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The Countryman Inn, Shipley, is proud to announce that due to the bumper number of crops being produced in our own garden, combined with additional produce supplied to us by local gardeners in the village, we are now able to offer a variety of fruit and vegetable boxes for sale in our shop.

Each box will contain an assortment of fruit and vegetable and will vary day-to-day, week-t0-week, depending on what is currently being harvested. We will be selling these in three different sizes, small, medium and large for £5, £7.50 and £10 respectively. Although as mentioned, the contents will always vary, a typical box may contain the following:

So if you like your fruit and veg and you like it fresh and locally produced, then come visit us to see what we have to offer. The Countryman Inn in located in Shipley, near Horsham and is a very traditional sussex country pub, something which is becoming harder to come by nowadays. We pride ourselves on using fresh, local produce and involving our local community in everything that we do. Call us on 01403 741383 to book a table, or click here.

The Countryman Inn received a welcome boost to it’s involvement with the ‘Making Local Food Work‘ campaign when The Plunkett Foundation agreed to support the campaign. They will be involved in the marketing of the project and networking with other small producers and suppliers in the area.

Making Local Food Work helps people to take ownership of their food and where it comes from by providing advice and support to community food enterprises across England. If you are involved in a community food enterprise or interested in starting one in your community, MLFW may be able to help you.

Here at the Countryman Inn, Shipley we are helping the local food network by being totally involved in creating a database of supplier information giving full traceability on all of our produce – much of it home grown – and sharing detailed information of all our suppliers and origins of all food used here at both our country pub and shop.

We periodically run visits to local country farms to see where some of our meat comes from, and we also have a barter/swap scheme whereby local amateur gardeners can exchange their produce for something else or even exchange for points that can be used for restaurant meals, bar snacks, or tickets to any of our events.

Making Local Food Work is achievable and is working well here at the Countryman Inn in Shipley.

The polytunnel at The Countryman Inn is part of our commitment to producing and using fresh local ingredients. At the moment, the tunnel is yielding a wide range of crops including Pak Choi, Mizuna, Claytonia, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, Rocket, Chicory, Watercress and Landcress. All of these will be used in various dishes on our menu such as our Baby Leaf Warm Salads and our Soups and Sauces.

This week we have planted more into the tunnel including seven varieties of Tomato, Carrots, Courgette, and Cabbage and our forager, Debra Wood, has already started picking wild garlic which we are using in our Leek and Garlic Soup as well as in a sauce to go with our Roasted Monkish.

Polytunnel at The Countryman Inn

95% of the produce used at The Countryman Inn in Shipley comes from within a 10 mile radius or is home produced / grown. Much of it is collected on a daily basis to ensure absolute top quality at all times. We are an active member of the keep food local campaign, and go out of our way to support local producers at all times. We will also take excess fruits and vegetables from local gardeners in exchange for points which can be redeemed against free meals, take away, bottles of wine, Christmas gifts or alternative produce from our shop.

If you want to book a table at The Countryman Pub to try all of our fresh produce, please call us on 01403 741383 or book a table online.

Garden Produce at The Countryman Inn

Deerwood chutneys and pickles

Deerview Products is the latest in a long line of top quality suppliers to the Countryman shop. Deerview Products produces jams, marmalades, chutneys in small quantities using home grown soft fruit and vegetables which are prepared and cooked in their kitchen in Coolham, just three miles from The Countryman. Deerview Products has agreed to take on our own Countryman recipes and produce them exclusively for us. Check out their website by clicking here.

Come along to The Countryman pub and restaurant in Shipley, West Sussex and enjoy a meal and a spot of Christmas shopping in our farm shop. Call 01403 741383 or reserve a table online. We look forward to welcoming you soon.

The Countryman country pub and restaurant, Shipley, West Sussex

The Countryman‘s allotment has produced a bumper crop of vegetables and salad produce throughout the summer months and is now being prepared for winter planting. In order to continue our growing season throughout the cold months we have installed a massive 40ft x 20ft Poly tunnel, and through Hugh Fernley Whittingstalls Land Share Scheme, we have partnered up with other growers in the area to operate a share and swap project. This will enable us to ensure a full and varied selection of produce throughout the year and helps our community at the same time.

You know when you eat at The Countryman Inn – country pub and restaurant in the heart of West Sussex – that you are eating the freshest home grown vegetables. Phone 01403 741383 to reserve your table today. You can also buy our vegetables at The Countryman Farm Shop.

New Chef joins The Countryman Inn, Shipley

New chef Paul Reeves starts showing off his culinary skills here at The Countryman Inn, Pub and Restaurant in West Sussex, on 2nd August. This is after Paul has been on a two-week familiarisation and training course with our kitchen and working practices.

Paul (42) comes with a wealth of experience having worked as head chef for Wheelers Seafood Restaurants in both Brighton and London. Paul is passionate about local produce and is delighted to be working in an establishment that shares his ethics and passions for free range freedom foods and home grown organic produce.

Call 01403 741383 to book your table at The Countryman, and be one of the first to experience Paul’s fine cuisine.

Mixed Bean Taboule, The Countryman, Fine Dining Country Pub, West Sussex

Mixed Bean Tabouleh is a hit with our locals. The recipe originates in the Middle East and is a finely chopped salad flavoured with fragrant spices and mixed with cous-cous. The Countryman version uses home grown spring onion, cucumber and tomato and as well as mixing with a citrus infused cous-cous. We also use a mix of crunchy Thai green beans, soft pinto beans and chick peas to add incredible flavour and texture. Since adding it to the summer menu, it has quickly become one of the top selling lunchtime light bites with many of our regulars who fancy a quick refreshing snack in what is all too often a hectic day.

Phone 01403 824229 now to book a table at The Countryman Inn, in the finest country pub in West Sussex. This recipe will be part of our brand new recipe books, and you can buy all the fresh ingredients from our Farm Shop.

Yum! We can’t wait to try it!

Fresh new products at The Countryman Farm Shop

Summer has finally arrived! And what better way to celebrate it than with local fruit and salad vegetables – they have so much more flavour!

Now available from The Countryman shop: home grown cucumbers and little gem lettuce, as well as locally picked strawberries and raspberries, punnets of mixed cherry and baby plum Nutbourne tomatoes. Plus delicious country fresh farm eggs, home baked bread and our ever extending range of local honey, preserves and relishes.

So come on down and have a browse. You can also stop and soak up the sun in our famous garden! Enjoy the scenery as you sample some of our culinary delicacies.

Phone us now on 01403 741383 to book your table at The Countryman Inn, country pub and restaurant located in the heart of West Sussex.

It’s all happening at The Countryman, pub and restaurant in Shipley, near Horsham, West Sussex this bank holiday weekend.

Our our fine country pub, you can enjoy our infamous BBQ’s which take place on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Our outside shop and kitchen will be selling fresh produce, including free range eggs, Sussex Charmer cheeses, fresh pasta sauces, home grown tomatoes, relishes and pickles.

You can read more about our farm shop at The Countryman Inn pub and restaurant in West Sussex by clicking here.

Book 01403 741383 to reserve your table, or use our online table booking system by clicking here.

Bank Holiday fun at The Countryman pub and restaurant in West Sussex

The Countryman Pub and Restaurant, Shipley, West Sussex

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We look forward to seeing you at our The Countryman soon!