VEGETARIAN OXFORDSHIRE

Welcome to Vegetarian Oxfordshire - our online guide to accommodation, eating places, health food and wholefood shops and miscellaneous businesses catering for vegetarians and vegans in and around Oxfordshire. The guide does not claim to be comprehensive. However, by listing a cross-section of establishments catering for vegetarians and vegans we hope to help you find somewhere suitable to stay, eat out or shop in Oxfordshire. For printed vegetarian/vegan guides to London, Britain, Europe, and several other countries and cities contact Vegetarian Guides, Ltd., PO Box 2284, London, W1A 5UH.

The guide consists of four sections: Accommodation, Eating Places, Health Food and Wholefood Shops, and Miscellaneous Businesses. Use the links below to navigate quickly to the section(s) of interest. In the first three sections the entries are arranged alphabetically according to their location with a key at the beginning of the first two sections explaining the symbols used. In the final section the businesses are listed alphabetically. Some of the businesses listed have been kind enough to offer a discount to members of Oxford Vegetarians. To view the full list of members discounts please click here, and for information on joining Oxford Vegetarians please click here.

We aim to keep Vegetarian Oxfordshire up-to-date by adding and removing entries as required. All entries are based on information provided by the establishments and businesses themselves. However, if you know of a business not included that you feel should have been (or vice-versa), or find that a listed establishment has closed down or no longer caters for vegetarians and vegans to the level claimed, or spot any errors, please send us brief details. For information on how to contact us please click here. Finally, please mention Vegetarian Oxfordshire when contacting the establishments and businesses listed below (if contacting them by email please substitute the "@" symbol for "{at}" in the email address).

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Accommodation

Although this section may be of limited use to local residents, Oxfordshire, and Oxford in particular, is especially popular with tourists, many of whom need somewhere to stay. Of course, any self-respecting hotel or guest house should be able to cater for vegetarian visitors. The small number of establishments included here (only one of which is exclusively vegetarian) should be able to cater for vegetarians and vegans better than most. However, we realise that they may not appeal to all tastes, or all pockets, or that they may not be conveniently situated for you. If that is the case we recommend contacting the tourist information centre nearest to your intended destination: for Oxford this is the Oxford Information Centre, 15-16 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AS (tel. 01865 726871, email: tic{at}oxford.gov.uk, web: www.visitoxford.org). The Oxford Association of Hotels and Guest Houses website (www.stayoxford.co.uk) lists accommodation that has been inspected by the AA, ETC (English Tourism Council) and/or the RAC. For budget accommodation in Oxford try Oxford Youth Hostel (tel. 01865 727275, email: oxford{at}yha.org.uk, web: www.yha.org.uk) or Central Backpackers Oxford (tel. 01865 242288, email: oxford{at}centralbackpackers.co.uk, web: www.centralbackpackers.co.uk) both of which are located conveniently near to the railway and coach stations. Whatever your tastes we hope that you enjoy your stay in Oxfordshire, and that you will take the opportunity to contact Oxford Vegetarians during your visit, especially if it coincides with one of our events.

KEY TO THE SYMBOLS USED IN THIS SECTION

Oxford

Cotswold House

363 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7PL. Tel/Fax: 01865 310558.

Email: d.r.walker{at}talk21.com Web: www.cotswoldhouse.co.uk

Open: All year. 8 rooms.

++ BB NS

Price guide: Single room £52-£58, double/twin room £80.

Veg: Fruit juices, muesli, cereals, fruit, toast, mushrooms, tomatoes, boiled, poached or scrambled eggs.

Vgn: As above, minus the eggs.

A Cotswold stone house situated in leafy North Oxford, with regular buses to the city centre about two miles away and only 15 minutes by car from Blenheim Palace. All rooms have en-suite facilities, colour TV, fridge, hair dryers, tea, coffee and biscuits. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

 

Gables Guest House

6 Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9HA. Tel: 01865 862153.

