Useful Contacts
This page contains various links and contact details of places and websites that may be of interest to vegetarians and vegans.Also see our very own VegNE Directory (Excel spreadsheet) for details of Restaurant/Cafes, Wholefood shops, Accommodation, Organic Box Schemes and Fair Trade Organisations.
Vegetarian Organisations
UK Vegetarian SocietyThe Vegetarian Society is an educational charity promoting understanding and respect for vegetarian lifestyles
Viva!
Vegetarian International Voice for Animals
UK Vegan Society
Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benefit of people, animals and the environment
International Vegetarian Union
Promoting Vegetarianism Worldwide Since 1908
Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation
The Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation is a science-based body which has been established to monitor and interpret the growing avalanche of research which establishes beyond doubt the link between animal products and ill health and the equally inescapable link between plant-based diets and good health
The Jewish Vegetarian and Ecological Society
To promote the practice of vegetarianism within the Judaic tradition, and explore the relationship between Judaism, dietary laws, and vegetarianism. A Member of the International Vegetarian Union
Vegetarian Network Victoria, Australia
Vegetarian Network Victoria (VNV), established in 1998, is a community-based, non-profit organisation in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is run by people who care about human health, animal welfare and the environment. Their aim is to promote the many benefits of vegetarianism, and provide quality service, information and support to vegetarians and vegans.
VEGA (Vegetarian Economy and Green Agriculture)
A research, information and campaigning organisation focusing on farming, food, health and the land.
Tees Valley Veggies & Vegans Google Group
Local veggie and vegan group covering Teesside, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Billingham, Stockton, Darlington, Redcar and surrounding areas. Note: You must be signed in and a member of this group to view its content.
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Food & Information Guides
HappyCowVegetarian Guide to Restaurants and Health Food Stores - provides a worldwide directory to vegetarian restaurants and natural health food stores, healthy cooking tips, recipes, living & raw foods, travel, veganism and vegetarian dating
VeggieHeaven
UK Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant Guide
VegDining.com
Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants Around the World
isitveggie.com
Vegetarian and Vegan Information Guides
Vegetarian Visitor U.K.
Guide to UK cafes, restaurants, B&B, guest houses and hotels
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Eating out
...also see our articles for our VegNE Directory for the section of vegetarian and veggie friendly eating places in the North East.
Sky Apple CaféThe venue for a lot of our meals out is this wonderful vegetarian restaurant.
- see the Sky Apple Café's chef Andy Young's recipes at Vegetarianchef.co.uk
Bob Trollope's, 34 Sandhill, Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3JF
Vegetarian Pub
almonds & raisins, 2 Upper Princess Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ER (0191) 2615959
Wholefood shop & vegetarian/vegan teashop
Almshouses
Café in the heart of Durham started 25 years ago and always have several vegetarian and vegan options.
The Waiting Room
Vegetarian Restaurant in Eaglescliffe, Stockton
and slightly further afield...
El Piano
Tapas style vegetarian café, restaurant and bazaar in York
The Blake Head Vegetarian Café, 104 Micklegate, York 01904 676076
Vegetarian café at the back of a bookshop
Vanilla Black
Vegetarian restaurant in York
Wild Ginger Vegetarian Bistro
A licensed vegetarian café bistro in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, serving delicious homemade food. All their food is vegan-friendly and they have gluten-free options.
Lakeland Pedlar Wholefood Café
Wholefood Café (and Bicycle Centre) in Keswick, Cumbria serving natural, vegetarian and homemade food. Also approved by the Vegetarian Society.
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Accommodation
The ByreA vegetarian Bed and Breakfast in Harbottle, a small village in the Northumberland National Park
Veggie Lakeland Living
Country vegetarian Bed and Breakfast in Cockermouth in the Lake District - run by Anita de la Riviere, who is also the contact for the Lakeland Living Vegetarian Group
Lancrigg Vegetarian Country House Hotel
Vegetarian hotel near Grasmere in the Lake District
Review: Expensive, but excellent food, and in scenic countryside location
VegCom
VegCom is a free accommodation listing service for vegetarians and vegans looking for somewhere to stay or offering somewhere to stay. VegCom covers most parts of the U.K. including the North East.
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Recipes
Ashy Macbean's vegetarian cookbookIncludes a selection of simple and quick vegetarian recipes
Vegetarian Society recipes
Vegetarian Society Recipe Index
all recipes
Includes vegetarian recipes with reviews and suggestions
In a vegetarian kitchen with Nava Atlas
Nava Atlas is a the author of many books on vegetarian cooking, and her articles on healthy cooking with natural foods have appeared in magazines and newspapers - this site contains lots of her recipes and useful tips
VegCooking
Vegetarian recipes, products, restaurants, and much more!
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Local Veggie Box Schemes
River Swale Organic VegetablesRiver Swale Organic Vegetables have just started an organic veg box delivery service in Newcastle and Gateshead.
Roots & Shoots
Farm shop in Whitburn, which also delivers organic fruit and veg boxes.
farmaroundnorth ORGANIC
Farmaround is a weekly home delivery service of organic produce, including fruit and vegetables, covering North Yorkshire and the North East of England.
North East Organic Growers Limited (NEOG)
A workers co-op based at Earth Balance, Bomarsund (twelve miles north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Existing since 1995, they grow organic vegetables, and run a "box scheme", which is a cost-effective way of buying certified organic seasonal vegetables and fruit on a regular basis.
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Other Useful References
Alternative Souls.comSite about alternative health, wealth & happiness, including a vegetarian & vegan section
Ethical Consumer
Alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names
BBC Food - Vegetarian and Vegan
Includes advice on issues such as entertaining, veggie & vegan menus, children's diets, and vegetarian and vegan diets
Department of Health's '5 A DAY' campaign
The Government recommends an intake of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables per person per day to help reduce the risk of some cancers, heart disease and many other chronic conditions
famousveggie.com
The site's purpose is to demonstrate how widespread vegetarianism is becoming. Showing the vegetarians who are famous shows how many people are becoming educated and realizing that it is the sensible way to live. Not simply that you should be a vegetarian because someone famous is one. It's meant to be informative and educational, and fun to see all the people who you might not have known were vegetarian.
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA believes that animals deserve the most basic rights and works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement and direct action
Vegetarian Shoes Online Store
Small business from Brighton who send vegetarian shoes all over the world
Veggie Vision
Veggie Internet TV station - cookery, celebs, info
Healing Heart Foundation
Learn how to lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure and lose unwanted pounds on this regularly updated web site based on the bestselling Healthy Heart Handbook.
vegsource.com
"Friendly support 25 hours a day, 8 days a week for your healthy vegetarian lifestyle."
ActiVeg
The site to help all you wonderful active veg*ans learn from each other and get ideas and support.
Home Scents
Northumberland based company selling naturally fragrant cleaning products that are approved by the Vegetarian Society.
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Please let us know if any of these details are wrong or out of date, or if you know of any others we can add...
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