Darts Farm Tops South West’s Foodshop League

Aug. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Hardly a month goes by without Devon’s famous Darts Farm picking up some form of national accolade or award. This time it has been awarded 14th spot in the Independent newspaper’s top 50 food shops in the UK, coming well ahead of any other selections in the South West.

The reasons for its inclusion are summarised as follows: “I wish I lived nearer this fabulous food hub in Devon” muses Philip (Philip Lowery, founder of the Real Food Festival and one of the 5 judges)” they bring together the produce from hundreds of local food producers together with the fruit and veg they grow on their own farm and what you get is a stunning food emporium with none of the ridiculous prices that you would expect if this were in London. If you are passing within 100 miles of it, don’t miss it.”

Darts Farm has also been awarded ‘Best Local Food Retailer’ in BBC Radio Four’s Food and Farming Awards. Their customers nominated them for the award and once they were short listed the BBC’s judging panel visited them to come to their conclusion and award them the ‘Best Local Food Retailer’ in the country.

It is reviews like this which have resulted in the family run Darts Farm Shop becoming a destination in its own right as well as being a fully functional food and drink emporium specialising exclusively in locally sourced produce and seafood. The fact that it nestles hard by Junction 30 of the M5 ensures that it is not just locals who are drawn to its mouth-watering offerings and the other big name concessions on the site like Fired Earth and Cotswold Outdoor.

Get there on a fine day and you can even hire bicycles and explore the nearby Exe estuary stopping off for a delicious Darts Farm picnic.

Darts farm is a working farm, selling their home-grown produce directly through the farm shop. They offer a fantastic lifestyle shopping experience as well as a compilation of carefully handpicked specialist retailers. You can even hire a bicycle for the day.

For more information please visit www.dartsfarm.co.uk