Kington - George's Deli

Good food shops, are like buses, often 3 come at once!  George's deli is my third Kington business, and is opposite the Grapevine.  It's a fascinating and quirky shop, selling nice things you can't easily get anywhere else.

I'm not sure why there were tributes to Haliax RLFC in this part of Herefordshire, and George turned out to be a cuddly toy (and not the owner).  George was out on the day I called, no doubt visiting some of the local attractions.

There's too many things on sale here to list:

in this relatively small shop, but a special mention must go to the cheese counter, at the back of the shop.

There's a nice selection of cheese, including local, and sheep's cheese, but the helpful owner persuaded me to try some cheese from Doddington Dairy in the Cheviots  and I was very glad I did.  I asked him if Wallace (see first picture) was on the Taleggio, and not Wensleydale, but apparently he uses his ladder to move around and try different cheeses!

They also sell nice bread, like this: seeded wholemeal and French style country loaf:

To wash it all down they sell sell organic cider and perry from Dunkertons (7 miles away near Pembridge). If you prefer your cider and perry from Wales they sell this Ralph's (from the delightfully sounding Old Badlands Farm, which is 8 miles the other way, just over the border in Wales):

George's Delicatessen

25 High Street
Kington
Herefordshire
HR5 3AX

Tel: 01544 231400