Skipton - Keelham Farm Shop

Having visited Keelham Farm Shop in Skipton, it was no surprise to see they were a runner-up for best independent retailer in the prestigious Observer Food monthly awards.  It's a large shop, near Skipton cattle market, and easily accessible from the by-pass.

Three generations of the Robertshaw family have combined farming with butchery, their first shop set on a working sheep farm at Thornton, near Bradford has been on my must visit list for a while. The Skipton shop opened in June 2015 and is an attractive one-stop shop.

As you'd expect, there's a good butchers, where meat can be prepared to your requirements:

They are also more than matching the supermarkets, with oven ready items:

You should also try their award winning pork pies:

There's a selection of cheeses from Yorkshire and further afield: 

It's an attractive one stop shop to explore. 

There's a good selection of fresh vegetables

and whilst admiring this lovely old McCormick Tractor:

I was particularly pleased to see (like the greengrocers when I was a small boy) that children could have free fruit:

even if I my mum said that they did that just to keep me quiet!

They also offer fruit and veg boxes:

and there's a very good selection of local beers and fine wines.

There's also a café

and another one upstairs, with some tempting cakes: 

There's also a small garden centre:

and an area where they arrange different events (depending on the season).

Their bread is baked daily, try their award winning tipsy pig and rye sourdough:

and caramelised onion loaf.

This shop has not forgotten its roots but has also diversified.  They sell a phenomenal amount of pizza and the focaccia also looked good:  

Many farm shops I visit are good  -but don't quite get the marketing right. However this place ticks all the boxes for me!

Keelham Farm Shop
21 Gargrave Road
Skipton
Yorkshire
BD23 1UD

Tel: 01756 664170

Web: www.keelhamfarmshop.co.uk