The list below is in alphabetical order by town.
You can nominate your favourite Scottish venison supplier, simply send us an email and let us know who you would like to nominate.
West Highland Hunting
Acharacle
Argyll
PH36 4JP
Tel: 01972 500775
hunting@westhighland-hunting.co.uk
www.westhighland-hunting.co.uk
‘The Product – to the discerning consumer, the history of their food adds to the flavour. We take this link seriously, and our venison is produced 100% from wild free living deer, taken straight from nature’s larder. The grasses, herbs and heathers of the surrounding hills conspire to create a wonderfully flavoured natural meat, carefully selected and handled to ensure a fully traceable quality product for your enjoyment. Our deer are managed in such a way that the herd’s welfare is not compromised, and the relationship between them and the land is beneficial to the estate’s biodiversity.’
Attadale Estate
Stalker’s House
Attadale
Strathcarron
IV54 8YX
Tel: 01520 722308
venison@attadale.com
www.attadale.com/deer-management
Venison available, plus sausages and burgers sometimes. Please email or leave a message on the landline. We shall get back to you as soon as possible
Rothiemurchus Farm Shop
Rothiemurchus
By Aviemore
Inverness-shire
PH22 1QH
Tel: 01479 812345
info@rothie.net
www.rothiemurchus.net
‘At Rothiemurchus we are passionate about delicious food. The Rothiemurchus Farm shop, by Aviemore, sells delicious Estate produced Highland Beef, wild and farmed venison, fresh and smoked rainbow trout, as well as a diverse range of quality Scottish food and drink including cheese, preserves, local beer, whisky and fine wine.’
H M Sheridan
11 Bridge Street
Ballater
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5QP
Tel: 01339 755218
Fax: 01339756042
info@hmsheridan.co.uk
www.hmsheridan.co.uk
H M Sheridan is a traditional butcher shop in the village of Ballater within The Cairngorm National Park. All the venison sold in the shop is sourced from local estates. You can visit the shop and purchase venison or we can send it to you by mail order courier. Recipes can be included if required.
John Stewart Quality Butcher Ltd
63 High Street
Banff
AB45 1AN
Tel: 01261 812 440
jsbutchers1@btconnect.com
www.johnstewartbutchers.co.uk
‘We supply fresh, locally sourced wild venison to the retail trade. It has proved popular as an alternative to beef, lamb, pork & chicken. We are also keen to tell the customer how to cook and prepare venison and its advantages in a healthy diet.’
John Stewart Quality Butcher Ltd
29 West Church Street
Buckie
AB56 1BP
Tel: 01542 831 777
jsbutchers1@btconnect.com
www.johnstewartbutchers.co.uk
‘We supply fresh, locally sourced wild venison to the retail trade. It has proved popular as an alternative to beef, lamb, pork & chicken. We are also keen to tell the customer how to cook and prepare venison and its advantages in a healthy diet.’
The Oyster Shed
Carbost
Isle of Skye
IV47 8SE
Tel: 01478 640383
theoysterman@me.com
www.theoysterman.co.uk
Fresh seafood and game – a family-run farm shop and seafood takeaway stocking Scottish venison haunch steaks, stew, mince, roasts, burgers and sausages.
Forest to Fork
Crask Farmhouse
Culbokie
Dingwall
Ross-shire IV7 8JS
Tel: 07810 827230
E: nick@foresttofork.co.uk
www.foresttofork.co.uk
Forest to Fork is a small family run business based on the Black Isle in the Highlands of Scotland. We provide a deer management service and run a small larder for processing our venison. We are therefore able to ensure total traceability. Every pack of venison butchered and sold by Forest to Fork can be traced back to within a few feet of its source.
Sustainability is at the centre of our business model; managing deer populations to improve habitats and provide a healthy source of local wild meat for our customers.
We strive to maintain the highest standards. Forest to Fork is proud to be the only certified member of the Scottish Quality Wild Venison assurance scheme operating as a producer and as a processor. This demonstrates our commitment to animal welfare, stalker competency, carcase handling and hygiene standards.
Aberdeenshire Larder
Unit 3
Broomiesburn Road
Ellon
AB41 9RD
sales@aberdeenshirelarder.co.uk
Sales office: 01358 727850
Aberdeenshire Larder has 50 years of producing high quality venison which still to this day is classed as one of the healthiest meats. Stocking only wild venison we take in both red and roe deer, butchering them ourselves to create various cuts of meats such as haunch steaks, burgers, mince, stir fry strips, tenderloins and much more.
