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Hockey's Farm Shop

This shop's tagline is "Bring the New Forest home", and that's exactly what you can do with their range of regional food and drink produce. Hockey's butcher much of their own meat, and source the rest from nearby farms; their pigs forage for acorns and mushrooms in the traditional way in the forest during autumn. It's not all raw protein, though, as you can also pick up local fruit and veg, dairy, beer and cider. Further information on provenance is published on their website.

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Address: South Gorley, SP6 2PW
Getting there: 3 mi S of Fordingbridge. Turn L off the A338 at North Gorley, then fork R and continue through village.
Hours: Daily 9AM-5PM
Website: hockeys-farm.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

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