Email: stay{at}gables.co.uk Web: www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/gables

Open: All year except Christmas and New Year. 6 rooms.

++ BB NS

Price guide: Single en suite £40-£46, double en suite £62-£68, twin en suite £62-£68.

Veg: Omelette with filling of choice, poached eggs on potato cakes with mushrooms, scrambled eggs with vegetarian sausages and bubble and squeak.

Vgn: Various fruit juices, fresh fruit salad, muesli and other cereals, grapefruit, soya milk, mushrooms and tomatoes on toast.

(February 2006)

Heather House

192 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1SD. Tel/Fax: 01865 249757.

Email: stay{at}heatherhouseoxford.com Web: www.heatherhouseoxford.com

Open: All year. 6 rooms.

++ BB NS

Price guide: Single room £35-£45, double or twin room £60-£76, depending on length of stay.

Veg: Cereals including homemade muesli, grilled tomatoes, beans and mushrooms, eggs, yoghurt, toast including wholemeal, jam, fresh fruit, orange juice, tea/coffee (including herbal and decaffeinated).

Vgn: As above, excluding the eggs and yoghurt.

£2 per night Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Hi-Lo

68-70 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JB. Tel: 01865 725984.

Open: All year. 5 rooms.

++ BB L R

Price guide: £120 for large double rooms with king-size beds.

Veg/Vgn: Breakfasts may include fried plantain with organic rye bread or Jamaican bread, vegetable fritters, organic fresh fruit, yofu, organic porridge made with rice/soya milk, organic muesli, organic carrot juice, freshly squeezed orange juice. Organic eggs and milk available for vegetarians.

Recently refurbished B&B in East Oxford. All rooms have en suite shower and WC. Evening meal and full board available if required (see Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House in the Eating Places section for details of meals served). (February 2006)

Thame

The Spread Eagle Hotel

Cornmarket, Thame, Oxon OX9 2BW. Tel: 01844 213661. Fax: 01844 261380.

Email: enquiries{at}spreadeaglethame.co.uk Web: www.spreadeaglethame.co.uk

Open: All year. 33 rooms.

++ BB EM NSA L D R

Price guide: Single rooms £100 to £115, double/twin rooms £115 to £135, family rooms £121 to £186. Reduced prices on single and double/twin rooms at the weekend.

Veg/Vgn: See Fothergills Brasserie in the Eating Places section for details of vegetarian/vegan meals served.

AA and RAC recommended hotel in Thame with a restaurant offering a separate vegetarian/vegan menu. (June 2006)

Eating Places

As far as we know there are only three completely vegetarian eating places in the whole of Oxfordshire. Naturally they are included here, along with a selection of eating places that cater for vegetarians and vegans, some of which have a separate vegetarian menu. Of course these are not the only eating places in Oxfordshire that cater for vegetarians. However, some of the establishments contacted during compilation of this guide chose not to provide us with the information requested, even though they have an extensive choice of vegetarian dishes, and they are not included here. So if your favourite restaurant or café is not included here please accept our apologies, and please tell us about them in case they are not known to us. We hope that you will find somewhere to suit both your tastes and your pocket below.

KEY TO THE SYMBOLS USED IN THIS SECTION

Banbury

Cafe Quay

Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, Oxon OX16 2PQ. Tel: 01295 270444.

Web: www.tooleysboatyard.co.uk

Open: 9.30-17.30 Monday to Saturday, 10.30-16.30 Sunday. 70 seats.

+ T TA D NS L K

Cuisine: International.

Price guide: Main courses £3 to £7-95, starters and desserts £2-95.

Veg: Avocado dip and pitta bread, vegetable crumble, chocolate brownie.

Vgn: Hummus dip and pitta bread.

Al-fresco eating with views of the Oxford Canal. Gluten-free bread and cakes also available. (February 2006)

Chipping Norton

Wyatts

Hill Barn Farm, Great Rollright, Chipping Norton, Oxon OX7 5SH. Tel: 01608 684835.

