As the leaves turn and the air cools in the beautiful North Tyne Valley, we have been busy preparing for the festive season ahead. This autumn has brought a successful harvest, with little frost earlier in the year, ensuring our ingredients are fresh and plentiful....
Happy Birthday Party – Celebrating 5 Years of Creating Delicious Goodies
Who could believe it? We are 5 years old this month. Launching Northumbrian Pantry in September 2019 has been an incredible journey. With over 100 farm shops, delis, hamper companies, hotels, and holiday let customers, it is quite something to think it all started...
Seasonal Update – The Signs of Spring
March marks the beginning of Spring in the North Tyne Valley, with nature gradually coming back to life. We have created a little article about our favourite signs of Spring in Simonburn.The Gorse Bushes along Hadrian's Wall. The gorse bushes near the World Heritage...
Loving Haggis All Year Round – Our Favourite Pairings
We celebrated a fantastic haggis and whisky-filled Burns Night with our family on January 25th. We explored various combinations with our Pantry chutneys, relishes, and pickles during our celebratory supper. In this short post, we share our top four pairings that...
Northumbrian Pantry – Harvest Special
It has been quite an extraordinary autumn so far, with a very warm start followed by storms. We have been busy harvesting in the local orchards and hedgerows, with apples and crab apples galore, but sadly, it has been a terrible year for the damsons. We are now busy...
Seasonal Update – March
As we inch towards Spring in the North Tyne Valley, and as the days draw out, we are treated to the buds and new flowers of the season; after a late start, we have had fantastic snowdrops and crocuses. It is an ever-busy period in the Pantry as we look forward to new...
Northumbrian Pantry Harvest Special – Plums, Pears and Apples
It's been an exceptional harvest this year for our main seasonal ingredients of apples, pears and plums in Simonburn. The spring bloom was very good; we saw less frost than in previous years, so the warm summer left us with bountiful fruit. These harvest fruits are...
Northumbrian Autumn Warmers
As we enter Autumn, the North Tyne Valley looks stunning with the warm shades of brown, red, ochre and orange. To keep us warm and cosy, we will enjoy our favourite Autumn dishes; soups, stews and casseroles complemented wonderfully by our chutneys and relishes. We...
Seasonal Update – Summer
As we move out of summer and edge towards Autumn, we have created a small blog about what we have been getting up to in and around Simonburn, The North Tyne Valley, Northumberland and the North East. It's our 3rd Birthday! Three years on, and so much has happened,...
Seasonal Update – July
We have managed to get out and about quite a lot this early part of the summer through events and deliveries along the coast. Here's a little update on all our happenings out and about in the countryside. Alice spent much of her early childhood at school in the Lake...
Seasonal Update – January
January has been a month of reflection at the Pantry. After an incredibly busy final quarter to 2021, we took the opportunity to pause, enjoy a few dog walks, and begin to plan for the year ahead. It is such a great opportunity just to stop, take stock and appreciate...