Nottinghamshire’s ‘cheapest’ farm shop for summer 2025 with £1.20 British strawberries and 90p blackberries

In this day and age it can be difficult to truly know where our food comes from.

For example, the fruit and vegetables we buy in supermarkets will sometimes have travelled halfway around the world before it ends up in our trollies.

Similarly, the quality of meat can depend on whether it came from a Red Tractor-approved farm or somewhere slightly more dubious.

It’s no secret that using independent shops, where products can be traced back to source, is the best way to avoid uncertainty when buying food and drink.

Here in a rural county like Nottinghamshire, it’s fair to say that farm shops are the go-to place to buy quality, locally sourced produce.

With many of us now opting to cut out processed foods from our diets, farm shops are the perfect place to buy ‘clean’ produce without any chemicals or additives.

But farm shops are usually more expensive than supermarkets, which is why so many people opt for the latter.

However, one Nottinghamshire farm shop has developed a bit of a reputation for its reasonable prices and quality produce.

Why D D & E Bates & Sons farm shop is well worth a visit this summer

Boasting an impressive 4.8/5 Google rating, the love for D D & E Bates & Sons farm shop is clear for all to see.

Recent reviews describe the farm shop, located near the A617 west of Mansfield, as “amazing” and “great quality”.

What sets D D & E Bates & Sons apart from other farm shops is, without doubt, its prices.

Even during peak summer season, punnets of British strawberries are sold as cheaply as £1.20.

Other bargain prices include blackcurrants for 75p and blackberries for 90p.

The farm shop also offers a butcher, which has earned rave reviews for its pork pies.

A recent customer said: “Lovely clean well stocked butchers. My son loves the pork pies and sausage rolls. Friendly staff.”

The family-run farm shop is open Tuesday to Friday 8am till 4pm and Saturdays 7am till 3pm.