Yorkshire based and proud of it, we’re a family run, whole-carcass online butchers, working in partnership with the finest small-scale, sustainable farms on The Dales. Specialising in heritage breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs, wild venison, and native game birds, our meat is slow-grown and free roaming, just as nature intended.
Our philosophies of whole-carcass butchery and nose-to-tail eating set us apart as one of the best online butchers in the UK; our meat is nutrient-dense, grass-fed and dry-aged, with immense flavour and a heritage worth protecting. Always Fresh Never Frozen®, our meat is expertly butchered to order, vacuum packed, and shipped in recyclable packaging to arrive safely insulated and ready to enjoy.
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Our Meat Range
Meat Boxes
Direct from the best online butchers in the UK, curated Meat Boxes showcasing The Dales' most delicious seasonal cuts of native breed meat including grass-fed, dry-aged on the bone >28 days beef, outdoor reared native breed pork, Yorkshire's tastiest pasture-fed lamb, free range chicken, Harewood Estate's wild estate-reared venison and award-winning sausages and bacon.
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Integrated into rural farming communities in The Dales
Swaledale Online Butchers has built relationships with a collective of like-minded farmers, the real heroes of the Yorkshire Dales, without whom the preservation of native breeds would not be possible.
We’ve also fostered connections with some of the most discerning chefs across the UK, who’ve become great friends and often visit us, and our farming partners in Yorkshire.
Good meat is a joy. When I first tried a lesser-known breed of pork reared on a small farm it was a moment of revelation. Whether it be beef, pork or lamb, the breed of animal defines its flavour, texture and character. When married with a good butcher who understands the responsibility of taking these prime animals and continuing the love.
Henry Harris | cook & co-owner @ Three Compasses & Bouchon Racine
Jorge and Charlie, our founders
Established by brothers-in-law, Jorge Thomas and Charlie Cowling, Swaledale Online Butchers work with a network of around 30 small, family-run farms and smallholdings dotted around the wildly beautiful Yorkshire Dales who exclusively rear the hardy, native livestock breeds of Britain.
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The benefits of Swaledale Butchers®
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Always Fresh Never Frozen®
Orders received before 9am are freshly prepared and shipped DPD for next day delivery. We serve the whole of the UK excluding Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, and some parts of Scotland.
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Unrivalled quality
Our meat has been celebrated in Britain's best restaurant kitchens for over ten years. There are many who claim to work with native breed farmers, but few who can prove it.
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Sustainable & traceable
We have partnerships with selected farms and work with carefully selected local abattoirs so we have confidence in the welfare of the animals and full traceability of all our products.
