Beef
We are passionate about good beef. We have two local farms in particular with which we have nurtured great relationships over the years and who provide us with most of our outstanding beef. We buy whole carcasses and hang for four to eight weeks, though can hang for longer on request.
Natasha Mann at Yarn Hill grazes her award-winning herd of Lincoln Reds on the lush pastures and varied meadows that abut the River Alde at Iken and we take much of our beef from her. The Lincoln Red is one of our oldest native breeds, and Natasha’s herd of grass-fed pedigree cattle is grown very slowly so that the beef has an amazing deep flavour and real tenderness. Generally, animals from Natasha have lots of marbling, wonderful creamy fat and a great rich colour. We take her organic heiffers and grass-fed steers. We also have a very special beef that we have developed with Natasha – Iken Old Cow. This beef comes from animals in the herd that have grazed on grass for between 6 and 12 years. It makes an incredibly flavoursome beef that can’t be bought anywhere else, and is a real treat.
Sam Bales is the stockman at Somerleyton Estate near Lowestoft. Somerletyon is a beautiful estate that is committed to re-wilding. We go up regularly to look at the livestock and because they’re doing so well with their environmental and ethical standards, we love buying animals from them. They graze their herd of traditional-breed, native Welsh Blacks on 5,000 acres of untouched meadow, wood and parkland and this slow, natural approach to livestock-rearing produces a really fantastic beef.
Natasha Mann at Yarn Hill grazes her award-winning herd of Lincoln Reds on the lush pastures and varied meadows that abut the River Alde at Iken and we take much of our beef from her. The Lincoln Red is one of our oldest native breeds, and Natasha’s herd of grass-fed pedigree cattle is grown very slowly so that the beef has an amazing deep flavour and real tenderness. Generally, animals from Natasha have lots of marbling, wonderful creamy fat and a great rich colour. We take her organic heiffers and grass-fed steers. We also have a very special beef that we have developed with Natasha – Iken Old Cow. This beef comes from animals in the herd that have grazed on grass for between 6 and 12 years. It makes an incredibly flavoursome beef that can’t be bought anywhere else, and is a real treat.
Sam Bales is the stockman at Somerleyton Estate near Lowestoft. Somerletyon is a beautiful estate that is committed to re-wilding. We go up regularly to look at the livestock and because they’re doing so well with their environmental and ethical standards, we love buying animals from them. They graze their herd of traditional-breed, native Welsh Blacks on 5,000 acres of untouched meadow, wood and parkland and this slow, natural approach to livestock-rearing produces a really fantastic beef.
