Welcome to H.Gunton's online store.

We hope you enjoy your visit and find something to tickle your tastebuds!

We have been trading from our Crouch St store for over 70 years, having been founded in 1936 by Herbert Gunton to roast coffee and sell groceries to the general public.

We still hand roast a range of coffees and sell general groceries but, we also have an extensive range of cheese from around Britain and the rest of Europe, many local products from East Anglia and many specialist food products that are hard to find.

We also specialise in bespoke hampers for both corporate orders and the general public all year round. To compliment this we have a large selection of baskets.

Hand Packed Loose Teas

We have been packing and blending tea since we started trading in 1936. We now stock a range of 26 black, green and white teas and many branded teas in the Colchester store.
On line we concentrate on our range of loose teas. All 26 are available online here.
All teas are hand packed in 125g kraft bags in store. We also extend the range with different premium teas as they become available. Please check back to see any limited stock teas.

Featured Cheesemaker : Quickes
Our most popular Farmhouse Cheddar by far and now also available from Quickes a hard goats milk 'Cheddar'.

The Quicke family have been farming at Home Farm, near the village of Newton St. Cyres in the South West of England, for over 450 years. 25 years ago Sir John Quicke and his wife Prue built the dairy, where Sir John’s daughter Mary continues to produce outstanding cheeses today.
Quickes make award-winning traditional cheeses using milk from their own dairy herd. Every truckle is handmade by one of nine skilled cheese makers before being wrapped in muslin and carefully matured for anything up to 24 months.

Coffee of the Month

Sumatra Lintong.

Hand roasted in small batches

Buy 500g get 150g Free

Either beans or ground to your specification.

Click HERE to purchase the Coffee of the Month

Check Back each month for a different offer.

A short message regarding carriage charges

Please read the carriage charges link under Main Pages. The maximum carriage charge to most UK postcodes is £11 not as stated in the checkout but due to the premiums charged for certain postcodes by DHL we have to quote for First Class mail. This is fully explained if you follow the link. Postcodes affected by premium charges are V, HS, KA27 or 28, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-PH44, PH50, ZE, BT, IM, TR21, TR25, PO30-41, GY and JE.

Best Selling Items

Large Leaf Darjeeling Tea (FTGFOP) £1.99 Darjeeling is a former British hill-station and spa located in one of the most spectacular settings of the entire Himalayas. Considered the Champagne of Tea, Darjeeling tea is beloved worldwide for its clarity, Muscatel-like aroma and clear, smooth flavour. Developed using 100% China bush, blended China and Assam bush, or using clonal, modern varietals, Darjeeling teas vary considerably from Garden to Garden, much the way that Burgundy wines vary from property to property. Brew for 2-3 minutes. find out more	SenchaTea £2.29 Sencha literally means roasted tea. An old name pertaining to the main processing stage once dominant in the making of this most popular of all Japanese green tea. In the modern sencha-making process, the leaf is initially steam treated to a precursor tea called ara-cha, before further processing by hot-air drying, rolling and finally light roasting. The leaf of the best sencha has a high degree of size uniformity and possesses an aromatic & polished emerald colour. Never drunk with milk. Brew for 1-2 minutes. find out more	Y Fenni £2.20 Each cheese is made from mature cheddar cheese blended with whole-grain mustard and Welsh ale.It has a full tangy mustard flavour, moist texture, pale-yellow colouring speckled with the mustard grains.. Made with pasteurised cows milk and suitable for Vegetarians. find out more

Sumatra Lintong £2.40 COFFEE OF THE MONTH Sumatran coffee is strong with a syrupy quality. It is heavy bodied and slightly chocolatey. Ideal for after dinner drinking and the addition of milk or cream will not affect the flavour. STRENGTH GUIDE 4 ; Medium to Strong. Please note then 150g free with 500g will be sent in the same bag as the 500g and ground/beans the same. Postage is not charged on the free 150g. find out more	Russian Caravan Tea £1.75 Russian Caravan - smoky aroma and flavor. This tea is not of Russian origin, but is a blend in the tradition of the 19th century Russian tea trade. Caravans spent upwards of 16 months making the round trip to eastern China and back, arriving in the Russian capital laden with chests of tea. This Russian Caravan is our own blend of China teas including a little Lapsang Souchong, Keemun and others. Brew for longer if adding milk. Brew for 2-3 minutes. find out more	English Breakfast Tea £1.39 A carefully balanced blend of Assam and Ceylon teas that gives a bright, flavoury morning tea . Brew for 2-4 minutes. find out more