Ten makers you can visit this November

Food trips are not just for summer. November is when many makers are at their busiest, filling shelves for Christmas, and when a warm farm shop or a tasting room feels best. Here are ten makers on Earth & Ocean you can visit this month, from Holy Island to the far west of Cornwall.

Opening times were checked on each maker's own website on 27 October 2026. Hours can change in winter, so check before you travel.

1. Caws Teifi Cheese, Llandysul, Ceredigion

The longest established artisan cheesemaker in Wales, making raw milk Teifi and Celtic Promise on an organic farm. The farm shop sells their cheese and cultured butter, and they run cheese and butter making courses.

Open: Monday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm. See Caws Teifi Cheese.

2. Stirling Distillery, Stirling

Scotland's smallest whisky distillery, in an old smiddy below Stirling Castle. Drop in for a short tasting or book the longer gin experience.

Open: Monday to Saturday 11am - 5pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm. See Stirling Distillery.

3. Biddenden Vineyards, Biddenden, Kent

Kent's original vineyard, still family run. Take the autumn and winter "Behind the Glass" tour and stock up on Gribble Bridge sparkling wine and cider for Christmas.

Open: Weekdays 9am - 5pm and Saturdays. Open on Sundays too from 22 November. See Biddenden Vineyards.

4. Archers Ice Cream, Walworth Gate, Darlington

A family dairy farm making ice cream from its own Jersey cows' milk, served at the farm parlour. Yes, ice cream in November. It is worth it.

Open: Farm parlour open daily, 11am - 6pm. See Archers Ice Cream.

5. Pilgrims Coffee, Holy Island, Northumberland

The causeway to Holy Island. Photo: Steven Haslington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A coffee roastery in a walled garden on Lindisfarne, where the opening hours follow the tide. Cross the causeway, walk the island, then warm up with coffee roasted a few yards away.

Open: Hours change daily with the tide. Check their opening times and the causeway crossing times before you set off. See Pilgrims Coffee.

6. Perry's Cider, Dowlish Wake, Somerset

The old cider press at Perry's. Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Farmhouse and single variety ciders made near Ilminster, with a shop, tap room and cafe. Try a tasting paddle and leave with a bag of Somerset produce.

Open: Shop and tap room Monday to Friday 9:15am - 5pm, Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm, Sunday 10am - 1pm. See Perry's Cider.

7. Otterton Mill, Otterton, Devon

A working watermill in an East Devon village, with a bakery baking bread and cakes on site every day. Take the free self-guided tour of the mill, then the scones.

Open: Open daily. Call 01395 568521 to check winter hours. See Otterton Mill.

8. Halen Môn, Brynsiencyn, Anglesey

The family saltworks on the Menai Strait. Take a tour to see how sea salt is made, then fill a bag from the shop.

Open: Daily, 9:30am - 4pm. See Halen Môn.

9. Kernow Chocolate, St Eval, Cornwall

Watch chocolate being made through the viewing window at the factory shop, best between 10am and 3pm, and finish with a hot chocolate.

Open: Monday to Thursday, 10am - 4pm. See Kernow Chocolate.

10. Menai Oysters and Mussels, Dwyran, Anglesey

Oysters are in season, and this family shellfish farm sells them fresh from the Menai Strait. Pair it with a visit to Halen Môn just along the shore.

Open: Collection on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am - 4:30pm. Order ahead. See Menai Oysters and Mussels.

Add any of them to a food trip, or use the Can visit filter to find makers near you. More than 460 makers on Earth & Ocean are open to visitors.

Cover: Perry's Cider at Dowlish Wake. Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.