Are you getting ready for the ‘Independent Food Shops Shopping Challenge’- 30th September – 9th October?

Can you shop entirely from our independent food shops and markets during the 10 days of Octoberfeast? Are you willing to give it a try?

There is a chance to win a generous hamper of food and food vouchers including a £50 voucher to spend at the Lewes Food Market.

So please sign up for the challenge. We’ve given you a helping hand by listing below details about the independent food shops and you can support us by submitting your details below and sending in your ideas/food diaries/tips, which will be published on the website. You can also follow us on Twitter and use the hashtag #leweslocalshops.

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Independent Food Shops and Markets in Lewes:

Lewes Food Market – Market Tower, Market Street Lewes BN7 2NB (every Friday 9.30 – 1.30)
Lewes Farmers’ Market – Cliffe Precinct (the first Saturday of the month)
The Car Boot Sale – Sunday morning, 6.00am – 2.00pm NCP car park, Lewes Precinct
Cheese Please, 46 High Street
Lewes Patisserie, 5 Station Street
Beckworth’s, 67 High Street
Laporte’s, 4 Lansdown Place
Boathouse Butchers, High Street, Riverside Centre (local and organic meat and game)
Terry’s Fishmonger, High Street, Riverside Centre
Lansdown Health Foods, 44 Cliffe High St
Le Magasin, 50A Cliffe High Street
Richards Butchers, 25 Western Road
Lewes Fruit Stores, 27 Western Road
Pleasant Stores, 8 Mount Pleasant, Lewes BN7 2DH (pizzas, quiches, baked food)
Crumbs,18A High Street, BN7 2LN
Delish,15 Station Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DA
Chaula’s, Eastgate House, 6 Eastgate Street, BN7 2LP (Indian savouries)

General Stores
Mount Harry Stores Grocery, 3 Mount Harry Road, Lewes, BN7 1NS
Nevill Newsagents, 5 Mount Harry Road, BN7 1NS.
Landport Food Stores, 34 Lee Road, Lewes BN7 2SG
Station Food and Wine, Station Rd, BN7 2YY. (Mon-Sat 11:00 – 22:30, Sun 12:00 – 22:30)
St Pancras Stores – General Store, Barber Court, St Pancras Road, BN7 1JQ
Leicester Road Stores, 1 Leicester Road, BN7 1SU
Malling Stores, 1 Malling Close, Lewes, BN7 2HU
Winterbourne Stores, General Store, 28 Winterbourne Lane, BN7 1HW

Confectionary and ice cream
Bruditz , 16 Station Street, BN7 2DB
Bon Bouche, 3, St Martins Lane , BN7 1UD
Lansdowne Sweet Shop, 31 Lansdown Place Lewes BN7 2JU
Poppys, Riverside Centre, Lewes, BN7 2AQ

There are three local vegetable box schemes:
Ashurst Organics: www.ashurst-organics.com 01273 891219
Barcombe Organics: 01273 400 011
Greenfield Boxes greenfieldboxes[at]talktalk.net

And try outlying shops too such as Middle Farm, Spring Barn Farm and Offham farm shops.