Macbeth’s
11 Tolbooth St
Forres
Moray
IV36 1PH
Tel: 01309 672254
info@macbeths.com
www.macbeths.com
‘Macbeth’s is based in the North East of Scotland, where we carefully source all our venison from the nearby Cairngorm Hills and the North West of Scotland. It is then specially prepared to order and made available to our food service and mail order customers. Ordering can be done online or over the phone.’
Murdoch Brothers Butchers
10 High Street
Forres
Morayshire
IV36 1DB
Tel: 01309 672805
www.murdochbutchers.co.uk
sales@murdochbros.co.uk
For more than 80 years the Murdoch family has supplied quality meat produce from locally sourced livestock. At our retail premises on Forres High Street we prepare and manufacture a diverse range of quality meat and venison products, from traditional fresh meat cuts to home-cured bacon and speciality pies. Now under the third generation of family management, brothers Graham and Ronnie Murdoch aim to, “provide a personal & quality service to all our customers and continue to develop the business. Our primary concern is quality.”
Jahama Venison
Jahama Highland Estates
Ben Nevis Way
Ben Nevis Industrial Park
Fort William
PH33 6PR
https://www.jahamahighlandestates.com/venisonsales
Tel: 07974 590392
mailto:jahama@highlandestates.com
Or on FaceBook: Jahama Venison
Jahama Venison is sourced from Jahama Highland Estates which spans Kinlochleven in the south to Laggan in the north, including much of the mountain range around Ben Nevis. Our venison is processed by a Highland butcher on the Estate and we produce burgers, sausages, steaks and a range of other tasty products. With low food miles, a range of accessible products, and great health credentials, we hope local venison will become a regular feature in weekly meals. For Sunday roasts, we also have venison fillets and haunches. Taking orders all year round for collection from our shop.
Great Glen Game Ltd
Old Butcher Shop
Roy Bridge
Fort William
PH31 4AE
Tel: 01397 712121
greatglencharcuterie.com
Oak smoked wild venison, 100% venison salami with green pepper, 100% venison salami with white pepper & mustard seeds, Venison chorizo, Venison pepperoni. All our products are handmade & preserved using authentic recipes.
Mortlach Game
Loanend
Braes o’ Gartly
Huntly
AB54 4SB
Tel: 01466 720 225
sales@mortlachgame.co.uk
mortlachgame.co.uk
Mortlach Game is a wild venison and small game processing facility which was created in 2006 to offer finest quality, fresh, in-season wild venison and game to discerning customers.
Davidsons Inverurie Ltd
Unit 1, Burn Lane
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 4UZ
shop@johndavidsons.com
www.johndavidsons.com
Winners of the UK Butchers Shop of the Year 2011/12 and currently the only Q-Guild Butcher in Aberdeenshire, we stock both Red and Roe Deer. Sourced from Game Keepers, Estates and Farms throughout Scotland, we then expertly butcher each piece ready to buy either instore or via our mail order website.
Donald Russell Ltd
Harlaw Road
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 4FR
Tel: 01467 629666
www.donaldrussell.com
‘Based in Aberdeenshire, Royal Warrant holding butcher Donald Russell supplies both varieties of Scottish venison and each has much to offer the discerning palate. Red deer has a stronger and more robust flavour while the milder roe deer is a good introduction to this versatile meat.’
Alvie & Dalraddy Estates
Kincraig
Kingussie
Inverness-shire
PH21 1NE
Tel: 01540 651255/01479 810330
info@alvie-estate.co.uk
www.alvie-estate.co.uk
Located within the Monadhliath Mountains, Alvie Estate produces distinctive quality venison as well as delicious home bred shorthorn beef and tender flavoursome lamb. We offer a complete range from stews to the finest steaks purchased from both Alvie and Dalraddy Estates.
Balmoral Game
8 Heathland Park
Kinellar
Aberdeenshire
AB21 0SG
Tel: 07810 810083
ian@balmoralgame.com
www.facebook.com/BalmoralGame
Balmoral Game is a family run business located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, supplying venison to the food and drink industry. All of our game is sourced from Royal Deeside and the surrounding Highlands. We work in partnership with local farmers, gamekeepers and butchers ensuring only the best comes to your plate.
