Yep, you’ve finally found it. The definitive guide to all the loose Food shops in the UK. Now there’s no excuse not to join the zero waste lifestyle!
Get ready for a gazillion eco puns in our list of loose food shops, split into regions so you can quickly find your nearest store.
Click on a region to see the list of loose food shops in that area.
England
London
East of England
South East
South West
East Midlands
West Midlands
Yorkshire & The Humber
North West
North East
Scotland
Eastern Scotland
South Western Scotland
North Eastern Scotland
Highlands & Islands
Wales
North Wales
Mid Wales
South East Wales
South West Wales
England
London
Londoners have a world of zero waste at their fingertips!
There are so many independent and local stores on every street that offer loose food, but the most well-known of all is Unpackaged at Planet Organic.
They have stores across London and around the UK (including one nifty store in the Channel Islands) offering loose dry foods to refill straight into your own jars and containers.
Find your nearest store on our list:
| Shop | Where | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| As Nature Intended | Balham, Chiswick, Dulwich, Ealing Green, Marble Arch, Spitalfields, and Westfield Stratford | Vitamins, supplements, store cupboard foods, raw foods and diet-specific foods |
| The Source Bulk Foods | Battersea, Brighton and Chiswick | 450 bulk foods to refill, mostly dry foods and cleaning liquids |
| Naked Larder | Brixton | Dry food refills, oils, snacks, and cleaning refills |
| Whole Foods Market | Clapham Junction, Camden, Fulham, Kensington, Piccadilly Circus, Richmond and Stoke Newington | Loose fresh food, dry food refills, and locally sourced produce |
| Hetu | Clapham Junction | Bulk wholefoods, entirely vegan |
| Food Market | Crystal Palace | Dry food refills and unusual herbal teas |
| Get Loose | Hackney | Fresh dairy, pantry items, dry food refills, liquid refills |
| Bulk Market | Hackney | Fresh produce, dry refills, dairy, free-from foods, and everything else imaginable |
| E5 Bakehouse | Hackney | Unpackaged bread, baked items, baking ingredients, organic fresh produce |
| Re-Store | Hackney | Wholefoods, dry refills, deli, household, bathroom and beauty products |
| Mother’s Pantry | Hackney | Plant-based restaurant, zero waste store, veg box deliveries |
| Harmless Store | Haringey | Dry food refills and vegan products for your body and home |
| Mother Earth | Highbury East, Stoke Newington, and Mildmay Ward | Dry food refills, fresh produce, pantry items |
| Mission Green | Hither Green | Dry food refills, liquid refills, eco home products |
| Earth Natural Foods | Kentish Town | Fresh cakes/ pastries/ bread, organic fruit and veg, dry food refills, zero-waste takeaway food, supplements, dairy, toiletries |
| Bumblebee Natural Foods | Kentish Town | Loose fruit/veg, bakery and deli, nut refills |
| Swop | Lee | Dry food refills, eggs, deli items, household cleaning, and beauty products |
| Food For All | Stoke Newington | Over 200 loose herbs, plus health foods |
| BYO | Tooting | Dry wholefood refills, household detergents and toiletries |
| Veg Hut | Walthamstow | Loose fresh produce, pantry items, deli and chilled items |
| FareShares | Walworth | Loose fresh produce and dry food refills |
| Zéro | Wimbledon | Dry food, liquids, snacks/treats refill station, local honey/eggs |
| Cups and Jars | Forest Gate | Organic loose fresh produce and household items |
| Ingles Bakery | 48 stores across London and Essex | Unpackaged bakery (will close permanently by the end of the year) |
East of England
The East of England has some of the best loose food shops in the UK.
Our favourites are all in Essex (proving the stereotype is completely wrong!) such as Lathcoats Farm in Galleywood, where you can pick your own fruit from their fields and shop over 40 varieties of apples in their farm shop, harvested from their vast orchards. Yep, it’s as picturesque as it sounds.
