The Thornbridge Smallholding
Meet the Maker…our farmer and onsite butcher
Hi, I’m Matt from the Thornbridge Smallholding.
I’m not from a farming background but have always had a passion for animals and agriculture. You’ve probably seen a lot of my livestock in the fields and woodland on your drive up to Thornbridge. I believe in high welfare for all my animals, they are fed on a diet of grain from Thornbridge Brewery, corn, wonky fruit and veg, and luscious green grass.
Over the last few years I’ve been working hard on trying to do all the butchery myself on-site, this means very low food miles which is something I really believe in. Take a look and follow me on my journey to understand the story from field to fork at Thornbridge.
Meat products are available to purchase from the cafe here on the Thornbridge Estate and at Thornbridge Brewery, Bakewell. Here are just some of the quality meat products I have to offer- sausage rolls, home-cured bacon, steaks, lamb burgers, Jaipur sausages to name a few!
For any enquiries regarding orders, parties, or wedding food please contact Matt directly.
You can now come and Meet the Animals! Find out more here.
The Animals
All our animal are kept to high welfare standards, are fed on a daily diet of corn, brewers grains, yeast and fresh green vegetation! Bred here, reared here, butchered here & sold here... that’s what you call low food miles!!
The Products
YouTube Channel
Follow Matt on his You Tube channel where you will find behind the scenes videos including how The Thornbridge Smallholiding makes its own sausages and dry-cures its bacon.