Growing with Grace, organic market garden, Clapham: All locally grown .. prices per 500g - sprouts £1.32; parsnips 94p; onions 70p. Swede 84p each.

Cartmel Village Shop: Almond & orange mincemeat from Rosebud Preserves - fresh & fruity, good enough to eat just with ice cream as well as in a mince pie £2.95 (340g).

Steadmans, Sedbergh: Healthy & tasty venison from the Lilymere Estate, Sedbergh. All cuts, including sausage with cranberry, steaks, haunch jaunts. From £2.98 per 500g.

Hutchinsons, Coniston: Turkeys £5 per kilo .............from Phil Livesey at Inskip (Preston).

Richardsons, Bowness: Streaky bacon to wrap the bird & your chipolatas....£2.10/500g.

Hazelmere Bakery, Grange-over-Sands: Fancy a change from Christmas pudding? Try Hazelmere's Eve's Pudding - classic English pud...........................£2.60 (serve 2) Greenbanks, Kendal: Dates 49p / 200g pkt.

A Taste of Lakeland, Ambleside: Heatherslaw mini Christmas stollen..........£3.

Plumgarths farm shop: Own-make pork chipolatas..............................£2.65 per 500g.

Kendal Fisheries: Lobster & Foie Gras Terrine; or Scallop Supreme Terrine, both £2.45 per 100g. Also, own smoked haddock for your Christmas kedgeree......£4.94 per lb.

Artisan, Kendal: Cinnamon, walnut & cranberry bread from Pain de Paris £2.35; Appleby's Cheshire Cheese £1.46 100g.

Templand Farm Shop, Allithwaite (Christmas opening: Today10-3; Sat 9-3; Sun 9-1) Avoid the queues, visit the shop for home-reared meat and veg. Full selection available.