Stroud Farmers’ Market: Best Local Food in The Cotswolds

The weekly Stroud farmers’ market takes place in Cornhill Market and the nearby streets. It is open from 9 am until 2 pm every Saturday and is a great place to buy some local produce. Stroud Farmers Market has won awards and is one of the UK’s most popular markets.

The market offers a wide variety of locally produced food, including meat, cheese, fruit, and vegetables. Bakeries supply bread and cakes, and local suppliers offer beer and wine. Five Valleys Market in Stroud is also open, an indoor market inspired by London’s iconic Borough Market.

Stroud is also bustling with dogs out with their owners and is very dog-friendly. There were some water bowls outside the shops; the most prominent one was outside of the Mountain Warehouse shop. They also have street performers and buskers in town that add to the fun vibe.

Where & When is Stroud Farmer’s Market?

Most of the stalls at Stroud Farmers’ Market are around Cornhill Place and the side streets from there. The market takes place every Saturday from 9am until 2pm. Stroud is reachable by various forms of public transport, including the train and buses from Gloucester, Cheltenham and Cirencester.

Stroud Farmers’ Market Stalls

There is a wonderful variety of stalls at Stroud Farmers’ Market. You can find a full list of traders on the market’s website.

Seb’s Cider

Seb’s Cider is a cider producer from Herefordshire. They offer a range of ciders, including three-litre containers. Seb’s grows their apples in unsprayed orchards, and the cider has no added sulfites and is unpasteurized and unfiltered. Their ciders make exceptional gifts for cider lovers.

Delicious Selsley Chutney

Selsley Chutney offers samples so you can choose your preferred chutneys from their extensive range. Selsley Foods began as a herb and goat farm in the eighties in the small southern Cotswolds village of Selsley. They then developed a range of speciality foods, using herbs from their farm as the base for their produce. Their chutney is great on cheese or ham sandwiches or as a dip for a ploughman’s lunch.

Batch Farm Cheeses

Gould’s Batch Farm Cheeses is a cheese stall with an interesting range of cheeses. Their farm is in Shepton Mallet in North Somerset. Batch Farm cheesemakers have produced award-winning traditional farmhouse cheddar for over 50 years. You could choose some cheese from here and pair it with some local wine. Alternatively, choose cheese to enjoy with local bread and chutney for the ultimate ploughman’s lunch. My favourite of their selection is the extra tasty cheddar, which has a great flavour.

Stroud Smokehouse

Stroud Smokehouse uses traditional techniques and creative cures to produce hot- and cold-smoked salmon, meats, oils, and other food products. Their market stall has an interesting range of smoked produce to choose from. Their smoked food is a real treat and pairs well with bread from other stalls in the market.

Stroud Olive Stall

Stroud Olive Stall stocks many of the ingredients you need for a healthy Mediterranean diet, including a large range of olives. Their olive range is fantastic, with some plain and others stuffed with garlic or anchovies. You can also buy some tasty feta. They also sell sun-dried tomatoes, beans, and some interesting garlic. They sell olives by weight, and you can even pick and mix.

Eleon Greek Olive Oil

Eleon Fine Foods is a family-run business from Gloucestershire that sells some great olive oils. They source quality Greek foods mainly from the coastal town of Filiatra in the Messinia region of the Peloponnese. Olive oil is great for cooking or for salad dressing. Eleon stock types are suitable for both.

The Artisan Baker

The Artisan Baker has a stall with an interesting range of bread products. They are an award-winning organic micro-bakery. Products include sourdough, rye breads, and more. They also have a store at the Five Valleys Market. They are one of the best bakeries in the Cotswolds.

Salt Bakehouse

Salt Bakehouse has a stall at Stroud Farmers’ Market that sells some delicious bread products. This includes some delicious brown and white loaves. Salt Bakehouse is an artisan bakery in the nearby town of Stonehouse. They have won many awards for their breads, including at the World Bread Awards. They also have an impressive selection of cakes, perfect for when you’re perusing the stalls.

Adey’s Farm Organic Meats

One of the fantastic butchers at Stroud Farmers Market is Adey’s Farm Organic Meats. They have over 500 acres of farmland to produce top-quality organic meats. Adey’s stock delightful options, such as Aberdeen Angus beef, Gloucester Old Spot pork, bacon and sausages. Their meat selection is great and, from experience, delicious too.

Day’s Cottage Apple Juice & Cider Stall

Another interesting stall is Day’s Cottage, a producer of pure apple juice and cider. They are in Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, and are a very local cider producer. They make their juice with apples from traditional, mature orchards in Gloucestershire. The apples used in production only come from unsprayed orchards. Day’s Cottage uses dozens of varieties, some unique to the county, including Taynton Codlin, Flower of the West, and Underleaves.

Jess’s Ladies Organic Milk

You can pick up some organic farm milk from Jess’s Ladies. They also sell homogenised dairy produce from their farm, including cream and yoghurts.

Uley Brewery

Uley Brewery is one of many breweries in Gloucestershire that make great beer. They often have a stall at the markets selling their popular beers. They sell bottles and mini kegs at their stall. My favourite of their range is the pale ale, followed by the golden.

Niang’s Thai Street Food

No visit to a farmer’s market is complete without enjoying some delicious street food. Niang’s Thai Street Food fits the bill perfectly and serves some great food to eat while you visit. They source most of their food from local producers if possible. Their most popular dishes are their Thai green curry and chicken satay. These are fantastic, and the food is tasty.

Slad Valley Mushrooms

If you are looking for something local and unique for your cooking, the Slad Valley Mushrooms stall is a good option. They produce top-quality mushrooms and have a wide range available. This includes oyster mushrooms and lion’s mane. They also supply grow kits so you can grow your own mushrooms at home.

Godsells For Artisan Cheese

One of my favourite places for delicious hard cheddar cheese at the market is the Godsells stall. They have a range of Cheddar cheeses, most of which you can try before you buy. My favourite this time is their Dingle Bells.

Godsell’s Cheese produces a range of handmade cheeses at Church Farm in Leonard Stanley, a village in Gloucestershire. They use milk from their own herd of cows and another nearby farm.

Skylos Foods – For Dog Food And Treats

Skylos Foods sells a range of dog food and treats at their stall. They make some grain-free dog foods using quality fresh meat and interesting vegetables like sweet potatoes. We purchased Henry some chicken treats, which got his seal of approval.

Other Food Produce Stalls

Many smaller specialist and artisan food producers have stalls at Stroud Farmers’ Market. A fishmonger sells fresh and smoked fish. This is a great option for a seafood dinner. There is also a delicious fudge stall for sweet treats.

For the more health-conscious, you can also pick up some raw vegan chocolate. You can also buy cheese from other local stalls. No market would be complete without a greengrocer or two; these stock seasonal, local fruits and vegetables.