71 verified · 14 regions
Butchers you can trust
Independent, family-run butchers across Britain and Ireland — every one a member of a craft guild or verified against a recognised quality standard.
A supermarket counter is not a butcher. A real butcher buys whole carcasses, knows the farm, hangs beef properly, and can tell you the breed. These are the shops still doing it the old way. Every entry traces to a primary source: the Q Guild of Butchers, the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland, or the shop’s own verified credentials.
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Argue Meats
Cootehill, Cavan
Aubrey Allen
From a back-street Coventry butchers in 1933 to a food-lovers' destination in the heart of Warwickshire — fresh free-range meat, dry-aged beef, chef-prepared meals.
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
B.Molloy Master Butchers
Ennis, Clare
Barker Brothers
Traditional family-run Cambridgeshire butcher serving Great Shelford for over 100 years. Q Guild member for 25+ years.
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Barrett Bros
Quality meat retailer with over 100 years of trade history; strong reputation for hygiene, service and delivery.
Location to be confirmed
Black Barn Butchers
Founded 2012 by David and Nicky Mitchell at Secretts Farmshop; awarded Q Guild membership within two years of trading.
Surrey
Blackwells Butchers Ltd
Local butcher providing the finest-quality meats for over half a century.
Location to be confirmed
Bonners of Ilminster
Established 1969; well-respected Somerset butcher with a country-wide reputation, serving local residents and noted chefs alike.
Ilminster, Somerset
Brendan Anderton Butchers Ltd
Family-run since 1972, supplying premium British meat and award-winning products to retailers, caterers and foodservice across the North of England and Midlands.
Location to be confirmed
Brendan Anderton Butchers Ltd
Family-run since 1972, Brendan Anderton Butchers Ltd supplies premium British meat and award-winning products to retailers, caterers, and foodservice
Longridge
Brendan Anderton Butchers Ltd
Family-run since 1972, Brendan Anderton Butchers Ltd supplies premium British meat and award-winning products to retailers, caterers, and foodservice
Preston, Lancashire
C & G Starkey
C & G Starkey Family Butchers have been serving the village Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, Yorkshire and the surrounding areas since we established way back in
Sherburn-in-elmet
Clifford's Craft Butchers & Foodstore
Castlemartyr, Cork
Coates Butchers
Coates Butchers is a traditional Butchers shop on the outskirts of the historical city of Durham. We have been `Butchers shop of the year` finalists 2014,
Coxhoe, Durham
Corry`s Butchers
Neil Corry is a 2nd generation butcher and has been trading from his shop in Cheshire for over 30 years.
Stockport, Cheshire
Cranstons Brampton Food Hall
Housed in a converted Victorian bank, Cranstons Brampton Food Hall combines award-winning butchery, a deli counter, and local produce – all with a warm,
Brampton
Cranstons Carlisle Food Hall
Located in the heart of Carlisle, this city-centre food hall offers award-winning butchery, a deli counter, local produce, and hot food to go – perfect for
Carlisle
Cranstons Cattle Market, Hexham
Cranstons Hexham, in the heart of the market town, is famous for its hot sausage and bacon rolls, alongside award-winning butchery and local Northumbrian meat
Hexham
Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall and Cafe
Upstairs, Café Oswalds serves local favourites and seasonal specials, crafted with Cranstons’ meat and food hall produce, alongside locally roasted coffee and
Penrith
Cranstons King Street, Penrith
The oldest of Cranstons’ shops, the Penrith Food Hall remains proudly rooted on the town’s high street – a true showcase of local food and traditional butchery.
Penrith
Cranstons Orton Grange Food Hall
Located on a 360-acre dairy farm near Carlisle, Cranstons Orton Grange offers award-winning butchery, deli produce, and local food – part of a popular rural
Carlisle
Crowley Craft Butchers
Midleton, Cork
D.P Murphy & Sons
Midleton, Cork
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd
Dales Traditional Butchers Ltd Takes pride in supplying local meats and supporting local farmers and abattoirs. We have a great selection of homemade
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
Dan Moloney's Butchers
Bandon, Cork
Davidson's Craft Butchers
Montenotte, Cork
Days of Whitegate
Whitegate, Cork
Durcan Meats
Cork, Cork
Ellisons Butchers
We are an established traditional butchers in Cullingworth, West Yorkshire. We pride ourselves by sourcing the best quality British meat from local farms. We
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Ewarts of Monifieth
Traditional butchers with a modern attitude, supplying the highest quality, dry aged meats sourced directly from trusted farmers. Our proprietor, Alan
Monifieth, Angus
Feoil O' Criostoir
Ballincollig, Cork
Finns Butchers
Mitchelstown, Cork
Fitzgerald's Butchers
Cork, Cork
Fitzgibbon's of Kildysart
Kildysart, Clare
Flynn's Butchers
Blacklion, Cavan
Francis Frawley Butchers
Ennis, Clare
Frank Godfrey Ltd
Come and visit our spanking new Shop!
