Daily edition · Nº 83 · 4 November 2026
The Feed
Forty places from across the country, in five runs.
Saved by the people who use it
Community-owned pubs, shops and halls that would otherwise have gone.
FreehouseNº 01The Castle TapAn independent real ale and craft beer bar on Castle…Reading & Berkshire · EnglandGeneral StoreNº 02The Next Chapter Book ShopIndependent bookshop and cafe inside a former church on Longridge's…Lancashire & the Ribble Valley · EnglandBottle ShopNº 03Guisborough BreweryA five-barrel brewery on South Buck Way, established in 2020Moors & Coast · EnglandHeritageNº 04Beccles Public Hall & TheatreCommunity-owned theatre in a Georgian assembly rooms built in 1785Suffolk Coast · EnglandGreengrocerNº 05Village GreensPrestwich decided in 2014 that it wanted a greengrocer…Greater Manchester · EnglandCommunity PubNº 06The BevyReopened in 2014 after residents in Bevendean formed a community…Brighton & Hove · EnglandGeneral StoreNº 07Kirkmichael Community Shop & CafeNot-for-profit shop and cafe in Kirkmichael's McCosh HallAyrshire & Arran · ScotlandFreehouseNº 08Fox & GooseCo-operative pub on Heptonstall Road in Hebden BridgeLeeds & West Yorkshire · England
One person and a workshop
Small enough that you'll meet whoever made it.
General StoreNº 09Made in CaithnessShop on Wick's High Street stocking only items handmade…The Far North · ScotlandHeritage CraftNº 10Number 19 Craft and DesignA community interest company set up in 2015 that gives…Derry & the Sperrins · Northern IrelandBreweryNº 11Up Front BrewingA one-person nano-brewery founded in Glasgow in 2015 and relocated…Lanarkshire · ScotlandCoffee HouseNº 12Forge on the GreenA small independent coffee shop set in a former forge…Surrey & the North Downs · EnglandGeneral StoreNº 13The Door Knocker CompanyA period ironmongery specialist on the High StreetShropshire · EnglandHeritage CraftNº 14Hoopers FramingOperates from a workshop unit at the Gortrush Industrial Estate…Fermanagh & Tyrone · Northern IrelandGeneral StoreNº 15The Bike HouseAn independent bike shop and workshop that began…North Down & Ards · Northern IrelandCeramicsNº 16Eden PotteryA working pottery and paint-your-own studio on the Ards peninsula…North Down & Ards · Northern Ireland
Green in the middle of the town
Botanic gardens, city farms, nurseries, common ground.
Garden CentreNº 17Olivers NurseriesA family-run garden centre on Maldon Road in WithamNorth & Mid Essex · EnglandCoffee HouseNº 18Loseley Park GardensA two and a half acre walled garden…Surrey & the North Downs · EnglandGreengrocerNº 19Buds N SpudsGreengrocer on Splott Road selling fresh fruit and vegetables alongside…Cardiff · WalesGardensNº 20Redhall Walled GardenWithin Colinton Dell on the banks of the Water…Edinburgh · ScotlandGarden CentreNº 21Springrowth Garden CentreA garden centre on the Springtown Road on the northern…Derry & the Sperrins · Northern IrelandCoffee HouseNº 22Little Garden CafeAt 95 Junction Road in ArchwayNorth London · EnglandDeliNº 23Barnhill Farm ShopFarm shop on a 70-acre working farm outside InchinnanRenfrewshire · ScotlandGarden CentreNº 24St Helens Home & Garden CentreSells a broad range of plantsLiverpool & Merseyside · England
Open when the weather allows
Operators who cancel rather than push their luck.
Guided ExperienceNº 25Liverpool Boat CharterOperates private cruises on the River Mersey from its base…Liverpool & Merseyside · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 26Ross' Wildlife Boat TripsRuns hour-long wildlife cruises from Horsey Staithe aboard the Lady…Norfolk · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 27Stonehaven PaddleboardingRun from a shorefront base by the harbourAberdeen & the North-East · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 28Dover Sea SafariRuns open RIB speedboat trips out of Dover MarinaEast Kent · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 29Misty Angling TripsRuns sea angling charters from Boddam, near PeterheadAberdeen & the North-East · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 30Kingsbridge Salcombe Ferry Company LtdPassenger ferry service linking Kingsbridge and Salcombe by waterDevon · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 31SUP BarmouthStand-up paddleboard sessions from the Merioneth Yacht Club…Gwynedd & Eryri · WalesGuided ExperienceNº 32OceantrekRuns rigid inflatable boat tours from the pontoons at Fort…The Highlands · Scotland
Outside your usual
Eight from the corners of the country you have not been reading.
Coffee HouseNº 33RichmondsA cake and coffee shop at 95-96 St James' StreetIsle of Wight · EnglandRestaurantNº 34Pulpo NegroServes Spanish tapas from 28 Broad Street in New AlresfordHampshire & the Solent · EnglandBoutique HotelNº 35Daisybank CottageA boutique bed and breakfast in an Arts and Crafts-era…Hampshire & the Solent · EnglandCoffee HouseNº 36Pearsons of DunsA garden centre forming part of a family business trading…The Scottish Borders · ScotlandRestaurantNº 37Ciao BellaA family-run Italian trattoria on Lamb's Conduit StreetCentral London · EnglandBoutique HotelNº 38The Terrace Rooms & WineSt Augustine Villa, a house built in the 1840s…Isle of Wight · EnglandCoffee HouseNº 39BeatA bakehouse and coffee store on Station Hill in Bridgend…Bridgend & the Vale · WalesBistroNº 40Joshua Tree BistroOperates from Yard 11 StramongateCumbria & the Lakes · England