garden Centre, London Road, Badgers Mount, Sevenoaks,
TN14 7AD
Tel - 01959 532526
Email - Send email to Coopers of Kent
Web - www.facebook.com/CoopersofKentSeafood
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