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"500 years behind the block"
by Richard J Balson
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OPENING TIMES
IT ALL STARTED OVER 510 YEARS AGO
It began in 1515… ... Just six years into the reign of Henry VIII. The same year Anne of Cleeves, Henry's fourth wife, was born in Cleeves, Germany and Thomas Wolsey, archbishop of York, was made a cardinal. This was the year before the first published account of the discovery of North America appeared and 8 years before the cocoa bean was introduced to Spain... Since then, dozens of family members have passed their butchery skills down through 25 generations, making us Britain's oldest family business.
- Monday: 07:00 - 1300
- Tuesday: 07:00 - 15:00
- Wednesday: 07:00 - 15:00
- Thursday: 07:00 - 15:00
- Friday: 07:00 - 15:00
- Saturday: 07:00 - 15:00
- Sunday: CLOSED
- Xmas hours available soon
AWARD WINNING
Local produce made here on the premises by Master Butchers
BRITAINS OLDEST FAMILY BUTCHERS
Established in 1515, we have 25 generations of experience.
LOCAL PRODUCE
Traceable from the farm to fork, our produce is free-range and sourced locally to our shop.
THE BUTCHER'S BLOG
A round up of our news and as well as what we generally get up to here at R J Balson’s.
A Taste of Britain
Janet Street-Porter joined TV chef Brian Turner in our shop filming for the BBC’s “A Taste of Britain”, which was shown in the summer/autumn schedule. The pair were interested to sample the two oldest homemade products still sold, being our … Read More
Service to Sausage Award
Service to Sausage Award – R J Balson & Son . AHDB presented the award to Richard Balson at the House of Lords, Hard work and dedication to the job and excellent service to our customers.
FREE-RANGE AND LOCAL
Want to know where the meat in your burger came from? How your Sunday Roast was cared for? We provide only great tasting West Dorset and Somerset meat from local farms less than 30 miles from our 500 year old shop in Bridport. We know our meat from farm to fork. As well as free-range meats, we have freshly prepared seasonal game, dry-cured bacon and gammon and a range of top quality sausages all made here on the premises. If you don’t see exactly what you’re looking for, our friendly Butchers are happy to prepare cuts to your exact requirements.
OLD FASHIONED SERVICE
Our current Master Butchers are Richard Balson, Brother-in-Law Rudi Boulay & Adam Gardner. Richard and Rudi were trained by Master Butcher Donald Balson, Richard's father. From 1880, until this day, our shop has been in West Allington, Bridport, not far from its original location and we continue to deal in the highest quality meat, poultry and game, make our own range of speciality foods, and offer an unrivalled, old fashioned service.
HAVE YOU GOT YOUR LOYALITY CARD?
PICK ONE UP IN OUR SHOP
One Loyalty Card stamp will be rewarded for every £25 spent in one transaction. A full Loyalty Card (six stamps) can be redeemed for a £10 discount off next purchase of goods.
What our customers are saying about us ...
WE ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF THE TERCENTENARIAN CLUB
If you have never heard of it, that is no surprise. It has barely a dozen members, no annual fee and it meets just once a year.
The members are a rag-tag collection of businessmen, including a wine merchant, a butcher, a hat-maker, a ribbon manufacturer, a builder and a boat-maker. There’s even a candlestick seller.
Entry to the club means your business must have survived for more than 300 years and be owned by the same family that started it. The member companies must, by definition, have unparalleled staying power. This means that all would have survived at least 47 recessions, a clutch of banking crises, stock market crashes, the start of the Industrial Revolution, the end of horse power, two World Wars, the defeat of Napolean and the rise of the internet!
OUR MERCHANDISE
We don't just sell meat, game and poultry. To celebrate 500 years of RJ Balson, we have a range of cotton kitchen accessories as well as our book, '500 years in the making'. all can be purchased at our shop or give us a ring on 01308 422638 and we can send anywhere in the UK.
£14.99
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APRON
100% cotton, in black, with R.J. BALSON logo. One Size
£6.00
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TEA TOWEL
100% cotton, in white with RJ Balson logo and shop front
BOEREWORS
South Africal recipe, pork and beef sausage ready for the Braai. (BBQ)
MERGUEZ
A highly spiced North African sausage with paprika, chilli & garlic.
TOP QUALITY AWARD-WINNING SAUSAGES
Made with the finest meats and ingredients for generations.
TRADITIONAL PORK
A traditional pork sausage using lean local free range pork, bread, salt, spices and preserve with a hint of honey. Really delicious.
PORK AND MARMITE
A pork sausage with real marmite, an ideal breakfast sausage. Love it or hate it.
PORK AND LEEK
Lean pork, with freshly chopped leeks, providing tasty, colourful sausage from the connoisseur.
TUDOR ROSE (OLD ENGLISH)
Our Heny VIII sausage, a classic favourite for over 500 years containing marjoram and thyme.
SAXON SAUSAGE
A pork sausage with traces of sage & onion to tantalise the taste bud of everyone. Made to celebrate our 510 years in business.
CUMBERLAND
A coarse cut, pork sausage with added sage, presented in a traditional single link, ideal for barbecues.
VENISON
A meaty sausage, made from the finest venison and a delicious blend of herbs.
WILD BOAR
A very lean, low fat gamey sausage, with a delicious flavour packed full of goodness.
BEST BEEF & HORSERADISH
Traditional sausage made with local beef with a hint of merguez and garlic.
PORK CHIPOLATA
A fine thin sausage, specially seasoned to appeal to children's trast. A popular party sausage.
CHICKEN
Free range chicken breast, for poulty lovers, no fat, very tasty, very healthy.
HOT SPANISH
A chorizo style pork sausage, with a fusion of chilli, pepper, cayenne & smokey notes.
GLUTEN FREE
A pork sausage for celiac. Gluten free Lamb & Mint Sausages
PORK AND SWEET CHILLI
Sweet and slightly hot like the staff at Balson's.
PHEASANT & RED WINE
Delicious gourmet sausage, packed with flavour and local pheasant. (Available during game season)
TOULOUSE
Typical French cassoulet sausage. Made by our own Frenchman, Rudi.
BOEREWORS
South Africal recipe, pork and beef sausage ready for the Braai.
PORK MARMALADE & GINGER BEER
Made with the finest local free-range pork. Palmers ginger beer & award winning vintage marmalade.
REAL SAUSAGES, MADE WITH REAL MEAT, IN REAL SKINS, BY REAL BUTCHERS
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
Whether you are wanting to order sausages, oxtails or just want to ask a question, we're here to help ....
email: richard@rjbalson.co.uk
tel: 01308 422638