When summer arrives, whether the sun is shining or not, one element is guaranteed: it’s Great British BBQ season. First and foremost, you’ll want to find the best quality meat. We believe the best way to find this is not in a supermarket, but with a specialist BBQ delivery box delivered straight to your door. Ideally, served alongside jacket potatoes and beautifully coloured salads (which we also have covered below).
Here, we recommend some of our favourite summer BBQ boxes from farms that produce high-quality, delicious produce. And they do so through high-welfare and nature-friendly approaches, whether they farm organically, free-range and/or regeneratively.
It’s worth noting that each supplier offers a whole range of produce, not just what we’ve picked out or mentioned. So, if you like the sound of one box, we recommend exploring the brand’s website to find what else they have on offer.
The Live Frankly seal of approval:
These are really good food companies, doing good things. To be included in this list, each brand has been given the Live Frankly seal of approval. We are not a certification, but we talk with every brand and ask them to complete a comprehensive questionnaire about their ethical standards before we feature them. No brand is perfect – we’re all operating in an imperfect world – but only purpose-driven brands that are working to change things for the better are allowed on Live Frankly.
We ask that animal welfare and workers’ rights and pay are ensured across the supply chain, and want to know about their governance structures. This means you can be confident these brands are some of the most ethical and sustainable around. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Best UK BBQ delivery boxes
Here are our top picks for the best BBQ delivery boxes in the UK, in no particular order – they’re all brilliant in their unique ways.
Pipers Farm | Large BBQ Meat Box
Why we love Pipers Farm:
Devon-based Pipers Farm is a 50-acre family farm working in tune with nature. They partner with over 45 other family farms in the surrounding areas, and they have their own team of highly-skilled, artisan butchers.
Tasty is the keyword here. Their properly free-range, slowly reared and grass-fed selection of meat has a depth of flavour you will have forgotten it could have.
Why we love the large BBQ meat box:
If you’ve got any large gatherings on the horizon, this Large BBQ Meat Box from Pipers Farm is a sure way to feed a hungry crowd. It features all the best BBQ cuts you could need, from grass-fed beef burgers, Cumberland sausages to free-range chicken wings.
Contents:
- 16 Ultimate Burger Buns
- 8 Grass Fed Beef Steak Burgers
- 8 Properly Free Range Chicken Burgers
- 12 Cumberland Sausages
- 1kg Properly Free Range Chicken Wings
- 1 x Tomato Ketchup
- 1 x BBQ Sauce
ÂŁ64.00 | SHOP NOW
Helen Browning’s Organic | BBQ Box No.2
Why we love Helen Browning’s Organic:
Helen Browning’s Organic is a pioneering farm named after farmer Helen Browning, who has been a pioneer in organic farming since 1986.
Helen Browning’s offer a range of meat bundles featuring premium organic beef and pork products, perfect for a BBQ, from their free-ranging, dairy-bred, grass-fed animals.
Why we love the BBQ Box No.2:
Helen Browning’s BBQ Box No.2 is perfect for a classic no-fuss family-friendly feast on a hot summer’s day, catering for all tastes. It features a selection of their most popular all organic BBQ items at an affordable price.
From organic burgers and sausages to grass-fed beef steak and even organic pulled pork, this box is all you need for a sizzling good time in the garden.
Contents:
1 Ă— Organic Seasoned Beef Burger (four pack)
1 Ă— Organic Hot Dog (six pack)
1 Ă— Organic Speedy Sausages (six pack)
1 Ă— Organic Rump Steak
1 Ă— Biona Organic BBQ Sauce
1 Ă— Organic Pulled Pork with Turmeric, Ginger & Five Spice
Helen Browning’s also have a small BBQ Box no.1 and a large BBQ Box no.3, depending on how many hungry mouths you have to feed.
ÂŁ46.50 | SHOP NOW
Fosse Meadows | The “All Chicken” BBQ Box
Why we love Fosse Meadows:
The USP of Fosse Meadows chicken is that they are grown to 81 days. Why is this significant? Well, an average supermarket chicken is grown to around 35 days, so a Fosse chicken lives more than twice as long. This also happens to be four weeks longer than free-range chickens.
Owners of this fourth generation farm, Nick and Jacob, share a passion for genuinely brilliant food, both in flavour and quality.
