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South Downs snow covered winter wonderland between Mount Caburn and Firle Beacon, East Sussex

Amy Lambert's Guide to South Downs Local Producers

Nestled in the depths of Sussex, the rolling South Downs provide the perfect backdrop for local producers...

Sunset at the Llanddwyn island lighthouse, Twr Mawr at Ynys Llanddwyn on Anglesey, North Wales.

Anglesey, by Jess Lea-Wilson

I live on Ynys Môn, the wild Welsh island of Anglesey, and work for my family’s business, Halen Môn

the needles on the isle of wight

Hannah Rochell's local produce guide to the Isle of Wight

There’s something about being surrounded by a body of water that makes your locality feel even more….well, local.

Buy better: straight from the (sheep) farmers

Buy better: straight from the (sheep) farmers

Watching the farming protests this week, I’ve been wondering how we all help can best help….

Hello Graveney Gin

Hello Graveney Gin

London, 1689: The London Guild of Distillers monopolise the British gin market. London, 1690...

The fall ... and rise ... of the local market

The fall ... and rise ... of the local market

What’s the greatest gift your granny gave you? Mine? A passion for markets....

black and white map of London

SE London must visits...

Do you know what I love most about Near-By? When I mention what I am creating I get the best recommendations from whoever I chat to...

Author, Steven Duke wandering the  Thames path

The Thames path, from Richmond to Kingston

Every couple of minutes a jumbo jet roars overhead, bringing visitors to London’s Heathrow airport...

Pierowall bay on the island of Westray in the Orkney Islands

Have you seen the Westray wave?

Heard of it? A freak “Atlantic Sea meets North Sea” phenomenon? Not quite. I discovered it as I drove off the ferry on the island...

lines of kippers drying

Calling all kipper producers

Kippers. I know, what a random choice as the first product to be mapped? But they’re a bit of an institution in my family...

the slate screes of Wastwater in the Lake District

Slightly obsessed about products and places

Hi, I’m Kate, the creator of Produced Nearby. Cumbrian bred, I spent my childhood on the coast on the edge of the Lake District within shouting distance of beautiful, out of this world places like this… Wastwater...