At the heart of Chilbolton, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, Chilbolton Post Office and Village Stores takes you back to a time where a friendly face welcomes you and the emphasis is on quality local produce.

The smell of coffee, freshly baked bread, pastries and savouries welcomes you each morning and Jo and David strive to bring you the the best food, using local suppliers.

Fresh pork, bacon and sausages from award winning Greenfield Free Range Pork, Lyburn Cheese, local cakes and quiche from Taste and Cottage Savouries and don't forget locally smoked Trout from River Test Smokery. Fresh fish from Cornwall is delivered to us within 48 hours of it being caught, you can't get fresher than that unless you caught it yourself and vegetables are delivered througout the week, so you have freshest choice around.

Shop Gossip is the new Blog from Chilbolton Stores and features comments and gossip from the shop and village. A great place to catch up on news and local information from around Chilbolton and Wherwell. 

Farm Shop: 01794 341681

Email: shop.kimbridge@btconnect.com

Welcome

Set by the banks of the famous River Test, in the heart of the beautiful Test Valley in Hampshire, we have built our reputation on the belief that only the traditional methods of smoking achieve the highest quality product.

From humble beginnings smoking small numbers of trout caught from near-by riverbanks by fisherman and friends alike, we now have over 10,000 trout and salmon brought to us each year.

Fisherman from as far afield as Switzerland, entrust us with their prized Scottish salmon catches, arranging for the finished product to be sent by air-mail back to their home.

Our customer base has grown slowly by word-of-mouth, whilst our ethos remains the same. Care and individual attention is given to each fish.

With our knowledge and experience, each fish given to us is cured and smoked for just the right length of time.

Contact Us: The Watch Estate, Coley Lane, Chilbolton, Nr Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6AZ   Telephone: 01264 860 813 E-mail: info@rivertestsmokery.co.uk Website: http://rivertestsmokery.co.uk/

Products

The fish are then in our system. When they have been smoked the fisherman is advised by telephone that his/her fish are ready for collection and that they can pick them up, at their leisure, from the walk-in refrigerator in the collection area.

If collection is during business hours payment can be made over the counter. Otherwise fisherman are trusted to put the money into one of the envelopes provided and post it through the door.

Fish Smoking Service

Based on the preferences of the Smokery’s faithfull clietele, and for convenience, fish can be dropped off at any time day or night, seven days a week.They are left in the chest freezer in the reception area, outside the main entrance, clearly labelled with the fishermans contact details (name, address and telephone number).

The fish are then in our system. When they have been smoked the fisherman is advised by telephone that his/her fish are ready for collection and that they can pick them up, at their leisure, from the walk-in refrigerator in the collection area.

If collection is during business hours payment can be made over the counter. Otherwise fisherman are trusted to put the money into one of the envelopes provided and post it through the door.

Smoking Prices

The cost for the cold-smoking service is £9.00 per fish up to 9lb in weight for smoked, pin-boned, sliced, interleaved and vacuum packed.

Fish over 10lb in weight are £1 per 1lb.

Cold-Smoked Unsliced (whole fillets) fish are £7.00

Hot-Smoked fish (recommended for fish under 2lb in weight) are £4.00

Small packs (app 200g) are available for cold-smoking fish for an extra £1.00 per fish.

We are also members of Hampshire Fare.