Email: wyatts{at}callnetuk.com

Open: Daily 10.00-18.00 in summer, 10.00-17.00 in winter. 90 seats.

+ T (Sundays only) C D NS L K

Cuisine: English.

Price guide: Main courses from £6-25, desserts from £2.

Veg: Broccoli pasta bake, cider baked vegetable crumble, jacket potatoes with choice of fillings, quiche, salads, home made soup, wide range of home made desserts.

Award winning farm shop, tea room, restaurant and plant nursery in the high Cotswolds close to the Rollright Stones prehistoric stone circle. Children's play area. (March 2006)

Kidlington

Tiffins Tandoori

63 High Street, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 2DN. Tel: 01865 372245.

Open: 18.00-23.30 daily. 36 seats.

++ T TA L K

Cuisine: Indian.

Price guide: £8 to £16.

Indian restaurant with a large vegetarian selection. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Oxford

Chutney's

36 St Michael's Street, Oxford OX1. Tel: 01865 724241.

Open: 12.00-14.00 & 18.00-23.00 daily. 65 seats.

++ T TA L

Cuisine: Indian.

Price guide: Main courses £5-95 to £7-15, starters £3-75, desserts £3-50.

Veg: Dahi wada, vegetable pakora.

Vgn: Pani poori, vegetable samosa.

10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

 

Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House

68-70 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JB. Tel: 01865 725984.

Open: 12.00-14.00 & 19.00-02.00 daily. 60 seats.

+ T TA D L K

Cuisine: Jamaican.

Price guide: Vegan organic main course £8, starters £3, desserts £1-50 to £3.

Veg/Vgn: Mild vegan curries with chick peas or beans, steamed vegetables with tempeh, tofu or pine nuts, lentil-based soups with pumpkin, leek or mixed vegetables, range of tropical fruits. Organic vegetables, beans and olive oil used in cooking.

10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

 

The Garden Kitchen at The Gardeners Arms

The Gardeners Arms, 39 Plantation Road, Oxford OX2 6JE. Tel: 01865 559814.

Email: information{at}thegarden-oxford.co.uk Web: www.thegarden-oxford.co.uk

Food served: 17.00-21.00 Monday-Tuesday, 12.00-14.30 & 17.00-21.00 Wednesday to Saturday, 12.00-18.00 Sunday. 30-40 seats.

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Price guide: Main courses £6-95 to £7-95, bar snacks £2 to £5-65, desserts £2-95.

Veg: Egg parmagiana with salad and warm ciabatta, cherry tomato tart with potato dauphinoise and vegetables with basil oil, half pound veggie burger.

Vgn: Thai curry, medley mushroom pie with potatoes and vegetables, korma, vegan burger, sausage and fries, tapas plate, swedish glace non-dairy dessert.

Oxford's only 100% vegetarian food pub serving great vegetarian/vegan food in a traditional pub atmosphere. Booking available at limited times, please ring ahead for large groups. Please note that The Garden Kitchen is a separate business from the pub so drinks are not guaranteed to be suitable for vegetarians and vegans - if unsure please ask a member of staff. (February 2006, updated April 2008)

The Magic Cafe

110 Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RQ. Tel: 01865 794604.

Open: 10.00-18.00 Monday to Saturday. 50 seats.

+++ C D NS

Cuisine: Magic.

Price guide: Lunches £3-£5, cakes & desserts £1-£2.

Veg/Vgn: Everything on the menu is suitable for vegetarians and many dishes are suitable for vegans.

A vegetarian cafe situated roughly halfway between Iffley Road and Cowley Road in East Oxford. Relaxed and informal, the cafe is suitable for families with children. Live acoustic music most Saturday afternoons. (February 2006)

Nosebag Restaurant

6-8 St Michael's Street, Oxford OX1 2DU. Tel: 01865 721033. Fax: 01865 792290.

