Their sausages are second to none. Their pork pies are second to none. Their local beef is second…read moreto none. In fact, they are hard to beat in all departments.

Yes that's right, I am vegetarian. And this butchers gets 5* from me!…read moreBasing my review on my experience in the shop and what my meat eating men said about the produce. My dad told me pay a visit to this butchers after buying a piece of machinery from them for our bakery and then finding out how much AWARD WINNING produce they have! I got told to get the award winning bacon and Cumberland Sausages. So, in we walk and I have never seen so many award winning signs in my life! What to choose??? Let's start with the Cumberland sausages - two kinds, both please! And then to the choice of bacon, well, how do people choose?? We opted for the black treacle cured back bacon (award winning obviously) and Adam Y chose the oak smoked back bacon. All the bacon was boasting not to leave that nasty white stuff in your pan. While we were here we picked up some award winning pies too. Pork Pie, Peppered Steak Pie and Chicken Pie. All of which looked perfect (coming from a baker, that's a HUGE compliment) and i am told they tasted just as good! The service we received whilst in the shop was second to none. Enough said. If you are ever passing Windermere town (and you eat meat) you must pay Huddlestons a visit! x

Here is what I wrote after visiting Huddlestone's during my walk from John O'Groats to Lands End in…read more2013. 'The most memorable thing about Windemere was a "Cornish" pasty I bought from Huddlestone's Butchers in Windemere. It was so good I returned to the shop to tell them so, and the man said he had obtained the recipe from an old friend of his in Cornwall, who had recently retired, and finally parted with his secret recipe. So if you are in the Lake District, and craving for a "genuine" Cornish pasty, go along to Huddlestone's Butchers in The Avenue, Windemere.' I am so pleased that they have been recognised as the 'Premier' in 2016. Congratulations to all at Huddlestones. And yes, I can still remember how good it was. And I still live in Cornwall. Bryan Pesce

I am a vegetarian…read more So why have I given this butchers shop five stars? Well, its been in the town for years and years and people travl from far and wide to get their hands on Houston's butcher meat. Everyone I know who eats meat says this place is the daddy of all butchers.

Excellent butchers, friendly cheerful service, fantastic quality, excellent price, local produce…read morewhat more can you want? the queue to collect orders on a Saturday is out of the door and around the corner ! that many people can't be wrong

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.

Try the Haggis Truffle. (http://orfy.blogspot.com/2013/08/some-things-are-just-meant-to-be.html)…read moreTo Die for.

I rate this butcher highly, as they have a mobile butchers which comes out to rural areas. There…read moreare not many businesses left which do that, and with the price of petrol and lack of bus services, all credit to them. They also sell crisps and biscuits as well as meat on the van.

The other butchers in Alnwick. Often overlooked thanks to Turnbulls being just around the corner,…read morebut the Market Place Butchery is almost as good. Their shop is a little smaller, but the friendly staff really know their stuff and are happy to help out. Very good with more unusual (these days) cuts like pork knuckles and tripe. If you're visiting the market, then it's easy to pop in and pick up a nice bit of meat.

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.