On the outskirts of Frome, Tytherington Milk Station is located on the farmgate at Bullsbridge Farm in the village of Tytherington. Bullsbridge Farm is a traditional family run dairy farm home to the Salmon family for over 80 years. Andy Salmon has lived at the farm his whole life and is the 3rd generation of the family. Andy and his wife Emma wanted to sell milk direct from the farm and this is how the idea of the Milk Station was born.
The Milk Station was established in 2017 and comprises of a very simple to use milk vending machine. The vending machine on the farm gate is open daily from 7am to 7pm where you can dispense your own milk direct into a lovely reusable 1 litre Tytherington Milk Station glass bottle or you are welcome to bring your own container. Glass bottles are available to be purchased in an adjacent vending machine next to the milk vending machine.
The farm is home to a happy healthy herd of 240 Holstein Friesian dairy cows which are milked twice a day to produce the delicious milk that we sell via vending machines. Andy and his family work hard to ensure that the cows receive the highest level of care and welfare.
We are part of the Pro-Active Dairy Farming initiative, which is run by our vets, Garston House. This initiative looks to improve all aspects of dairy cow health, be that, body condition, locomotion scoring, blood testing, everything about trying to improve animal health and welfare.
Tytherington Milk Station are proud to be associated with the Free Range Dairy initiative. As long as the fields are dry enough for the cows to access, we want them out in the fields grazing. When the winter months come, we have to keep them inside and cosy eating the silage and maize that we harvested throughout the Summer and Autumn months.
Milk found in supermarkets is often so processed it is unrecognisable from its original form and has travelled hundreds of miles around the country.
Reducing plastic usage is very important to us and everyone is becoming more conscious of the impact that plastic is having on the environment. At Tytherington milk station reusable glass bottles can be purchased, and these bottles can be reused every time you need a refill. Once purchased these bottles are yours to keep, just wash the bottle thoroughly ideally in a dishwasher and keep reusing. Since opening in 2017 we would have saved thousands of plastic milk bottles going into landfill. Milk in glass bottles also tastes even better!
We currently have 4 machines running:
7am – 7pm, cash only
24 hours, contactless payments only
7am – 4.30pm, contactless payments only
24 hours, contactless payments only
We can supply and deliver to café’s and wholesale customers, so please contact us for more details.
For more information about Tytherington Milk Station, please contact us.