Our Producers

Our producers all come from within a 50 mile radius of Hexham which means that we get stallholders from Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria, Newcastle and Gateshead and even from North Yorkshire. All our producers sign up to our rules which are periodically reviewed and updated.

Our producers are passionate about what they do. They all know their products and would be very happy to talk to you about them.  Our farmers can tell you about their farms and their stock and on occasion some might not be able to come to the market, or arrive a bit late, because they are lambing or calving.  Because we are a producer market, you can be sure that the products you buy will be fresh and from a source you can trust.

We allow new producers to try the market as a guest for a number of markets. If they decide that they’d like to come on a regular basis, they make a formal application.  Hexham Markets Market Ltd. then organises an inspection visit to their premises so that we have an understanding of where and how they work. It also gives us an opportunity to look at their records and see the production processes (where possible).

Noisette Catering

http://www.noisettecatering.com/

Jo Common is Noisette Catering. She produces a range of ready meals from  the kitchen in Humshaufgh Village Hall which she rents for a few days per week. Her meals use the best of the ingredients that the market has to offer and as a result they vary with the seasons.  Noisette Catering also does […]

Northern Ark Nursery

http://www.northernarknursery.co.uk/

Northern Ark Nursery specialises in home-grown, unusual hardy perennial plants, shrubs and herbs. At their nursery near Longhorsley in Northumberland, Simon and Tracy raise the vast majority of the plants from their own collected seeds and cuttings, from their own stock plants. This is a fantastic way to cut down on plant miles as well […]

Northumberland Honey Co

Luke and Suzie Hutchinson are beekeepers extraordinaire. Based in the South Tyne Valley they keep their bees in a number of locations and produce fabulous local honey, a variety of sparkling meads as well as beeswax candles. You can find more information on their website .

Northumbria Preserves

Based in the west end of Newcastle Brian of Northumbria Preserves is a crackgrower of vegetables and fruit which he turns into amazing jams and chutneys.  He also uses fruit grown by others in the region which has allwed him to make things  like mulberry jam.  Northumbria Preserves is also the only producer of traditional […]

Ravensworth Grange Farm

http://ravensworthgrangefarm.co.uk/

Ann and Hugh Gray from Ravensworth Farm in the edge of Gateshead are producers of high-quality pork from their rare breed Middle White pigs. Middle Whites are docile friendly pigs that produce the most fantastic tasting pork with amazing crackling.  Ravensworth Grange supplies some of the best restaurants in the North East region, like The […]

Slackhouse Farm

https://slackhousefarm.co.uk/

Eric and Dianne Horn farm Slackhouse Farm near Gilsland, just over the border in Cumbria.  They keep a herd of Ayrshire cows in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall and with the sweet Ayrshire milk they produce Birdoswald Cheese, cream cheese and yoghurt.  The farm is Soil Association registered Organic and the cheese and the milk […]