You don't need to drive out to a farm to eat food from Purbeck. Butchers, fishmongers, farm shops and makers in Swanage, Corfe Castle and Wareham sell meat, fish, milk, cider and more from just down the road.
This page lists places you can walk, cycle or catch the bus to, and what gets delivered to your door.
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Fresh milk from a Dorset farm is still delivered to doorsteps in Swanage, and a Wareham butcher delivers Purbeck meat. Carve Coffee, below, also delivers free in Dorset.
Milk delivery
Milk from Craig's own herd at Osmington, bottled on the farm, plus cream and other dairy products.
Weekly doorstep delivery. Set it up on their website or call 01305 834591.
Delivers in Swanage
Local producers: Craig's Farm Dairy
We're still checking: confirm which Swanage streets are covered.
Butcher
Family butcher and deli since 1951. Angus beef, pork and lamb from Purbeck and Dorset family farms, local venison and game, and homemade pies. Also Dorset Blue Vinny, local cheeses and Isle of Purbeck honey.
Shop, click and collect, or local delivery to your door Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 3pm. Phone 01929 552478.
19 West Street, Wareham BH20 4JS
Local producers: Isle of Purbeck Angus beef, Purbeck and Dorset farms, Dorset Blue Vinny, Field Honey
We're still checking: ask which villages the local delivery covers.
Meat from Purbeck farms, fish from Swanage boats, Purbeck honey, and food made in the town.
Butcher, farm shop and café
Beef, lamb and pork from farms within about 8 miles, including the Salt Pig's own farm at Putlake and Steeple Leaze Farm near Kimmeridge. Fresh fish and shellfish from the local bays.
Shop and café. Meat boxes can be ordered online and collected here or in Wareham.
7–9 Station Road, Swanage BH19 1AB
Local producers: Salt Pig Farm (Putlake), Steeple Leaze Farm
Fishmonger
Fish and shellfish caught by the family's own small boats and other local fishermen.
Tuesday to Saturday.
Unit 2 Tilly Mead, 1 Commercial Road, Swanage BH19 1DF
Local producers: Own boats, local fishermen
Chocolatier and café
Fresh chocolates handmade in Purbeck with Dorset cream.
Shop and café, open daily.
Cocoa Central, Commercial Road, Swanage BH19 1DF
Local producers: Chococo (made at Holton Heath)
Coffee roastery
Coffee roasted in Swanage. The beans themselves are imported.
Brew bar at the roastery. Free delivery to Dorset postcodes.
Unit 16, Anvil Centre, Prospect Business Park, Swanage BH19 1EJ
Local producers: Carve Coffee
We're still checking: confirm delivery terms.
Ice cream café
Gelato and sorbet made in West Dorset with Dorset fruit and organic Somerset milk.
Café.
19 Institute Road, Swanage BH19 1BU
Local producers: Baboo Gelato (made in Rampisham)
Brewery
Beers brewed in Swanage, the town's first brewery for over a century.
Sold at B Curtis Farm Shop (Holme) and local pubs.
Farm at the foot of Ballard Down, Swanage
Local producers: Hattie Brown's
We're still checking: find Swanage pubs and shops that stock it.
Supermarket
Isle of Purbeck honey from Field Honey, a Purbeck bee farmer, alongside some local eggs and meat.
Open Monday to Saturday 7am to 10pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm. Phone 01929 422478.
36 Station Road, Swanage BH19 1AF
Local producers: Field Honey
We're still checking: ask which other local producers they stock, such as Purbeck Ice Cream.
Just over two miles west of Swanage, close to the Priest's Way and the coast path.
Farm and café
The Salt Pig's own farm: rare-breed pork, lamb, goat and White Park beef.
Café on the farm. The meat is sold through the Salt Pig shops.
Putlake Adventure Farm, Langton Matravers BH19 3EU
Local producers: Salt Pig Farm
Across Ballard Down from Swanage, or on the bus to the Sandbanks ferry.
