We are delighted to be a finalist in the Suffolk Food & Drink Awards Food & Drink Retailer of the Year, by the Suffolk Magazine in association with the East Anglian Daily Times.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Snape Maltings on the 29th April - wish us luck!

We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2024 Large farm shop category. Wish us luck for the awards ceremony on the 29th April, when we will learn if we have been crowned the best large farm shop in the country!

We are thrilled to announce we have been crowned the best small farm shop in the whole country, in the prestigious Farm Retail Association Awards 2024!

The awards recognised our commitment to sustainability, supporting local producers and creating a unique shopping experience incorporating the farm shop, butchery, and cafe, and of course our own multi award-winning Alder Tree ice cream. Fantastic work everyone!

Join us for a sumptuous Christmas Feast in The Courtyard Cafe. With drink on arrival, canapes and crackers, everything you need to celebrate the Christmas season!

A celebration of the Christmas season with food & drink sampling from our favourite local suppliers, craft stalls & Christmas carols. Get in the spirit, order your turkey & choose your Christmas tree!

Join us for a burger & quiz night on Thursday 31st August from 7pm with a prize of £40 of Courtyard Cafe vouchers to the winning team. £12 per person, with £5 from every ticket & 30% of drink sales going towards installing a defibrillator here at Alder Carr Farm. Veggie options available. Maximum team size 6.

Join us for a sumptious feast in our Courtyard Cafe

A sumptuous Burns Night feast. Come and help us celebrate Burns Night, featuring a performance of ‘Address to a Haggis’ along with whisky sampling from The English Whisky company, and the delicious Beeble Honey Liqueur.

Our Christmas Food & Drink Fayre will be held on Saturday 26th November from 10am-4pm.

Come along and meet our suppliers, try lots of samples, order your turkey & choose your tree.

Along with our usual craft, gifts & homeware stores we will have a range of local crafts people selling their wares, the Stowmarket Choir singing all your favourite Christmas carols, and a hog roast.

Entry & parking free.

Join us for a delicious Christmas feast in the Courtyard Cafe from 7pm, with a glass of bubbles on arrival. .Further dates TBC Pre-booking essential.

Our Christmas Fayre will be held on Saturday 27th November from 10am - 4pm, with craft stalls, Christmas carols and lots of food & drink to sample. Why not come along and meet some of our lovely suppliers, order your turkey, and choose your Christmas tree? Free entry & parking.

A huge thank you to those who nominated us for the Farm Shop & Deli Awards, we have been shortlisted for East Anglia! It has made everyone here at Alder Carr feel extra special, and appreciated for all their hard work. We are looking forward to finding out if we have won the category at the awards ceremony on the 5th July”

We are delighted to be re-opening the Courtyard Cafe on Friday 16th April with a take-out menu suitable for eating outdoors.

We will open every Friday, Saturday & Sunday, with additional days during the week if the weather is good.

We hope to re-open indoors, 7 days / week from 17th May (fingers crossed!)

We are delighted to announce we will be re-opening the cafe on Wednesday the 2nd Dec.

We’ve been busy painting and decorating during Lockdown 2.0, & now have a new Christmas menu available throughout December. Do pop in, we would love to see you!

We are launching the Alder Carr Supper Club!

With our first event on Fri 30 th Oct from 6pm Come and join us for an amazing celebration of autumn British produce, & a chance for our amazing team of chefs to really show off their skills. Our first supper club will be a 3 course menu, with a welcome drink, canapés, coffee & petit four all included in the price. Full drinks menu also available.

We are delighted to invite you to our first ‘evening-do’ in the new Courtyard Cafe. Come along and find out what our chefs can really do with a 5 course tasting menu on Friday 25th Sept.

We will be re-opening the Courtyard Cafe on the 15th July. Serving hot & cold drinks, cakes, cream teas & savoury snacks. Full menu resuming from the 4th August.

We hope to see you soon!