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The Hop Pocket Craft Centre is a large craft and gift centre located in rural Herefordshire, midway between the cities of Worcester and Hereford. Besides the Craft Centre there is our Farmhouse Fayre Restaurant, a plant centre and over 20 unique and independent shops.

The Craft Centre

Farmhouse Fayre Restaurant

The Shopping Village

Opening Times

From March to October

Tues	10am - 5.30pm
Wed	10am - 5.30pm
Thur	10am - 5.30pm
Fri	10am - 5.30pm
Sat	10am - 5.30pm
Sun	11am - 5pm
Closed Mondays
Open Bank Holiday Mondays Open Everyday Over Easter
Open Everyday from November until 4pm Christmas Eve

First started as a small shop in 1988 it now is 20 times its original size. We are proud of the nicknames we have been given, ‘Alladin’s Cave’ & ‘Little Harrods’. We stock a wide range of items, from handmade crafts to gifts of all sizes and value.

The restaurant at the Hop Pocket allows you to enjoy morning coffee, a light farmhouse cooked lunch and of course our scrumptious homemade cakes. Our food is freshly prepared and cooked on the premises. Lunches are served everyday that we are open between 12pm and 2pm. Either side of lunch we serve coffee, tea and homemade cakes.

Farmhouse Cooks

We are fiercely proud of our farming heritage and links with the local community at the Hop Pocket. This is perhaps most obvious in the kitchen where genuine farm housewives cook up the food that we serve. The range of dishes is extensive, with the emphasis being on wholesome food at a reasonable price.

Homemade Food

Homemade at the Hop Pocket means made by our cooks in our kitchen. Everything from the soup, to the lasagne, to the quiche is made by Sue, Kate and Maggie.

Audrey is the secret ingredient in our scrumptious cakes, she usually bakes them twice a week.

Fresh is Best

We use the freshest, most local ingredients we can. All our meat comes from our own butcher Pete, his shop ‘The Cutting Block’ is just around the corner. We buy as much of our fruit & veg as we can from Worcester Produce (who source from their own farms in the Vale of Evesham) and Biosphere Organics up the road, and we get milk from the local milkman.

Along with our food, Jane and Sue M keep our service 'fresh'.

The Craft Shopping Village opened in 2003 to compliment the Craft Centre. The Village is housed in a large set of old hop kilns, covering two floors that are accessible by a lift and three staircases.

The Shopping Village has the same opening times as the Craft Centre (except that it opens an hour earlier, at 11am, on a Sunday)

Downstairs

Downstairs in the Shopping Village there is Gifted in two sections that offer a huge range of unusual gifts, Woodpecker Pine has English pine furniture with a bespoke service at no extra cost. Wyestyles has ladies fashions at very reasonable prices.

Art & Glass offer a wide range of creative and original lighting, mirrors and splashbacks. There is also a range of quality, affordable shoes, slippers and socks at Kokk Footwear.

Upstairs

Upstairs opens into a large room with the Art & Glass Studio. J & J Interiors offer a wide range of furniture and furnishings, including the Maxwell & Williams and LSA glassware ranges.

Nowherelse Gifts & Crafts offers all sorts of wooden toys and items, many of which can be personalised. Runaway Designs has scarves, bags and jewellery. MN8 designs and makes bridal and evening couture and daywear.

A large space is given over to the GreenStage Gallery which specialises in affordable and original contemporary art by emerging and established artists in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Completing the line up is the Print Room, which has a selection of unmounted, mounted and framed prints of the countryside, animals and country pursuits.

Best Selling Items

Winnie the Pooh Alphabet Letters £8.95 Choose a letter or letters from A - Z. These charming Winnie the Pooh hand-painted resin letters are a wonderful addition to any nursery, whether you decide to purchase a single letter or multiple letters. Each vowel features Winnie the Pooh, so Pooh appears in most names. The letters can be hung on the wall or stood on tables, shelves or dressers. Each letter is apporx 3 inches (7 cm) in height. Available in all 26 letters of the alphabet. find out more	My First Piggy Bank Blue / Pink £4.95 Perfect gift for that special new baby. My First Piggy bank is a hand painted ceramic piggy with stars and "My 1st piggy bank" inscription. The piggy bank is available in 2 colours: blue and pink Size HxWxD: 3" x 2.5 x 4" (8 x 6 x 10cm) find out more	Farmyard Hen and Chicks 18" Square Cushion £21.95 Farmyard Hen and Chicks Cushion A golden clucking hen on a nest, surrounded by curios chicks Belgian tapestry with cotton reverse. Size: 18"x18" (45cm) cushion find out more