Open: 9.30-22.00 Monday to Thursday, 9.30-22.30 Friday & Saturday, 9.30-21.00 Sunday. 80-100 seats.

++ C NS L

Cuisine: English/Mediterranean.

Price guide: Main courses £5-95 to £8-50, soups, pates, salads £1-65 to £4-95, desserts £1-40 to £2-95.

Veg: Spinach and mushroom lasagne, pot roasted vegetables with parmesan cobbler, all desserts.

Vgn: Spicy butter bean and vegetable casserole, home made soup, pumpkin and pepper tagine, vegan pear crumble cake.

(February 2006)

Red Star Noodle Bar

187 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UT. Tel: 01865 251248.

Open: 12.00-14.30 & 18.00-23.00 daily. 40 seats.

+ T TA NS L K

Cuisine: Asian.

Price guide: Main courses £4-50 to £8-50, starters £1 to £4-50.

Veg/Vgn: Starters - edamame, deep fried tofu, vegetable spring rolls, mushroom satay; main courses - vegetable soup & noodles, curry, black bean vegetable bento.

10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Thame

Fothergills Brasserie

The Spread Eagle Hotel, Cornmarket, Thame, Oxon OX9 2BW. Tel: 01844 213661. Fax: 01844 261380.

Email: enquiries{at}spreadeaglethame.co.uk Web: www.spreadeaglethame.co.uk

Open: 12.00-14.30 & 17.30-21.00 Monday to Friday, 12.00-14.30 & 17.30-22.00 Saturday, 12.00-14.30 & 19.00-21.00 Sunday. 66 seats.

++ T D NSA L K

Cuisine: English, French.

Price guide: Starters £3-75 to £5-75, main courses £7-45 to £11-95, desserts from £4-50.

Veg: Mushroom and vegetable stroganoff, wild mushroom tagliatelle with brandy and cream sauce, baked avocado and tomato, roast fig and goat's cheese tart.

Vgn: Lentil and pine nut kernels, stuffed peppers with rice, spinach and tomato dhal.

Fothergills Brasserie is located within The Spread Eagle Hotel but is open to non-residents. The restaurant is committed to using only non-animal rennet cheeses and free-range eggs in their vegetarian dishes. Any dish on the vegetarian/vegan menu can be made suitable for vegans or otherwise adapted as required. (June 2006)

Wantage

Vale and Downland Museum

Church Street, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8BL. Tel: 01235 771447. Fax: 01235 760991.

Email: museum{at}wantage.com Web: www.wantage.com/museum

Open: 10.00-16.30 Monday to Saturday. 50-60 seats.

+ C TA D NS L K

Cuisine: English.

Price guide: Lunches from £3-25.

Veg: Macaroni cheese, vegetable lasagne, homemade cakes and bakes.

Vgn: Baked potatoes, salads.

The museum is located within a converted 16th century cloth merchant's house with modern extensions and a reconstructed barn which also houses Wantage Visitors Information Point and the popular cafe. Free admission to the cafe and temporary exhibitions. (March 2006)

Witney

Hilltop Garden Centre

Witney Road, Ramsden, Oxon OX7 3AS. Tel: 01993 868403. Fax: 01993 868906.

Email: hilltopgardencentre{at}tiscali.co.uk

Open: 9.00-18.00 (9.00-17.00 in winter) Monday to Saturday, 10.30-16.30 Sunday. 80 seats.

+++ C D NS K

Cuisine: English.

Price guide: Starters £1-50 to £3, main courses £4 to £5, desserts £2-50.

Veg/Vgn: Vegetable chilli, curry and lasagne, soup and roll, deep fried brie wedges, garlic mushrooms, apple pie, treacle pudding. All day breakfasts.

