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Dorset Larder www.dorsetlarder.co.uk 01258 452846 11 Market Place, Blandford, DT11 7AF Best For Blackmore Vale area meat and game GAME ON First came the Dorset Game Larder in 2007, supplying local butchers, pubs and restaurants with game sourced from shoots in the county. From there, the Dorset Larder, which opened in 2012 in the heart of Blandford, was the natural progression. If the store front and canopy doesn’t instantly evoke a traditional butchers, what’s on sale inside certainly will. You’ll find pork belly and loin, dry cured and smoked bacon, free range chicken, every cut of beef you can imagine, along with lamb leg, shoulder and mince. And 80 percent of the meat is Dorset-reared. You can order online your venison steaks, pigeon, partridge, grouse, pheasant or duck in season. But don't forget, the Dorset Larder is also a great deli with a range of local cheeses and preserves… Taking pride in meat is born, bred and bu which tchered in Dorset Don't Miss The range of gourmet sausages (pork and marmalade, beef and horseradish) 29 The Udder Farm Shop www.theudderfarmshop.co.uk 01747 838899 Manor Farm, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ Best For Ready cooked farm meals to take away TAKE A BUTCHERS You don't so much pop into The Udder Farm Shop as spend the afternoon, as there’s an on-site butchers, fishmongers, deli, catering kitchen and coffee shop to get through, as well as a playground for the children. The bright and airy farm shop pays homage to artisanal brands – from Stokes Sauces to Syms Bacon Mayonnaise – and Dorset is represented with plenty of local produce, including fresh bread from Taylors and beers from Cerne Abbas Brewery and the Dorset Brewing Company. You can also pick up cheeses, Scotch eggs, quiches and terrines from the deli counter, or order a cheese hamper with local chutneys to go. Don't Miss The Enormous Udder Farm Breakfast in the fully licensed restaurant. Farm cooking at its finest The shop is also stocked with local gifts, art and more www.menu-dorset.co.uk