F. Drury& Sons.
A Wiltshire abattoir and wholesale butcher — over a hundred years of quiet craft, welfare and full-chain traceability.
A single yard.
Two trades under one roof.
The Abattoir
Over a hundred years of trading, decades of training, and an in-house Quality Assurance team monitoring CCTV and every product line. Welfare and handling are audited daily — nothing leaves the yard that hasn't met our standards.
Wholesale
A modern refrigerated fleet delivers beef and lamb to restaurants, farm shops and independent butchers across the South West. We work best with kitchens who care where their meat comes from — and want the same names to arrive every week.
Four rules we don't bend.
Welfare, above all
CCTV across every production stage, monitored in-house by our Quality Assurance team. Not decoration — a working practice, audited and recorded.
Full traceability
Every animal is tracked from arrival to dispatch. If it's on our block, we know the farm, the field and the day it came in.
Trained hands
Around thirty-five people work here. Many of them have been with us over a decade — because good butchery is a craft, not a shift.
Kept close
The abattoir, the ageing rooms, the block and the shop counter all sit inside the same Wiltshire yard. Short journeys. Longer flavour.
A yard that has fed Wiltshire for four generations.
F. Drury & Sons has been trading for over a hundred years. In that time we've seen BSE, Foot and Mouth, and every fluctuation of British farming — and quietly kept doing what we do. Modern refrigerated vehicles now leave the yard every morning, but the standards on the block have never really changed.
Answers before you ring us.
A short list of things we're most often asked. Anything else? Call the abattoir on 01793 852467 or drop us a message.
- Where is F. Drury & Sons based?
- F. Drury & Sons is at The Abattoir, Tockenham, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7PF — a short drive from Swindon town centre, just off the A3102.
- How do I open a wholesale account?
- We supply restaurants, farm shops and independent butchers across Wiltshire, Swindon and the South West. Use the enquiry form on our Wholesale page, download the Wholesale Account Application PDF from the footer, or call the abattoir on 01793 852467 to discuss your requirements.
- Do you offer full traceability?
- Yes. Every animal is tracked from arrival to dispatch through our in-house system, and CCTV runs across all aspects of production, monitored by a dedicated Quality Assurance team.
- How long has F. Drury & Sons been trading?
- Over one hundred years. The family trade at Tockenham dates back to around 1924, and F. Drury & Sons Limited was formally incorporated on 5 September 1958 (Companies House number 00610856).
- Can I order a whole or half animal, or a bulk cut?
- Yes — we can arrange whole or half beef and lamb, cut and packed to your requirements. Call the abattoir on 01793 852467 to discuss booking, timing and cutting instructions.
- What paperwork do I need to bring with livestock?
- We ask every consignment to arrive with a signed Food Chain Information (FCI) declaration and a Livestock Movement Declaration. Both are downloadable as PDFs from the footer of this page.