Step back in time with South Downs butter: made with cream that is specially aged for three days. This traditionally churned butter is washed with ice cold water before it is extruded and packed by hand.









South Downs Slightly Salted Butter 180g
Step back in time with South Downs butter: made with cream that is specially aged for three days. This traditionally churned butter is washed with ice cold water before it is extruded and packed by hand.
Price per kg (on RRP): £22.22
- Next-day chilled courierdispatched Mon to Thu
- Rated 4.9/5from 129 verified buyers
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3 Star Great Taste Award Winner 2018
Can you remember what Butter used to taste like? Step back in time with South Downs butter: made with cream that is specially aged for three days. This traditionally churned butter is washed with ice cold water before it is extruded and packed by hand. South Downs Butter can be frozen. Fresh, it has a shelf life of up to 6 weeks. A Great Taste Award winner for seven years in a row, this is a butter to make Granny proud!
GOLD - 2014 Great Taste Awards - Judges comments: “Attractive pale, creamy colour with cross section striations indicating the churn. No free running water droplets. Gentle, fresh, creamy aroma. The initial flavour is of a salt hit, then a creamy feel spreads across the palate. Persistent fresh feel with a good length of flavour, and the salinity is well balanced by the creaminess. ‘I would happily eat this on its own’.”
Why have we changed the size and shape of our rolls?
The cost of butter production rose by 47% during 2022. This means that although we absorbed much of the increase, retail prices were getting very high, so we decided a little shrinkflation was in order. We've also received many requests to reduce the diameter and lengthen the roll to replicate a typical French roll. This means that with our new shape, it is easy to slice the butter into small discs.
Storage: Eat within 1 week of opening. Keep refrigerated below 5°C.
Suitable for Vegetarians and home freezing.
UK (excluding the areas listed below)*
- FREE shipping on orders over £60
- £3.95 for orders under 1kg
- £4.95 for orders between 1kg and 5kg
- £7.20 for orders over 5kg
Some Aberdeenshire and Caithness postcodes (AB31, AB33-35, AB41-54 and KW1-9) are charged at these rates but take 2 days to be delivered.
Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands, Isle of Man and Isles of Scilly (2-day delivery)
Free shipping does not apply to these areas.
- Northern Ireland (BT): £9.50 for orders up to 10kg, then £1.52 per additional kg
- Scottish Highlands (AB36-38, AB55-56, FK17-21, IV, KW10-14, PA20-40, PH15-41, PH45-50): £15.00 for orders up to 10kg, then £1.17 per additional kg
- Isle of Man (IM): £13.00 for orders up to 10kg, then £1.52 per additional kg
- Isles of Scilly (TR21-25): £18.00 for orders up to 10kg, then £1.52 per additional kg
Isle of Wight
Postcodes: PO30-41. Free shipping does not apply.
- £35.11 for orders up to 10kg, then £1.17 per additional kg
Areas we can't deliver to
Our products are chilled, and our courier can't deliver to the following postcodes quickly enough, so we're unable to deliver to them:
- Scottish Islands: HS, KA27-28, KW15-17, PA41-80, PH42-44, ZE
- Channel Islands: JE, GY
Dispatch Schedule
Orders received by 2pm Monday to Thursday are dispatched the same day via DPD next-day courier (delivery takes two days to the 2-day areas listed above).
Orders received after 2pm on Thursday, or from Friday to Sunday, will be dispatched the following Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a Bank Holiday).
Store Pickup
Alternatively, you can collect from The Milk Churn for free:
Milk Churn Coffee Shop
The Brickworks
Lynwick Street
Rudgwick
RH12 3DH
Tuesday to Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm
Saturday & Sunday 10.00am -4.00pm
Please note that your order will be prepared by our cheese facility. Any orders placed after noon on Friday will not be available to collect until Tuesday lunchtime.
Our Terms & Conditions and Returns & Refunds policy.


Cow's MILK Cream, salt
Contains: Cow's MILK Cream
Suitable for Vegetarians and coeliacs.
Reviews for South Downs Slightly Salted Butter 180g
99% buyers are satisfied
129 reviews
97% average rating



Emma (verified owner) –
Yum!
