Family Butcher — High Street, Starbeck

Proper meat,
proper family.

A traditional counter on Starbeck High Street selling locally sourced meat, home-made pies, sausages and bacon — the kind of butcher that wins national awards for actually being good at butchery.

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Great Taste Award stars

Best Family-Run Butchers accolade

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Accolades as reported publicly — see sources in this project's research.md.

A family business on Starbeck High Street

Elite Meat is a family-run butcher shop owned by Gordon Atkinson, selling locally sourced meat — some of it from the family's own farm — alongside home-made pies, sausages and bacon.

It's the kind of shop that does one thing and does it properly, which is exactly why it picked up a national "Best Family-Run Butchers" accolade and two Great Taste Award stars.

What we sell

A proper butcher's counter, not a supermarket aisle. Scroll to see the full range.

Fresh Butchery

All the everyday cuts, prepared to order at the counter, not pre-packed days in advance.

Home-Made Pies

Including the Prime Yorkshire Pork Pie, a Great Taste Award star winner.

Sausages & Bacon

Including Nitrate-free Smoked Bacon, another Great Taste Award star winner.

Locally Sourced Meat

Sourced locally wherever possible, including from the family's own farm.

Orders & Hampers

Call or email ahead for bigger orders, BBQ packs or a specific cut for the weekend.

Awards & recognition

Independently judged recognition, not marketing claims.

★★

Great Taste Award — Smoked Bacon

A star for the Nitrate-free Smoked Bacon, judged blind by the Guild of Fine Food.

★★

Great Taste Award — Pork Pie

A star for the Prime Yorkshire Pork Pie, made to Elite Meat's own recipe.

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Best Family-Run Butchers, UK

A national accolade reported by the Harrogate Informer in 2019.

Why customers come back

Genuinely family-run

Owned and run by Gordon Atkinson's family, not a chain wearing a butcher's apron.

Award-winning products

Two Great Taste Award stars and a national "Best Family-Run Butchers" accolade.

Local sourcing

Meat sourced locally, including from the family's own farm, wherever possible.

Frequently asked questions

For everyday counter items just call in. For larger orders, hampers, or specific cuts for a big weekend, ring or email ahead so we can make sure we have exactly what you need.

We're a family business and source locally wherever we can, including from our own family farm. Ask in shop about any particular cut and where it's from.

Our Nitrate-free Smoked Bacon and Prime Yorkshire Pork Pie have each won a Great Taste Award star, the industry's independent blind-tasted quality mark.

Call or email the shop to ask about delivery or collection for larger orders.

Opening hours

Monday – Saturday: 8:00am – 3:00pm
Sunday: Closed

Hours as published — please confirm by phone before visiting.

Find us

Visit the shop

Call, email, or just call in on High Street, Starbeck.

Call 01423 883 194 Email the shop

53-57 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LQ

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Proper meat,proper family.