This is a small town produce and meat shop. For its small size, we were amazed at the selection…read more We also went to the meat section and bought the most tender rack of lamb.

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

A real butcher shop is a rarity in the USA, nearly all the meat we buy is from a supermarket or…read morewarehouse store, shrink wrapped in styrofoam. While visiting family on the IOM we stopped into Harrison & Garrett Butchers a couple of times. We picked up their cottage pie and chicken, ham and mushroom pie. The lasagna looked good too; will try it next visit. They offer quality meats and great service, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable.

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.

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.

The Cumberland sausage here is by a country mile the best in the UK - I drive from Yorkshire to bag…read moreit (and another Wainwright). Off the scale excellent. Don't spend less than £20.00 - it freezes well too.

Rather larger supermarket in the village that has a butchers at the rear. Plenty of fresh…read morevegetables on offer and everything else you might require. A little like Arkrights in appearance and reasonable prices considering there is a couple of stores in the village.

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.

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.