Lairage

Where to take deer

Abattoirs approved for farmed deer, and approved game handling establishments that take in wild deer. Some game handlers will also process a deer you have shot for your own table.

56 approved premises take deer, and 6 have confirmed private kill. To sort them by distance from you, use the postcode search.

Diagram of a deer showing the main venison cuts: neck, shoulder, saddle, haunch, breast and shank.
The main venison cuts. Your cutting list tells the butcher how to cut each one.

East Midlands 7

  1. F Redfern

    Buxton, Derbyshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  2. R B Elliott & Son Ltd

    Chesterfield, Derbyshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  3. Melton Meat Limited

    Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

    Takes sheep, goats and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  4. H Dawson & Sons

    Boston, Lincolnshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  5. Lincolnshire Game Ltd

    Boston, Lincolnshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and other wild game

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  6. Peterborough Game Company Ltd

    Bourne, Lincolnshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  7. Walesby Top Ltd

    Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

    Takes farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

East of England 3

  1. Ben Rigby Game Ltd

    Maldon, Essex

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  2. C H & E I Bambridge & Sons Ltd

    Thetford, Norfolk

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  3. H G Blake (Costessey) Ltd

    Norwich, Norfolk

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer

    Private kill not yet confirmed

London 1

  1. Romford Halal Meats Ltd

    Upminster, Havering

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

North East 2

  1. Carrick Game

    Milfield, Northumberland

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  2. Hetton Management Services

    Alnwick, Northumberland

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

North West 5

  1. Bells Fishmongers Limited

    Carlisle, Cumberland

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  2. Cartmel Valley Game Suppliers Limited

    Nr Grange-Over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  3. Deer 'N Dexter

    Eden District area

    Takes farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  4. Furness Fish & Game Ltd

    Grange-over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  5. Lancashire Game Limited

    Preston, Lancashire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

South East 8

  1. Oakland Park

    Hermitage, West Berkshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares, wild game birds and other wild game

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  2. Vicars Game Limited

    Newbury, West Berkshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  3. D H Game Ltd

    Warnford, Hampshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  4. Newhouse Game

    Southampton, Hampshire

    Takes farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  5. Turner's Game

    Canterbury, Kent

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  6. Chanctonbury Game Limited

    Pulborough, West Sussex

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  7. Chef's Farms Ltd

    Petworth, West Sussex

    Takes wild deer

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  8. Down Land Traditional Meats Ltd

    Henfield, West Sussex

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

South West 15

  1. J and J Farmers Abattoir

    Holsworthy, Cornwall

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  2. T & H Lobb Limited

    Bodmin, Cornwall

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  3. Curtis Pitts Deer Services Ltd

    Cullompton, Devon

    Takes wild deer and wild rabbits and hares

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  4. East Hill Pride

    Ottery St Mary, Devon

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game, wild deer and wild rabbits and hares

    Offers private kill

  5. Gages Farm Ltd

    Teignbridge District area

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and other wild game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  6. M C Kelly Limited

    Crediton, Devon

    Takes farmed deer and game, wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  7. P J Hayman Abattoir Ltd

    Ottery St. Mary, Devon

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  8. C and S Meats Limited

    Sherbourne, Dorset

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer

    Offers private kill

  9. J Broomhall Ltd

    Gloucester, Gloucestershire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer

    Offers private kill

  10. Natures Larder Game

    Cirencester, Gloucestershire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  11. C Snell Wholesale

    Chard, Somerset

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Offers private kill

  12. Stillmans (Somerset) Ltd

    Taunton, Somerset

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and farmed deer and game

    Offers private kill

  13. H F Stiles & Son Ltd

    Chippenham, Wiltshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Offers private kill

  14. Hampshire Game Ltd

    Andover, Wiltshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  15. Wiltshire Game Ltd

    Salisbury, Wiltshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

Wales 3

  1. M K (Wales) Ltd T/A (Maddock Kembery Meats)

    Maesteg, Bridgend

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  2. William Arthur James (T/A WA James Butchers)

    Raglan, Monmouthshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  3. WJ George (Butchers) Ltd

    Brecon, Powys

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

West Midlands 6

  1. Willo Game Ltd

    Bishops Castle, Shropshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  2. H.P. Westwood Limited

    Burntwood, Staffordshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  3. Manifold Valley Meats

    Leek, Staffordshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  4. Perry's of Eccleshall Limited

    Eccleshall, Staffordshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  5. Peter Coates (Alrewas) Limited

    Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  6. Wootton Organic Wholesale Ltd.

    Oakamoor, Staffordshire

    Takes sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, farmed deer and game and wild game birds

    Private kill not yet confirmed

Yorkshire and The Humber 6

  1. Dovecote Park Ltd

    Pontefract, North Yorkshire

    Takes cattle, goats and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  2. L & A Dent (Game Dealers) Limited

    Leyburn, North Yorkshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  3. Langthorne'S Buffalo Produce

    Northallerton, North Yorkshire

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, ostriches and emus, farmed deer and game and other wild game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  4. Ox Close Fine Foods

    Wetherby, North Yorkshire

    Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds

    Wild game handler, ask about your own game

  5. H M Venison Ltd

    Barnsley

    Takes cattle and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

  6. L Wood & Sons

    Huddersfield, Kirklees

    Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and farmed deer and game

    Private kill not yet confirmed

Questions

How many abattoirs and game handlers take deer in England and Wales?

56 approved premises take deer, according to the Food Standards Agency's list of 1 October 2026. 6 have confirmed private kill with us so far.

Which parts of the country have the most abattoirs and game handlers for deer?

Most are in the South West (15), the South East (8) and the East Midlands (7).

Can I get a deer I have shot butchered?

Yes. You can butcher it yourself for your own household, or ask a game handler or butcher to do it. Selling venison has its own rules, so check them before you sell.