100% vegetarian cafe located in a garden centre a few miles north of Witney. (June 2006)

Health Food and Wholefood Shops

Health food and wholefood shops seem to be the great survivors in the retail food market. Whereas greengrocers and other independent food shops struggle to compete with the supermarket chains, health food shops appear to be holding onto a share of the market. Perhaps diversity is the key to their survival. Some health food shops specialise in nutritional supplements or allow complementary health practitioners to use their premises, whilst others sell locally grown organic fruit and vegetables or wholefoods rarely found on the supermarket shelf. (For other sources of organic fruit and vegetables readers are referred to the Miscellaneous Businesses section.) Many are run by enthusiasts, sometimes vegetarian themselves, who are happy to give advice on the use, nutritional value and content of the foods they sell. Thus, although most vegetarians generally buy the bulk of their groceries from supermarkets, the health food shop remains an important source of the more unusual items in their shopping basket.

Most towns in Oxfordshire have a health food or wholefood shop, so that the vegetarian shopper is never far from a source of quality food. Sadly, some shops chose not to provide the information requested during compilation of Vegetarian Oxfordshire: for these establishments only the name, address and telephone number are provided.

Abingdon

Frugal Food

17 West Saint Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 5BL. Tel: 01235 522239.

Open: 9.00-17.30 Monday to Friday, 9.00-17.00 Saturday (early closing at 13.00 on Saturdays of a Bank Holiday weekend).

Frugal Food is a small, well-stocked wholefood and organics shop, staffed by friendly, knowledgeable staff. Established for 27 years we sell organic food and drink (including wine and cider), remedies (herbal and homoeopathic), body care products, eco-friendly household products, nutritional supplements, special dietary foods (vegetarian/vegan, gluten/wheat-free), fresh foods including cheese and olives, and a large choice of chilled foods and Fairtrade products. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount on purchases over £5, excluding items already discounted. (March 2006)

Holland & Barrett

Unit 10, 11 Bury Street, Abingdon, Oxon OX14. Tel: 01235 538406.

Banbury

Banbury Health Foods

4a Church Lane, Banbury, Oxon OX16 5LR. Tel: 01295 266906.

Holland & Barrett

6 Castle Centre, Banbury, Oxon. Tel: 01295 277909.

Bicester

Bicester Health Foods

3 Wesley Lane, Bicester, Oxon. Tel: 01869 241405.

 

Holland & Barrett

52 Sheep Street, Bicester, Oxon. Tel: 01869 323652.

Charlbury

The Good Food Shop (Charlbury)

39 Sheep Street, Charlbury, Oxon OX7 3RR. Tel: 01608 811157.

Open: 9.00-17.00 Monday to Friday, 9.00-12.30 Saturday.

Shop selling organic fruit and vegetables, sandwiches/savouries suitable for vegetarians and the full range of Ecover products. Catering service also available. (June 2006)

Chipping Norton

Oats

26 High Street, Chipping Norton, Oxon OX7 5AD. Tel: 01608 646556.

Open: 9.00-17.30 Monday to Saturday.

We aim to sell as wide a range of foods and green products as space allows, including ready meals, snacks, chilled and frozen foods, healthy children's foods, dietary specialities, locally packed herbs and spices, household cleaners (including an Ecover refill station), body care, baby care, natural remedies, etc. Small upstairs room selling fair trade products, greeting cards, recycled paper, bags and baskets. (February 2006)

Henley-on-Thames

The High (Health Foods) Ltd

41 Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 2AA. Tel: 01491 573764.

Open: 9.00-17.30 Tuesday to Friday.

Shop selling general health foods (70% organic), natural remedies, Ecover and Enviroclean household products, Natracare organic sanitary towels, and Herbatint natural hair colours. (February 2006)

Northampton

Daily Bread Co-Operative

The Old Laundry, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7AD. Tel: 01604 621531. Fax: 01604 603725.

Email: northampton{at}dailybread.co.uk Web: www.dailybread.co.uk

Open: 8.30-17.30 Monday to Friday, 8.30-17.00 Saturday.