For more groceries, loose wholefoods and zero waste pantry items, check out:
| Shop | Where | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| The Store | Bedford | Weigh your own dried foods, eco personal care products |
| Clean Earth Pantry | Berkhamsted | Unpackaged/plastic-free wholefoods and liquid refills |
| Lauriston Farm | Blackwater Estuary | Biodynamic veg and meat supporting charities |
| The Greenhouse | Brentwood | Lush plants, eco gifts, dry food and liquid cleaner refills |
| Replenish and Reuse | Buntingford | Dry refills, eggs, honey, household and toiletry |
| Bury Wholefoods | Bury St Edmunds | Dry food zero waste refill delivery service |
| Clear to Sea | Bury St Edmunds | Dry food refills and eco personal items (e.g. soap) |
| Arjuna Wholefoods | Cambridge | Loose fruit/veg, wholefoods and takeaway menu |
| Full Circle | Cambridge | Dry food refills, bakery, and vegan cheeses |
| Daily Bread | Cambridge | Dry food refills, bread (duh), and cafe with vegan treats |
| Refill | Chelmsford | Refill station coming soon! |
| Un-Sealed | Clacton-on-Sea | Dry food plastic-free refills (a massive range!) |
| An Ethical Life | Colchester | Refill store cupboard foods, personal/household cleaning products |
| The Wholesome Weigh | Hitchin | Dry food refills (including tea and coffee) and cleaning liquids |
| The Refill Room | Leigh-on-Sea | Local produce and dried food refills, beauty, homeware and hot drinks |
| Farmers Market | Leighton Buzzard | Regional local foods, mostly unpackaged |
| SILO | Maldon | Dry loose food refills, pantry items, and ethical home products |
| The Wholefood Store | Manningtree | Dry food refills, local sourdough, seasonal fruit and veg |
| The Green Grocers | Norwich | Fresh fruit/veg, dry food refills, zero waste cafe |
| Re.Source | Norwich | Dry food refills, deli counter, organic fresh produce, home and beauty items |
| Ethical Ernie | Norwich | Dried food refills and eco household items |
| Snakehall Farm | Reach | “Veg shed” with seasonal produce, accepts cash only |
| The Refill Shop | St Neots | Weigh your own dried food and liquid refills, plus exclusive vegan chocolate |
| Stockbrook Farm Shop | Stock | Loose fruit and veg, local meat/dairy produce, plus beers, wines and spirits |
| The Green Parrot | Swaffham | Dry food refills, natural remedies, local produce |
| Reco Store | Tiptree | Dry food refills and general eco goods |
| The Sustainability Store | Wickford | Pantry refills coming soon! |
South East
In the sunny(ish) South East, there’s a myriad of zero waste shopping opportunities.
If you’re in the area, we suggest taking a peak at Hisbe’s store in Brighton! They have the usual groceries you need, plus some cheeky unpackaged snacks to try – we love the salted caramel brownie in particular.
Elsewhere in this region, you can find:
| Shop | Where | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Larder | Ash | Dry food refills, eco-friendly beauty and household products |
| Bare Bazaar | Ashford | Naked food! Weigh and refill dried foods, toiletries and household products |
| Wastenot | Brighton | Bulk dried good refills, detergents, pantry essentials and more |
| Unboxed Kent | Canterbury | Loose fresh produce, dried food refills, home goods |
| Pedricks | Caterham | Zero waste grocery store (stocks as much as a supermarket!) |
| Fillable | Cheddington, Wendover, and Wingrave | Mobile market stall with loose food refills |
| Refilled | Chichester | Weigh your own dried food refills |
| Scoop | Fleet | Dry food and liquid refills |
| Drink Folkestone | Folkestone | Wine, spirits and 150+ beers on tap |
| Downsview Delicatessen | Hassocks | Zero-waste deli food and cafe |
| The Willow Basket | Henley on Thames | Refill dry foods and 25 ice cream flavours! |
| Town and Country Weigh | Horsham | Loose grains, pulses, herbs/spices, and pet food |
| Down to Earth | Hove | Vegetarian wholefoods, fresh produce, bread and pastries |