London, London
Frank Parkers Butchers
Frank Parker Butchers in Nuneaton is a historic, award-winning, family-run shop known for quality sausages, meats, and community service
Nuneaton
Fraser’s Butchers Ltd
Fraser’s Butchers is a proud Q Guild member offering traditional butchery, homemade pies, and quality meats in Bolton.
Bolton
G Callaghan & Son
G Callaghan Butchers in Maghull, Liverpool serves the local community with good quality produce. The business is well know in the area and good banter always
Liverpool, Merseyside
Gaynor and Sons
Ballinagh, Cavan
Goddards of Norfolk
We are a thriving Butchers, nestled in the heart of Downham Market, Norfolk.
Downham Market, Norfolk
Hickie's Victualler
Kilkee, Clare
Higginsons of Grange
From the farm to your family since 1983.
Grange Over Sands, Cumbria
Hugh Black & Sons Ltd
Cowdenbeath has been part of the Hugh Black and Sons family of shops since 2015. Situated between the Main Street and Morrisons, you will find this large,
Cowdenbeath, Fife
J Brindon Addy Butchers & Graziers
Passionate about Yorkshire produce is our strapp line and it just about says it all. We take animals from our own and local farms and auctions. Dry age them
Holmfirth
J W Mettrick & Son
Third Generation family butcher, supplying award winning quality local meat sourced directly from farm, processed through our abattoir, & cut by our
Glossop, Derbyshire
J.F. Bishop (Uckfield) ltd
Bishop the butchers is situated at the top end of Uckfield high street, specialising in high quality meat, Homemade Sausages, Black pudding, pies &
Uckfield, East Sussex
Jesse Smith & WJ Castle Butchers
Family owned Butchery & Delicatessen Business operating throughout the Cotswolds since 1808
Cirencester
Joey Kavanagh Craft Butchers
Scariff, Clare
John Davidsons Inverurie
Situated in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, where our family-run, multi-award-winning butchers source the finest meat in the world. Our professional team
Aberdeenshire
John Davidsons Kingswells
Situated in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, where our family-run, multi-award-winning butchers source the finest meat in the world. Our professional team
Aberdeen, Aberdeen
John Lawson Butchers
John Lawson Butchers and Delicatessen was founded in 1979 by John and Linda Lawson. At Lawson`s we have always maintained the philosophy of selling good
Uphall, West Lothian
John the Butcher Ltd
Located down a leafy lane in the heart of Hertfordshire, we offer a range of locally farmed meat and rare breeds. A range of home produced meat products
St Albans, Hertfordshire
K & J Green Family Butchers
Our story began over a hundred years ago by my great grandfather Sydney Green, in the same Heskin village shop you can find us today. Now into our fourth
Chorley, Lancashire
Kavanaghs Craft Butchers
Ennis, Clare
Kelly's Meat Store
Kilrush, Clare
Lidgate Butcher
Lidgate Butcher has five generations of knowledge behind the counter of its famous shop in Holland Park, west London.
London, London
Lishman’s of Ilkley
Lishman’s is home to a team of master butchers, bakers and charcutiers who are passionate about creating the very best produce around. From a strong farming
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Lords of Middleton
Lords of Middleton is first and foremost about quality. The fourth generation of craft butchers, preparing the finest quality traditional cuts, as well as new
Manchester
Lynch's Victualler's
Ballyjamesduff, Cavan
McAssey Butchers
Ballon, Carlow
McCarthys Of Kanturk
Kanturk, Cork
Michael Twomey Butchers
Macroom, Cork
Murphy's Butchers
Tullow, Carlow
Neil Powell Ltd
With over 40 years of experience their in house trained master butchers know the exact point at which their products should be sold. Clean cuts at the right
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
O'Crualaoi Butchers
Wilton, Cork
O'Crualoi Butchers
Ballinacollig, Cork
O'Crualoi Butchers
Blackpool, Cork
Ryans Butchers & Deli
Kilrush, Clare
Sheelin Meats
Finea, Cavan
About our butchers
How do you decide which butchers to list?
- A butcher must be independent — not a supermarket counter or a large chain — and meet at least one quality standard, such as Q Guild or ACBI membership. We verify every entry against a primary source before it goes live.
What is the Q Guild of Butchers?
- The Q Guild is a UK membership body for independent craft butchers, judged on the quality of their work and audited regularly. Membership is a strong signal that a shop butchers to a high standard.
Do you list butchers that deliver nationwide?
- Yes. Many independent butchers now ship meat boxes across the country. Where a shop offers delivery, we note it on its profile.