Lewes Community Connections: A spotlight on the local businesses vital to The Grain Store
We’re in this together. It’s a mantra that’s been used throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and one that rings true to the ethos of The Grain Store.
From the use of regionally sourced materials for much of our building design to working with local suppliers to provide an authentic East Sussex experience for our guests, we believe in the power of the local community.
We know that to emerge from this situation strongly, people, neighbours, families, businesses and communities will need to band together, support one another and rebuild from the ground up.
That’s why we wanted to put a spotlight on the many wonderful partners we work with in the Lewes community and the wider East Sussex area.
A.S. Apothecary luxury body products
The body wash, hand wash and body lotion in the bathrooms come from this small batch distiller in Lewes. They make natural scents and balms from flowers, bark, leaves, roots, blossom and moss that they grow or pick in the wild in Sussex, Cyprus and Scotland.
Website: asapoth.com
Instagram: @asapoth
Beacon Down vineyard
Beacon Down is an exciting, family-owned vineyard producing award-winning still and sparkling wines. The sparkling wine found in your Welcome Basket comes from this local vineyard, which occupies 18 acres of the beautiful High Weald near Heathfield in East Sussex in England.
Website: beacondown.co.uk
Instagram: @beacondownwines
Bird & Blend tea
The luxury tea found in the kitchen comes from Bird & Blend, whose flagship store is in the Brighton Lanes. Their tea bags follow our eco-friendly ethos, being plastic-free and biodegradable!
Website: birdandblendtea.com
Instagram: @birdandblendtea
Cheese Please Sussex dairy
The cheese found in your welcome basket comes from this local supplier. They specialise in local Sussex produce and source the very finest foods from small independent producers.
Website: cheesepleaselewes.co.uk
Instagram: @cheese_please_lewes
Flint clothing and accessories
Flint is housed in a beautiful 14th Century building on Lewes High Street. They offer a handpicked ever-changing collection of beautiful clothes & accessories, with an emphasis on ethical and eco-conscious labels, for example, our gorgeous recycled bamboo hangers.
Website: flintcollection.com
Instagram: @flint_lewes
Freight homeware
Freight is a fabulous Lewes-based homewares shop and has provided many products that can be found in The Grain Store. They strive to produce items that are designed and produced in the UK.
Website: freightstore.co.uk
Instagram: @freighthhg
Maker & Son eco furniture
This furniture company follows the eco-ethos of The Grain Store, as they only use 100% natural materials. They never use plastics, polyurethane foams, velcro or staples. The furniture is more sustainable, lasts longer and is far better for the environment than much of what you can buy on the high street.
Website: makerandson.com
Instagram: @makerandson
Mays Farm Cart & Farm Shop
Mays’ Farm Cart are a thriving local family-run butcher. All produce is sourced locally and most of the grass-fed beef and free-range pork is from their own farm just a few miles from Lewes. This is where we get our milk: local, sustainable, and eco-friendly, being sold in returnable, recyclable glass bottles.
Website: riverside-lewes.co.uk
Our other trusted suppliers include:
Homeware
The Laurels - Established on Lewes High Street in 1996, The Laurels is an independent, dynamic, creative store filled with ideas for you to be inspired.
Molly Mahon - Molly Mahon designs, creates and offers beautiful and original fabrics, wallpapers and functional art pieces for the home. Molly’s designs are inspired by her surroundings - both at home in Sussex, and on her travels in India.
Kings Framers - This family run framing business opened in 1993 and now has a successful shop on Lewes High Street.
Caterers
LK Events - Based in Plumpton, they provide delicious, stylish catering for private and corporate events.
Caccia and Tails - A menu of street pasta dishes and New York Italian classics are made fresh on site every day for you to eat in or take out.
Seven Sisters Spices - Proudly offer a conscious catering service – with promote ethical, environmental, sustainable and living wage principles. They offer breakfast, lunch, tea, supper or canapés.
The Sussex Peasant - A community of enterprising Sussex farmers selling the finest local produce, direct to customers through their online farm shop.
Charlotte Burroughs Events - Fresh, locally sourced cooking, professionally delivered for you.
Green Cusisine Trust - A food education charity, inspiring ways to grow process and eat food that nourishes people and minimises harm to the environment.
Artists
Carlotta Luke - Many of the stunning pictures on the website were taken by this local photographer who has documented the build from start to finish.
Caroline Pocock at Fable Photography - This photographer has captured beautiful life moments at The Grain Store and many of her pictures are featured on the website.
Katie Vandyck at 100 designs - Helped create the stunning website for The Grain Store.
Malcolm Trollope-Davis - The framed limited-edition map of Lewes in The Grain Store was created by this local artist & concept designer.
ShootLab - This Video Production Agency based in Brighton created the breathtaking films featured on the website for The Grain Store.
We’re proud to work with such a diverse and supportive group of local suppliers and partners. We look forward to continuing business this year and working together to make our guests’ visit to The Grain Store and their East Sussex holiday something extra special.
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