| Harriet’s of Hove | Hove | Dried food refills, plus oils, vinegars and chilled items |
| U-Weigh | Hythe | Dried loose food refills, eggs, pet food, sweets, etc |
| Bamboo Turtle | Letchworth Garden City | Store cupboard refills and household items |
| Middle Farm | Lewes | Farm shop with loose fresh veg/fruit, cider, and locally sourced dairy produce |
| The Grain Grocer | Margate | Cafe, natural and local foods, small selection of refills |
| My Refill Market | Milton Keynes | Dried food refills, local produce, household items |
| The Naked Pantry New Forest | New Milton | Zero waste groceries, dry food refills |
| Cardews of Oxford | Oxford | Wide range of premium loose tea and coffees to refill |
| SESI | Oxford | Pop up shop with organic refills, dry foods, herbs and spices |
| The Greenhouse | Pulborough | Unpackaged fresh produce and cleaning liquid refills |
| True Food Co-Op | Reading | Loose wholefood refills from aduki beans to walnuts |
| The Eco Pantry | Sevenoaks | Dried food refills into your own jar or container |
| Rice Up | Southampton | Dried food refills, liquid refills, and loose fresh produce |
| The Wild Thyme Wholefoods | Southsea | Fresh food, pantry items, chilled/frozen, etc |
| Refill Pantry | St Albans | Loose dry foods, oils, baking products and tinned goods |
| Eat Wholefoods | St Albans | Refill dried foods, spices, superfood powders, and cleaners |
| Health Foods for You | Sudbury | Refill nuts, seeds, grains, fruits, and cleaning liquids |
| Just Trading | Wallingford | Artisan bread, loose fresh produce, wholefoods, ice-cream! |
| The Market Garden | Witney | Fresh fruit and veg grown by the store owners, plus wholefoods and more |
| Herbaceous | Whitstable | Wholefoods and wide range of herbs and essential oils |
| Larder | Worthing | Unprocessed dry food refills |
South West
Those lucky enough to live in the South West of England have an enormous range of loose food shops to choose from.
Bristol is practically bursting with eco-energy! Our favourite stores in Bristol are Harvest (who also have a store in Bath) for their range of refills, vegan and free-from products, plus tasty cakes and snacks made fresh to takeaway. There’s also Zero Green who have a wider range of refills plus more home, beauty and baby products too.
Other places to get your eco fill:
| Shop | Where | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Bath | Similar to the Bristol store with loose fruit/veg, refills, and cupboard items |
| Newleaf Healthfoods | Bath | Plastic-free healthfoods and dried food refills |
| Cariad Wholefoods | Blandford Forum | Seasonal fresh produce, natural supplements, superfoods and remedies, plus dry food refills |
| Sunrise Organics | Bournemouth | Vegan organic wholefoods, fresh bread, fruit and veg |
| Waste Not Want Not | Bridport | Dry food refills, pantry essentials, home goods |
| ScoopAway | Bristol | Dry food refills, natural supplements and eco body care |
| Better Food | Bristol | Zero waste cafe, loose veg and fruit, wholefoods |
| Preserve Foods | Bristol | Weigh your own dried foods and store cupboard essentials |
| Wild Oats | Bristol | Natural remedies, wholefoods, fresh bread, and deli counter |
| Food Loose | Cheltenham | Dried food refills, snacks, cooking ingredients and pantry |
| Incredible Bulk | Cornwall | Mobile shop selling loose, packaging-free food for delivery |
| Green Ginger Health Food Shop | Corsham | Dry food and cleaning liquid refill stations |
| Down to Earth | Dorchester | Over 200 refills and natural food items |
| The Green Weigh | Dorset | Mobile market stall with dried food refills |
| The Real Food Store | Exeter | Locally sourced bread, fresh produce, eggs and dairy, meat and fish, toiletries, alcoholic beverages, and dry foods |
| Gillian’s Larder | Helston | 130+ loose herbs and spices to refill |
| Save A Packet | Kingsbridge | Dry foods, sweets, pet food, sugar and snacks to refill |
| Packaging Not Included | Marlborough |
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