If you want to buy good quality organic meat direct from the farmer, look no further! The family…read morebehind this place actually run two farms -- one near Haigh Hall in Wigan, and this place just off the East Lancs road (the A580) in St Helens. The quality of the meat they provide cannot be understated -- it's fantastic. And as I say, you can cut out the middle-man and buy directly from them -- simply check out the website, ring the farmer, and arrange to pick up what you need whenever is mutually convenient. At a time when many of us are becoming increasingly concerned about food miles and the provenance of what we eat, I cannot recommend these good people heartily enough.

I love farm shops, they don't compete with each other for my affections. Each one is unique in its…read moreown right. No difference here, the farm shop is is an extension of the 35 hectare farm owned by The Abbott family. The shelves are stacked with all the normal farm shop goodies. The philosophy is a green one as the family aim to reduce the food miles by sourcing from local food producers. Amongst a plethora of available delights are Fir Tree Farm Honey sourced from hives on the farm and Fir Tree Farm home-reared Beef. As these are from their farm you can be sure they are made with extra care and passion, and no doubt their best offering. If you are a sucker for locally sourced fresh food then put the post code in your favourites in the old sat nav and pay it a visit if you are in the area.

The farm has a well stocked farm shop which specialises in local organic produce and specialist…read morefoods, all housed in an awesome stone barn. The shop stocks the best of local and regional produce, with the aim of reducing food miles and yet providing a full range of products. If you don't manage to get to the farm shop, then don't worry they are usually at the Farmer's Market every third Saturday of the month. There is also the Season's cafe with a breakfast and lunch menu. Everything on the menu makes your mouth water. On their breakfast menu they have porridge! Oh yes, I wish all cafe's had porridge on the menu, I have totally gone off cereal's - even in the summer, I am still eating porridge, with an added fresh strawberry just to spice it up a bit. You can have the porridge with jam, honey or maple syrup. Maple syrup is a bit too naughty for breakfast, so I usually go for honey.

Being a vegetarian I would normally stay away from a shop like this but funnily enough Im a regular…read moreshopper here! I like to visit this shop to buy the odd treat for my four legged friend as they sell cooked meats and hot sausages! My dog loves these and can recommend them! The staff are always friendly and the shop is busy with lots of customers. The food is fresh and tastes nice too according to my dog that is ;)

Quality and quantity all at very reasonable prices. These days this does make a change. They have…read morereally good offers and especially for the older clients they have a percentage off for pensioner days. They also do hot and cooked meats so if you need something for tea but not time to cook it try Gabbots and see what you think. Staff here are always really helpful and patient, especially as most of the time when you go to this butchers you can get carried away and have the staff weighing all sorts. You just can't beat value for money here. Also, to get you ready and organised for christmas they do have a christmas club, give them your order and so long as its paid intime you can just go and collect everything you want nearer the time.