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Orton and Pooley Bridge Farmers Markets
" The very best foodie day out in Cumbria"
National Farmers Market of the Year 2005

Herbs and Plants:

Garth Cottage Nursery. - Specialist growers of culinary herbs.
Paul and Chris Turner provide a great range of specialist plants for the gardener and flavours for the cook. They are specialist growers of herbs, lavenders and ivies - this year listing 270 varieties - including 17 types of basil, 40 varieties of mint, over 40 thymes,19 marjorams and oreganos, 26 rosemaries, 18 sages, over 100 varieties of lavender and over 300 ivies. Paul and Chris also producer herb-maturated extra-virgin olive oils and wine vinegars and a range of gourmet herb-marinated olives.
Garth Cottage is a working nursery and is not open to the public - though you can buy their oils, vinegars and herbs most months at Orton and Pooley Bridge farmers markets (and at agricultural shows and food festivals) - Tel 01609 777233

Bowness Farm - Christmas trees and holly wreaths.
Lanty and Olive Wharton make an annual appearance at Orton farmers market with Christmas trees grown on their land near Sunbiggin Tarn just 3 miles from Orton. They are available with or without roots. Olive also makes holly wreaths using holly, ivy and mosses gathered from their farm land. tel 015396 24653

Red Dial Nurseries - alpines, herbaceous plants and shrubs
The plants and shrubs grown at Colin Mawson's nursery near Pooley Bridge get a good start in life and are used to the Cumbrian weather. Colin also prepares patio pots for the summer months and Christmas pots, wreaths and garlands for our December market. Colin is a regular at Orton and Pooley Bridge farmers markets.Contact.
















National Farmers Market of the Year 2005 and the first accredited farmers market in Britain.
Did you know that there are nearly 500 farmers markets in England but less than half of these have been verified as genuine?
If you want the real thing make sure you support an accredited farmers market.
Orton and Pooley Bridge Farmers Markets are 2 of only 4 Cumbrian farmers markets to have been independently accredited as authentic.
Orton market is held on the second Saturday of every month
from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm. Throughout the year. Whatever the weather.
Pooley Bridge market is held on the last Sunday of the month (April to Sept) from 10.30am to 2.30pm

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