Shop
A great shopping experience awaits you at Smith’s Farm Shop. For your convenience, we have our own large car park right outside the shop entrance. Our friendly members of staff are always ready to help carry your purchases to the car.
Outside our Chapel Brampton shop you will find our garden and pet supplies, plants and solid fuels. Inside the shop you will be greeted by a spacious layout for all the main food categories described below. We hope the quiet, relaxed atmosphere will help make your shopping trip more of a pleasurable experience, and less of a chore.
We also stock ranges of non-food products, mainly for the home, garden and pets. We also sell some smaller items including a selection of locally made greetings cards.
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
At Smith’s Farm Shop we aim to provide the very best quality fruit and vegetables that are full of flavour. We do this by sourcing our seasonal British fruit and vegetables as locally as possible. Our shops are also supplied with traditional garden vegetables from our own farm at Chapel Brampton.
June and July is the time when our home-grown garden vegetables start to come into season. For example, Maris Bard new potatoes will be harvested in the morning and be on the shelves in the shop by the afternoon on the same day. Guaranteed freshness like this is just one of the reasons why our customers really enjoy coming to Smith’s.
So that we can provide “one-stop” convenience for our customers, we complement our British produce with many of the other home essentials, like bananas and citrus.
Check out our British seasonal food calendar to see what’s available throughout the year.
Jams & Preserves
We have a great selection of specialist preserves, some of which are made in our farmhouse kitchen
- Marmalade Homemade orange marmalade is one of our specialities and is made to our own recipe
- Jams Smith’s stock all the traditional favourites, plus some flavours that you might not have tried before
Frozen Foods
Our philosophy is to avoid unnecessary packaging whenever possible. You can buy exactly the right quantity for your needs, which means you will minimize wastage at home. This is one of the ways in which Smith’s stands out from larger retailers. Customer feedback on this sale format is very positive, so watch out for further product lines in the future.
- Frozen Meat Products
Smiths Farm Shop home-reared free range pork – sausages, joints and chops- “Laycroft” free range chicken from Daventry – available fresh as well as frozen
- “Laycroft” beef – joints, steaks and mince delivered weekly from Daventry. The meat comes from the Dexter breed of cattle
- Frozen Convenience Foods We stock high quality convenience foods and ready meals:
- High quality complete ready meals – straight to oven and cook from frozen
- Frozen curries made in Leicester
- Selected en crout dishes
- Frozen Fruit
We stock ready-prepared fruit, sold in 1 kg zip bags – excellent value, now with an even bigger selection. Here are a few examples from our range:
- Strawberries
- Raspberries (including Scottish in season)
- Mixed berry (blackberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, strawberries, raspberries)
- Blackberries
- Mixed “fruit salad”
This range is ideal for the Smoothie lover ‘ straight from freezer to blender with minimal preparation time and no waste. Why not try one of our Smoothie Recipes
- Frozen Fish. We offer a good selection of frozen fish. Sold loose by the fillet with minimal packaging. Also available are frozen prawn and king prawn.
You can also come and buy fresh fish from an independent retailer, whose van visits our Chapel Brampton shop each Thursday. - Whitefish (plaice, cod, haddock)
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Swordfish
- Sardines
- Kippers
- Devon crab
- Cornish sardines
- Pitsford trout
- Other frozen product lines:
- Vegetables
- Pastries – including Croissant, Pain au Chocolat, and also individual Yorkshire Puddings
- Desserts and puddings – including cheesecakes, mousses and profiteroles made locally by the Pudding Parlour.Wide selection of Italian frozen ice cream desserts, individual desserts and Belgian waffles
Tip: with our ready-made frozen desserts, it is recommended that you let the product defrost slowly overnight in the refrigerator the day before.
Delicatessen
Our delicatessen counter is always freshly stocked, including locally prepared cooked meats (beef and pork), pates, cheese, fresh olives plus other condiments and culinary oils.
