118 verified · 16 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
Family butchers on Norton High Street since 1954. Award-winning pies and pastries made to generations-old recipes, with meat sourced from trusted regional farms for full traceability. Q Guild member.
Norton, Cleveland
Blackwells Butchers Ltd
Local butcher providing the finest-quality meats for over half a century.
Location to be confirmed
Bonners of Ilminster
Q Guild butchers in Ilminster, Somerset, established 1969 and sourcing from farms within a 10-mile radius. Won the 2024 Smithfield Judges' Wildcard for their house-cured Guanciale.
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
Buckwells of Southsea
Family butcher in Southsea, Portsmouth, run by John and Helen Buckwell since 1987. Sources Scottish beef, Hampshire lamb, free-range pork, and Hampshire venison. Multiple Smithfield Gold Awards winner. Q Guild member.
Portsmouth, Hampshire
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
Campbell's Prime Meat
Q Guild butchers in Haddington, East Lothian, known for premium Scottish beef, lamb and game sourced from farms across the Lothians and Borders.
Haddington, East Lothian
Chadwicks of Bromborough
Family craft butchers in Bromborough on the Wirral, Q Guild member. Known for traditionally prepared locally sourced beef, lamb and pork alongside home-cured bacon and award-winning sausages.
Bromborough, Merseyside
Cherrington Farm Butchers
Crow family butchery in Shawbury, Shropshire, with the farm in the family since 1851. Q Guild member with a second branch in Wellington.
Shawbury, Shropshire
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
Crombies of Edinburgh
Q Guild family butchers at 97 Broughton Street in Edinburgh's New Town, stocking Scottish beef, lamb, pork, venison and game alongside home-made pies and charcuterie.
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
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
Dukeshill Ham Company
Traditional curers near Newport, Shropshire, Q Guild member. Produces slow dry-cured hams, bacon and smoked products using centuries-old methods, sold direct to consumers nationwide.
Newport, Shropshire
Durcan Meats
Cork, Cork
Edwards of Conwy
Family butchers in the historic walled town of Conwy, north Wales, Q Guild member specialising in traditionally prepared Welsh beef and lamb from farms on the north Wales coast and in Snowdonia.
Conwy, Conwy
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
Emmett's of Peasenhall
Craft butcher and curers in Peasenhall, Suffolk, with a long tradition of air-dried and cured Suffolk hams and bacons made to traditional recipes. Q Guild member.
Peasenhall, Suffolk
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
EWS Traditional Butchers
Eddie Walsh and Sons, craft butchers on Donegal Town's Main Street since 1962. Specialists in Aubrac beef; winners of national, European and worldwide awards. ACBI member.
Donegal Town, Donegal
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
George Bower
Independent family butchers on Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Q Guild member sourcing prime Scottish beef, lamb, game and venison from farms and estates across Scotland.
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Goddards of Norfolk
We are a thriving Butchers, nestled in the heart of Downham Market, Norfolk.
Downham Market, Norfolk
H.G. Walter Ltd
Family butchers on Palliser Road, West Kensington, Q Guild member. Dry-ages Scottish Highland and native breed beef on the premises; supplies top London restaurants and retail customers.
London, Greater London
H.S. Turner & Son
Long-established family butchers in Wrotham village, Kent. Q Guild member sourcing traditionally reared Kentish beef, lamb and pork from local farms.
Wrotham, Kent
Hannan Meats
Independent butcher in Moira, County Down, Q Guild member. Peter Hannan's Himalayan salt chambers dry-age Glenarm Shorthorn beef; the retail shop supplies top restaurants across Britain and Ireland.
Moira, County Down
Hickie's Victualler
Kilkee, Clare
Higgins Family Butchers
Multi-award-winning family butchers at Sutton Cross in north Dublin, recognised as national ACBI competition champions. Known for quality Irish beef, lamb and speciality cuts. ACBI member.
Sutton, County Dublin
Higginsons of Grange
From the farm to your family since 1983.
Grange Over Sands, Cumbria
Holts of Nantwich
Independent craft butchers in Nantwich, Cheshire, specialising in traditionally prepared beef, lamb and pork sourced from local farms. Q Guild member.
Nantwich, Cheshire East
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
Hunters of Kinross
Family butchers in Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Q Guild member specialising in prime Scottish beef, lamb, venison and game sourced from farms and estates across Perthshire.
Kinross, Perth and Kinross
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
Jack Scaife & Sons Ltd
Fifth-generation family butchers in Knaresborough market town, North Yorkshire. Q Guild member sourcing traditionally reared beef, lamb and pork from farms across Yorkshire.
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
James Whelan Butchers
Award-winning craft butcher in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Pat Whelan and team have won national, European and World Butchery competition titles. Known for dry-aged Irish beef and house-made charcuterie. ACBI member.
Clonmel, Tipperary
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 Butchers
Third-generation artisan butchers on Newport Main Street, Co. Mayo, trading since 1930. Won Best in Connacht at the ACBI National Irish Steak Challenge. ACBI member.
Newport, Mayo
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
M. Feller Son & Daughter
Q Guild family butchers trading in Oxford Covered Market, preparing and selling traditionally sourced British beef, lamb, pork and game.
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Macbeth's Butchers
Q Guild family butchers in Forres, Moray, specialising in Highland beef, venison and game from the surrounding estates and farms of northern Scotland.
Forres, Moray
McAssey Butchers
Ballon, Carlow
McCarthys Of Kanturk
Kanturk, Cork
McGeough's Butchers
Craft butchers in Oughterard, Co. Galway, renowned for traditional Irish air-dried lamb and cured meats made using ancient techniques. Multiple national and international competition winner. ACBI member.
