Welcome to Turnbulls

Hello from Turnbulls during this wintery 2009. The rain may be falling, it may be chilly, perhaps even the credit crunch is around, but Turnbulls remains welcoming and warm as ever.

Turnbulls is the finest delicatessen and café-bistro in the Blackmore Vale, situated in the High Street of the Iron Age hill top town of Shaftesbury, North Dorset. We specialise in cheeses, local produce and home made food.

We have one rule: we want visitors to our shop to leave with a smile. Our atmosphere is friendly, light and open, and our staff knowledgeable and attentive. We serve a small community as well visitors to our lovely area, and we want you to come back as often as possible!

Taste, seasonality, locality and freshness are the food values most important to us: we are a food haven embedded in the West Country.

• Take a look at our wonderful cheese counter offering local cheeses like Montgomery's and Dorset Blue Vinney, alongside specialities from local producers like Fudges, Olives et al and Moores
• Sit down in our cafe while it hums with regulars meeting for coffee or stopping for a bite of something home-made
• Or you might be interested in our Catering & Events service, where our professionalism links with our local knowledge to provide the best local food menus in Dorset

Looking forward to Shaftesbury Local Food Festival

Our local food festival is on 1st to 3rd May, with Turnbulls focussing on Saturday 2nd May. Our events lined up for the Saturday include

• Our Local Producers Markets, with over 50 stalls of fresh and wonderful local specialities
• The Schools Café, operated during the whole by three of our local primary schools for elevenses, lunch and tea
• Sausage and cheese competitions, for you to vote you will be King of the Hill this year
• May Pole dancing
• Live music and pavement cafés on the High Street

...and lots more.

If you're interested in taking a stall for the Producers Market, download an entry form here.