A large wholefood store with an extensive range of organic products located on the outskirts of Northampton which also delivers to 'buying groups' in the Oxford area (contact us for details). (February 2006)

Oxford

Holland & Barrett

6 Golden Cross Arcade, Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1. Tel: 01865 792102.

17 Westgate Centre, Oxford OX1. Tel: 01865 249219.

6 Suffolk House, 263 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2. Tel: 01865 552523.

100 London Road, Headington, Oxford OX3. Tel: 01865 764578.

Unit 15, The Square, Templars Shopping Centre, Cowley, Oxford OX4. Tel: 01865 772473.

Uhuru Wholefoods

48 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1HZ. Tel: 01865 248249.

Open: 10.00-18.00 Monday to Friday, 9.30-17.30 Saturday.

Oxford's oldest wholefood store, selling a wide range of wholefoods, organic beers, wines & ciders, cruelty-free toiletries and eco-friendly household goods. Monthly home delivery service to anywhere in Oxfordshire. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount on purchases over £10. (February 2006)

Wantage

The Health Store and Therapy Centre at Wantage

16 Wallingford Street, Wantage, Oxon OX12 7AX. Tel: 01235 768199.

Web: www.healthstoreandtherapycentre.co.uk

Open: 9.00-17.30 Monday to Saturday.

An independent, specialist health food retailer selling a range of vegetarian and vegan foods, including chilled, frozen and dried foods and soft drinks, toiletries and household cleaning products, supplements and natural remedies. Complementary therapies including acupuncture, massage, reflexology and hypnotherapy are available in our upstairs rooms. Friendly, trained staff. (February 2006)

Holland & Barrett

47 Market Place, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8AW. Tel: 01235 768965.

Witney

Beanbag Natural Health Ltd

2 Wesley Walk, Witney, Oxon OX28 6ZJ. Tel: 01993 773922. Fax: 01993 708689.

Email: thebeanbag{at}btconnect.com Web: www.beanbag-health.co.uk

Open: 9.00-17.00 Monday to Saturday.

A family run, vegetarian health food shop stocking a wide range of organic products and offering an organic fruit and vegetable box scheme in conjunction with Coleshill Organics. Good range of dairy-free and gluten-free products plus an excellent range of supplements. We offer friendly advice on all health matters and have a clinic with a good cross-section of alternative practitioners. 10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Holland & Barrett

7 The Woolgate Centre, Witney, Oxon. Tel: 01993 706588.

Miscellaneous Businesses

The demand for organic food and drink has grown rapidly in recent years as consumers seek more wholesome, flavourful foods and a return to a more sustainable, environment-friendly agriculture. Although some supermarkets stock an impressive range of organic foods, other organic foods and drinks remain largely the preserve of the specialist supplier. Some of these suppliers are listed here.  (For a comprehensive guide to locally produced food, including many organic food outlets, we recommend the Food Guide 2006-07 produced by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food groups, available from local libraries or online at www.local-food.net .) We also include details of some complementary therapists known to us.  The entries are listed in alphabetical order.

Arujo Organics

39a Rochester Way, Twyford, Adderbury, Oxon OX17 3JU. Tel: 01295 811140. (Moving to Hudson Street, Deddington, Oxon OX15 0SW in June 2008.)

Email: info{at}arujo-organics.com Web: www.arujo-organics.co.uk

Open: 9.30-17.00 Monday to Friday, 8.00-16.00 Saturday.

We offer a wide range of organic food & drink and natural household products. We do not sell any meat or fish products, and, with the exception of a few of our award winning local cheeses, all our products are suitable for vegetarians and the majority are also suitable for vegans. We offer an organic vegetable (& fruit) box scheme. We stock the full range of Ecover products and have an Ecover refill station in the shop. We also stock a range of natural household products such as degradable food bags & bin liners, recycled foil, kitchen & toilet rolls, natural laundry products, feminine hygiene products and a range of eco-friendly disposable nappies. Also in store: Luxury natural bath products, locally made natural cosmetics, artisan Mediterranean cookware. 10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount (excluding the vegetable box scheme). (January 2007, updated April 2008)

 

Chipping Norton Organics

10/11 Elmsfield Industrial Estate, Chipping Norton, Oxon OX7 5XL. Tel: 01608 642973.

