Monday 21 September 2015
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These are just five of our top tips, but there’s so much more to discover. Our troupe will be happy to recommend lots of great foodie treats to sample during your stay, and will let you know where you can pick up a great taste of the Cotswolds to take home with you.
The Cotswold Chocolate Company
Love chocolate? Then you’ll love The Cotswold Chocolate Company. Founded in 2011, the company makes delicious, fresh, handmade and hand finished chocolates, using only natural ingredients, including tasty local Cotswold cream.
Honing their skills at the kitchen table and learning from chocolatiers in France, Belgium and the UK, founders Tony and Heidi are making Fairtrade chocolates they are proud of and their customers love! They continue to expand their range as they develop their ideas and recipes.
Want to sample some yourself, buy as a gift or maybe even see some chocolates being made? Visit The Cotswold Chocolate Company’s shop right here in Stow.
www.cotswoldchocolatecompany.com
Distance from The Old Stocks: just down the road!
Bibury Trout Farm
If fish floats your boat, you’re in for a treat at Bibury Trout Farm, one of Britain’s oldest, and definitely most picturesque, trout farms.
Set in the beautiful Cotswold village of Bibury, the trout farm’s café prepares lots of delicious trout-based treats for hungry visitors.
It’s also home to a shop selling tasty local produce. The smoked trout is a must, especially if you’re planning a barbecue! The shop stocks wines, deli products and preserves, as well as fresh local bread, eggs and milk.
Ever thought of catching your own dinner? The trout farm has all the equipment and support you will need to catch your own trout. Dinner doesn’t get much fresher than that!
www.biburytroutfarm.co.uk
Distance from The Old Stocks: 15 miles
Todenham Manor Farm
If you enjoyed the award-winning meat served here at The Old Stocks, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s locally produced and you can pick some up for yourself. Todenham Manor Farm specialises in producing top quality outdoor-reared pork and beef here in the Cotswolds.
Aberdeen Angus and South Devon cattle and Gloucester Old Spot, Middle White and Saddleback pigs are treated with care and respect throughout their lives on the farm. Their meat is then prepared by expert butchers at Todenham Manor to customers’ exact specifications.
If you want to find out for yourself how good ethically produced meat tastes, the butchery is open 8am to 2pm Monday to Friday.
www.todenhammanorfarm.co.uk
Distance from The Old Stocks: 10 miles
Cotswold Gold
If you’re lucky enough to visit the Cotswolds in the summer, you’ll see endless beautiful yellow fields of rapeseed. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s for, you need to sample Cotswold Gold.
Cotswold Gold is a premium extra virgin rapeseed oil, which has been produced at Charlie Beldam’s family farm in Broadway, Worcestershire since 2010. All of Cotswold Gold’s oil is grown, harvested, pressed and bottled right here in the Cotswolds.
The oil is naturally high in vitamin E, rich in omega 3, 6 and 9 and low in cholesterol. It can be used to replace butter or oil in all of your recipes and gives fried and roasted foods a crispy finish, while keeping its light, nutty flavour.
Cotswold Gold is currently used in 19 Michelin star restaurants. Want to try it for yourself? It’s on sale at Cotswold Food Store, just down the road in Longborough.
www.cotswoldgold.co.uk
www.cotswoldfoodstore.com
Distance from The Old Stocks: 2.5 miles
Purity Brewing Co
If you love our beer, why not head out to the countryside to pick up a few bottles for yourself and maybe take a private tour of Purity Brewing?
Founded in 2005 with the aim of making great beer while caring for the environment, Purity Brewing makes a range of award-winning beers at its microbrewery on a Warwickshire farm. Sustainability is at the heart of the eco-friendly business and the quality and attention to detail are second to none. No wonder they make such a tasty pint!
To book a tour of the brewery, contact sales@puritybrewing.com. The brewery shop is open 9am–5pm Monday to Friday and 10am–4pm on Saturdays.
www.puritybrewing.com
Distance from The Old Stocks: 30 miles
If you pick up any of these delicious products, or discover your own fantastic Cotswolds food, then take a photo and tag it on Instagram with #oldstocksinn and let us know what you think!