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The shop has a large selection of locally
                                             produced foods and a mouthwatering hot
                                             and cold food-to-go counter, popular for
                      JAMES HEGGIE           breakfast and lunch. “It’s always busy. Our
                      Heggies of Hereford    chimichuri rump steak sandwich is a great
                      Whitecross, Hereford   new addition, along with our freshly made
                                             salad boxes”.
         Heggies of Hereford, established since
         1956, is now in its second generation.   Their wonderful deli and coffee shop
         Led by James Heggie, he learned his   opposite welcomes sit-down dining
         butchery craft and values from his father.   and Heggies also supplies many local
                                             restaurants with their quality meats.
         “I take great pride in sourcing the best
         possible products from excellent local   A fine dining fan, James takes inspiration
         breeders” shared James, “we select   from watching great chefs, gaining menu
         for quality and flavour, and build strong   ideas for Heggies’ outside catering for
         relationships with our suppliers.”  weddings, parties and private dinners.
                                             “The plan is to keep evolving with more
         James carefully cares for his meats inside   of our own delicious products”.
         the butchery too, and dry ages his beef
         cuts in a special Himalayan salt chamber.   James’s business advice from his father
         Find the finest award-winning sausages,   – Son, the time you think you know it all
         pies, pick and mix BBQ ranges and   is the time to give up.
         marinated meats with delicious sides too.   heggiesofhereford.co.uk



                                             “We produce over 50 flavours of ice
                      MARK AND               creams, from traditional ones like chocolate,
                      MARY WILLIAMS          strawberry or honeycomb, to sumptuous
                      Rowlestone Court       and tantalising ones, like mascarpone and
                      Golden Valley,         caramelised pecans, whisky and orange
                      Herefordshire          marmalade, and most recently, white
                                             chocolate and raspberry. Six of our most
         Rowlestone Court is many things for the   popular flavours include Honeycomb,
         visitor but, for The Herefoodie, it’s all   Salted Caramel with Chocolate Chunks,
         about the ice cream…
                                             Chocolate, Malt Whiskey & Orange
         “Our family has farmed at Rowlestone Court  Marmalade, Blackcurrant Sorbet and
         for more than 80 years, since my grandfather  Raspberry Sorbet. We also make vegan
         William Bowen Williams founded a herd of   friendly sorbets which have a lovely rich
         Dairy Short Horns here in 1932” says farmer   and creamy texture without containing
         Mark Williams.                      any dairy products.”
         “Our real luxury dairy ice cream is made on   For visitors, the farm has an onsite ice
         the farm from local cows’ milk and cream,   cream parlour and café. Enjoy Rowlestone
         egg yolk and sugars. The cows are milked   Court’s woodland walks and the species-
         twice daily; the morning’s milk makes that   rich flower meadow and have fun in the
         day’s ice cream, from field to freezer in one   play areas, the campsite and see the farm
         day; no artificial additives or E-Numbers -   animals. It’s a wonderful family location.
         just pure, natural ingredients.     rowlestoneicecream.co.uk


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