Darts Farm, near Exeter, is the perfect place to get into the Christmas spirit with everything you need under one roof. Whether you're shopping for your Christmas food, drinks and gifts, enjoying a delicious meal in one of their eateries or attending a festive event.

The Food Hall offers a unique shopping experience that champions local food and drink, which has been sourced from their own farm and other incredible, passionate artisans. At the butchery counter, you will find the best home-grown, dry-aged beef and locally reared turkeys, with the master butchers on hand to offer advice on the best cut and how to cook. Their deli is brimming with the best British farmhouse cheese and charcuterie; with perfect pairings just around the corner in the drinks cellar. Indulgent treats such as panettone, stollen and Christmas puddings fill the shelves; all crafted by local and like-minded artisans. The result is an unparalleled selection of award-winning food and drink, perfect for creating fabulous festive feasts or wonderful Christmas gifts.

You will also find incredible bean-to-bar chocolate crafted on site by their in-house chocolatier. Their single origin bars, handcrafted truffles and chocolate creations are made using sustainably sourced cacao beans from small scale growers in the world's best regions. They are proud to be one of the few UK producers to craft chocolate from bean to bar. In small batches, they roast the beans, before cracking the shell to release the nib. Then they grind the nibs for up to 55 hours before ageing their chocolate for 2-3 weeks. Finally, they melt it down to create bars, truffles and all things chocolate which you can buy in store as well as online for nationwide delivery. The perfect gift for any chocolate lover is Darts Farm's Cow & Cacao Chocolate Lover's Hamper (£22). This hamper contains a 30g Single Origin Bar, a 150g Broken Chocolate Slab and a 150g bag of Chocolate Buttons.

The Farm Table, their new flagship restaurant, showcases the best produce available from the farm and shop. It celebrates the simplicity of beautiful ingredients grown, reared, caught and crafted on their doorstep. What they cannot grow themselves on the farm, they source from their vibrant community of like-minded artisan producers, farmers and fisherman who share their passion for flavour, seasonality & sustainable, traditional methods. The menu includes their iconic Ruby Red beef, dayboat fish and seasonal vegetables, all cooked over charcoal and accompanied by wines from their own Pebblebed Vineyards, as well as an amazing selection of beers, ciders and spirits from the cellar. Join your friends and family for a Christmas meal or book your place at The Farm Table's Festive Indulgence Evening on 29th November. 

 Just over the hedge from where they graze their Ruby Red Cattle, you will find Darts Farm's Pebblebed Vineyard where they produce their award-winning sparkling and still wines. They are one of very few single estate producers; growing their grapes and producing their wines in the same place. Treat someone to a bottle of their fabulous fizz or stock up on a mixed case or two for the festive season. Their collection includes still white, red and rosé wine as well as sparkling white and rosé.

As always, there will be a packed calendar of Food and Drink Events at Darts Farm in December, including a Christmas Masterclass Evening, Willow and Wreath Masterclasses and a Carol Service. 

High res Chocolate Lover's Hamper image available here.

Darts Farm Christmas image available here.

For further information on Darts Farm please visit www.dartsfarm.co.uk and follow Darts Farm on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

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Notes to editors:

• In 1971, Ronald Dart set up a pioneering 'pick your own' business in Topsham, overlooking the beautiful Clyst Valley, just outside Exeter. From humble beginnings, it has grown into a unique, multi-award-winning destination, which still retains the working family farm at its heart.
• Over the past 25 years Darts Farm has been continually evolving to become one of the most exciting shopping experiences in the South West. Darts Farm remains a family business run by the Dart brothers; the retail looked after by Michael and James and the farm headed up by Paul. The business is, at its core, still a working farm, and sells all of its home-grown produce directly through the farm shop
• Darts Farm was named 'Large Farm Shop of the Year' at the Farm Retail Association Awards 2022, 'Best South West Farm Shop' in the Taste of the West Awards 2018 and was crowned the Winner of the 'Best Farm Shop' at the Food Reader Awards in 2020.
• With over 17,000 visitors a week, Darts Farm prides itself on its exceptional customer experience and the warm, friendly atmosphere around the store, enhanced by the Dart brothers' hands-on management, family involvement and their passionate members of staff.
• With Ruby Red Devon cattle grazing in the fields, Paul Dart and his team harvest a wonderful selection of fresh fruit and vegetables daily, which are sold in the food hall and used by the restaurant in their delicious seasonal dishes.
• Darts Farm can be found overlooking the beautiful Clyst Valley in the picturesque town of Topsham, near Clyst St George, on the outskirts of Exeter in Devon (EX3 0QH)

For further information, photography or for an interview with Michael or James Dart, please contact: 

Kath Hope at RAW Food and Drink PR 

Email: kath@rawfoodanddrinkpr.co.uk  

Telephone: 07515 632089