We are very lucky that Oak View Lodge Park is in an area that is rich with award-winning food providers. Discover delicious local produce right out of the gates of Oak View at Bryn Morfydd. Here’s our Top 10 local food providers in The Vale of Clwyd, their local recipes and traditions that make up a delicious reason to eat your way around the county.

From artisan breads and cheeses, beautiful handmade chutneys, and preserves, to award-winning honey and locally made ice cream, you will find a rich mix of local Welsh produce to tickle anyone’s tastebuds.

Here’s our list of ten of the best local North Wales food providers – and it was a hard choice getting it down to just 10!

1. Patchwork Foods

Patchwork Foods is a lovely local business just five minutes’ drive from the park. Established by Margaret Carter in 1982, she began selling her home-made pâtés to pubs in nearby Llangollen.

The business soon expanded, and she moved from her house to a purpose-built factory in the heart of Ruthin. Today, Patchwork has won over 80 Taste Awards, and their delicious pâtés are still made in small batches just like they were 30 years ago.

Take your pick from over 30 different pâtés – with varieties including chicken liver pâtés, fish pâtés, vegetarian & vegan pâtés, cheese pâtés and game liver pâtés. And if you fancy spicing things up a bit, they make the most irresistible chilli jams and chutneys.

Our personal favourite is the Brandy & Herbs Chicken Liver Pâté – very yummy!

You can visit the Patchwork Foods shop in Ruthin or shop online here – https://www.patchworkfoods.com/

2. Baked Latitude 53

You won’t want to miss Ian Purcell’s delightful range of artisan breads. Freshly baked sourdough bread, sausage rolls, scones, white and wholemeal loaves – the best that North Wales has to offer.

You will find Baked Lattitude 53 in Caffi Isa, a vibrant local community centre in Mynydd Isa that includes a café, book lounge, music venue and youth clubs.

Treat yourself to some freshly baked artisan goodies and maybe stop and have a freshly cooked to order breakfast. But be sure to get there early as they are quite often sold out by 11 o’clock.

Follow Baked Latitude 53’s Facebook page to see when Ian is baking and pre-order your sourdough bread.

3. Moel Famau Gin

Katharine runs Angel Feathers, the smallest distillery in Denbighshire creating wonderful small batch fruit flavoured rum, gin and vodka using traditional methods.

She is quite unique growing her own tayberries, chuckleberries, blackcurrants, apples, rhubarb, gooseberry & lavender that are then lovingly used in her range of spirits.

All the fruits and botanicals that she uses in the hand-crafted Angel Feathers spirits are home grown on the slopes of Moel Famau. You won’t find anything artificial, just spirit, herbs & ripe fruits freshly picked & prepared by hand from their own micro-fruitery.

Check out the Angel feathers Mandarin Gin or the Spiced Apple Rum – a couple of our favourites!

Buy online at https://angelfeathers.co.uk/shop/

4. Vale wine

Vale Vineyard is one of Wales’ newest vineyards! It is a family run vineyard and was planted right here in the stunning Vale of Clwyd in 2019 and now has over 7,500 vines including: Seyval Blanc, Solaris, Rondo and Divico.

They run vineyard tours throughout the year and there are also plenty of opportunities for wine tasting. Keep an eye on their Instagram page as they will often open their cellar door for locals to come and try their wines.

Vale Vineyard – Gwinllan y Dyffryn

Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire, North Wales

https://valevineyard.co.uk/

Follow Vale Vineyard on Instagram 

5. Black Mountain Honey

Black Mountain Honey was founded in 2015 by Laurence Edwards and his partner Helen. It’s a family run, commercial bee farming business, producing artisan honey products, UK mated F1 queens and nucleus colonies (who knew you could buy a queen bee to start your own hive?).

Black Mountain Honey produces cold filtered, unpasteurised, awarding winning Welsh honey – and it really doesn’t get much better than this. North Wales bees producing beautiful North Wales honey.

All of the honey can be traced back to the apiary where it was produced by their happy honey bees.

