How do I find the food I want near my location?
- Set your location. Enter a town or postcode. In the mobile app, you can enter a location manually or allow access to your device’s location.
- Choose a product category. Search for dairy, meat, eggs, honey, vegetables or another category.
- Refine your search. Use product tags, seller types, distance settings and keyword search to narrow the results.
- Choose how you want to buy. Filter for collection, local delivery, national delivery or international shipping.
- Check the offer and seller’s profile. Look at prices, product details, availability updates, opening information and ordering instructions.
- Buy directly from the seller. Visit during their advertised hours, arrange collection or delivery, or follow their online shop link where provided.
You can browse seller profiles or individual offers. Finding a nearby farm tells you where it is; finding a specific offer helps you check what it sells, the price and how to buy it.
How can I find farms offering local or nationwide delivery?
Use the Delivery & Pickup filters on the Roadside Stall website. The mobile app also has delivery and pickup icons at the top of the search screen. Select the option you need to see matching listings:
- Local Pickup: find sellers offering collection in person.
- Local Delivery: find sellers offering delivery in their local area.
- National Delivery: find sellers offering delivery within their country, such as UK courier delivery from UK producers.
- International: find sellers offering international shipping.
Combine these options with your product search. For example, choose meat and National Delivery to look for sellers offering meat for delivery, or vegetables and Local Delivery to find relevant local suppliers.
Check the seller’s delivery area, charges, minimum order, dispatch days and product restrictions before ordering. A delivery option does not mean every product can be sent to every address.
Can I order through a farm’s own online shop?
Yes, where the seller has provided a link. Sellers offering UK delivery can add their online shop address to RS, giving customers a direct route to their store.
Find the seller or offer on Roadside Stall, open the shop link and place your order on the seller’s website. You do not need to telephone first unless their ordering instructions require it.
Roadside Stall helps you discover the business and its products. The seller handles the order, payment and fulfilment through their own arrangements.
Can I search for a specific type of milk in the UK?
Yes. Dairy searches on Roadside Stall can be narrowed using tags such as raw and unpasteurised, gently pasteurised or goat milk. You can also filter by seller type, including vending machines.
Start with these UK-wide searches, then enter your location to find relevant suppliers near you:
- Where can I find raw milk in the UK?
- Where can I find gently pasteurised milk in the UK?
- Where can I find dairy vending machines in the UK?
- Where can I find goat milk in the UK?
- Where can I find sheep milk in the UK?
- Where can I find buffalo milk in the UK?
Set your location and adjust the search distance to narrow the results. A dairy vending machine listing does not automatically mean it sells raw milk: check the product description and tags.
Can I find farm eggs, meat boxes, honey and vegetables?
Yes. Roadside Stall includes eggs, meat, cheese, honey, vegetables, fruit, baked goods and other local produce.
Choose a category and use the available filters to narrow the results. Seller types help distinguish where you are buying from, such as a farm shop, an honesty box or an apiary. For honey, this lets you look for a beekeeper rather than treating every honey stockist as the same type of seller.
For meat boxes and other products requiring advance ordering, follow the instructions on the offer. You may be able to order through the seller’s online shop, send a message or arrange collection directly. Check the next available collection or delivery date: a profile on the map does not mean every product is available every day.
Can I check availability before travelling?
Producers can display availability statuses directly on their offers:
- Available
- Restocked
- Out of Stock
- Out of Order
They can also add notes about expected refills, collection arrangements or interruptions to service. A milk supplier might explain that bottled milk is available by pre-order for collection on particular days. A vending machine operator can flag a fault before customers travel.
These updates are maintained by the seller. Where a status is shown, check its update time and accompanying notes. If the information you need is missing or unclear, contact the seller before setting off.
Read how offer availability statuses work on Roadside Stall.
Do I need to arrange a visit before getting directions?
Only where the seller requires it. Sellers can mark an offer By appointment when customers need to arrange a visit first.
When you request directions for such an offer in the app, a message explains that visits are by appointment only and asks whether you have arranged yours. You must confirm before continuing to directions. This confirmation does not book an appointment: arrange it with the seller using their instructions.
Other locations may welcome customers during advertised opening hours. Check the individual offer and profile rather than assuming every farm requires a call before visiting.
How can I hear about new offers from a favourite farm?
Follow the producer’s profile in the Roadside Stall app and enable push notifications. When the producer publishes a new offer, RS sends a notification to followers with notifications enabled.
You do not have to wait for a social media feed to surface the post. Delivery to your phone still depends on your device settings and connection.
Can I receive alerts when a new farm joins nearby?
Yes. Nearby Notifications let customers choose a notification radius and the types of local updates they want:
- New offers nearby.
- New sellers nearby.
- New events nearby.
- New camping spots nearby.
You can switch each type on or off and save your preferences. These location-based alerts help you discover new places without needing to follow every producer first.
Can I find farmers’ markets and see who will be there?
Yes. Where producers have added their attendance, the market’s profile shows which businesses will attend and on which dates. A producer’s own profile shows the markets where you can find them.
In the app, select Remind me on an event to choose the date and when you would like a reminder. Producers can also display their upcoming market attendance on their own website using a widget updated from their RS profile.
Learn about market attendance and event reminders.
Does Roadside Stall include campsites?
Yes. You can discover campsite listings through Roadside Stall. Check each listing for facilities, conditions and booking instructions, then follow the operator’s website link or contact details where provided. Nearby Notifications also include an optional alert for new camping spots.
Do I buy and pay through Roadside Stall?
No. Roadside Stall is an interactive website map and mobile app for discovering sellers, products and places to visit. Orders, purchases and payments take place directly with the seller, outside RS.
Depending on the business, you may buy in person, collect a pre-order, arrange local delivery or order through its online shop for courier delivery. Follow the instructions on the relevant profile and offer.
Why was Roadside Stall created?
Roadside Stall was created by a customer who had experienced the difficulty of finding local farms and working out what they actually sold.
That experience shaped the platform: detailed product searches, separate profiles for individual sales locations, offers, availability updates and notifications. The aim is to help customers answer practical questions: who sells what I want, what does it cost, and can I collect it or have it delivered?
Ready to find local produce? Search the Roadside Stall map or explore the Android and iOS app.