Oughterard, Galway
Michael Twomey Butchers
Macroom, Cork
Mills Butchers
Family butchery in Hockley Heath, Solihull, founded by Steve Mills in 1978 and now run by his son Rob. Sources native breed beef and Gloucester Old Spot pork; dry-cures its own bacon.
Hockley Heath, Solihull
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
Nicholsons Butchers
Fourth-generation family butchers and bakers on Park View, Whitley Bay, trading from the same premises since Charles Nicholson opened the shop in 1914.
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
O.G. Owen & Son
Family butchers in Caernarfon town centre since 1939, supplying Welsh beef, lamb and pork to households and restaurants across North Wales for more than 85 years.
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
O'Crualaoi Butchers
Wilton, Cork
O'Crualoi Butchers
Ballinacollig, Cork
O'Crualoi Butchers
Blackpool, Cork
Oriel Jones
Fourth-generation farmer-butcher in Canton, Cardiff, practising regenerative agriculture on the family farm and selling the produce direct from their high street shop. Q Guild member.
Cardiff, Cardiff
Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd
Family-run retail and catering butcher in Leabrooks, Derbyshire, established in 1922 and supplying retail customers and the East Midlands foodservice trade.
Alfreton, Derbyshire
Paley Farm
High Weald farm with a Cranbrook High Street butchery selling Pasture for Life certified Sussex beef and lamb, dry-aged on the bone for a minimum of 28 days.
Cranbrook, Kent
Patrick Strainge Butchers
Independent craft butcher in Bampton, Oxfordshire, founded in 1973. Q Guild member stocking meat from local farms, several connected to the original Strainge family.
Bampton, Oxfordshire
Philip Warren & Son Ltd
Cornish family butchers established in 1880, renowned for native and heritage breed beef from Bodmin Moor and the Tamar Valley including Red Devon, Galloway and Dexter. Q Guild member.
Launceston, Cornwall
R.J. Balson & Son
Family butchers in Bridport, Dorset, trading since 1515 and regarded as one of the oldest established businesses in Britain. Q Guild member sourcing native breed beef and lamb from Dorset farms.
Bridport, Dorset
Ramsay of Carluke
Multi-award-winning family butchers in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, renowned for traditional Scottish haggis, pies and sausages made in-house. Q Guild member with national competition honours.
Carluke, South Lanarkshire
Richard Woodall's
Woodall family curers at Waberthwaite, Cumbria, established in 1828. Produces traditional Cumberland sausage, air-dried hams and dry-cured bacon using unchanged family methods across generations. Q Guild member.
Waberthwaite, Cumbria
Robinsons Butchers & Deli
Award-winning butcher and deli on Tettenhall High Street, Wolverhampton, established 1905. Q Guild member for over 20 years, with an attached bistro and a track record at the Smithfield Awards.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Ryans Butchers & Deli
Kilrush, Clare
S Collins & Son
Third-generation family butchers in Muirhead, North Lanarkshire, established 1955. Three-time Butcher Shop of the Year; over 70 craft awards. Jordan Shaw won Q Guild Young Butcher of the Year 2023. Q Guild member.
Muirhead, North Lanarkshire
S.D. Barlow (Butchers) Ltd
Three-generation family butcher in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, founded by Frank Barlow in 1948. Sources from local farms within a few miles and known for award-winning pies and sausages. Q Guild member.
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Sheelin Meats
Finea, Cavan
Staffords Butchers
Family butchers in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, in business since 1971. Hand-rears Angus cattle on the family farm in Killanne, Co. Wexford, and sells direct from the town centre shop. ACBI member.
Enniscorthy, Wexford
The Ginger Pig
Yorkshire farm founded by Tim Wilson in 1997 raising Tamworth, Large Black and Gloucester Old Spot pigs alongside traditional breed cattle in the North York Moors. Q Guild member with butcher shops in London.
Pickering, North Yorkshire
Thomas Johnston Quality Butchers
Fourth-generation family butchers on Cow Wynd, Falkirk, founded in 1861. Award-winning steak pies and sausages, recognised at the national Smithfield Diamond competitions.
Falkirk, Falkirk
Trussells Butchers
Award-winning family butcher and deli in Knebworth for over 120 years. Sells only locally sourced, British, free-range and grass-fed meat, with a deli counter carrying more than 30 cheeses and home-cured meats. Q Guild member.
Knebworth, Hertfordshire
Turnbull's Northumbrian Food Hall
Sixth-generation family butchery and food hall in Alnwick, with roots back to 1880. The flagship food hall at Willowburn Retail Park opened in December 2019.
Alnwick, Northumberland
Turner & George
Independent London butcher on St Paul's Road sourcing from small independent British farms. Q Guild member known for heritage breed beef, dry-aged and prepared with skill.
London, Greater London
W H Frost (Butchers) Ltd
Fourth-generation family butcher trading since 1890, now operating from their own Brickyard Farm near Macclesfield. All beef from independent Cheshire farms, hung for a minimum of 28 days. Q Guild member.
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Walmsleys Butchers
Award-winning Q Guild butchers in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, trading since 1946. More than 20 Q Guild Gold award products, including dry-cured bacon, handmade sausages and pies.
Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester
Walter Rose & Son
Q Guild family butchers in Warminster, Wiltshire, sourcing from local farms and known for traditionally prepared beef, lamb and pork.
Warminster, Wiltshire
William Rose Brothers
Q Guild family butchers in Streatham, south London, with a long-standing reputation for traditionally prepared British beef, lamb and pork.
London, Greater London
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.