Black Mountain Honey
Hendre Foilen Ffordd-y-Pentre, Nercwys CH7 4EL

You can find them online at – https://www.blackmountainhoney.co.uk/

6. Bryn Williams Sauces

Bryn Williams was born in Denbighshire, North Wales and his love for cooking began when he started working at his local bakery. Since those humble beginnings, Bryn has worked in some of the most prestigious kitchens in London. He has worked under Marco Pierre White at The Criterion, Michel Roux at Le Gavroche for three years, and he was senior-sous at The Orrery for four years.

Bryn is widely regarded as one of Wales’ best chefs and more recently he has opened a beach-front Restaurant, Café & Bar at Porth Eirias, on the North Wales Coast. It is a 25-mile drive from Oak View Lodge Park and perfect for a evening out or celebrating a special occasion.

Bryn’s Kitchen is a range of delicious sauces, jams and honey are definitely worth trying. His chutneys and preserves are all handmade in small batches to traditional recipes in North Wales.

See his range of SÔS Coch, Salad Dressing, Pear Chutney, Raspberry and Lime Jam, and Lemon Curd online at https://www.bodnant-welshfood.co.uk/

https://bryn-williams.co.uk

7. Fynnon Beuno Preserves

Ffynnon Beuno is a lovely place to visit and just twenty minute drive away from Oak View Lodge Park. We often pop over to enjoy an afternoon out and grab a bite to eat. Their homemade soups and sandwich combos are very popular with our family.

They have a licence to serve alcohol and they have regular barbecue evenings through the summer, so like them on Facebook to receive regular updates!

You can also buy a range of lovely products all made at Ffynnon Beuno. Delicious jams and chutneys all lovingly made from the fruit and vegetables that are grown on the historic smallholding with the back-drop of the beautiful Clwydian Range.

Our personal favourites are the Damson Jam as well as the Strawberry & Prosecco Jam (a delicious jam that tastes just like “summer in a jar!”).

The Ffynnon Beuno Tea Hut is open from 11am – 3pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Visit Ffynnon Beuno at Bodfari Road, Tremeirchion LL17 0UE

Tel 01745 710828

Or buy online at https://ffynnonbeuno.myshopify.com/

8. The Little Cheesemonger

Emma Williams is the owner of a lovely shop in the centre of Prestatyn called The Little Cheesemonger. If you are a lover of artisan cheese, you will be spoilt for choice when you visit her shop.

You can choose from an amazing range of local Welsh cheese including Welsh Gouda Cheese, Soft Welsh Ewe’s Milk Cheese (from the foothills of Snowdonia), Caerffili Welsh Cheese, and Welsh Blue Cheese.

If you really can’t decide which cheese to take home, well there is always the option of a Welsh Cheese Hamper gift set – with choice of Welsh Ale or Conwy Gin. They are both delicious – but we’ll let you decide.

Emma’s motto – “The secret ingredients is always… CHEESE.”

Artisan cheeses. https://thelittlecheesemonger.co.uk

9. Chilly Cow Ice Cream

Welsh ice cream I hear you say! Yes, and it is exceptionally good.

Chilly Cow was created in 2014 and produces wonderful Artisan Ice Cream using fresh milk from the family farm nestled in the foothills of the Clywdian Range.

Stryt Fawr Farm has been in their family for over 40 years and its herd of Brown Swiss cows produce delicious milk that is higher in Butter fat than most cows – so perfect for superb ice cream production.

Each ice cream is hand made in small batches and each flavour carefully considered, developed and taste tested. Perfect on a sunny day out, check out their ice cream range which includes honeycomb, strawberry ripple, chunky chocolate, and espresso frappe. Keep an eye on their Facebook and Instagram pages for announcements of their limited-edition flavours. Our previous favourites were the Treacle Toffee, and Chocolate Orange.

The farm shop has a small seating area for you to enjoy their ice cream and stunning views of the Clwydian Range including Moel Famau.

Instagram: @chilly-cow

Facebook: @chillycowuk

10. Marinas Italian Cookery

Marina Midolo, started Marina’s Italian Cookery from her home in Cyffylliog, near Ruthin. She supplies delicious bakes and cakes around the Denbigh area, and you can find her traditional artisan breads, cakes and delicacies in Café Cabin, Leonardoes in Ruthin.

As well as providing traditional Italian food, Marina also offers bespoke cooking lessons, catering for individuals or small groups in their own home to larger events where everyone is involved with a hands-on fun experience.

Follow what Marina is up to on her Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/Marinasitaliancookery/