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Rumwell Farm Shop reopens café

A FARM SHOP in Somerset is looking forward to welcoming diners back to its café when it re-opens this Saturday (July 4, 2020).

Rumwell Farm Shop, which is located on the A38 between Taunton and Wellington, will be opening its café operating under strict Government guidelines from Saturday, July 4.

Anne Mitchell, Joint Owner of Rumwell Farm Shop, said: "We're delighted we are able to open our café. We are putting measures into place for our customers and staff, so we can safely operate and we will be following strict Government guidelines on social distancing.

"There will be fewer tables than normal and increased cleaning will take place on top of our already high standards. We will adhere to government guidelines at all times and customer and staff safety will be paramount. There will be a reduced menu available seven days a week including Sundays and we will have a plated roast available each day.

"However, there will be some restrictions. We will be unable to take any bookings. The café will operate under a first come, first served basis only. Entrance to the café will now be through the farm shop garden area, next to the café doors. Signs will direct customers.

"We are asking diners to not enter the café until they are greeted by a member of staff and customers will be asked to sanitize their hands each time they enter the café."

Only people from a maximum of two households are allowed to sit together in the café with a maximum party size of eight people. In the outside seating area, up to six individuals from more than two households, or up to eight people from a maximum of two households, will be allowed sit together.

Children are welcome but must remain supervised and at their own table at all times. They must not come into contact with any other customer. The outside play area will remain closed.

Anne added: "Everyone must be responsible for their own safety and the safety of our other customers and staff. We are very much looking forward to welcoming our customers safely back to our café."

The food prepared in the cafe kitchen is sourced from the farm shop, the Mitchell family farm and regional suppliers. Families are welcome to the café and there is a menu especially for children.

Rumwell Farm Shop is an independent, family-run, award-winning business owned by the Mitchell family. It was originally a potato store, when David and Anne Mitchell began selling their potatoes and free-range eggs at the gate.

Due to customer demand, the range of products soon increased, and the farm shop grew into the place it is today. David and Anne's sons, James and Jack, are now also involved in the business, as well as daughters-in-law Sophie and Donna.

Rumwell Farm Shop has a traditional butchery counter selling free range pork and Aberdeen Angus beef reared just four miles away on the family farm. There is also a delicatessen, bakery, jam kitchen, food hall, wine cellar and gift room.

Home grown potatoes are also still available, when in season, as well as everything from fruit, vegetables and groceries to plants, flowers, gifts and cards.

For more information, please call Rumwell Farm Shop, which is located in Rumwell between Taunton and Wellington, on 01823 461599, visit www.rumwellfarmshop.com, follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/rumwellfarmshop or log on to www.facebook.com/Rumwellfarmshop.

Photograph caption: (From left to right) Maggie Setherton, Café Manager, Anne Mitchell, Joint Owner of Rumwell Farm Shop, and Scott Crocker, Kitchen Manager, getting ready to open the Rumwell Café on Saturday, July 4. 

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