Email: sales{at}chippingnortonorganics.co.uk Web: www.chippingnortonorganics.co.uk

Weekly delivery service within approx 15 mile radius of Chipping Norton. Organic box scheme (run with as much choice as you like) or online ordering service. Organic vegetables, salads, fruit, local if possible, UK when available, plus imported produce to fill in the gaps. Eggs, bread and milk also available. (May 2006)

 

Coleshill Organics

59 Coleshill, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire SN6 7PT. Tel: 01793 861070.

Web: www.coleshillorganics.co.uk

Open: 12.00-19.00 Wednesday, 9.00-19.00 Thursday to Saturday in summer; 12.00-16.00 Wednesday, 9.00-16.00 Thursday to Saturday in winter.

We deliver home produced organic vegetables, fruit and eggs through a box scheme within a 25 mile radius. Vegetable boxes priced from £7-50 to £12-50. Over 70 different varieties of vegetables are grown for sale during the year. Farm shop within the 6-acre walled garden. 10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount on shop sales only. (February 2006)

 

down-to-earth

36 St Martin's Lane, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 0ED. Tel: 01491 837711.

Web: www.down-to-earth-online.co.uk

Open: 9.00-17.00 Monday to Saturday.

Shop selling organic and local produce including a wide range of vegetables, gluten-free and dairy-free products, and products suitable for vegetarians. (February 2006)

 

Herby Health

Harmoney House, 104 Whitley Wood Road, Reading RG2 8JG. Tel: 07836 318618.

Web: www.herbyhealth.co.uk

Mobile complementary health practitioner offering holistic reflexology, Thai or Swedish massage, and free lifestyle analysis to help you enhance your health and provide recommendations for the treatment of a wide range of illnesses. 15% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Just Trading of Wallingford

80 High Street, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 0BX. Tel: 01491 824778.

Web: www.justtrading.co.uk

Open: 9.00-17.30 Monday to Wednesday, 9.00-19.00 Thursday, 9.00-18.30 Friday, 9.00-17.00 Saturday.

Fair Trade and Organic shop selling groceries, clothes, environmentally-friendly toiletries, household cleaners, etc.  We also have organic pulses, seeds, dried fruit, nuts and grains (supplied by Oxford Wholefoods, Infinity and Suma) available straight out of the sack at very reasonable prices. (May 2006)

Mustard Seed

19 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxon SN7 7HP. Tel: 01367 243065.

Email: troplos{at}aol.com

Fairtrade shop selling various foods including dried fruit, nuts, muesli, pasta, rice, fruit cake, spreads, snacks, confectionery, sugar, tea and coffee, plus fairly traded gifts and paper products, cards and books. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (March 2007)

North Aston Organics

3 Somerton Road, North Aston, Oxon OX25 6HP. Tel: 01869 347702.

We grow Soil Association certified organic vegetables and some culinary herbs which are mainly supplied through our box scheme. We are also licensed to supply organic fruit and eggs and attend Wolvercote Farmers Market every other Sunday from 10am to 1pm. (March 2006)

 

Pom Sandhu

Email: psandhu0{at}yahoo.co.uk

Vegetarian caterer based in Swindon offering low-fat Indian savoury foods and desserts. (February 2006)

Port Saffron Limited

PO Box 553, Oxford OX2 9ZY. Tel: 01865 427567. Fax: 01865 451492.

