William Peat is one of 2 very good butchers in the town. They have 2 shops just a few doors apart…read more One is purely meat & the other does pies, cooked meat slices & cheese. There is a small counter that sells hot bacon buns & pulled pork rolls. Well worth a visit if in town for a tasty plate pie or quiche for an evening meal.

I visited this business on 01/10/24. I purchased a forequarter of beef which had been stripped off…read morethe bone in different cuts. The displayed weight was 55.35kg at £4.89/kg. My assumption was that that was the total weight of the meat I bought. However, when I got home and weighed the meat myself, it was about 35kg! I immediately rang them to report this, and they admitted that the weight displayed was inclusive of the bone! I pointed out to them that this was false advertising, especially as I wasn't given this bone that had been included in the price I paid. They admitted that they could have done better by making it clear that the displayed weight was inclusive of the removed bone. They, however, denied that they owed me any compensation for false advertising. I just want to put this out there for other unsuspecting customers like me!

The cafe / canteen is rough, ready and mainly used by either the local industry, pensioners or…read morecustomers who's prefers low value, cheap heavy loaded, pilled high plates of food rather than on quality. My experience is that you can eat enough yourself for your full family for a very cheap price but towards the end of the serving shift the food is either cold or well withered. The shop has really come on from what it used to be when you could buy limps of meat in packaging that was dripping in blood and it was all a rough and ready experience. Nowadays, they have a fish counter, deli, good value good quality fruit and veg etc but to me the meat is still just meat with no idea of where it is from.

A lovely farm shop with a butchers baked goods fresh fruit and veg and frozen stuff…read moreThey sell a massive rang of food from redenberg popcorn which is lovely to Duchy Originals. The sausages and burgers they make their are great and the meat comes from the farm, they also make a great rang of pies and pastys and cakes you can buy via the slice or the whole cake. The coleslaw from the butchers is great and goes really well with the ham cooked on the bone that they do. They do a range of puddings in the fridge and lovely frozen fruit great for pies in the freezer. There buns are fab, the best things are the corned beef slices the country barn pastys and the mars bar slices the lemon drizzle cake is also worth a try The coffee shop is great with plenty of seats there is another level off the level where you get served the food is not too expensive and if you get corned beef slices they come with crisps and salads and sometimes a little chutney The hot chocolate from here is fab It is not far from here to druridge bay and a nice little walk to the ruined chapel

This is a nice Little Village Butchers that sells good cuts of meat and not only that, It caters…read morefor the local community selling warm pies and hot beef/pork rolls.

Top quality butcher selling top class goods. Bryce Lawson,…read moreone of the young employees entered the YOUNG BUTCHER OF THE YEAR competition which is to be shown on BBC at a later date. Information at http://hetton-online.com/mcmurchie.html The programme went out on 20th December 2010 and Bryce finished a very creditable second from a total entry of 600.

Stumbled on this butchers after taking our pet to the grooming place at South Hetton and needed to…read moreuse up an hour!! Once inside the shop we both felt as though we were children in a sweet shop.. Very friendly staff and choice of food fantastic all products we bought so far have been gorgeous and it will now become our butchers of choice even though it's 30 mile trip.. Well worth the trip .. Well done

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

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.

Hi I m a guy in wheelchair & this butcher & his staff have always treat me very well. They are…read morefriendly & helpful. The meat & products they sell is first class & it would take something special for me to buy my purchases elsewhere. Top class products Top class service Thanks

This is my local butchers and the shop is really small but the quality is great. Probably my…read morefavourite things to buy are the 6 chicken breasts for a tenner each one really large and doesnt shrink when cooking, and ready-trimmed of any bloody/fatty pieces. They also do 30 rashers of really thick & tasty back bacon for a tenner which is the best bacon that i have ever tasted. All regular cuts of meat and steaks are available and they do some great things for barbecues like chorizo sausages, stilton burgers etc. The black pudding is really nice and they even do a black pudding beef burger!! can't reccomend enough tried bolam's recently on reccomendation of a friend and was bitterly disappointed with the quality in comparisson!

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.

I find the website a great way to place my order:…read morehttp://www.av-fawcett.co.uk Their friendly customer service always puts a smile on my face and their food is amazing. I take heart from the fact the meat is source locally and it tastes great too! I can recommend them to everyone.