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Speciality Shops & Local Produce

We have a superb selection of speciality shops in the county of Kent to make your holiday all the more exciting and interesting. Try some of the fabulous local produce from this amazing county, known as 'The Garden of England', and you won’t be disappointed.

With handy crafts and specialities of the region, plus a stunning selection of hand made products of the finest quality, you will find that this choice selection gives an added dimension to your Kent holiday. Take home with you some of the superb specialities of the region, to remember you holiday by, or delight friends and family with.

Whether you are looking for hand made chocolates for a chocoholic, fine groceries including cheeses, preserves, jams, cooked and cured meats, fruit, vegetables, game and poultry, handy crafts, clothes and accessories, you'll find only the very best in the selection we have chosen for you.

Each and every one of these fabulous boutiques is a veritable treasure trove, a cornucopia of delights that will enthral all who venture in. No holiday to Kent is complete without a treat or two from these tempting speciality shops!

Some speciality shops focus on clothes, accessories and leather goods, and you can get a head to toe make over, and some stunning designs that are unique and effortlessly stylish. Traditional crafts, such as knitting, wools, yarns, weaving, leatherwork and appliqué are always popular, and make interesting and entertaining gifts.

For a flavour of Kent to remember, look at the speciality cheese, jam and preserve shops. Local pickles and home made chutneys will liven up lunches and make mouth watering sandwiches.

Local Kent honey is well known to have health giving properties, as well as being exceptionally tasty. Produced without additives, this golden and gorgeous Kent honey, makes the perfect teatime treat, on freshly baked local speciality bread, or in a desert, pudding or grog to warm a winters evening.

Kent, known as the 'Garden of England' has a reputation for the fine quality of its produce, from ales, to wine, cheese, cider, breads, jams and preserves.

Regional culture, farming and indigenous crops are important to the county of Kent. Many of the local breeds of poultry, sheep, cattle and pigs are carefully protected and nurtured to provide excellent meats, with a regional heritage flavour.

This is a county rich in heritage, and just as rich in the flavoursome fruits and vegetables it produces. Make the most of your time in Kent to explore the fabulous tastes of this, the 'Garden of England' with our superb selection of the very best purveyors of fine local produce to be found in the county.

Whether you regularly shop in farmers markets or prefer your local supermarket, you will be amazed by the sheer quality and selection of top quality produce to be found in Kent. Farm shops are naturally one of the best places to find the freshest and most diverse range of meats, poultry, fruits and vegetables, to make mouth-watering cuisine.

When you buy good quality fresh produce from a farm you have the opportunity to see exactly how well everything has been grown, and ask questions about whether it really is organic or not.

There are more and more organic farms in Kent and some are even biodynamic. There is no doubt that eating healthy fresh local produce, can improve your own health immensely. When food has not travelled half way round the world to reach your plate, it will still be packed with flavour and bursting with goodness and vitamins.

So when you buy Kent local produce you will see the difference it makes to your family straight away, not only in quality and flavour, but also in the way they enjoy it, and the healthy lifestyle it gives them.