WILTSHIRE LIFE Awards 2018 25
Farm/Village Shop of the Year
(Joint) Winner Ansty Farm Shop
Ansty Pick Your Own and Farm shop, pictured above left, is known as much for the friendly family
who run it as for producing fresh, quality wholesome food. You can pick soft fruit in summer and
rhubarb in spring. One nomination recommends their puddings, cakes and biscuits, homemade
jams, fresh honey and homemade breads.
Pekin hens wander around in Walt Disney-fashion providing eggs that are full of free range
goodness. In summer, a maze entertains children; in the autumn there are ‘Halloween sports’; and
at Christmas you’ll find trees, decorations and wreaths.
One nomination said: “If you have a problem they will sort it out, whether you need
puddings for 20, or cakes for great-granny which have to be extra lemony as she is 91.”
(Joint) Winner Three Trees Farm Shop & Café
Located on a farm, Three Trees Farm Shop & Café in Chiseldon is a family-run business in its
fifth year. Produce from the farm includes free range eggs, beef, pork and seasonal lamb, with
other products sourced locally where possible. As fans of “old-fashioned customer service” the
business has grown, and they love to invest in their nine full-time and 17 part-time staff.
Elizabeth McMurray says: “We have grown a lot in five years, but we aren’t finished yet.”
Plans to extend the shop will allow them to sell a wider variety of fruit and vegetables and
establish a delicatessen. A new building will incorporate a commercial kitchen, children’s play
area and an educational facility. Some of the animals, currently kept at the opposite end of the
farm, will be housed nearby so children can learn of their farm to plate ethos.
Third place Allington Farm Shop
Ansty PYO and Farm
Shop is known as
much for the friendly
family who run it as for
producing fresh food
Three Trees Farm
Shop & Café has
grown a lot in five
years, but we aren’t
finished yet
Supporting British farming is key for the owners of Allington Farm Shop, near Chippenham, SPONSORED BY
which stocks local and home-grown produce. A mixed arable farm sits behind the shop and
feeds the butchery counter with traditional British breeds. There is a fantastic selection of veg
and fruit grown on the farm or sourced locally, from Bromham or Lackham Campus (where
students grow very large lemons). The shop, farm and café employ 50 local people and each
year, the owners donate £1,000 in goodies, vouchers and hampers to charities and causes.