The Provenance

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The Hollist Arms doesn’t just feed the village—it honours it. Every plate is a postcard from somewhere nearby. Every pint, a conversation with someone who woke before dawn to make it happen. We know our producers by name. And more importantly, they know ours.

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SØDT – Petworth

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Our bread is born of Danish precision and Sussex soul. Pronounced “soot”, SØDT means “sweet”, but their loaves are anything but soft-hearted. Rye-based, slow-fermented, and unmistakably honest, their bread crackles with the sort of flavour that only comes from time, integrity, and natural fermentation. Their ingredients are local, their methods old-world. What emerges is not just baked—it’s composed.

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Michael Courtney Butchers – Midhurst

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Meat with memory. That’s the promise from Courtney’s, where the traceability isn’t just a line on a label—it’s a handshake, a muddy pair of boots, a Sussex sunrise. Their belief in supporting local farmers isn’t marketing. It’s lifeblood. From field to fork, their supply chain reads like a family tree. They are the reason our beef burger has bite and our Sunday roast has standing ovation potential.

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James Renwick – Buddington Farm, Easebourne

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If you’ve eaten chips here, you’ve met James. Grows 200 acres of potatoes and harvests them like heirlooms. They’re dug on Tuesday, washed and graded Wednesday, and in our fryer by lunch. You can taste the urgency—the kind of freshness that doesn’t make it into supermarkets. This is potato poetry in golden, crispy stanzas.

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Ellis Food Services – Haslemere

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Ellis doesn’t just deliver vegetables—they deliver trust. For decades, their early morning runs from local farms and London markets have supplied the best kitchens in the south. Ours among them. They know when the tomatoes are peaking, when the courgettes are blushing, and which mushrooms deserve a spot on the specials board. Their motto? “Quality & Service Without Compromise.” We’ve seen it in action.

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Kirkella Trawler – Faroe Islands

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Our cod sails in from the North Atlantic, flash-frozen aboard the Kirkella—a marvel of modern trawling. She’s 81 metres of precision, catching with GPS accuracy and leaving nothing to waste. From sea to onboard freezer in 40 minutes. The result? Flaky, snowy fillets with no compromise and no discard. Sustainability meets salty swagger.

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Meadow Cottage Ice Cream – Bordon

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Jersey cows. Pedigree, not just bloodline. Their milk is spun into ice cream that doesn’t just sit on your spoon—it sings. Made on a family farm, in small batches, with the kind of care you can’t fake. The vanilla is velvet, the chocolate like memory. It’s not dessert. It’s devotion.

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The Brewers

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Langham Brewery – Lodsworth

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Just half a mile down the lane, in an 18th-century barn that smells faintly of hops and history, Langham brews what we call village gold. Their water runs from an aquifer under green sandstone. Their hops come from England’s oldest supplier. Their head brewer—now Charlie Long, late of Fuller’s—is charting a bold but balanced course into modern brewing. Each pint of Best is a quiet celebration of Sussex pride.

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Long Man Brewery – Polegate

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Brewed with barley grown on Church Farm, Long Man beers walk their talk. Sustainability isn’t a slogan here—it’s stitched into the barley husks. Their award-winning ales are as clean and honest as the flint barn they’re made in. Drinking Long Man is like walking across the South Downs with your boots still wet from the dew.

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Lakedown Brewery – Burwash

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Lakedown started with a fishing lake, a lockdown, and a family dream. What came out the other side is some of East Sussex’s most joyful brewing. Easy-drinking, hop-forward, and made with a grin. A beer from Lakedown doesn’t just quench—it charms.

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The Vintners

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Fairview Wines – Midhurst

 

Wine here comes with backstory. Fairview doesn’t just import bottles—they champion their makers. Every wine they bring us arrives wrapped in narrative and nuance. They believe the best wine tells a story before you even sip. And their selection has soul.

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Les Caves de Pyrene – Guildford

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Natural. Organic. Unfiltered. And often, unexpected. Les Caves is more than a wine merchant—they’re wine missionaries. Advocates for small producers, low intervention, and high character. Their list reads like a tour of forgotten grapes and rebel vineyards. Every bottle has terroir. Every pour has purpose.

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Hennings Wine - Pulborough

 

Tucked away in Pulborough but known across Sussex, Hennings have been matching bottles to stories since 1960. Independent, sharp-eyed, and quietly expert, they deal in wines with real character — the kind that don’t just fill a glass, but make you pause between sips. Just our kind of people.

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The Gin Maker

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Brilliant Gin – Chichester

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Born from boredom with the bland, Graham and Gail Woolston created Brilliant Gin to wake up a G&T. Built with the backbone to withstand tonic and the subtlety to sip neat, their gin is distilled rebellion in a glass. Crisp. Confident. Unmistakably brilliant.

If the food at the Hollist Arms tastes like it couldn’t happen anywhere else—it’s because it couldn’t. We know where everything comes from. And more importantly, we know why it matters.