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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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
| +++ |
Establishment is completely vegetarian |
| ++ |
Vegetarians and vegans can be catered for at all
times |
| + |
Vegetarians and vegans can be catered for with
advance notice |
| BB |
Bed and Breakfast |
| D |
Disabled access |
| EM |
Evening meal |
| FB |
Full board |
| L |
Licensed |
| NS |
Non-smoking establishment |
| NSA |
Separate, enclosed non-smoking areas |
| P |
Pets welcome |
| R |
Restaurant is open to non-residents |
| SC |
Self-catering accommodation available |
| Veg |
Examples of vegetarian meals served |
| Vgn |
Examples of vegan meals served |
| (m/y) |
Month and year information supplied/updated |
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)
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
| +++ |
Menu is completely vegetarian (with vegan options) |
| ++ |
There is a separate vegetarian menu (with vegan
options) |
| + |
Dishes suitable for vegetarians and vegans are always
on the menu |
| C |
Counter service |
| D |
Disabled access |
| K |
Childrens portions available |
| L |
Licensed |
| NS |
Non-smoking establishment |
| NSA |
Separate, enclosed non-smoking areas (as from July
2007 all enclosed areas in public places such as
restaurants will be non-smoking) |
| T |
Table service |
| TA |
Take-away service |
| Veg |
Examples of vegetarian meals served |
| Vgn |
Examples of vegan meals served |
| (m/y) |
Month and year information supplied/updated |
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.
- +++ C L
- 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 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.
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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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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