The Brand Family Larder

The family are award-winning breeders of Hampshire Down sheep and keep a herd of Saddleback pigs, so the counter holds their own lamb chops and roasts, home cured bacon and pork sausages, along with free-range eggs from their hens and fruit and vegetables grown on the farm. Alongside sits a good choice from other local makers: dairy from Yester Farm Dairies, bread from Bakery Andante, cheese from IJ Mellis, steak pies, jams, chutneys and pickles, and gifts. It makes a handy stop on the road between Haddington and North Berwick, just along from Merryhatton Garden Centre, and it's open every day from 10am to 4pm, so it fits easily round a day at the museum or the beach.