Why we love Fosse Meadows’ The “All Chicken” BBQ Box:
Chicken offers a light yet delicious evening BBQ option. Fosse Meadows’ All Chicken BBQ Box uses the whole chicken, which means no part of the chicken is going to waste. Their marinades, burgers and sausages are homemade from simple, fresh, quality ingredients.
Contents:
6 x Free Range Chilli Marinated Wings
Marinated in Chilli, Ginger & Lime 500g typically
4 x Free Range Drumsticks 500g typically
6 x Free Range Handmade Chicken Sausages 400g typically
2 x Free Range 6oz Chicken Burgers 340g total typically
4 x Free Range Chicken Skewers 340g total typically
ÂŁ32.50 | SHOP NOW
Field & Flower | 30 Portions Value Box
Why we love Field & Flower:
Field & Flower was co-founded by fifth-generation farmer, James Flower, and food-lover, James Mansfield (Field & Flower, geddit?). Field & Flower partner with some of the best independent West Country farmers and fishermen who share their value of high animal welfare and sustainability.
You can buy one-off boxes or subscriptions, which help to minimise waste. If there is excess, they send it to FareShare South West to provide meals for vulnerable people.
Why we love Field & Flower’s 30 Portions Value Box:
Order once, and depending on how many mouths you have to feed, you’ll have enough food for multiple BBQs. If you want an easy time, you can stick sausages, chicken and pork rib-eye steaks straight on the barbie. When you’re feeling a bit more creative, turn the beef mince into burgers and the diced chicken into kebabs.
Contents:
2 x Pork Rib-Eye Steaks, Pack of 2 (400g)
1 x Family Pack of Cumberland Sausages (768g)
1 x Pork & Sage Chipolatas (320g)
2 x Chicken Legs, Pack of 2 (450g)
1 x Piri Piri Chicken Drumsticks (1kg)
1 x Family Pack of Beef Mince (600g)
1 x Family Pack of Diced Chicken Thigh Fillet (680g)
ÂŁ53.21 | SHOP NOW
Wylde Market | Weekly Changing BBQ Bundle
Why we love Wylde:
Wylde is the online farmers’ market where you can shop directly from producers without having to get out of bed! And everything gets delivered in one convenient box.
There’s no subscription, no obligation and, while everything’s super convenient and online, some things never change: like every good market, it’s best to get there early. When it’s gone, it’s gone!
Why we love Wylde’s BBQ Bundle:
Every week throughout the summer months, Wylde curate their ‘Barbecue Bundle’. Made up from the organic, pasture fed, regenerative or wild meat that’s been listed on their site by producers across the UK, Wylde’s Barbecue Bundle changes from week to week depending on what’s good. It’s the old French concept of shopping selon le marchĂ©, or according to the market.
The Wylde Market opens online each weekend and closes on Wednesday lunchtime. Nationwide delivery on Fridays.
ÂŁ Varies | SHOP NOW
Abel & Cole | Summer BBQ Salad & Veg Box
Why we love Abel & Cole:
One of the pioneering food box schemes, Abel & Cole started with organic vegetables more than 30 years ago. Their ethics are still strong, with a family feel in their HQ and suppliers extolling the values of working with them.
Why we love Abel & Cole’s Summer BBQ Salad & Veg Box:
What would a BBQ in the garden be without a good ol’ summer salad?
Abel & Cole’s organic Summer BBQ Salad & Veg Box features a changing, weekly selection of seasonal grillable veggies and side salad ingredients to round out any BBQ feast.
This carefully curated selection of fresh veg from Abel & Cole’s trusted farmers is paired with a selection of ingredients to make up a zesty marinade or salad dressing.
Brilliantly, for each box sold, Abel & Cole will donate a portion of fresh, nutritious fruit and veg to one of their food charity partners: the Felix Project, Dons Local Action Group and School Food Matters.
Contents (at time of writing):
- Baby Spinach
- Bunched Carrots
- Cherry Vine Tomatoes
- Red Pepper
- Ridge Cucumber
- Rocket
- Spring Onions
- Sweet Potatoes
Weekly subscription ÂŁ18.50 | SHOP NOW
Main image: Pipers Farm
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