It's run by the Dunning family, who are also local farmers. Apparently the big boys weren't interested when it was opened in 1972, and their loss is our gain.
You can get papers, drinks, sweets, and some interesting and unusual gifts.
There's a large farm shop:
With a proper butchers
where you can still get a shoulder of mutton
and some very nice beef ribs:
They can tell you exactly where their meat comes from, if it's not from their own farm.
There's bacon and sausage from Slacks of Raisbeck and Kitridding Farm:
There's smoked ham or turkey, chorizo and salami :
and Scotch eggs - including a "Vegetabularian" one, made with chickpeas, cheese, tomato, onion and garlic!
There's a nice range of pies:
How about a duck pie with plums and armagnac?
Like all good food shops, there are tasters available:
There's a good choice of cheese:
including Cotherstone, Dewlay and Mrs Kirkhams Lancashire, Swaledale and Wensleydale:
and, from further afield, Cornish Yarg, Hereford hop, Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, as well as some nice blue cheeses:
As we're in Cumbria, how about some damson fruit cheese to go with your cheeses?
There's also fresh fruit and veg:
and some non-food items including stylish clothing as well:
If you want something to eat, the café sells home-made dishes:
using locally sourced ingredients, where possible.
In this light and airy area you can look out across the fells, or admire the ducks on the pond.
I was going to finish this post by saying I wish there was more services like Tebay. But the good news is there soon will be!
The same company are opening Gloucester Services, on the M5, on Wednesday 7th May. Unlike the big 3 (Moto, Welcome Break and RoadChef) it won't be a clone of its sister (200 miles north). It will sell local Gloucestershire food, and I can't wait to visit.
I wonder if they'll sell a copy of Schumacher's Small is Beautiful?
Tebay Services
Westmorland Place
Orton
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 3SB
Tel: 015396 24511
Web: www.westmorland.com/farm-shops
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