Roger (verified owner) –
The butter was beautiful with a wonderful taste.
Unfortunately I cannot source it locally and shipping costs make it hard to justify the total cost
Roger (verified owner) –
The butter was beautiful with a wonderful taste.
Unfortunately I cannot source it locally and shipping costs make it hard to justify the total cost
Ken D. (verified owner) –
Throughly deserves best taste award .
Stella A. (verified owner) –
Nice butter but I prefer unpasteurised, this was a free item.
Richard Lay (verified owner) –
Best
Janice Hunt (verified owner) –
Delicious – really creamy.
David Ghost (verified owner) –
Beautiful butter.
David Ghost (verified owner) –
Beautiful butter.
Paul Tunnell (verified owner) –
buttery butter
Chris (verified owner) –
Such a lovely butter, full of flavour, works ever so well on a cracker with a nice chunk of charmer!
Chris (verified owner) –
Such a lovely butter, full of flavour, works ever so well on a cracker with a nice chunk of charmer!
Jo (verified owner) –
The only butter I now eat!
Jo (verified owner) –
The only butter I now eat!
Serena C. (verified owner) –
Creamy as ever!
Paul Tunnell (verified owner) –
Natural butter as it should be
Paul Tunnell (verified owner) –
Natural butter as it should be
Maxine C. (verified owner) –
Perfect
Maxine C. (verified owner) –
Perfect
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Lovely flavour, just enough salt without spoiling the taste. Easy to spread too.
Susan W. (verified owner) –
The butter is creamy and tastey.
Valerie Young (verified owner) –
Loved the butter great taste, will definitely buy again
Paula Melhuish (verified owner) –
lovely butter
Fay B –
Delicious full of flavour. Will buy again.
Jacqui C –
First experienced the cheese and butter at Everflyht Vineyard. We liked it so much we ordered some. Delivery was quick and very well packaged up. The butter and cheese have not disappointed. Can definitely recommend.
Elizabeth M –
Another delicious product – used extensively by all our family, particularly for cooking.
Richard T –
Ordering was easy. Delivery was held up by a couple of days for an unknown reason but the cheeses and butter were in perfect condition because of the excellent packaging. We are looking forward to having some in the coming days.
Richard T –
Ordering was easy. Delivery was held up by a couple of days for an unknown reason but the cheeses and butter were in perfect condition because of the excellent packaging. We are looking forward to having some in the coming days.
Marie M –
Great product as always. Unfortunately, APC delivered it to the wrong address. Fortunately, the person on receipt (not even a neighbour) managed to contact me and delivered my parcel to me the same day.
Marie M –
Great product as always. Unfortunately, APC delivered it to the wrong address. Fortunately, the person on receipt (not even a neighbour) managed to contact me and delivered my parcel to me the same day.
Stella A –
Love this butter.
Stella A –
Love this butter.
Cathy N –
Can I give it 6 stars? Absolutely delicious butter, nearly finished my 3 packets—need to order more soon!
Cathy N –
Can I give it 6 stars? Absolutely delicious butter, nearly finished my 3 packets—need to order more soon!
Katharine W –
Wonderful butter, well packaged, quick arrival. Excellent seller.
Katharine W –
Wonderful butter, well packaged, quick arrival. Excellent seller.
Katharine W –
Gorgeous cheese, butter and chutney, very quick arrival, well packaged. Superb seller.
Katharine W –
Gorgeous cheese, butter and chutney, very quick arrival, well packaged. Superb seller.
Janet D –
Very nice.
Janet D –
Very nice.
Pat H –
Best butter.
Pat H –
Best butter.
Susanne W –
This butter is delicious.
Valerie B –
Easy to order, prompt well-packed delivery. The South Downs butter I first tasted in a restaurant is as good as I expected. Glad I have found it to order online!
calliope t –
Excellent all round.
calliope t –
Excellent all round.
Cathy N –
Very tasty creamy butter, gave a packet to a friend, now she wants to order more!
Cathy N –
Very tasty creamy butter, gave a packet to a friend, now she wants to order more!
ALISON W –
This packet of butter – and the other, arrived squashed and oozing out of the packet; cheese was fine.
