Brood farm shop, a place to enjoy for you and your brood
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rood Farm Shop is the countryside family food and drink venue that keeps getting better and better. It has a fabulous range of locally sourced fresh foods, an excellent café and a local gastropub. Now it is adding an outdoor bar, picnic area and two stretch tents where people can relax with an early evening glass of something special in very pleasant surroundings. Brood was designed with the idea of farmers, customers, staff, independent suppliers and the local community all supporting one another and keeping ‘food miles’ to a minimum. Owners Claire Davis and Phil Oliver produce their own beef, lamb, pork, chicken and eggs to the highest standard from their Redditch based farming operation, tracking each stage from farm to fork. They grow
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fruit, vegetables, plants and herbs themselves and source homemade preserves, bakery products, craft ales and ciders and other gourmet products from specialist producers around Worcestershire and surrounding counties. Creative chefs produce the finest dishes from these very sources to serve in the family friendly café, which is open all day. They also create an appetising range of ready meals for sale to the public. The Brood pub, the Lygon Arms at Feckenham, likewise serves a great range of quality lunchtime and evening meals. The farm shop also sells gifts, hampers and household items such as beauty products and cleaning materials. A ‘Click & Collect’ service is available for people who prefer to shop online rather than visit in
person. It is free on orders of £40 or more. Brood ’s newest feature is the outdoor bar, now open and currently running with table service. Head Butcher Antony Fletcher says: “It’s a very nice setting in which to enjoy a glass of wine or a refreshing beer on a summer’s evening. There are some toys for children to play on and some outdoor games such as giant Jenga. Family is at the heart of everything we do here.” Brood Farm Shop, Astwood Lane, Astwood Bank, Redditch B96 6PS T 01527 868698 E admin@brood.co.uk www.brood.co.uk Lygon Arms, Droitwich Road, Feckenham B96 6JE T 01527 892800 E bookings@thelygon.co.uk
