My family have used Richard Harrison for over 50 years - i have also eaten many other makes of…read moreCumberland Sausage and none of them comes close to Richard Harrison's - just THE BEST. PeeJay

Probably the best butchers in the country, and with the best Cumberland sausage anywhere, which…read moremakes it the best sausage anywhere of course!. I've known this butcher's for over fifty years and even though I've lived in various parts of the UK South Wales, Yorkshire, Manchester, I keep going back for my meat and especially sausage. Excellent service, too.

Best butchers in the town. Great fresh meat, friendly service and great price.read more

Our favourite butchers (even though there are 3 more in the Town plus supermarkets!) - we've used…read morethem for many years and always had excellent service, choice and quality! Specially yummy are their home-made steak pies, mmmmmmm! More stuff about Castle Douglas at http://www.castle-douglas.com/

So far have tried the Cumberland Sausage, Breakfast Sausage and Bacon. All have been of a really…read morehigh quality and amazingly tasty! Definitely worth a visit. Friendly staff. The prices are definitely worth it for the quality of the meat.

Renwick the butchers has been a mainstay in the local community for a number of years within the…read moresmall town of Thornhill. A highly reputable butcher, you can always guarantee to obtain the meat that you require for all your culinary needs. Located centrally within the town, Renwick are open most days, the staff are very accommodating and take orders for bulk buys, following their knowledgeable advice. A good family butcher that has much to offer, take time to place an order and you will not be disappointed. Be warned though that the shop is closed like many others on a Thursday afternoon.

Very friendly and knowledgeable butchers who do a brilliant range of products. Just try their…read moremarinated meats they are brilliant, the family never get bored with this stuff. It proves your local butcher is still the expert to rely on.

This is a family run butchers which is a rare find. It has a wide range of fresh meat. Good variety…read moreof packs for five, ten and twenty five pounds which prove to be a really great deal. They do pies (ie steak, chicken ect)which is ready just to put in oven. Also they do fresh veg and fruit as well. As well fresh meat and veg they also do a carry out service of pies, sandwiches, bacon/ sausage rolls, soup ect. So you could get your full meal meat, potatoes and veg all from this local butcher. The service you receive in Picken and son is really good. It always looks so clean and hygenic and the staff are friendly and helpful.

Nice, clean shop with friendly staff. Good selection of…read morelocally sourced meat all freshly prepared in their stores. Also reccommens their good steak pies at New Year.

Great wee shop on Overton Farm!…read more My guy, some friends of ours and I yearly, visit Overton Farm for their Point to Point Horse races. The past two years have been absolutely gorgeous and we've had an amazing time. The farm sets up a track in their grass fields and the day starts off with the pony horses and then the main event with at least 8 races for the day. There are bookies set up if you want to get your bets in for each race, and there is a bar and a wee cafe set up as well. At the front of the farm is the Overton Farm Shop & Butchery which has a wide variety of goods to purchase on the day as well as every other day. It's quite a small shop, but there are loads of delicious meats and fresh eggs, baked goods and basic kitchen staples. I stopped in for some snacks to enjoy during the races and left with a bag of locally baked biscuits, 4 bags of crisps, a bag of Hanover Pretzel Pieces (YES) and a diet irn bru. The line was out the door the day I went in, because of the horse race, but the staff were just as friendly as ever helping everyone make their way in and out in no time. Make sure you bring cash just in case as there is no ATM on the premises. Although they do have a card machine, the signal in the area is very hit or miss, so the machine was down the day I was there. If we lived in the area, we would shop here all the time for sure, but once a year will have to do it for us. Love this wee shop.

The shop sells all kinds of meats including wild game and I even saw zebra. Got a Christmas tree…read morehere £6 per foot. Very friendly staff here.

Cranstons, the family-owned butchers in Penrith, has been serving local meat since 1914. Now it has…read moreopened a new café above the Cumbrian Food Hall, close to the M6 on the south-west side of the town. When I visited on a lunchtime in late November, the place was packed with locals, no doubt taking the opportunity to get out and about following the recent Biblical downpour. As you'd expect there's plenty of meat on the menu: an 8oz Gammon Steak; Cumberland Sausage with mash and red onion marmalade; an 8oz steak burger with streaky bacon and home made chips. Each of these costs £8.45. For £10.25 you can try the 'Cranstons' Local Platter, which features pastrami, roast ham and smoked pork loin. I was told that the soup of the day was parsnip and banana. I gave this a miss and opted for Chicken and Mediterranean Vegetable Terrine with tomato and olive chutney. It played safe, in my opinion, and would have benefited from a more imaginative accompaniment. A nod to vegetarians comes in the form of Grilled Goats Cheese & Pickled Beetroot Salad and Quiche of the Day. But I think a vegetarian in Cumbria is someone who has resolved not to eat meat between meals. The café is bright, spacious and unfussily furnished. The tall windows offer panoramic views of the lowering skies over the northern fells. On the opposite wall, a water-painting depicts a more benign riparian scene.

what can i say about this fine specialist butchers, apart from you have to go to buy to experience…read morethe quality of the food. The meat is so fresh, and they do fab stir frys plus so much more than you would expect frfom a butchers. There is also a really good fruit and veg section in there along with a local family run bakers whose bread is good.They also sell locally produced desserts and specialist food tha you wont find in supermarkets. If its something different for tea you are looking for then i strongly recommend you give this place a go.

What a splendid shop Steadman's is - like a butcher's should be. They have won awards for their…read moresausages which come in a number of varieties, including some quite unusual ones such as the Summer Sizzler (which has chilli in it)! The interior of the shop is very neatly laid out with clear labelling - which makes me feel less awkward that I don't know what a lot of the items actually are (those fancy cuts of meat with paper 'hats' on ?) although I know I should ask. Some of the products are very local - bacon and lamb from the surrounding valleys for example - and are delicious. Service is always efficient if not exactly cheery. My top recommendation is the black pudding - I haven't had one better.