One of the great pleasures of self-catering in North Devon is the access it gives you to truly exceptional local produce, and Orchards Farm Shop in Barnstaple is exactly where you want to come and fill your basket. This is Devon at its most delicious: honest, seasonal, locally grown and produced food that reflects the extraordinary quality of the land and its farmers.
The shop carries a wonderful range of fresh vegetables, locally reared meats, dairy products, eggs, preserves, breads and so much more. Everything has a story and a provenance, and the team are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about helping you understand what you are buying and the best ways to enjoy it.
Visiting a farm shop like Orchards brings a genuine sense of connection with the place you are staying in. When you cook with produce this fresh and this local, the results are noticeably better, and the whole experience of preparing a meal in your holiday kitchen becomes something more than routine. It becomes part of the holiday itself.
for you staying in Byron’s luxury self-catering apartments in Woolacombe, a trip to Orchards is well worth the short drive to Barnstaple. Stock up on Devon produce and spend an evening cooking something wonderful in your apartment, knowing that every ingredient on the worktop was grown or reared just a few miles from where you are standing.
Orchards is the kind of place that makes self-catering feel like a genuine pleasure. Stocking your Byron kitchen with produce this good transforms cooking from a necessity into a highlight of the holiday. Look out for their seasonal boxes, which take the decision-making out of your hands and let the farm guide what ends up on your table that evening.
Barnstaple is a rewarding town to explore in its own right, and Orchards fits perfectly into a morning in the market town. Do not leave without the cheese.
