Walk The Pork - The Hotelier

We met Les and Vanessa Scott though our involvement in The Brecks Food Festival last year. 

Owners of Strattons Boutique Hotel & Cocoes Cafe in Swaffham they are both passionate about sourcing products & produce from Norfolk producers and in particular The Brecks. As a result such diverse things as the hair conditioner found in the hotel bedrooms to the pork used in The Brecks Sausage Roll are both ‘Made in Norfolk’. Their commitment to walking the walk as well as talking the talk means that last year Vanessa was awarded the coveted ‘Norfolk Food Hero’ award – for amongst other things the interest that they show in small and  unknown artisan producers helping to promote them and raise their profile.

Vanessa agreed to talk at Walk The Pork about the place of the hotelier in a local food web and the benefits that local producers bring to her business.

"From a hoteliers point of view it is important to be able to showcase all the products we have to offer here in the Brecks. Being able to talk to our customers about the produce we offer them makes a huge difference and thus opportunities to visit farms that supply us are very beneficial.

 Local businesses make up our unique visitor experience. Most of our weekend guests come down from London to enjoy the countryside and they really value the stories and experiences behind our local businesses and producers. Things that people who live in the countryside often take for granted. Here in the Brecklands we don’t need a “bells and whistles” attraction, we have the experiences here and we should celebrate them."

Vanessa sources the pork for The Brecks Sausage Roll as well as bacon & sausages for guests from Impsons Butchers in Swaffham who in turn purchase their pork from Scotts Field Pork.  From Field to fork in less than 6 miles and three family businesses supported by this particular food web.