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What’s New

How these brilliant independent businesses that are bucking the trend,
thriving and expanding…

Truffles Delicatessen Ross-on-Wye Sensory & Rye Hereford
A long-established deli for over 20 years, Serving wonderfully vibrant, nutritious and
owners Richard and Hayley have this year super-tasty dishes for breakfast, brunch, lunch
opened an additional gourmet shop just a few and evenings with cocktails, this spacious urban
doors down from their original café and deli/ style eatery now has a stylish new outside
takeaway. Complete with a vast wine cellar, look terrace. What’s more, they are also launching
out for all kinds of food & drink events. great new office space to hire – what a
trufflesrossonwye.co.uk perfect hub.
sensoryandrye.co.uk
Heggies Butchers,
Deli, Takeaway & Café Hereford Choccotastic Hanley Swan
James Heggie is adding to his edge-of- Vacating their original choccie tearoom in
town family butchers, deli and cafe with a Ledbury, this handmade Belgian chocolate
mouthwatering new hot and cold takeaway artisan welcomes you to their exciting new
pod in Hereford’s Old Market Shopping purpose built premises on the Herefordshire/
Centre. Bursting with their own handmade Worcestershire border. Manufacturing, group
products, it beats the average sandwich chocolate-making workshops, café and retail
lunch any day. shop make this a real destination confection.
heggiesofhereford.co.uk choccotastic.com
The Riverside Inn Aymestrey Ludlow Distillery Bromfield, Ludlow
Expanding its Slow Food and sustainability A unique opportunity; the Distillery has
ethos, The Riverside has this year added a released a limited number of single malt
luxurious new eco spa and well-being retreat. whisky casks for public sale. A cask owner will
Their Wild Escapes include hot tubs and wood- be part of their own and the distillery’s spirit
fired sauna surrounded by nature and wildlife, story by creating their own unique cask. Watch
or indulge in organic treatments while leaving your whisky mature, receive annual samples,
the lightest footprint on the earth. and visit your cask in person. Enjoy your own
single cask at half the normal retail cost!
riversideaymestrey.co.uk
Did you know, whisky purchased for personal
use is exempt from Capital Gains Tax?
White Heron Estate Lyonshall ludlowdistillery.co.uk
Active foodie groups will love the new e-bike
and walking tours taking you around the Simply Wild Coleford
White Heron Farm Estate and wider north
Herefordshire region. Choose from easy Newly opened in December 2024, award-
estate strolls, bike rides around the farm’s winning chef Michael Fowler presents his
orchards and vineyards and further afield, distinctively elegant culinary talents to his own
or extended e-bike escapes including luxury exciting market square restaurant. Already in
accommodation. Package gourmet lunches receipt of 2 AA Rosettes, watch this space for
and suppers in unique locations with your more accolades to come and the stampede
adventures for a real tour and taste to begin.
of Herefordshire. simplywildrestaurant.co.uk
whiteheronestate.com
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