If you've never been to Leintwardine before, make sure you go down Dark Lane and into Watling Street (which follows the old Roman Road) as well as the High Street where A H Griffiths butchers are. I've already mentioned A H Griffiths shop in Ludlow here, but in Leintwardine they've got their own abattoir at the back of the shop. Why is this so important? Well I think if you're going to kill animals for meat you should avoid stressing them, not just from an animal welfare point of view, but also because meat from animals who have not been stressed is more tender.In the window are home made pies and faggotts:
If you don't know what to do with them, stay with Carolyn Chesshire, 2 miles up the road in Buckton.
There's joints hanging from the ceiling:
and even "quirky quail eggs laid in the Shropshire Hills"!
If you don't know what to do with them, stay with Carolyn Chesshire, 2 miles up the road in Buckton. Griffith's meat is superb.
A H Griffiths
High Street
Leintwardine
Shropshire
SY7 0LB
Tel: 01547 540231
Lastly, I can't leave Leintwardine without mentioning Flossie Lane who sadly died earlier this month. She was the 94 year old landlady of the Sun Inn in Leintwardine, which CAMRA described as “possibly the most unspoilt pub in the country”. Read her obituary in The Times and The Telegraph to find out why she was so special.
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