Craythorne Farm and Courtyard

This place is *totally* unreliable.
Twice now I have taken the trouble to cycle there at a time when they should be open (as per their advertised opening hours) and the place is either in the process of shutting or is already shut.
On one occasion the woman told me they were shutting because they 'weren't very busy'. Well if you keep randomly shutting when you feel like it then you won't be very busy - word will spread and people won't bother coming!

Great little stalls and a lovely cafe.

I visited Craythorne Farm and Courtyard for the first time with a friend a few days ago. It was an entirely disappointing experience. The fabric shop and cafe were both closed - this was not shown on the website as I checked the morning we went. The wool shop was open but you could only stand just inside the shop - the rest was blocked with screens and the patterns and wool brought to you. The farm "shop" is a farm hut with very little stock. Thankfully we had not made too long a journey to get there. There is no excuse for the website not to be kept up-to-date with closures, shop limitations etc. Very unsatisfactory.

Fabulous farm shop with local produce available, freshly grown with a choice of rare breed pork.

Snapped up some fresh bacon and a welcome breakfast sandwich on the Sunday morning.

Friendly welcome from the owners with outdoor sitting area and when the sun is out a great sun trap to warm yourself. Dog friendly and a nice spot to stop for tea, coffee and of course cake.

Lovely cake and coffee with friends. Sat outside in the sunshine that's been absent for a couple of weeks now and enjoyed the table service. No booking was necessary. There's plenty of well spaced out seating for 2 or 4.
NHS Covid 19 QR codes on each table to check in with.
Nice to feel like the world was normal for a bit!

Recently bought a delicious selection of cheeses and some local sausage from here. All at reasonable prices. Great friendly customer service as well. Love supporting this local business.

First time there lovely venue the cafe is top notch excellent friendly staff the food was very delicious had a Sausage sandwich best I’ve had for ages …very dog friendly and had a walk down the side perfect to walk off the breakfast will revisit

First visit and will definitely be going back.
Lovely little tooked away gem.
Good selection of small businesses who deserve to be backed.
Like I said First visit and very impressed.