I reviewed this place the other day on the basis of going in really not very long ago; I went in…read moretoday and it's all changed! So, an up-to-the-minute review: Smith and Mann is still named that, but it's now a Budgens store. I remember this chain as being a bit downmarket, but this little store is still lovely in its new guise, in fact even nicer. It's fresh and light, still well organised and well stocked. The meat/cheese counter looks good, and it now has lots of fruit and veg! The bread looked really good, and I overheard another customer saying how good the bread was.

Very clean, tidy establishment with good range of meats and meat products plus local eggs. Helpful,…read moreknowledgable staff who are happy to give advice and will save some bones for the dog!

Excellent and reasonably priced butchers!read more

This farm shop is just down the road from me and it's absolutely fantastic. The strawberry fields…read moreare open from June and there are always millions of lucious, plump and well priced strawberries to be found. There are wide ranges of other seasonal fruit and veg to be picked, too - my favourites are the raspberries! The produce within the shop is fairly pricey but it's delicious and local, so it's worth trying a few things as a treat. There's always something for the kids.. the little play area and giant sandpit is popular, and there are often seasonal activities as well, such as treasure trails.

Fabulous farm shop and pick your own. As well as the obvious strawberries and raspberries you can…read morepick a wide variety of other berries, beans, peas and sweetcorn. The strawberries are grown on frames off the ground, so they're slug free. The only disadvantage of this is that strawberry picking isn't an option for children until they're about three. However there are other things for kids - a small play area with a sandpit, swings and slides; a maize maze in summer; and Halloween treasure trail finishing off with PYO pumpkin in October. The shop sells a variety of non-fruit/veg produce - cheese, cooked and raw meats, pickles, cakes and even ready meals.

A very nice store that I can spend a long time in gazing at stuff that I don't need, but oh boy do…read moreI want. A very new and clean store with plenty of well stocked shelves and staff that bend over backwards to be helpful, but without being in your face. A very nice range of home wears which are usually the bit I stand dribbling at. The food part is wonderful though, but 2 things that I really can recommend are the Prosecco and the chocolate brownie gateaux (which may explain a lot about me) and to be honest the prices are not that far of Sainsbury so if I do shop there I don't really notice a difference. Ample parking, good coffee shop and very very clean toilets. A shop that is highly recommended

I love going to Waitrose - I always end up wanting everything! Their food is amazing and is…read moregenerally very high quality. A trip to their bakery counter is a must. I always like looking around the John Lewis department and my children love browsing the sizeable toy department. The cafe is a great place to stop for lunch, too. The car park is vast, with half of it above ground and half below ground. There seem to be plenty of parent & child spaces.

Yummy! An old-fashioned sweet store, complete with all the old favourites in glass jars. Definitely…read moremore expensive than they used to be, even allowing for inflation, but that seems to be the standard for trad sweets now. Lots of choice, and plenty of things to trigger memories!