You could say that we're 'old school' butchers, in the way that we respect our producers and know our craft. Our beef, lamb, free range pork and poultry is all of the highest quality and is produced locally by farmers we know and trust. We shoot our own venison on local estates and prepare it ourselves, so we are absolutely sure of its provenance.
We make all our own sausages using natural casings, fresh herbs and spices. Our pies, pasties, scotch eggs, sausage rolls, etc are freshly baked in our shop each day, and our pates and terrines are made in-house to our own recipes. Our gammons, hams and dry cured bacon are all hand sliced. You could say that we're 'old school' when it comes to service too.
We make all our own sausages using natural casings, fresh herbs and spices. Our pies, pasties, scotch eggs, sausage rolls, etc are freshly baked in our shop each day, and our pates and terrines are made in-house to our own recipes. Our gammons, hams and dry cured bacon are all hand sliced. You could say that we're 'old school' when it comes to service too.
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For me, being a Butcher is so much more than simply selling meat. Along with my wife Sally, who is a veterinary surgeon, we know we have a special responsibility to offer our customers nutritious, honestly produced food from animals raised with care and skill and to support our local farmers and the vital role they play in managing our local environment.
You'll usually find the Cottenham's team with smiles on our faces. We simply love what we do, and we're always happy to share that passion with our customers. With many years of knowledge and skill between us, we take great pride in offering exceptional levels of friendly, professional service. We joke that if you cut John in half, he would have the word 'butcher' running through him.
Good meat is the product of knowledge, skill and enormous effort on the part of the producers, and of time - the growing time of the animals and, often, generations of experience in breed and land management to create the best animals and the best grazing. We shouldn't take it for granted.
For many people, meat has become something of a commodity, an everyday food that they expect to be cheap and don't worry too much about where it has come from or how it has been produced (until there's a 'health scare', of course).The demand for low-cost meat has led to intensive farming, with all that entails, and a concentration on price and weight above flavour and texture.
For many people, meat has become something of a commodity, an everyday food that they expect to be cheap and don't worry too much about where it has come from or how it has been produced (until there's a 'health scare', of course).The demand for low-cost meat has led to intensive farming, with all that entails, and a concentration on price and weight above flavour and texture.
We are blessed, in our beautiful part of the UK, with an abundance of wild game, especially venison. If you're new to eating game, or not sure about what to choose or how to cook it, do come and talk to John - he'll be delighted to help. Being an experienced and qualified butcher and stalker, John provides a unique link in championing this wonderful food source.
This classic bird produces a succulent, tasty breast meat with generous thighs and wings for those who prefer the darker portions. The bronze turkey is more closely related to the wild turkey in both appearance and taste. Its richer, gamier taste has risen in popularity recently. Remember that the larger the bird then the more meat-to-bone ratio so the better value for money, especially if you're a fan of the turkey leftovers!
Reviews (16)
Seungbeom Roh
Oct 05, 2021
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James Wood
Jul 10, 2021
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Best butchers around, surely?
Sausages, burgers, fillet steak skewers for a BBQ, my family loved them all and lamented that they don't have as good a quality butchers near them.
We've also had beef, pork, and venison joints as well as whole chicken from this butchers and all of them were excellent.
Do you pay more than the supermarket? Yes. But you get the quality and taste, no worrying about how much of the produce is just water that seeps out while you are cooking .
Excellent, and thats why I continue to come back.
Sausages, burgers, fillet steak skewers for a BBQ, my family loved them all and lamented that they don't have as good a quality butchers near them.
We've also had beef, pork, and venison joints as well as whole chicken from this butchers and all of them were excellent.
Do you pay more than the supermarket? Yes. But you get the quality and taste, no worrying about how much of the produce is just water that seeps out while you are cooking .
Excellent, and thats why I continue to come back.
Barnaby King
Mar 17, 2021
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Great to have so many independent traders in the village. This is a great quality butchers catering for local people. If you don’t like the price go somewhere else as these guys need to make a living to keep a great quality butchers in profit. Really professional and always spot on. They get involved it the village spirit with stands outside an many occasions. I always get a nice greeting even though I am not that regular.
Christine Wicks
Dec 31, 2020
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Mathew Power
Dec 01, 2020
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Richard Talman
Oct 21, 2020
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Losha Tea
Oct 17, 2020
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Richard Talman
Nov 24, 2019
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Toby Billington
Nov 09, 2019
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Rui De Castro
Sep 10, 2019
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Kim Marie
May 18, 2019
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The postcode on their website took us to a housing estate just outside Haywards Heath, on the way to Ardingley - first problem
Got there at 3.40pm on a Saturday and hardly anything left. What meat was out didn… 't look very good at all, half of it was brown and the rest looked very poor quality.
I would not bother going all the way from Eastbourne to this place again.
How it's won butcher of the year award I do not understand
Got there at 3.40pm on a Saturday and hardly anything left. What meat was out didn… 't look very good at all, half of it was brown and the rest looked very poor quality.
I would not bother going all the way from Eastbourne to this place again.
How it's won butcher of the year award I do not understand
Tracey Symons
Jan 21, 2019
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Muriel Zaccuri
Dec 06, 2018
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We were camping nearby and we stopped here to buy the meat for our barbecue. The sausages (pork with sage and venison) were delicious but the lamb ribs were just spectacular: probably the best we have ever had. If I add that the service was great and friendly, it is just a pity I do not live near this amazing butcher
Candida Kay
Sep 30, 2018
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Sarah Stoodley
May 11, 2018
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Thank you for being so helpful today. I’m a vegetarian who likes to feed my sons and partner meat they enjoy. Today you sold me some incredible steaks, despite my lack of knowledge of what a good steak looked like!! This evening I have gained many ‘brownie points’ thanks to you. I will be back and be guided by your knowledge.
Sally Hall
Mar 13, 2018
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