We are delighted to be joined by local producer Purely Pesto, who will be sampling their delicious pesto & hummus on Fri 22nd Nov
This Saturday we will be joined by Harris & James Chocolate makers sampling their delicious chocolates and biscuits.
Harris & James is a family-run business based in Suffolk, specialising in artisan bean-to-bar chocolate, bakery products, gelato and coffee. Our award-winning chocolate is crafted by hand in small batches, using cacao sourced directly from growers and cooperatives.
Definitely one not to miss!
Join us for our Christmas Food & Drink Fayre on Sat 30th Nov & Sun 1st Dec. 10am-3pm
Come and meet our suppliers, taste their products.
Browse our gift shops for that special Christmas present, order your turkeys & choose from one of our beautiful, locally grown, Christmas trees.
Enjoy a glass of mulled wine around our courtyard Christmas tree with Christmas carols on Saturday at 11am.
View our new exhibition in the Courtyard Cafe and meet the artist Mike Howlett.
Try some of our delicious wines & cheeses.
The farm & craft shops will be open for late night Christmas shopping
Our Halloween Trail runs from Sat. 26th October - Sun 3rd Nov. £3 per child.
Find the spooky characters around the farm, complete your quiz sheet & claim your prize.
Pop into the cafe for a warming drink or tasty food from our new autumn menu.
Then pick up one of our home grown pumpkins from the farm shop to carve your own spooky halloween character at home.
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!
Our Easter trail will be running from Friday 29th March to Sun 14th April. Hunt for the Easter eggs, complete the quiz, and return to the farmshop to claim your prize! £2 per quiz sheet.
We are delighted to announce the grand opening of Pettersson Pottery on Saturday 9th March. Taking over from Paddy Peters, Louise is a talented craftsperson who makes fabulous pottery and leather work, and we are delighted she will be joining us, showcasing her own and her parents work.
Why not pop along for a chat, see how she makes her pottery, and of course have a look round the shop & gallery
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!
We will be celebrating our Great British Food Awards with sampling of our Gold award winning sausages and our Grand Champion blackcurrant ice cream from 10-2 tomorrow
Our Halloween Scarecrow trail will run from Saturday 21st October - Tues 31st October. Why not come along and see what you can find? £2.50 per child, with a prize at the end. Then why not pop into the cafe for a warming drink & some tasty food, from our special autumn menu
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 Supper clubs will be running on Friday 2nd December, and Friday 16th December from 7pm. Offering a 3 course traditional Christmas dinner, plus drink & canapes on arrival and tea, coffee and petit four to finish. Come and join us for a delicious festive feast! Please click here for the menu options.
We launch our Christmas lunch menu on 1st December, served every day until Christmas Eve. Pre-book only. Please click here for the menu.
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.
This months supper club will be held on Friday 28th October from 7pm. Come and join us for a celebration of the best of British seasonal produce. Please click here for the menu.
Our Halloween Scarecrow will run over October half term from 22nd - 30th October.
Simply pick up a trail sheet in the farm shop, and see how many scary characters you can find around the farm. Bring your trail sheet back to the farm shop for a your scary (chocolaty) reward!
Trail sheets cost £2 each, with 50p from every trail sold going towards our Christmas Fruit & Veg box fund for local families in need.
This months Supper Club will be held on Friday 30th September from 7pm. Open to all, our supper clubs offer guests the chance to enjoy a delicious 3 course meal, in our fabulous converted timber framed barn.
SOLD OUT - please scroll down for future Supper Club dates
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.
We will be taking part in the Needham Market Scarecrow Festival this year. A scarecrow hunt around Needham Market over October half term, raising money for Needham Market skate park. Why not come along and see how many you can find - there were some truly fabulous ones last year! Find out more, or join in at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/787132288739211
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.
To celebrate National Burger Day @ Alder Carr Farm The Barn Butchery has produced a limited edition Blythburgh Pork & Lane Farm Chorizo burger, and our chefs in the Courtyard Cafe have developed a new ‘Barn Burger’ made from Suffolk Steak & Mustard. Why not come along & try them in the cafe, or take them home for a BBQ?
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!
