Bailey’s Country Store in Penryn up for a national farm shop award

Of all the farm shops, cafés, butcheries, pick-your-own farms and farmers markets across the country in the running this year, one Cornish name has made it through to the final three in its category.

Bailey’s Country Store in Penryn has been shortlisted for Small Farm Shop of the Year in the Farm Retail Awards 2027, sponsored by Fieldfare.

The shop’s growers and makers deliver fresh, locally grown, reared and baked produce every day, alongside its own home-baked range. Its entry also points to friendly, knowledgeable service and a genuine connection with customers, which it says has made Bailey’s a much-loved destination.

Who Bailey’s is up against

Small Farm Shop of the Year is for farm shops turning over less than £1.5m. Bailey’s shares the shortlist with two others.

• Drewton’s Farm Shop (East Riding of Yorkshire), which works with more than 370 local suppliers through its farm shop, in-house butchery, deli and bakery.
• Three Trees Farm Shop (Wiltshire), a family-run business that has grown into a popular destination by championing locally sourced produce and regional suppliers.

The category is sponsored by Cress Co.

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What happens next

Finalists were picked by a judging panel from entries submitted online. They now face a site visit and a mystery shop, stages the Pick Your Own and Farmers Market finalists have already been through.

The winners will be revealed on Tuesday 9 March 2027 at the FRA Awards Dinner at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire. The dinner forms part of the Farm Retail Association’s annual Conference, which runs at the same venue from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 March.

Ben Loughrey, Chair of the Farm Retail Association, said: “Our 2027 finalists show what farm retail does best, fresh local food, a direct connection to farming and a warm welcome for every customer, whether that’s in a farm shop, café or butchery, at a pick-your-own farm or at a farmers market.

“It’s great to see such a strong line-up from Farm Retail Association members across the country, all doing that in their own way. That’s what keeps customers coming back and helps push the sector forward, and I’m looking forward to celebrating with everyone in the Cotswolds in March.”

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The full shortlist

This year’s categories cover businesses of every size, from large farm shops turning over more than £1.5m to newcomers in the Rising Star Award, plus suppliers and partners in Associate Member of the Year.

Large Farm Shop of the Year (sponsored by Fieldfare)

• Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Leicestershire
• Suffolk Food Hall, Suffolk
• Welbeck Farm Shop, Nottinghamshire

Small Farm Shop of the Year (sponsored by Cress Co)

• Bailey’s Country Store, Cornwall
• Drewton’s Farm Shop, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Three Trees Farm Shop, Wiltshire

Farm Café/Restaurant of the Year

• Farmhouse Kitchen Restaurant at Millets Restaurants, Oxfordshire
• Harley Café at Welbeck Farm Shop, Nottinghamshire
• The Farmer’s Kitchen at Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Leicestershire

Farm Shop Butchery of the Year

• Essington Farm, Staffordshire
• Croots Farm Shop, Derbyshire
• Hollow Trees Farm, Suffolk

Rising Star Award

• Brocksbushes Farm Shop, Northumberland
• Farm Shop at Eden Yard, Cumbria
• Little Cowdray, West Sussex

Pick Your Own of the Year

• Horsforth Pick Your Own at Kemps Farm, Yorkshire
• Kenyon Hall Farm, Cheshire East
• Manor Farm Fruits, Staffordshire

Farmers Market of the Year (sponsored by Workforce.com)

• Creake Abbey Farmers’ Market, Norfolk
• Local to Ludlow Producers’ Market, Shropshire
• Stroud Farmers’ Market run by Fresh-n-Local Markets, Gloucestershire

Associate Member of the Year (sponsored by Farm Shop & Deli Show)

• Cress Co, Fife
• Employment Law Solutions, Cheshire
• Fieldfare, Kent
• Fresh Retail Group, North Yorkshire

More than food

The Farm Retail Association says farm retailers play a growing role in rural life, offering food with clear provenance as well as places where people can meet, learn about farming and back local producers. That thinking sits behind its More Than Food message.

Established in 1979 and formerly known as FARMA, the association is the national body for farm shops, farmers markets and pick-your-own enterprises. Around 250 UK farm retailers are already members.

Headline sponsor Fieldfare returns for 2027. The company supplies award-winning frozen food sold loose, so customers can buy as much as they want but no more than they need.

Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award stay open until 15 January 2027. Farm retailers interested in joining can email [email protected].

📷Winners of the Farm Retail Awards 2026