The Village Shop in Braintree

Friendly people who provide almost everything you could need in the centre of the village with foods and gifts.

Our Village Shop is run by volunteers. You will see a friendly face with a smile. If what you want is not available we will put on a list for future stock. Well supported by villagers.

Shop is now run by volunteers. Stock has greatly improved since opening in November 2017. If you request for something to be stocked, if possible it is done. Fresh bread delivered 3 times a week is excellent. Good quality Ham, local Eggs fresh Coffe and Castle Hedingham Cards showing places of interest and Architecture in the Village. People enjoy going in for a chat.

Community shop run by volunteers - always a friendly welcome and stock all your basic essentials. A must if your visiting Castle Hedingham.

Just visited the village shop and was welcomed by the volunteers on duty. Shop is still well stocked even though weather is atrocious. All round excellent visit.

I love the village shop! It has some amazing bits and bobs! From drink, local food, art work, mugs and gifts. It really has some amazing pieces within. A must to visit if you are in the area. Easy to park out side on the road and friendly locals too!

El dueño de la tienda es posiblemente el más ignorante mujer descortés y que he conocido. Asquerosa actitud hacia los clientes discapacitados. Caro, poca variedad y lleno de esculturas horribles. No es una tienda de pueblo, más de una caverna witched - con una bruja real que sirve!

It's great to still have a village shop in such a small village. The shopkeeper is quite a character which is also a good thing!

Good selection of products. Expensive for basics but convenient. Customer Service could be improved upon.

The Village Shop sold food to take away, deli items and an eclectic collection of other items, run by an enthusiastic and engaging team.

I feel very lucky to live within walking distance of this little gem. My weekend treat is to spend some time browsing whilst sipping one of the excellent coffees then take freshly baked croissants home for breakfast. I love that I can get stuff in there from smaller, specialist producers and which isn't available in the big supermarkets, like The Truckle Company chutneys. The Cook ready meals are delicious too. It is also a fabulous gift shop - Sophie Conran table ware, stunning sculptures, country style cards and wrapping paper. I work really long hours and don't have time to go Christmas shopping so did nearly all of mine last year in the village shop. I can also pop over and get something last minute for forgotten birthdays.

Has most things you need when you have run-out or do not want to do a big supermarket shop. It really is very much a local community convenience store. Parking is very limited

Only poped in to purchase a packet of crisps but the assistant did not even stop using her mobile phone to serve us and take our money which consequently ended up being dropped on the counter, which we found quite rude. Very expensive as well.

The Village Shop stocks all the vital requirements for village country life! Warm bread, pastries, pâtés, milk, cheese & divine freshly made ice cream in the summertime. Plus, Exceptionally good coffee! Happy & jolly village shop staff! The one & only shop in the village that provides a vital service to the locals & visitors to the medieval place....

I have not been here for a little while (a couple of years+). Noted a sign saying coffee, called in, wounderful coffee, partries and rolls all freshly backed. The most delicious and varied foods, some I had thought had disapeared. Helpful young lady and knowledgable, a luck village to have this wounderful emporium.

The village shop has gone upmarket.Very friendly staff but not forthe feint hearted.Breadis freshly made but at a price.We waited 15 minutes while the customers formed a Queue,,,,!,, Get in early or all the Sunday papers are gone.We feel we need to support it but it does need to be more commercially focused.

Great little shop for croissants and pastries plus artisan breads and a coffee takeout. So lovely to come across a place like this in the village. If you are visiting the castle ad want something in passing it is good to go to.

Nice shop but rather expensive. More of a deli with a few gifts. Good quality food, frozen meals and ice cream. Artisan bread.

How can you make up one hundred words about something which has closed early on a sweltering summer afternoon... In fact most of Castle Headingham was closed on the sunny summer afternoon - Perhaps they were all sitting snug at home watching Wimbledon...?

Very expensive for a shop in a small village. £1.60 for a medium bag of crisps. They do sell readymade meals which are nice and nice homemade bread, but this is also very expensive.

Love this village shop, not many like them left anymore, perfect for fresh local produce and you also get very friendly service.

I have to say that this is one of the most expensive village stores I know. I have lived in the village and neighbouring village all my life and have to say it should offer more everyday foods and groceries at everyday prices.I'm all for home made bread but we all know it doesn't cost a lot to bake a loaf.I now get in my car or walk to the neighbouring village to get my every day essentials of bread milk eggs loo roll etc the most I use that shop for now is a paper or a sweet treat. It could use its space to make so much more of a proper village shop

Great to have this facility but can the proprietor please give some thought to having more main-stream products i.e. cheaper. If so I would buy more!

This is what it says on the tin - a village grocery; but they do hot and cold snacks and excellent coffee, which you can take at a counter with stools overlooking the pleasant main street of this most English of little towns, or at a table outside. Run by a most enthusiastic proprietress with all sorts of English speciality groceries surrounding you and local produce of all kinds. A delightful shop, with properly strong coffee and fresh pastries and rolls.Thoroughly recommended, and it deserves to succeed.