We are particularly proud of our range of 50 types of hard and soft cheese, of which at least 20 are English varieties. Also on the deli counter, we have a selection of cheeses made from goat and sheep’s milk. Where possible, we source direct from the farm, so we can guarantee quality and traceability.
Please note: the deli counter is closed on Mondays.
Dairy Produce
Milk
Our locally produced fresh milk is delivered five times per week from Hardwick, Northampton. Skimmed, semi-skimmed and full cream milk available.
1 Litre 75p, 2 Litre £1.30
We stock real dairy ice creams made by Gallone’s who have been making ice cream in Northampton since 1935.
Longley Farm supplies us with a superb selection of fresh yoghurts, creme fraish and cream.
Our skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole-milk comes from a local dairy farm where the cows are managed to the highest welfare standards, grazing outside all day and housed at night.
Eggs
We use local suppliers for maximum freshness. Our hen eggs are free range and available in 3 sizes and you can purchase quantities from half a dozen up to trays of 2.5 dozen.
Our Finedon and Leicestershire producers supply the following egg sizes:
XL £1.30, L £1.25, M £1.20
Farthingwood Poultry based at Spratton supplies our shop with premium quality XL eggs only.
In addition to fresh hen’s eggs, we also sell duck and goose eggs. Goose eggs can be quite hard to find and we are pleased to be one of the few stockists in the area.
Please note: goose eggs are not available in the shop every day, as supply is dependent on the laying period of the birds.
Cakes & Pastries
We specialize in hand-made cakes, pies and pastries; all made locally by small producers and offer that home-cooked taste. Here’s a sample selection of what’s on offer:
Delicious ranges of “free from” cakes: gluten, wheat, dairy and egg free
- Sweet:
- Spongecakes
- Fresh cream Cakes
- Fruit Pies
- Fruit Crumbles
- Flapjacks
- Chocolate Brownies
- Handmade biscuits
- Meringues
- Savoury:
- Traditional meat pies
- Pasties
- Quiches
- Sausage rolls & scotch eggs
Bakery
Bread
Our bread is baked locally by a small Northampton bakery.
The bread is made in small batches by hand using the same 150 year old recipe. Loaves include the traditional cottage loaf, which is one of our best-sellers. We stock wholemeal, granary and white loaves. Also available are a selection of rolls.
Large Loaf £1.25p, Small Loaf 74p
seeded baps and cheese topped baps
Fresh Meat
Fresh Poultry
We sell fresh, uncooked whole chicken and chicken breast meat.
Most of the poultry sold at Smith’s has been reared by local farmers using natural rearing methods, and are supplied whole-bird, oven-ready.
Pork Products
We offer a regular selection of gammon steaks and joints, plus quality bacon and sausages.
Half and Whole Lamb
We offer a half or whole lamb, which is supplied fresh, butchered and vacuum packed ready for your home freezer. These products are available to order only. Please call us on 01604 843206 or visit our Chapel Brampton shop in person.
Half Lamb: £68
Whole Lamb: £130
(September 2010 prices)
Cut Flowers
We sell fresh-cut flowers all-year round.
Garden & Pet Supplies
- Hanging Baskets. Smith’s Farm Shop has acquired a reputation over the years for our high quality hanging baskets, which we assemble using our home-grown bedding plants. You can be sure that the high quality of our plants will ensure you will have a great display for many weeks. Just take a walk around our greenhouse, and choose from our colourful selection. Please note: our hanging baskets are available from the end of May until the end of summer.
- Bedding Plants. You can also enhance your garden borders, tubs and troughs by selecting from our range of bedding plants
- Perennials. We have a wide choice of perennials available.
- Compost & Mulches. We stock bags of composts, mulches and manures to cover all your gardening requirements. These are supplied in standard retail volumes. Remember that Smith’s staff and always ready to help load your purchases into the car.
