ABout
We are a small independent, family business in the heart of the old market town of Wilton. We have a love of good quality food, supporting lots of small independent, British, food producers.
The popular products we sell are produced by Hawkshead Relish, Northern Pasta, Whitakers, Two Farmers, to name a few, and also quite a few 'local' producers such as Isle of Wight Tomatoes, Magnificent Seed, Wilton Wholefoods, Bridge & Brew Roasters, The Fine Cheese Co, Greens of Glastonbury Cheese, Figsbury Honey, Salisbury Plain Honey & AJP Photography. We always aim to have a great working relationship with our small suppliers - one of our longest suppliers is Hawkshead Relish since 2016 and Mark & Maria have become really good friends.
Andrew
(Owner/Head of Media), is responsible for finding and tasting the artisan food range. He deals with our Facebook, Instagram page & Shopify website. In his spare time he loves nothing more than to go off and take gorgeous photos of landscapes and wildlife which can be purchase as blank greetings cards or prints.
Wendy
(Owner/Boss/Creative Director), is responsible for the look of the shop, the window display, monthly newsletter and having the final say on all products. In her spare time she is obsessed with all things craft related, some of which she sells through the shop in the gift area. Wendy is always looking to learn a new craft. Some of her favourite handcrafting items to do at home are macramé, felting & vinyl crafts including iron on.
Our History
Our little shop derived out of diversity, in 2016 my husband and I set up a cafe, near where we live, with the hope of investing into a future family business but, unfortunately, it didn’t come to fruition. My dad was also being pushed out of his career so we decided to start a sort of farm shop on the side called The Courtyard Marketplace. When we left the cafe business we took ‘The Courtyard Marketplace On Tour’ and started doing country fairs and events.
We were offered a unit in Wilton Shopping Village, when we attended their Christmas Market. We were there for 5 years. During the pandemic we even decided to expand and move to a bigger unit on site and successfully rode it out. With no support or future plans for the site, from the management company, we decided to look elsewhere for the next step which was to become a stand alone business having control on our own future which lead us to Wilton town centre.
You will now find us at 8 West Street, Wilton in our very own premises. We have created something really special, with our own mark furthering our independence. This has proved to be our best move yet with reviews from customers likening our shop to Harrods & Fortnum & Mason which is really uplifting as we have really worked hard to create a lovely, welcoming environment with an emphasis on, old fashioned, customer service. We get to know our customers and they get to know us.
We also enjoy working with 'like minded' people, businesses. We love doing corporate hampers/gifts so if you would like to see what we could do for your clients then please do come and discuss.