Fantastic food shopping
After enjoying a taste of the wonderful food on offer in Norfolk why not finish your visit with a shopping trip?
There are lots of places to buy great local produce and speciality foods - from farm shops and farmers markets to well stocked delicatessens and independent food halls. | | Back to the land
Norfolk has a thriving programme of regular farmer's markets at towns and villages throughout the county. You can buy a huge variety of fresh vegetables, meat, eggs and other farm produced goods.
Stop off at one of the farm shops that you will come across as you travel around Norfolk's villages and you are sure to be pleasantly suprised by the range of produce on offer. In addition to their own fresh vegetables, many farm shops stock a tantalising range of speciality foodstuffs including preserves, bakery items, sweets and dairy produce.
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If your only real experience of food shopping is a stressful trip around your local supermarket then try out shopping with a difference in Norfolk.
Bakers and Larners of Holt is a food hall with a difference. You can stock up with family favourites but enjoy browsing the aisles for unusual flavours and tastes before being tempted by the bakery and exceptional wine shop.
The pretty North Norfolk village of Burnham Market is a unique food shopping experience. The picturesque shops offer the best of old and modern with fish, fresh from the sea, locally grown fruit and vegetables and all the groceries you will ever need.
Head into Norwich for a wide selection of independent food stores that you will not be able to resist. Digbys chocolate shop in the Royal Arcade is a place to browse and deliberate over hand made confectionery with Wilkinsons being the ideal shop for coffee lovers, with its extensive selection of coffee beans from around the world.
There are several great delicatessens in the city including Expresso, Baileys at Jarrold the Store, Zuckermans and Logans. The range of delcious food and drink on offer is outstanding whether you're looking for an 'on the move' snack or ingredients for a special meal.
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Norwich has the largest open air market in the UK and it is a great place to spend an hour or two. You will find a vast array of fresh fruit and vegetables together with many specialist retailers.
At the front of the market the seafood stalls sell fish from around the UK but you can also find the best local fish and shellfish. Local butchers sell home-made speciality sausages and pies made from local meat and will be pleased to advise you about the best cuts of the day.
If you like unusual cheeses then find the Cheeseman who will let you try some of the wide range of cheeses he has on offer. The perfect filling for a sandwich once you've finished your shopping.
In the pretty market towns which are scattered throughout Norfolk, such as Dereham, North Walsham, Fakenham and Wymondham, you will find regular weekly markets selling fruit and vegetables, bread and cakes, fish and meat. You can join the local residents as you search for bargains and enjoy the small town atmosphere. | | | | 
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For information on great places for food shopping in Norfolk visit Tastes of Anglia.
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