Stella A –
Lovely creamy, tasty butter I use on almost everything and very good for cooking too. It can be kept in the freezer till needed.
Stella A –
Lovely creamy, tasty butter I use on almost everything and very good for cooking too. It can be kept in the freezer till needed.
Martina M –
We have been shopping with this company for a long time now, and this butter is some of the tastiest I have ever bought. I am also a great fan of the cheese which is extremely tasty.
Cathy N –
The best English butter I have ever tasted – yummy! The unsalted is also excellent for cooking and baking. Also pleased to support British farming industry.
Cathy N –
The best English butter I have ever tasted – yummy! The unsalted is also excellent for cooking and baking. Also pleased to support British farming industry.
Susanne W –
Love this butter and always treat myself to a block or two when I order online.
Catherine L –
Excellent products, well packed and arrived quickly. I love Twineham Grange and my family are so impressed by Sussex Charmer.
Marie M –
Delicious butter. Great delivery service. Thank you!
Marie M –
Delicious butter. Great delivery service. Thank you!
Serena W –
I didn’t know butter could taste so delicious!
Serena W –
I didn’t know butter could taste so delicious!
K R –
Good flavour just how butter should taste.
K R –
Good flavour just how butter should taste.
Elizabeth M –
I treated us to some of this for a self-catering holiday in the Autumn and am now buying it regularly. A complete hit – tastes as butter should and looks beautiful too, if you can describe butter in the round like this! I used it to make smoked salmon scrambled eggs on Christmas morning and it was the best scrambled egg dish I had made for ages. Creamy, light, delicious – and definitely rather indulgent.
Elizabeth M –
I treated us to some of this for a self-catering holiday in the Autumn and am now buying it regularly. A complete hit – tastes as butter should and looks beautiful too, if you can describe butter in the round like this! I used it to make smoked salmon scrambled eggs on Christmas morning and it was the best scrambled egg dish I had made for ages. Creamy, light, delicious – and definitely rather indulgent.
Charlotte F –
Probably the best tasting butter I’ve ever had!
Charlotte F –
Probably the best tasting butter I’ve ever had!
Marie M –
Excellent products and excellent service.
Marie M –
Excellent products and excellent service.
Elizabeth M –
Bought this for the first time with my latest order. It is lovely tasty butter, very creamy and very lightly salted. We took this pack on holiday with us (self-catering cottage in Suffolk), and it was a real treat which we used to cook with and with cheese and biscuits as well as with mini baguettes for breakfast. As a result I will definitely try the unsalted version for baking soon and buy more of the lightly salted too.
Therese P –
Delivery was quick. Products are delicious, especially the butter and cheese. Have ordered many times.
Therese P –
Delivery was quick. Products are delicious, especially the butter and cheese. Have ordered many times.
James J –
Regular order
James J –
Regular order
C F –
Just incredibly tasty
C F –
Just incredibly tasty
Susanne W –
Fabulously tasty butter.
Susanne W –
Fabulously tasty butter.
Susan P –
Such beautiful creamy butter mmmmmmmnnmm.
Susan P –
Such beautiful creamy butter mmmmmmmnnmm.
Geoff H –
Really good taste.
Geoff H –
Really good taste.
Les W –
Very tasty butter.
Les W –
Very tasty butter.
Margaret D –
Excellent
Margaret D –
Excellent
Paul A –
Excellent butter, creamy and flavoursome. thanks
Paul A –
Excellent butter, creamy and flavoursome. thanks
Gabrielle K –
Good flavour
Gabrielle K –
Good flavour
Anne-Marie M –
Delicious butter straight to our door. Delighted!
Anne-Marie M –
Delicious butter straight to our door. Delighted!
James J –
Ditto
James J –
Ditto
Angela D –
Brilliant!. I have ordered a number of times from Bookham. My order was delivered within 2 days. The cheese and butter all had sbd well into the new year. Well packaged and stayed well chilled. APC are their best carriers. Merry Christmas
Angela D –
Brilliant!. I have ordered a number of times from Bookham. My order was delivered within 2 days. The cheese and butter all had sbd well into the new year. Well packaged and stayed well chilled. APC are their best carriers. Merry Christmas