- FuelsFor your convenience, we stock a comprehensive range of smokeless fuels, logs and kindling, located outside at the front of the shop
NEW PET FOOD SECTION. We have recently expanded our ranges of pet food and pet supplies at our Chapel Brampton (Northampton) shop
- Dog Food. The following brands are available:SkinnersChudleysButchers cansBreeder 4 star dented cansPal Cans
- Dog Treats. Pigs ears, knuckle bones and Bonios
- Cat Food. We stock the following brands: Chudleys, Duchess, Felix cans, Cat Breeder, Supercat, Omega
- Horse Feed. By Dodson and Horrell
- Rabbit Food. Ready grassDodson and Horrell
- Chicken Feed Farmgate layers pellets and Mixed corn
- Pet Bedding Chopped straw, hay and wood-shavings in small retail pack sizes. We also stock cat litter.
- Horse Hay We sell standard size bales of good quality horse hay.
- Wild Bird Food We sell seed and grain mixes suitable for feeding garden birds. Some of our bird food mixes use grain produced on our own farm. Sunflower hearts are available in various mixes. Nyger seed mixes available, which is ideal for all species of finch. Feeding this type of seed will require a specialised feeder. £1.75 for 1 kg
Speciality Foods & Health Foods
We have recently expanded our range of speciality food products:
- Teas and Coffee We sell a range of specialist teas and coffee products including drinking chocolate from Green & Blacks.We also sell an “everyday” selection of teas and coffee for your convenience.
- Drinks and Juices We stock lots of different varieties of fruit juices, including Beetroot juice and Tomato juice. We also have many other traditional drinks such as Ginger Beer and Root Beer.
- Cooking Sauces We stock a wide selection of cooking sauces including some from established brands, like The Bay Tree Food Company.
- Herbs, Spices and Condiments You’re sure to find the perfect accompaniment to any meal from our range. Some of our products, like the pickled onions, are made in our own farmhouse kitchen.We stock a range of over 60 types of herbs and spices.
- Bay Tree Egg and Wheat Pastas specially imported from Italy, including lasagna, spaghetti, large tubes and scrolls.
- American Bone Suckin’ Sauces range of seasoning and rub, sweet hot mustard, sauces and marinades.
- Blue Dragon range, including coconut milks, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, noodles and other stir fry and cooking sauces.
- Mellow Yellow brand mayonnaise, and garlic mayonnaise.
- Cooking Oils and Fats. As well as our range of oils on our deli counter, we also stock 350g jars of goose fat, which is fantastic for making roast potatoes. We also stock Bertolli Olive Oils and duck fat.
- Mellow Yellow rapeseed oil and salad dressings, made from British grown oil seed.
- Honey. Local Northamptonshire honey is always available, along with luxurious pieces of honeycomb.
- American Skippy Peanut Butter in crunchy and smooth.
- Health Foods, Biscuits and Snacks We stock exciting ranges of dried and canned foods, biscuits and healthy snacks. Some of these products are produced to organic standards while others are suitable for people with specific food intolerances and allergies.
- Range of Wessex Mill Flours, including a gluten free flour, and gluten free muesli. Specialty bread flours include: Six Seed, Wholemeal, White, Gluten and Wheat Free Bread Flour and Tomato and Garlic.
- We now have a Baking Section which is stocked with brown sugar, icing sugar, caster sugar, flours, and a large selection of dried fruits, nuts and seeds. We now sell everything you need to bake a Christmas cake, including marzipan, treacles, mixed peel, currants, glace cherries and a wide range of other dried fruits.
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We now stock a wide range of “free from” biscuits and cakes: gluten, wheat, dairy and egg free
- dried grains, rice, pasta and lentils
- snacks including, spelt wheat crisps, toasted rice snacks and crispbreads
- massive selection of nuts, seeds and dried fruit
- muesli and oats
- Sweets. We stock a large range of traditional boiled sweets such as humbugs, pear drops and peanut crunch, that are handmade in the local town of Thrapston.
