Winding through the high-sided little lanes of North Cornwall can be a beautiful though nerve-wracking experience, particularly in the height of summer. Will you meet a caravan around the next corner or a tractor? Will you need to reverse against the slate wall you have just manoeuvred around? Will you get to the pasty shop before they sell out?
Heading away from the coast, the lanes widen slightly and make way for some stunning views across rolling fields and well-kept farms. Just off the B3274, between Wadebridge and Newquay, sits Pentruse Farm down a little, nobbly, farm track. Four years ago, a small storage container arrived at the side of this track and was lovingly clad in beautiful wood, insulated and heated and kitted out with shelves and crates, a heater, a fridge and an honesty box.
Over the years, both locals and holiday makers alike have grown to depend on the quality produce that it houses and the sign at the side of the road has got bigger and bolder enticing more passers-by to take a minute, turn up the track and see what delights are in stock that day.
There is almost certainly a well-stocked meat fridge full of home-reared Aberdeen angus beef in all sorts of guises. There may be roasting joints, mince, T bones, burgers and sausages. Some days there are piping hot pasties from Peter Morris butchers and sausage rolls. Beautiful cakes and scones and cream are homemade by Rachel at the farm and a takeaway coffee and hot chocolate machine is always available plus delicious ice cream. There’s a fresh milk vending machine and store cupboard essentials as well as deli treats. Some days there are dried flowers by Annabelle and Christmas trees when the season comes.
It is small but beautifully formed; low-key but local. Everything you think of when you imagine a Cornish farm shop at the end of a farm track and definitely worth a visit.
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