Ludlow Food Centre

The Earl of Plymouth’s Oakly Park Estate at Bromfield extends to some eight thousand acres situated just north of Ludlow. A royal forest in past times, Oakly Park was purchased by Clive of India in the second half of the 18th century and, although it is not certain that he ever lived there himself, the property has remained in the family through six generations since that time.

In 1950 Lord Plymouth started an in-hand farm on the Estate and built it up over the years to the four thousand, five hundred acre mixed farming enterprise of today, producing milk, beef, lamb, pork, and a variety of arable crops.

The Estate and Farm together are able to provide the meat and milk, together with much of the game, that are sold, either cooked or uncooked, in the Food Centre and in the Conservatory Barn Café

It is now eleven months since the Centre first opened its doors and the current level of trading suggests that the combination of quality and local has struck a chord with the public at large. The Centre attracts people from a very wide area which benefits both Ludlow and the surrounding district. Fresh produce is sourced locally and an ever increasing proportion of the items on sale are made within the Centre itself. Perhaps we should adopt the mantra “real food from real producers made on our own premises”!

www.ludlowfoodcentre.co.uk