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Cooking & Dining
Everything you need to get the most out of your stay
Chef & Catering Services
Milkshed Catering
Perfect for a private dinner party in the comfort of the house. Whether your event is small and intimate or larger with more people, they will provide fantastic food and great service, using the best fresh produce available.
07860 581680 | www.milkshedcatering.com
Brenda Selway
Great local caterer offering drop-off meals and catering in.
01404 871 590 / 07816 129 767 | [email protected]
Great Places to Eat & Drink
Pubs
Drewe Arms
A medieval building with a quirky, tasteful interior: sisal flooring and antique beams abound. The bar has a wonderful selection of ales – five pumps offering an ever changing feast of hops – plus ciders and lagers both on tap and bottled, backed up by a splendid choice of soft drinks and a wine cellar to delight in. Also featuring a woodburning stove and an expansive garden and patio area with tables and seating. Daily specials are available and all ingredients are locally sourced and seasonal, where possible.
Broadhembury, Honiton, EX14 3NF (5-minute drive)
01404 841267 | www.drewearmsinn.co.uk
THE PIG at Combe
THE PIG is nestled in the Otter Valley near Honiton, Devon. It is a secluded, mellow, honey-coloured Elizabethan gem set in 3,500 acres of lush Devonshire countryside, and offers menus consisting of fresh fish as well as the very best Devonshire cheese and locally reared meat. What cannot be grown in THE PIG’s kitchen garden will be sourced within a 25-mile radius.
Gittisham, Honiton, Devon EX14 3AD (15-minute drive)
01404 540 400 | www.thepighotel.com/at-combe
Restaurants
The Railway
A local pub, child-friendly, not owned by any brewery or PLC’s, with a few awards & medals under its belt but humble enough not to bore you with it. Family-run with the help of a cracking team, The Railway is near the centre of town & station. Although not essential, booking is recommended.
Queen street, Honiton, EX14 1HE (10-minute drive)
01404 47976 | www.therailwayhoniton.co.uk
The Jack in the Green
Their beef and pork travel no distance at all, the chicken and duck are both free range. Pheasant, partridge, snipe, pigeon, venison and woodcock all feature on the Specials board when they are at their best. As a venue the Jack can also host parties and other special occasions.
Rockbeare, Nr Exeter, Devon. EX5 2EE (20-minute drive)
01404 822240 | www.jackinthegreen.uk.com
HIX Oyster & Fish Bar
Cool and contemporary seafood restaurant run by a renowned chef, with views over the harbour.
Cobb Rd, Lyme Regis DT7 3JP (30-minute drive)
01297 446910 | www.hixrestaurants.co.uk
Shopping for Food
Convenience Stores
Dunkeswell Village Store & Post Office
Highfield Post Office, Culme Way, Dunkeswell, Honiton EX14 4JP (5-minute drive)
01404 891966
Supermarkets
Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s all deliver to the house.
Tesco
Battishorne Way, Honiton EX14 2XD (10-minute drive)
0345 677 9359
Waitrose
Stowford Rise, Sidmouth EX10 9GA (25-minute drive)
01395 519416
Sainsbury’s
Holyrood Street, Chard TA20 2AJ (25-minute drive)
01460 704100
Wine Merchants
Wine World
83 High St, Honiton EX14 1PG (10-minute drive)
01404 43767
Bakeries
The Crusty Cob
70 High St, Honiton EX14 1PD (10-minute drive)
01404 41769 | www.thecrustycob.com
Farm Shops
The Little Farm Shop
Probably the smallest farm shop in Devon, but that doesn’t stop them from producing some of the finest cured meats and succulent own recipe sausages that you will ever taste.
Wilmington, Honiton, Devon EX14 9JR (15-minute drive)
07904 554888 / 01404 831885 | www.thelittlefarmshop.com
Royal Oak Farm Shop
Royal Oak Farm is a stunning example of a quintessentially English tea room, a traditional pick-your-own fruit farm and a gorgeous farm shop packed to the brim with produce grown and meat reared within just a few miles.
Royal Oak Farm, Cotleigh, nr Honiton, Devon EX14 9LF (15-minute drive)
01404 831 223 | www.royaloakfarm.co.uk
Farmers’ Markets
Honiton
The market is held along the wide High Street of this historic Lace Town every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday throughout the year. The market days have contributed to the vibrancy and appeal of Honiton since the granting of their charter in 1257. Stalls offering fresh produce, flowers, plants, clothing, jewellery, bric-a-brac, crafts and antiques are set up to bring an added dimension to Honiton’s fine Georgian High Street.
Lace Walk Car Park, Honiton, EX14 1LT (10-minute drive)
07980 922696 | www.foodanddrinkdevon.co.uk/whats-on/honiton-farmers-market