Brewery
Ales brewed next to the Bankes Arms.
On tap at the Bankes Arms and in local pubs.
Bankes Arms, Manor Road, Studland BH19 3AU
Isle of Purbeck Brewery on Facebook
Local producers: Isle of Purbeck Brewery
A farm shop by Norden station, a cider farm and two village shops.
Farm shop
Local meat, free-range eggs, fruit and veg, bread, dairy, jams and chutneys, Dorset beers and ciders. Refill milk dispenser.
Open daily, 8.30am to 6pm. On the A351 by Norden station.
Norden Farm, Corfe Castle BH20 5DS
We're still checking: ask which local producers they stock.
Cider farm
Cider and apple juice from its own Purbeck orchards, including a zero-alcohol cider.
Open all year; shorter hours in winter.
Lower Bushey Farm, Corfe Castle BH20 5JP
Local producers: Purbeck Cider Company
Village shop
Fresh and local produce, and a large range of Dorset gins.
Village shop. Phone 01929 481292.
25 East Street, Corfe Castle BH20 5EE
corfecastlevillagestores.co.uk
We're still checking: ask which local producers they stock.
Deli
Mainly Dorset and South West cheese, charcuterie, wine, jams and chocolate.
Deli.
24 West Street, Corfe Castle BH20 5HD
We're still checking: ask which local producers they stock.
A butcher, two farm shops and a weekly market on the Quay, with a country market at Wool.
Farm shop and butcher
Purbeck Angus beef, local pork, lamb, venison and game, local fruit and veg, Purbeck Cider, Hattie Brown's beers and Gloriette gin.
Farm shop, opened June 2026. Phone 01929 794455.
Holme for Gardens, West Holme Farm, West Holme BH20 6AQ
Local producers: Purbeck Angus (Steve Goldsack), pork from Phil Samways, Purbeck Cider, Hattie Brown's, Gloriette gin
Butcher
Family butcher and deli since 1951. Angus beef, pork and lamb from Purbeck and Dorset family farms, local venison and game, and homemade pies. Also Dorset Blue Vinny, local cheeses and Isle of Purbeck honey.
Shop, click and collect, or local delivery to your door Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 3pm. Phone 01929 552478.
19 West Street, Wareham BH20 4JS
Local producers: Isle of Purbeck Angus beef, Purbeck and Dorset farms, Dorset Blue Vinny, Field Honey
We're still checking: ask which villages the local delivery covers.
Butcher, farm shop and café
As at the Swanage shop: Purbeck meat from the Salt Pig's own farm and nearby farms, and local fish.
Open daily. Meat boxes for collection.
6 North Street, Wareham BH20 4AF
Local producers: Salt Pig Farm (Putlake), Steeple Leaze Farm
Market
Weekly market on the Quay.
Saturdays.
The Quay, Wareham BH20 4LP
We're still checking: find out which stalls sell local produce.
Country market
Local people sell home baking, preserves, plants and crafts.
Thursdays, 10am to 11.30am. Wool is one stop from Wareham by train.
D'Urberville Hall, Colliers Lane, Wool
Local producers: Local home producers
We're still checking: confirm it is still running.
Buying from local farms, boats and makers keeps money in Purbeck, supports farming that looks after the land, and gives you food at its freshest.
How food is grown matters far more to its carbon footprint than how far it travels. A long drive to a farm shop can add more than it saves, so we've listed places in and near town, and ones that deliver.
Most shops don't say where their food comes from, so this list is a start. If you run a shop, farm or boat, or you know a Purbeck producer sold in town, tell us and we'll add it. It only takes a couple of minutes.
We're volunteers and we don't sell anything. Places are listed because they sell food grown, caught or made in Purbeck, not because they've paid or asked to be included. Last checked: October 2026, using the businesses' own websites, Swanage News, the Food Standards Agency and Companies House. Opening times change, so please check before you make a special trip.