Shop & Café (with indoor and outdoor seating) open Monday to Fridat 9am - 5pm, Saturday 9am- 2pm and Sunday - closed.
At The Little Leigh Store & Coffee Shop we are passionate about using local suppliers and are incredibly lucky to have an abundance of amazing food and produce on our doorstep.
We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and continue to be as sustainable as possible. All food and drink is available to takeaway in fully compostable cups and containers. Our milk is sold in reusable glass bottles and we encourage our customers to bring their own bags, bottles and containers when buying our produce.
Well behaved dogs are welcome both in and outside our shop and café.
On our counter you will find a range of freshly baked cakes and traybakes including gluten free and vegan options. Sandwiches and toasties are made to order using Evershot bakery bread and can be eaten in or taken away. Or, why not try our in-house waffles with fruit, cream and some chocolate or toffee sauce.
Special occasion? Why not order an Afternoon Tea. Available to eat in or takeaway for two or more people. Please get in touch (link to contact page) to book a table.
Our trained baristas can make a wide range of coffees and hot drinks and we have a huge range of herbal tea, milkshakes and smoothies.
You can find a huge range of groceries, household essentials, whole foods and organic produce including fruit and vegetables, cleaning products, toiletries, baking ingredients and more at The Little Leigh Store.
We have an alcohol licence and can sell wine, beer and cider to drink in or takeaway. Many of our products are sourced within a ten mile radius of the store and we use independent, local suppliers for anything that isn’t produced locally.
There are a huge collection of books available to swap and share on our community library book shelf. You can sit on our comfy sofa and read a book or take it home and bring it back when you’re finished.
We are also baby, toddler and child friendly and have toys and boardgames to play or borrow. High chairs are available and we encourage children (and big kids) to have as much fun as possible when visiting our store.
Every Friday we receive a fresh fish order from Seafoods of Stalbridge which can be pre-ordered by calling the store or emailing littleleighstore@gmail.com by Thursday afternoon.
Channel Island Beef also sell their delicious, frozen meat outside the store on a Fridays from 10.30-12.15. Our fruit and vegetables are delivered by Nick (https://www.nicksfruitandveg.com) twice a week and we always have British strawberries, cauliflower, carrots and potatoes in stock.
You will also find: Sherborne Honey, Twisted Cider, Barbers 1833 Cheese, Evershot Bakery bread, Liberty Dairy milk, Chrissie’s cakes, Wriggle Valley Brewery, Jurassic Brewhouse and Wessex Mill Flour on our shelves.
We Twist up to 16 cider apple varieties on our farm to create the perfect pint which has taken 12 months of craftsmanship to give you an unrivaled natural taste. Our Farmhouse Range is made without the use of concentrates and artificial sweeteners making them suitable for Vegans, Vegetarians & Gluten Free.
Not only do we care about the quality of our cider and how it tastes we also care about the impact our production has on the environment and operate using controlled processes to ensure minimum wastage.
We Bake daily (except Sundays) and have done since 1857, well not all of us, but that’s how long we’ve been here. We still bake today with the same passion as always. Our hand Made products are available from our 3 shops and a few select places, around West Dorset and South Somerset.
We’ve been baking for a long time, but that doesn’t mean that we cut any corners. We have our flours milled to our own unique recipes and blends to ensure our goods are individual and delicious.
Liberty Dairy’s mission is to supply local milk of the highest quality to local people with minimal environmental impact. Zero Plastic: Customers either bring their own containers or can purchase re-useable Liberty Dairy glass bottles for £2 each. 10% of the income from bottle sales is donated to the Marine Conservation Society (UK). Very low food miles: Our retailers are no further than 20 miles from the Dairy. (Supermarket milk often travels more than 500 miles before it arrives in store).
Organic land stewardship: No artificial fertilisers or pesticides are used at Liberty farm where we source our milk. Liberty Farm uses a range of organic farming practices such as crop rotation, soil conditioning and composting of farm manure to maintain and improve the fertility of the land. High animal welfare standards Milk produced on predominantly home-grown feed: 95% of Liberty Farm’s herd diet is produced on the farm, utilising natural pastures which are abundant with grass clovers and herbs.
To make the best cheese, we need the best West Country milk. Our dairy cows graze the lush pastures of Somerset and Dorset to produce rich, creamy milk that we transform into PDO-accredited cheddar. We also work with many of our neighbouring farmers who supply us with additional milk and we’re proud to support our local farming community in this way.