A Somerset farm shop is launching a new evening café service to champion locally sourced food.
Rumwell Farm Shop, which is on the A38 between Taunton and Wellington, will open its late-night Rumwell café from 5pm to 7.30pm on the third Thursday of each month in 2026, excluding December.
The new service will allow more visitors to enjoy homemade meals made from British, West Country, and Somerset ingredients.
The first event will take place on Thursday, March 19, and can be booked at rumwellfarmshop.com/2026-late-night-rumwell-cafe.
Sophie Mitchell, partner at Rumwell Farm Shop, said: "We’re offering visitors the chance to enjoy our award‑winning Rumwell experience into the early evening as part of our ongoing mission to promote British, West Country and Somerset ingredients wherever possible."
"We produce our own eggs, pork, beef and potatoes on our family-run farm just up the road from the Shop and sell them to our customers, as well as using them in our award-winning café, ensuring lower food miles, freshness and provenance."
The farm shop also produces a wide range of products onsite, including bakery and deli items, jams, preserves, and gluten-free goods.
Ms Mitchell said: "Our ethos is to source produce, wherever possible, from as close to us as we can.
"That means by shopping with us, you’re supporting lots of other farmers and growers in the area, too.
"Obviously, we can’t get everything from close by, but we work hard to do the best we can.
"By opening our café later on one weekday evening a month, it should allow people who can’t come during a normal working week to have a meal with us and also for those with children at school to be able to have an early family tea here."
According to the Farm Retail Association, 75p of every pound spent at a farm retailer like Rumwell stays in the local economy, with Ms Mitchell emphasising the importance of supporting local farmers and their produce in the face of various ongoing challenges.
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