Carr's Billington Bakewell

Carr's Billington Bakewell serves the rural and farming communities of the Peak District from its base on Riverside Business Park. The branch is part of a long-established network that supplies agricultural essentials, country store goods, and practical advice to farmers, smallholders, and equestrian customers. With a team drawn from farming backgrounds, the store offers a focused product range that covers animal nutrition, animal health, general hardware, and solid fuels. Its location on Buxton Road makes it a convenient stop for businesses operating across Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and the surrounding upland pastures.

Visitors stepping into the unit find clearly organized aisles stocked with feeds, supplements, fencing materials, and maintenance products. The team understands the seasonal rhythms of livestock management and land upkeep, helping customers pick the right product for lambing, calving, over-wintering, or pasture improvement. The branch also stocks compressed wood briquettes and logs that perform well in domestic stoves and boilers—a detail local residents frequently mention alongside the fair pricing.

Services & Facilities

The Bakewell operation covers professional agricultural supply and retail essentials for countryside homes.

• Compound feed & straights: bulk and bagged options for cattle, sheep, and horses, including coarse mixes, nuts, and blends tailored to growth, maintenance, or finishing.
• Minerals & supplements: buckets, blocks, powdered minerals, and vitamin drenches to support herd health, fertility, and milk production.
• Animal health products: wormers, pour-on treatments, fly control, footcare solutions, and disinfectants sourced from trusted veterinary suppliers.
• Fencing & livestock handling: posts, wire, netting, electric fencing units, gates, hurdles, troughs, and portable handling systems.
• Hardware & farm maintenance: tools, fasteners, paints, oils, lubricants, ropes, tarpaulins, and building sundries for around-the-yard repairs.
• Country clothing & footwear: wellington boots, workwear trousers, gloves, overalls, and waterproof jackets chosen for durability and value.
• Solid fuels: reconstituted wood briquettes and kiln-dried logs offering high heat output and consistent burn times, frequently praised by local stove owners.
• Order collection point: the branch acts as a pickup hub for larger bulk deliveries, saving customers freight costs on full pallet loads of feed or fertilizer.

Why Customers Choose Us

Repeat visitors and online reviews highlight the knowledgeable team, competitive pricing, and straightforward product selection. Many staff have personal farming experience, so conversations quickly move from a stocking query to a practical solution—whether it is adjusting feed rations in wet weather or selecting a creep feed that delivers steady growth without digestive upset.

The store carries multiple price points so that both small-scale crofters and larger beef enterprises find workable options. One shopper noted that the reconstituted logs cost roughly half what they had been paying at national supermarkets, a comparison that speaks to the branch’s buying strength and focus on value for money. Loading help and carry-to-car service are offered without fuss, reinforcing the friendly atmosphere noted in reviews.

What We Offer

While the core of the business is agricultural supply, the branch also meets everyday needs of rural households, stable yards, and landscaping crews. Stock rotates with the seasons: lamb creep and colostrum supplements in spring, fly repellent and hydration aids in summer, forage preservatives and calf coats heading into autumn, and extra coal and kindling through winter.

• Equestrian range: shavings, haylage wraps, hard feed for ponies and performance horses, grooming kit, and stable disinfectants.
• Poultry & smallholder supplies: layers pellets, chick crumb, mixed corn, drinkers, feeders, and red mite treatment.
• Pet food & accessories: working dog food, beds, leads, and chews for farm dogs and household pets.
• Seasonal bedding plants & compost: multi-purpose compost, grow bags, and a changing selection of hardy plants for garden and allotment.

Serving Bakewell & England

Bakewell sits at the heart of the Derbyshire Dales, surrounded by livestock farms, conservation grazing projects, and a thriving equestrian community. The Buxton Road location is minutes from the A6, providing a short drive to customers from Matlock, Buxton, Chesterfield, and Staffordshire Moorlands. Riverside Business Park offers ample parking for both vehicles and trailers, a practical advantage when loading bulk purchases.

The branch works closely with producers raising suckler herds on permanent pasture and with sheep farmers managing flocks on the limestone uplands. Local demand also comes from stables preparing for tourist-led trekking, from country estates managing diversified land, and from the growing number of smallholders looking for advice on rotational grazing or organic conversion inputs.

Hours, Location & Directions

The store operates Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 12 PM, closing on Sunday. The half-day Saturday slot gives farming families a weekend window for emergency purchases while still allowing staff time off.

Visitors should follow Buxton Road to Riverside Business Park and look for the Kingfisher Building. The unit sits among fellow trade counters, and signage at the park entrance directs straight to customer parking. Those traveling with large trailers or livestock boxes will find hard-standing space and a level loading bay.

Questions Visitors Ask

What type of solid fuel do you stock? The branch stocks reconstituted wood briquettes and kiln-dried logs that burn hot and slow in both wood-burning stoves and multifuel appliances.

Can I order products for collection? Yes. The branch can arrange for pallet loads or larger items to be delivered to the yard for pickup. Contact the team with your order details to coordinate a collection time.

Do you provide feeding advice for sheep and cattle? Staff draw on farming experience to help choose feeds, supplements, and minerals suited to local conditions, breed types, and production goals.