insideKENT Magazine Issue 45 - December 2015 | Page 91

Silcocks Farm Shop, Tenterden
www.silcocksfarm-organics.co.uk
Here you’ll find organic meat and dairy
produce sourced from land that has
been owned by the same family for over
25 years. Meat includes lamb and
hogget from Kent’s own Romney breed,
as well as pork from rare breed
Gloucester Old Spot pigs (so if you
wanted to try something other than
turkey for Christmas, this is a good place
to start). There is a dairy on site too,
offering organic cheese, cream, and ice
cream.
S. W. Doughty, Doddington
www.swdoughty.co.uk
A family-run butchers with its own
abattoir and attached farm shop, S. W.
Doughty provides superb food and drink.
There is a bespoke butchery, locally
sourced meat, award-winning sausages,
game, local honey, strawberries,
cherries, homemade jams and
preserves, and local free range eggs
as well.
Chapel Down, Small Hythe
www.chapeldown.com
To really round off a good Christmas
meal, you’ll probably be wanting some

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locally produced drinks (alcoholic and
soft) to go with it. At Chapel Down you
can find sparkling and still wine, beer
and cider, and juices all made from
locally produced Kentish fruit and hops.
Biddenden Vineyards, Biddenden
www.biddendenvineyards.com
Biddenden is Kent’s oldest commercial
vineyard, having started back in 1969.
Eleven different varieties of grapes are
grown here, which is how the excellent
red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines
are created. You can also find Kentish
cider, and fresh farm pressed apple and
pear juice here.
The Butcher of Brogdale, Whitstable,
Broadstairs, Gillingham, and Ashford
www.thebutcherofbrogdale.co.uk
This award-winning butcher only
supplies meat whose provenance can
be traced back to local, reputable farms
that pride themselves on the ethical
rearing of their animals and birds. This
is, say the owners, what gives their meat
such a flavoursome, succulent taste.
The butchers here work traditionally,
and are happy to answer any questions
about any aspect of the meat or
butchering.