Rufus Fox Doorstop £18.50 Rufus Fox is a dedicated, loyal doorstop. Just the right weight for the job, and a convenient size so as not to get under your feet or hurt your toes. Height: 11" (28cm) approx find out more	A Pocketful of Hops Book (Paperback) £12.95 Hop Growing in the Bromyard Area A New Edition (2007) by The Bromyard & District Local History Society The original edition was published in 1988 and has sold all over the world. The text has been revised and additional material describes modern practices and equipment; a new chapter tells the story of dwarf or hedge hops. Maps, graphs and tables have been brought up-to-date. New photographs have been added. This book is essential reading for those interested in hop growing, and for those curious to learn how the cultivation and marketing of hops fitted in to the local economy of north-east Herefordshire. It is of approximately 200 pages and is profusely illustrated. Publisher: The Bromyard & District Local History Society ISBN: 9780954621223 Paperback: 190 pages Size: 18cm x 24cm x 1.3cm find out more

New Products

Small Wool Fat Soap £1.95 It is said that sheep-shearers have exceptionally soft hands, due to the lanolin in the fleeces they handle. Whether or not this is true and whether those tough people would it to be known if it were, there is no doubt that lanolin is renowned for its emollient properties. Delicately perfumed Wool Fat Soap has no strong synthetic scents, or colouring agents, to detract from its purity. Although no medicinal claims are made for it, Wool Fat Soap is especially suitable for sensitive skins and has often been recommended by members of the medical profession to help alleviate certain skin complaints. Being so rich in lanolin, its gentle action is very soothing and regular use leaves the skin stain-smooth. Wool Fat Soap comes in hand and bath sizes. This product has been packaged specially for The Hop Pocket. Size: 75g find out more	Classic Winnie the Pooh Days of the Week - Monday £12.00 These wonderful Days Of The Week Classic Winnie The Pooh figurines make perfect gifts for new babies, christenings and birthdays. On the base of each of the pieces is the rhyme associated with that day, in this case Monday's Child: Monday's child is fair of face. Each figurine comes with the classics days of the week rhyme and comes gift boxed and is approx 4 inches (10 cm) in height. Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe and good and gay. These Winnie The Pooh Days Of The Week characters make a perfect addition to the Pooh Alphabet Letters. find out more	Classic Winnie the Pooh Days of the Week - Tuesday £12.00 These wonderful Days Of The Week Classic Winnie The Pooh figurines make perfect gifts for new babies, christenings and birthdays. On the base of each of the pieces is the rhyme associated with that day, in this case Tuesday's Child: Tuesday's child is full of grace. Each figurine comes with the classics days of the week rhyme and comes gift boxed and is approx 4 inches (10 cm) in height. Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe and good and gay. These Winnie The Pooh Days Of The Week characters make a perfect addition to the Pooh Alphabet Letters. find out more

Classic Winnie the Pooh Days of the Week - Wednesday £12.00 These wonderful Days Of The Week Classic Winnie The Pooh figurines make perfect gifts for new babies, christenings and birthdays. On the base of each of the pieces is the rhyme associated with that day, in this case Wednesday's Child: Wednesday's child is full of woe. Each figurine comes with the classics days of the week rhyme and comes gift boxed and is approx 4 inches (10 cm) in height. Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe and good and gay. These Winnie The Pooh Days Of The Week characters make a perfect addition to the Pooh Alphabet Letters. find out more	Classic Winnie the Pooh Days of the Week - Thursday £12.00 These wonderful Days Of The Week Classic Winnie The Pooh figurines make perfect gifts for new babies, christenings and birthdays. On the base of each of the pieces is the rhyme associated with that day, in this case Thursday's Child: Thursday's child has far to go. Each figurine comes with the classics days of the week rhyme and comes gift boxed and is approx 4 inches (10 cm) in height. Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe and good and gay. These Winnie The Pooh Days Of The Week characters make a perfect addition to the Pooh Alphabet Letters. find out more

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