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RIP Jane the hen. A sad Sunday as the fox eats our finest attraction, crumb collector and cake enthusiast.News 29 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Don't forget we're closed tomorrow so if you need your White House Farm fix, be sure to come before 4pm today!News 29 May 2016 | Like/Comment
A strawberry tree from the Chelsea Flower Show this week, thank you to one of our pickers for sending it in!News 26 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Charlotte Gurney of White House Farm in Norwich tells us about the thriving family business and why it pays to be bold!
May - it's a very special time of year; we can finally stow away those woollies and release our floral numbers from the wardrobe in the knowledge that our summer hols are finally in sight.
Down on the farm, the hens are laying in abundance, the goose watches over her nest like a guardsman outside Buckingham Palace and the blossom fills our fruit trees. Plus it’s an extra special month as it marks one full year since the addition of our butchery, as we emerge intact from our first winter.
It’s no mean feat starting a butchery (when you’ve sold fruit for 50 years), there were a million hurdles to jump: converting the old blacksmith’s shed, researching eco refrigeration systems, getting the right kit, meeting suppliers, being honest to your customers, oh, and finding a butcher who’s willing to take the gamble that customers will buy something other than strawberries! If you’ve ever started a business, you’ll know that daunting feeling as you step into the dark.
And so the story goes on, you can have all the tactics, marketing, and determination you like, but if you haven’t got the right people on the pitch, you aren’t going to score! So it was with some great fortune and (a little relief) that we met Steve Taylor when we did. From day one, he wasn’t fazed, he rolled up his sleeves and got stuck in. He’s worked in many a farm shop and high street butchery, starting life as a Saturday boy, and some from scratch, so this was merely another challenge. It seemed customers were only too delighted to try his sausages, stick a few kebabs on the BBQ and graze on strawbs for pud.
As the family pizza nights came to a close and the wintery months of 2015 approached, the farmer and I got nervous. But what we needed was a tablespoon of faith; a busy Christmas awaited us, as we proudly sold turkeys from the lovely family business, Groveland Poultry, woodland reared and delicious, too.
So, to celebrate reaching this milestone, we invite you to visit us. Because if you’ve been brave enough to venture down our drive, then why not take a seat in our sunny café and take a moment to share our journey with us!
Press 22 May 2016- Farmers Market: 18th June
Come and enjoy a spread of local producers and enjoy their delicious foodie delights!
Event 22 May 2016 | Like/Comment 
Slow cooked shoulder of pork, perfect Sunday meal with so little effort!News 22 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Glorious market - thank you all! ;-)News 21 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Ready and waiting with the market special Jumbo Hot Dogs!!!News 21 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Wake up to White House Farm's farmers market! We have 20 stalls to delight and inspire your taste buds plus a café and butchery. Good excuse to venture out!!News 21 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Oh for lovely people like La Belle Flowers who help make our café look beautiful for farmers market! Thank you. :-)News 20 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Market day in the morning, and you can try our Nortons Dairy milk in every cup!
Don't forget to bring blunt knives and garden shears along for a sharpen!News 20 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Press 20 May 2016
Exciting times at White House Farm, the conversion has started for our new shops in the courtyard. Come and check it out on Saturday at our market ;-)News 19 May 2016 | Like/Comment- Christmas Market: 19th November
Our popular Christmas Market is back! Two days of foodie crafty stalls selling all you need for Christmas...
Event 18 May 2016 | Like/Comment - Progress inspection on our WHF honey, Damien at work!News 18 May 2016 | Like/Comment
Recent reviews
- “Went here to today and had a lovely time. We had a lovely lunch, jacket potatoes filled with tuna with scrummy hot chocolates followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake.” Sarah L.
- “Considering it was busy the service was excellent . We had a lovely browse around the shops.
Will definitely be returning.”Lily P. - “Great butcher, fantastic meat, great coffee and cakes!” Jim B.
- “A Hidden Gem, I love this place as it has so much to offer, a lovely coffee shop with a real fire, a butchers with great local meats. The BBQ chicken kebabs are great. There are new businesses outside, Hairdressers, Florists, Nursery (children's) - lots on offer.” Brian G.
- “Lived in Sprowston for 20 years but this was my first visit to White House Farm. Wish we'd gone sooner. Lovely farm shop with great produce. We bought a couple of egg and bacon baps and ate them outside in the sunshine with two very nice coffees. Friendly and prompt service. Recommended.” Jonathan G.
- “The sausage rolls are amazing! Can't leave without one.”Sarah
- “Great place - a wonderful family run this place and are always very welcoming. Coffee, cakes, and GREAT butchers.”Nathan
- “Lovely family run cafe and shop, staff are very friendly and even though they were extremely busy, they still provided excellent service! We had a fabulous lunch with delicious soup and amazing cakes!”Beth
- “Wonderful place! Pleasure to drink coffee here”Aldona
- “Amazing place! The staff are so friendly, the sausage rolls are awesome and the chocolate cake was to die for. Coffee was fab too.”Vanessa
- “Lovely little shop and a very warm welcome. Wish we had more places like this back home.”Becca
- “Went here to today had a lovely time. We had a lovely lunch, jacket potatoes filled with tuna with scrummy hot chocolates followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake. Considering it was busy the service was excellent . We had a lovely browse around the shops. Will definitely be returning.”Sarah
- “Love the sausages and meat. Always fresh and tastes so much better than from anywhere else.”Carol
- “Visited today for the farmers market, first visit in a while, and very impressed with all the new additions here. Well worth a visit, keep up the good work.”Gary
- “What a wonderful place! I wish I had visited sooner. Delicious lunch and some fantastic local produce on sale in the shop. Very friendly staff. Will definitely be back!”Leyla
- “A really good work force. Good customer service, and most of all the food is good too.”Mike
- “This is our third year buying our Halloween pumpkins from White House Farm. The children love it and we love picking up a little extra in the Farm Shop. The White House Farm apple juice is divine.”Amy
- “Great cafe and fantastic farm shop. And the bonus of lovely little shops in the new converted barns”Darren
- “You wouldn't believe the city is nearby... Lovely... ”Ctibor
- “Simply a lovely place. PYO Paradise! Friendly and very professional family enterprise. Superb food: even the sausage rolls are in a class of their own! Well worth a visit.”David