Web: www.portsaffron.com

We manufacture a range of sauces and condiments under the 'Holy Cow!' brand which will be available from your local deli from May 2006. Based on recipes from the Indian subcontinent, all our products are suitable for vegetarians and vegans, are gluten-free, and contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. For further information or to nominate your local deli to stock our products please visit our website. (March 2006)

Rosamund the Fair

Tooleys Boatyard, Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, Oxon OX16 2PQ. Tel/Fax: 01295 278690.

Web: www.rosamundthefair.co.uk

Centrally heated narrow boat restaurant offering a 4-course menu with vegetarian and vegan options and 2½ hour cruise along the Oxford Canal in and around Banbury for £52. Open Saturdays at 7pm for 7.30pm cast off and Sundays at 12 noon for 12.30pm cast off from St Valentine's Day to Christmas Day. Also available for private hire at any time. Advance booking essential - please state your dietary requirements when booking. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Shiatsu & Therapeutic Holistic Massage

St Helen's Court, Abingdon. Tel: 01235 522372 or 07808 071710.

Email: francoiseduss{at}ukf.net Web: www.herbsandchi.co.uk

Japanese Shiatsu massage using finger and palm pressure to rebalance the body for better health (customer remains fully clothed in seated or lying position). Herbal remedies also used if necessary. Qualified and insured practitioner, based in Abingdon but mobile. 20% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

Tolhurst Organic Produce

West Lodge, Hardwick, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Pangbourne RG8 7RA. Tel/Fax: 01189 843428.

Email: tolhurstorganic{at}yahoo.co.uk

Organic box scheme supplying our own vegetables and bought in fruit to Oxford and Reading areas. We have held the Soil Association symbol since 1976 and all our vegetables are grown to the new Stockfree Organic standards, meaning that no animal inputs at all have been used in our vegetable production. We deliver to neighbourhood reps for your collection and offer three sizes of boxes for both vegetables and fruit. For Oxford area deliveries please phone Jane Ivemey on 01865 556151, for Reading area please phone Lin Tolhurst on 01189 843428, or contact us by email. (February 2006)

VegOut

2B Falcon Way, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1HY. Tel: 01323 449341 or 01323 871619.

Email: info{at}veg-out-sussex.com Web: www.veg-out-sussex.com

VegOut provides exclusively vegetarian and vegan catering for parties, weddings, corporate and private lunches, barbecues and dinner parties. Our chefs, Diane and Pat, both hold the Vegetarian Society Cordon Vert Diploma and are long term vegetarians themselves. VegOut aims to provide exciting and innovative veggie food to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. We design menus to suit individual clients, and provide a flexible service, whether you require delivery only, or the services of our experienced and friendly staff. VegOut operates in London and the South East, as far north as Oxfordshire. (August 2006)

Vintage Roots

Farley Farms, Bridge Farm, Reading Road, Arborfield, Berkshire RG2 9HT. Tel: 01189 761999. Fax: 01189 761998.

Email: info{at}vintageroots.co.uk Web: www.vintageroots.co.uk

Mail order service offering over 300 organic wines, beers, ciders and spirits from around the world. Most are suitable for vegetarians and vegans (clearly identified on the list and website). Fast mail order service, including free delivery of wine and spirits cases to parts of south-east Oxfordshire. Contact us for a free list or shop online. 5% Oxford Vegetarians members discount, excluding promotions and special offers. (February 2006)

Worton Farm

Worton, Cassington, Oxon OX29 4SU. Tel/Fax: 01865 881666.

Email: wortonfarm{at}appleinter.net

Worton is situated between the villages of Cassington and Yarnton just 5 miles north west of Oxford. We grow a wide variety of Soil Association registered organic vegetables on five acres of Oxfordshire clay. All components of organic growing are respected and it is hoped that organic honey, top and soft fruit as well as eggs will augment our sales. Presently, we cater for several Farmers’ markets and a weekly market at Eynsham. Farmgate sales should commence by the summer of 2006 with the opening of a new farm building (opening times to be decided). Enquiries welcome. 10% Oxford Vegetarians members discount. (February 2006)

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