Rewind to the late eighties and The Shack actually housed an oyster farm... and were you to rewind further back, you would have found this glorious spot in Devon, known as Milburn Orchard Farm, hosting a chicken shed.

 

In 1989, original owners, Faye and Peter, began growing and harvesting their own Oysters and Mussels on the Avon river a stones throw below the Shack.​​ The building would be bursting with row upon row of purification tanks, with the oysters being cleansed after maturing in the River Avon.

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Oyster lovers would arrive in droves to buy their fresh molluscs, bringing with them a packed lunch, pitching up just outside the Shack, shucking their own oysters. This soon evolved and Faye and Peter would sell their own crusty breads, while you could bring your own bottle of wine (or two).​

 

People would pitch up their own deckchairs and while away an afternoon in the peace and quiet of the Avon Valley.  Thus in a (quite literally) organic way, The Oyster Shack was born. Keeping this ethos alive, we have extended on to the concrete patch a restaurant both inside and outside - winters are rustic and cosy inside by our roaring fire whilst Summertime is enjoyed al fresco outdoors.