Raspberries going in today.....- Loved chatting about our farmshop journey and the importance of apprenticeships today with @ChloeSmithMP. Thanks for your support. ;-)
Farm shop developments at WHF....hard to believe we will have a shop AND butcher by the end of May. Can everyone cross their fingers and toes!?!- Further to my last post, we are also open to any young budding butchers out there looking for an apprenticeship with an excellent, 3rd generation family business. Aged 16-24 please. Again CVs to [email protected]
- WHF are expanding and are looking for another apprentice for the all new farmshop/cafe starting in late May. Can you help, we're looking for someone with bags of initiative, 16-24 years of age with their own driving licence. CVs/enquiries to [email protected]
WHF sheep enjoying the turnips in the sun, all thanks to 'Turnip Townshend' of Norfolk in the 17th century. ;-)
It's that time of year when secretly farmers/boys LOVE getting stuck in the mud!
Jack Frost at White House Farm...a fine end to 2014!
Pear pruning...thanks to City College, White House Farm, Norwich
WHF potatoes going off to BEFA, a local charity making meals for the homeless on Christmas day. Thanks @TomThompson05 for scrabbling around in the mud with the farmer and to Richard Stag for pulling the tractor out when we got stuck! Well done BEFA! http://befafoodappeal.co.uk/donate-food
My favourite Christmas card of 2014. Father Christmas keeps geese!!!
Building the butchers...it's finally started!!- We love Nortons Dairy, fresh, local, delicious produce and the best example of a family farm! ;-)
Thank you Caroline for a lovely wreath making evening. Very festive. My turn tomorrow. ..eek!
Over the winter we plan to convert our derelict farm buildings; we're thinking the 'butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker!' We're looking for foodie, crafty, creative businesses to rent a unit in our beautiful courtyard and are open to ideas, email me, [email protected] or voice your suggestions here! ;-)
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
