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Mersea Island Vineyard

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National GeographicSep 2

It's Oyster Season—Here's Where to Eat the U.K.'s Best

If you ever need an excuse to eat an oyster, Bobby Groves has plenty. The author of Oyster Isles: A Journey Through Britain and Ireland’s Oysters — a book written on a 5,000-mile motorcycle ride ...

Local producer of crisp, dry white wines.

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  • The Company ShedRestaurantWooden shack on Mersea Island, serving native oysters.
  • Mersea Island VineyardPlaceLocal producer of crisp, dry white wines.
  • Elsewhere
  • Chiltern FirehouseRestaurantLondon, United KingdomBobby Groves set up the raw bar at this London restaurant.
  • Stranraer Oyster FestivalFestivalStranraer, United KingdomAnnual festival, catalyst for town's growth, serves 15,000 oysters.
  • Loch Ryan Oyster Fishery CompanyPlaceStranraer, United KingdomSustainably fishes Scotland's sole remaining wild native oyster bed.
  • Bar ShrimpBarManchester, United KingdomServes Cornish native oysters with horseradish and lemon.
  • Higher GroundRestaurantManchester, United KingdomServes oysters with preserved wild garlic.
  • Kelp CanteenRestaurantFalmouth, United KingdomServes local natives raw with a roasted quince vinaigrette.
  • Whitstable Oyster CompanyRestaurantWhitstable, United KingdomOne of Europe's oldest oyster purveyors, founded in the 1400s.
  • Oyster Stores BarRestaurantWhitstable, United KingdomVictorian meeting hall interiors on the first floor.
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