What is Bert's Barrow?
What is Bert’s Barrow
Our Story ……..
We are a small family-run farm spanning across generations in a little village called Hillam in North Yorkshire.
Started up by Marlene and Ian (Bert) Thompson (Jason’s Mum & Dad) with a cart at the side of the road and an honesty box, they sold locally sourced seasonal vegetables in aid of the village defibrillator fund. The barrows are still here to this day.
In November 2014 Charlotte and Jason extended into the old potato store with a shop 2015 Bert's Barrow won the Yorkshires Finest Taste Award for Best Fresh Produce with our mixed £15 fruit, veg and salad box, 2016 we were honoured to receive the Best Independent Retailer accolade, with an astonishing 100% rating across the board from our secret shopper!
2016 We held our first wedding at Bert’s, Leigh Jason’s eldest daughter. It was a fabulous day, and so special to do it at home on the farm, that is where the wedding & event venue was born!
In 2017 We took fresh local produce to the Houses of Parliament to showcase what fabulous produce Yorkshire has to offer meeting Lords, Ladies & Gents, We also had a stand at The Great Yorkshire Show interacting with the general public showing them how important it is to support local!
2018 was a fantastic year for us, winning a number of awards including Best Independent Retailer, Rural Employee of the Year in the Northern Region and Local Food Hero for all the incredible work Charlotte does promoting Local Food and Drink!
2020 Through lock down we opened the first drive through farm shop in the UK supplying our local people with local produce. Our fabulous team worked their socks off, which was fabulous helping so many customers and producers in difficult times.
2021 Charlotte & Jason took the emotional & tough decision to close the farm shop in 2021 to concentrate on weddings, events and pumpkins.
2022 We now have a marriage licence on the farm and have three rustic barns to accommodate 500 guests.
2023 Every weekend we are holding wonderful weddings & events, we have also planted 60k pumpkins ready for our PYO Pumpkin patch in October. Our diary is filling up fast for 2024 & 2025 If you are interested in an hosting your special day at Bert’s or you have any questions please contact Charlotte on 07818415320 for more information.
