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AWARD WINNING CHRISTMAS TURKEYS HAND REARED IN THE HEART OF ESSEX
Order your Christmas turkey direct from the farm.
Forest Lodge Farm
Forest Lodge Farm is a family-run turkey farm in the Essex countryside providing the local areas of Billericay, Brentwood, Basildon, Braintree, Chelmsford, Ingatestone, Shenfield and surrounding villages with award winning Christmas turkeys. All our turkeys are raised to the highest standards and beautifully prepared ready to go straight into the oven.
Order your turkey online now or explore our site further to find out more about our farm, family and succulent tasting Forest Lodge turkeys, reared exclusively at Christmas for a truly special festive meal.
How to order a Christmas turkey
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As well as traditional Christmas turkeys, we sell free range turkey crowns, halved turkeys and stuffed turkeys rolls. Find out more by heading to our Christmas Turkey Range page or skip to the Order Now button to place your order.
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Go to our online order page and order your turkey for Christmas collection.
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On the 23 & 24 December the Forest Lodge farm gates will open for collections. Bring your order number with you and drive to our farm near Ingatestone in the village of Stock.
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Roll down your car window and give your order number to one of our friendly members of staff who will then locate your turkey and place it into the boot of your car.
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Store your turkey in the fridge (or if there isn’t space a cool, dark place) until Christmas day. Meanwhile familiarise yourself with the suggested cooking times included in the box.
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Remove your turkey from the fridge 1 hour before cooking. Read our easy to follow cooking instructions and start roasting. Allow to rest for 30 minutes before sitting down to enjoy your Christmas turkey.
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“The highlight of our Christmas dinner”
— Nancy Clements-Smith