R Martins Butchers
Family-run butcher established over 100 years ago on Newgate Street. All meat is locally sourced, with lamb and beef bought at Acklington market from local farmers. Known for fresh homemade pies and traditional butchery.
About R Martins Butchers
R Martins is a traditional family butcher at 21 Newgate Street in Morpeth town centre, established for over a hundred years. The shop is known for high-quality beef, pork and lamb at competitive prices, sourced from local farms with full traceability back to the farm gate. Sausages are a speciality, including Northumberland sausage with leek or sage, Spanish merguez and thin pork sausage, and the shop also makes its own fresh homemade pies. Long run to a high standard by Geoff Rice and Lee Belisle, R Martins keeps to traditional butchery methods and supports local farmers, remaining a well-established fixture on Morpeth's high street.
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