The Thursday Cottage Story
Thursday Cottage was started in 1963 in a cottage of the same name outside Spaxton, Somerset. For many years, the business was owned and run by Hugh and Pam Corbin from Lyme Regis, until they sold it to us in 2002.
The production unit is now based at Trewlands Farm in Tiptree in the Essex countryside where we still make a variety of handmade jams, marmalades and curds. The ingredients, the open pan cooking and the distinctive taste and character of Thursday Cottage products has changed little from the time when the company was based in the West Country, over fifty years ago.
We take great care in choosing the best ingredients and use a variety of traditional and unusual fruits such as greengages (Greengage Jam), pink grapefruit (Pink Grapefruit Marmalade) and rhubarb (Rhubarb with Stem Ginger Jam). All of our products are made in small batches and we fill the jars by hand when we can because you get more whole fruit in the product this way, which means a more hearty and fruity taste. The hard work and effort consistently put in by our small team here has been reflected in recent years by the gold awards that Thursday Cottage products have received at the Great Taste Awards.
The small team at Trewlands Farm have been involved in making fine preserves and working with quality fruit for many years. Chris Newenham has an extensive knowledge of fruit, Donna Smith is well known to many stockists and customers as she has been responsible for sales since the business arrived in Essex in 2002, Ania Parker uses her experience to lead the dedicated production team while Mark Smith brings over twenty five years of jam making experience to the company. Everyone at Thursday Cotttage has a key part to play in the success of products and the business whether in new development, production, quality control, sales or support.
We hope you enjoy our products as much as we enjoy making them.
Latest News...
Marmalade Awards entry deadline 11 February 2021
There is still time to submit your marmalade to this year’s World’s Original Marmalade Awards, the deadline is 10th February: https://www.dalemain.com/homemade-marmalade-awards/ Founder Jane Hasell-McCosh, “Since announcing the Awards would return in 2021, we...
Marmalade Awards entry deadline 11 February 2021
There is still time to submit your marmalade to this year’s World’s Original Marmalade Awards, the deadline is 10th February: https://www.dalemain.com/homemade-marmalade-awards/ Founder Jane Hasell-McCosh, “Since announcing the Awards would return in 2021, we...
The Marmalade Awards raise over £20,000 for Hospice at Home in 2020
Despite the cancellation of the Marmalade Festival in March 2020, organisers of the Marmalade Awards were delighted to present Hospice at Home Carlisle & North Lakeland with a cheque for £20,278.50 in December. The Charity has been the main beneficiary of...
Star Jars – Great Taste Awards
One of Thursday’s Cottage most recent products, Gingerbread Caramel Spread received 2 stars from the Great Taste Awards while our traditional Lemon Curd received 1 star. We are delighted and would like to share the judges’ comments: “Thursday Cottage Gingerbread...
Afternoon tea week at Thursday Cottage -10th-16th August
Afternoon tea was introduced in Britain by the seventh Duchess of Bedford in 1840. She decided there was a need for refreshments during the long gap between lunch and dinner, so afternoon tea at 4 p.m. was established. Diners would need a hearty appetite to consume a...
Virtual National Cream Tea Day – Friday 26 June
Come celebrate with us on Friday 25th for Virtual National Cream Tea day.
Marmalade Awards raise over £20,000 for Hospice at Home
Marmalade making, especially handmade marmalade making, has proved to be an opportunity to raise funds for charity while displaying some creative recipe ideas. The 2020 World’s Original Marmalade Awards at Dalemain received over 3000 entries from 43 countries raising...
Home deliveries – great for gifts
A thoughtful and practical gift for a friend or relation who you can’t meet at the moment would be a box of our hand-made jams, marmalades and curds delivered to their door. Just click on your chosen products and you will go through to the on line delivery service...
Supplies in stock
We recognize that these are difficult times and we want to reassure customers that we have a good range of products in our warehouse and a small team will be working in the factory to deal with any urgent orders. The office will be manned by one of our colleagues...
Marmalade Festival 2020 Cancelled
Dalemain, the home of the World’s Original Marmalade Festival has just announced: “We are extremely sad to announce that, following recent developments and further advice, we have taken the very difficult decision to cancel this year’s Marmalade Festival on both...
Marmalades – Awards, tastings & celebrations 14/15 March 2020
Thursday Cottage is delighted to sponsor of the Commonwealth Marmalade category at The World’s Original Marmalade Awards. The marmalades have been made, most of the judging has been completed and all this effort culminates in two magnificent days of celebrating the...
