A Foodie’s Guide to Camping in Somerset: How to eat well while enjoying Somerset’s beautiful outdoors
What’s the item that will make or break your next camping trip? The food of course! Somerset Region, located one hour from Brisbane, is filled with breathtaking natural locations ideal for pitching a tent or pulling up the van.
The Esk Fruit Shop
If you are looking for a local fruit shop which offers good, old fashion country hospitality, impeccable service and good quality produce, look no further than The Esk Fruit Shop.
For many years owners Nic and Kim have been providing locals with the finest produce including fresh fruit and vegetables, gourmet treats, and other items to meet their customer's changing tastes and needs . Whether you’re preparing for a traditional Sunday roast or looking for fresh fruit and vegies to pop in the kid’s lunchboxes, you’ll find everything you need at The Esk Fruit Shop.
Picnic Society
Unique to Somerset, Toogoolawah based Picnic Society is a weekend cafe, private event and function space and a retail store all in one. On Saturdays and Sundays Picnic Society offers a seasonal menu inspired by local produce, handmade French pastries, glorious coffee and a providore range of hand stirred jams, relishes and pickles. Picnic Society offers an exciting catering menu for private functions in store or in home. With its European undertones, Picnic Society imports unique French picnic baskets, French cheese storage bags, Italian glass bottles, one of a kind picnic rugs and quirky picnic accessories.
Somerset Dam General Store
Located in the heart of the Somerset Dam village, the Somerset Dam General Store has everything you’ll need on your next visit. With a range of takeaway meals, convenience items, cold drinks, bait and premium petrol, you’ll find what you need to enjoy a day out on the water or exploring the Somerset region. Chat to them about their catering options including grazing boxes, celebration cakes and group functions.
Kilcoy Quality Meats
Kilcoy Quality Meats is a proudly Australian owned and managed family business.
Their grass-fed beef is farmed in the Lockyer and Somerset Regions of Queensland, where their animals are free to graze on green pastures. They believe strongly in farming in harmony with nature and only produce the healthiest, tastiest meat.
They wouldn’t feed to anyone else that which they wouldn’t feed to their own families. That’s why their animals feed according to their natural diets without the use of antibiotics or artificial hormones.
Their meats are procured directly from farmers, meaning quality and pricing is never compromised.
