The David Kennedy at Vallum Restaurant, Function & Wedding Room and Shop is in our restored Cow Barn, home of superb local produce and spectacular country views.
The David Kennedy at Vallum shop trades in all things nice, including deli goods, homemade pies and patisserie, artisan breads, local cheese, smoked meat, game and fish, and hand-reared pork and beef. Eat, drink and be merry!
Have your special day exactly the way you want it at David Kennedy at Vallum Restaurant or Function Room or a marquee on our gorgeous paddock. There are no boundaries, just bundles of enthusiasm!
What finer place for an artisan community than here on Hadrian’s Wall? Vallum Farm lies on the spot where Roman auxiliaries lived 2,000 years ago, gathering their produce from the fields, just as our artisans do today. Join us…and enjoy all the tastes of Vallum country.
We're at Northumberland County Show on Bank Holiday Monday May 27 with our 200sqm tea tent featuring our famed afternoon teas and Middle Eastern street food from David Kennedy. Eat, drink, be merry!
Vallum Kitchen Garden is now blooming and you can watch Ken and Tracy at work in the poly tunnels from the paddock and Tea Room. Keep your eyes out for some very big names of the food world picking their own and placing their orders.
We've a host of events planned for the summer, including celebrity book launches with Kate Humble on June 27 and Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite on July 31, plus Vallum Fete on August 11.
Come to Vallum and enjoy the produce of land once trod by the Roman auxiliaries who lived in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall. We farm dairy cattle and crops while our community of artisan growers, smokers, bakers, chefs and ice cream makers stock our Tea Room, Restaurant and Shop. Our local food is raised and grown by us and our Northumbrian neighbours, and depending on the time of day, you may see our producers at work and chefs from all over the country picking their own and placing their orders at the unique Vallum Kitchen Garden. Our programme of experiences and events is growing a pace, and visitors also enjoy our wildlife walks, the outdoor play paddock, and the fresh produce, deli goods, artisan breads and patisserie at David Kennedy’s shop. Vallum - home of the tastes of Hadrian's Wall country.
-Vicky and Peter Moffitt
The produce of Hadrian’s Wall country is served in our Tea Room and Ice Cream Parlour and at the David Kennedy Restaurant and Shop. Our ice cream is made from the milk of our Brown Swiss cows, and our vegetables are grown on the Vallum Kitchen Garden. Enjoy homemade bread and patisserie, and take home a treat from the shop.
There are few better things than relaxing with a cuppa and a homemade cheese scone on our south-facing deck overlooking the outdoor play paddock. We have a small indoor pre-school play area with space for parents to relax, and gentle wildlife walks where you can spot a variety of nesting birds guided by our information boards.
Cook with former North East Chef of the Year David Kennedy; make ice cream and create your own flavour combinations with Vicky; enjoy wine and cheese tastings with Ginny in the shop; and get your gardening gloves on in the Vallum Kitchen Garden with Ken. Watch our events page (below) for news of all our experiences and events.
Vallum is a growing community of artisan producers who share a passion for traditionally produced food, drink and craft. We treasure the rich history of this magical site, where the Moffitt family has farmed dairy cattle and crops for many years. Now our artisans look forward to sharing the tastes of Vallum country with you.
Enjoy the tastes, sights and sounds of Vallum country with a visit to our award-winning Tea Room and Ice Cream Parlour and the renowned David Kennedy at Vallum Restaurant and Shop. Our visitors enjoy our regular events and food & drink experiences, wandering our wildlife trails, and meeting our artisans at work in our kitchens, workshops and the Vallum Kitchen Garden.
Here it is - the latest news of farm goings-on, experiences, pop ups and special events courtesy of Rose the cow (she of the milk, that makes the cream, that makes the ice cream), and Vicky Moffitt – foodie, farmer’s wife, cook and ice cream maker. All human, bovine, and farm life is here...
Join us at Vallum to hear stories by Jim Grant, enjoy a tour of Vallum Kitchen Garden by Ken and Tracy Holland and join in activities with Lesley Silvera.
The day is FREE thanks to funding from Hadrian’s Wall Trust who are celebrating the Hadrian’s Wall Path being open for 10 years.
Lesley has put together a self-led scavenger hunt and there are farm trail maps to follow too.
Join us! Come and enjoy Hadrian’s Wall country.
Events start at 11am and finish at 4pm. Story telling in the Bell Tent, Tours in Vallum Kitchen Garden and Lesley Silvera in the Festival Dome.
We’re in full swing, gearing up for our very first Vallum Tea Tent (all 200sqm of it!) at Northumberland County Show.
The Show is being held for the first time this year in Lord Allendale’s private grounds less than a mile from where we live and milk our cows at Peepy Farm (sister farm to Vallum).
The ice cream and scones served with our afternoon teas, cakes and sandwiches will be made on site and Bernard from our on-site Bywell Smokery will be on hand to slice his salmon. David Kennedy and his team will also be cooking their Middle Eastern street food to order and there will be 100 seats for customers to take a break and enjoy the tastes of Vallum.
To take advantage of a special Tea Tent offer, subscribe to our newsletter (button to the right of this post) before the day, and to buy tickets for the show, go to: www.northcountyshow.co.uk
See you there!
We ‘re all looking forward to meeting the Hebridean lambs when Patrick and Paula Coulson bring their flock to meet our customers between noon-3pm.
The Coulsons are set to be regular visitors with a small flock in the paddock next to the entrance. They are a little smaller than most sheep and so pretty. Paula can tell you all about this special breed and you can listen to their lovely lamb chatter. Thank you Patrick and Paula!
Address // Military Road, East Wallhouses,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE18 0LL
Restaurant & Shop 01434 672 406
Tea Room & Parlour 01434 672 652
Restaurant // dkrestaurant@vallumfarm.co.uk
Shop // dkshop@vallumfarm.co.uk
General // info@vallumfarm.co.uk
GROW! With Ken Holland at Vallum Kitchen Garden
Wine and Cheese Matching with Ginny McKidd at the Vallum Shop
Ice Cream Making with Vicky Moffitt in the Cow Barn Parlour
Food with David Kennedy (including picking on the Vallum Kitchen Garden, and cooking in the Vallum Kitchen)
Youngsters love Vallum for its outdoor play paddock with its chunky climbing frames, swings and slide, for the Ice Cream Parlour indoor pre-school play corner for rainy days and – most importantly – for its ice cream!
Ken and Tracy Holland’s family veg business, North Country Growers, is renowned nationwide for its heritage and micro varieties. Produce from their plot on the Vallum Kitchen Garden is used by many of the region’s and the UK’s best-known chefs and is served in our Tea Room and David Kennedy at Vallum Restaurant. Always up for a (long) chat about his produce, Ken is often seen atop John Moffitt’s vintage Dexter tractor on his Vallum plot. The Kitchen Garden poly tunnels and raised beds are thriving in the paddock and you can watch Ken work his growing magic from the Tea Room and Restaurant windows. Pop by and you may be invited to wander through the Kitchen Garden and rub shoulders with chefs who have nipped out of the kitchen to pick their ingredients. Contact North Country Growers tel 01434 672 822
Peter’s father, John Moffitt, was a great collector and record keeper. At one time he had one of the most well-known tractor collections in the UK and many of his dairy archives are now at Woodhorn. We no longer have all the big tractors but John left a legacy of model tractors as well as a beautiful 100-year-old fully working Ivel tractor. It was the first tractor to be made with a petrol-driven engine. At present, the Mini-museum is open on request, so please phone or email us and let us know when you are coming. We are currently curating the collection of models and the Ivel takes pride of place.
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