New family deli opens in Exmouth Indoor Market

Run by three generations of the same family, Miles & Grace was launched just four weeks ago on 21 May 2021.

The deli stocks a wide variety of local products, with everything from local cheeses and pork to jams and dessert fruits.

We spoke to the manager of the deli, Jessica Kidd, whose daughter Serena works there, and whose mother Lesley Thompson owns the business.

Jessica said: "We chose the name 'Miles & Grace' because my grandad was Miles, and all the girls in our family have the middle name Grace.

"My mum has been a nurse for 50 years, and she said, since we always holidayed in Devon, that it was her dream to retire and buy a little business down here.

"And so after four years of planning, we finally did it.

"We moved here last year from the North East two weeks before the lockdown.

"We launched the business four weeks ago in May, and we absolutely love it.

"All the other stall holders have been amazing, and they've welcomed us into their market family and are always on hand to offer advice and help when needed.

"It seems to be getting busier and busier each week, and we're hoping that since people are holidaying in this country it's going to get even busier.

"We're lucky because we have quite a loyal customer base.

"We're carrying on using all the same good quality products and we try to get as much local produce as we can, and we're going to build on that.

"We sell West Country clotted cream and a lot of local cheeses like Devon Blue and Coastal.

"We get bread from a local bakery just around the corner, and scones, pasties - things like that.

"We also added the Farmer Tom's ice creams on two weeks ago, which are from Dunstable Farm near Holsworthy in Devon."

To find Miles & Grace, simply go into Exmouth Indoor Market and the deli can be found on the left hand side.

You can follow Miles & Grace on Facebook here.