© Caroline True
For many years there had been a small shop and post office but in spring 2008 Robin Tindale, who had run the shop and been its postmaster, decided to retire with no obvious successor or purchaser for the business. A group of villagers decided to form a community social enterprise which, funded by grants and local donations, opened a newly-refurbished, modern shop and Post Office at Easter 2009.
It was an immediate success thanks to the hard work of the staff, the many volunteers and the support of the local community and became the heart of the village, particularly after the addition of the Mells Café two years later.
As well as supplying a full range of basic foodstuffs and household products the Mells Village Shop offers the best in local produce, fresh fruit and veg and a wide range of ingredients for the serious cooks. It also stocks local beers and ciders, wines and spirits, cigarettes and, of course, sweets, confectionery, stationery and Lottery tickets.
As well as our basic ranges, you will find:
- Bread from local bakeries including delicious Sourdough loaves
- Wonderful cakes from The Great Cake Company in Radstock
- Local honey, jams and marmalade
- Fresh eggs
- Ivy House Farm Organic Jersey milk and cream
- Bruton Dairy Milk and Cream
- Range of local Cheddar cheeses
- Cornish Charcuterie
- Denhay Bacon
- Fussell’s rapeseed oils
- Frozed Ready-Meals from Cavendish Cooks of Mells
- Jack Horner Sausage Rolls
- The Wiltshire Smokehouse traditional smoked meat & game
- Jon Thorner’s cold meats, pies and pasties
- Burts Crisps
- Box House Brewery beers
- Butcombe Beers
- A selections of fresh sandwiches and baguettes to take away
Gifts & Souvenirs
The Mells Village Shop offers the work of local artists and a range of locally made gifts, such as distinctive earthenware pottery and in-season plants supplied by Minty & Son of Frome.
It also stocks a range of items to remind you of the lovely village of Mells when you return home including local guides, maps and local history books, a wide range of cards, some by local artists.
Somerset Lavender Products
Additional Services
- Pick up repeat prescriptions from the Mendip Country Practice in Coleford
- Collection of pre-ordered groceries
- Seasonal garden plants
- Disabled WC in the Café