The Best Online Butchers for your Christmas Turkey

Make your Christmas extra special by getting your turkey from these online butchers, who source their birds from independent British farms

Turkey sales rise every Christmas, with people desperate to get their hands on one for the big day. This year, why not ditch the supermarket bird and source your turkey direct from British farmers? There are plenty of award-winning online butchers where you can buy a turkey from small, family-run farms. These turkeys are reared and prepared according to traditional methods, resulting in quality meat with a great depth of flavour.

All of the turkey options listed here are members of the Traditional Farm Fresh Turkey Association; independent farms which adhere to the 'golden turkey' welfare standard.

COPAS TRADITIONAL TURKEYS

At Copas, the turkeys are truly free range, strolling around the orchards being guarded from foxes by a small herd of alpacas (yes, really) and eating ethically sourced grains. Allowed to mature slowly, they have dense breast meat and a natural fat layer, which means there's no need to baste them! You can buy turkey crowns, whole free range bronze turkey and more from their online shop. There's a huge variety of products available, including the perfect accompaniments for Christmas dinner: bread sauce, gravy, cranberry sauce, pigs in blankets and even British sparkling wine.

copasturkeys.co.uk

PARSON'S NOSE

This London based team of master butchers sells ethically farmed meat from around Britain. It sells organic free range bronze turkeys sourced from Walter's Farm, a family-run farm in Berkshire. Bag a whole bird, a British turkey crown or even a turkey leg confit. In a bid to reduce waste, your turkey will be delivered with a recipe book of 10 leftover turkey recipes from top chefs. Alongside turkey, this online butcher also sells everything from grass-fed beef to heritage lamb breeds, and readymade centrepieces for those who don't want to spend all Christmas in the kitchen. It's recommended you order your bird at least 72 hours before your preferred delivery day, so it arrives on time.

parsonsnose.co.uk

GODWICK TURKEYS

Godwick's is a small, family run business that has been rearing black and bronze label turkeys for 50 years on a natural diet of cereals. The turkeys are plucked by hand and dry hung for 14 days, according to traditional practices, for the perfect turkey. They're dispatched directly from the farm's cold store and arrive via same day delivery. Make sure you order before 16th December to get your turkey for your preferred delivery slot.

godwickturkeys.com

BOOTHS

Known as the 'good grocers', Booths sources all its meat ethically and locally, and turkey is no exception. Their birds are sourced from places including Paul Kelly's Turkeys, an Essex-based farm credited with reintroducing and popularising the wonderful bronze turkey breed in the UK. At Booths, you can either buy an award winning turkey to roast, turkey crowns or even an entire turkey family dinner box, which includes all the veggies you'll need, cranberry sauce, gravy, bread sauce and more!

booths.co.uk

DAYLESFORD ORGANIC

This online shop sells meat reared on its organic farms, vegetables from its market garden and dairy products from its creamery and other locally sourced products. They sell organic turkeys reared on their own oats, alongside other meats such as Aberdeen Angus grass-fed beef. Alongside your whole birds or turkey crowns you can pick up everything you might possibly need for the big day, whether that's your Christmas Eve gammon joint or beef dripping for your roast potatoes.

daylesfordorganic.com