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Washingpool Farm shop www.washingpool.co.uk 01308 459 549 Washingpool Farm, North Allington, Bridport, DT6 5HP Best For Organic beef WASH AND GO This is the place to pick up fresh Red Ruby Devon beef, lamb, pork, and fruit and veg. If it's not from the farm itself, it’s from Dorset and the South West. The Taste of the West gold medal-winning farm shop stocks more than a hundred local suppliers, including wines from Furleigh Estate, Moores Biscuits, Burts Chips, Woolsery Cheese, and Dorsetshire Sauce. You can also stay for lunch or afternoon tea at The Farmer’s Kitchen, or pitch at the caravan site and try your hand fishing for carp at the farm's three lakes. Don't Miss Washingpool took part in 2015's Onion Jack Festival Pick up a tub of Baboo Gelato from Bridport 30 Felicity's Farm Shop Turnbulls Deli www.felicitysfarmshop.co.uk 01297 480930 Morecombelake, DT6 6DJ www.turnbullsdeli.com 01747 858 575 9 High Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HZ Best For Best For Bellair Haye Pork sausages In a word, cheese BUY THE FARM BIG CHEESES The assembly of baskets, pottery, kindling and animal feed might mark this out as an all-purpose rural store, but the focus is firmly on artisanal and wisely chosen produce. There's Bunnies Love Preserves, beer from Art Brew, fresh fruit and veg courtesy of Marshwood Vale, and meats provided by a range of local producers including Wyld Meadow Farm, Five Penny Farm and Manor Court Farm. There's award-winning coffee, hot chocolate and cold meats here, but Turnbulls is a monument to cheese. Owner Charlie Turnbull is a judge for the World Cheese Awards and board-member for the Guild of Fine Food. Enter cheese heaven, therefore, with a dizzying choice of cheeses, including Montgomery’s, Keen's, Quicke’s, and Dorset Blue Vinny. The bistro serves Welsh rarebit or fondue for great cheese in context. Don't Miss Don't Miss The beautiful view across to Hardown Hill The cheeseboard There's also a takeaway for snacks Pick up a cheese or two at Turnbulls www.menu-dorset.co.uk