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Free Range Bronze Turkey | HG Walter Ltd
Free Range Bronze Turkey | HG Walter Ltd
Free Range Bronze Turkey | HG Walter Ltd

Christmas Free Range Bronze Turkey

Christmas Turkey

£108.00

Our free-range Bronze Turkeys are reared by Goodman’s Geese, a family-run farm in the Worcestershire countryside. The birds are grown slowly for around 24 weeks, with plenty of access to pasture and a natural diet.

Once fully matured, each turkey is dry-plucked by hand and hung for 10 days to develop flavour and tenderness. The result is a succulent bird with a rich, traditional turkey flavour and plenty of character – a proper centrepiece for Christmas Day.

Bronze Turkeys are a traditional choice for Christmas. Unlike white turkeys, they have naturally dark feathers and are slower growing, allowing them more time to mature and develop their characteristic depth of flavour.

Our turkeys range from approximately 17cm to 23cm in height, depending on size, so they should fit comfortably in a standard domestic fridge and oven.

Allow approximately 500g per person (excluding leftovers).

Please note: Our Christmas turkeys come with vacuum packed giblets carefully placed inside the cavity - be sure to remove them before cooking.

All turkeys delivered from 19th December onwards will be fresh and perfectly suitable to enjoy on Christmas Day.

Please contact us if you would like to order a 9kg or 10kg turkey. 

This product will be available for collection & delivery from 7th December.
Please note: as a naturally dark-feathered breed, Bronze Turkeys can have small dark feather quills or stubs visible in the skin after plucking. This is completely normal and does not affect the quality of the bird. There is no need to remove them before cooking – most will shrivel or burn away naturally during roasting.
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Preheat the oven to 200°C and roast the turkey, breast side down, for the first hour. Drop the temperature to 180°C for the remainder of the cooking time, as indicated by the chart below. 30 minutes before the end of the cooking turn the turkey the right way up and baste well to bronze the skin.

If using a meat thermometer: Cook until the internal temperature reaches 70°C, removing the turkey from the oven at 60°C. Allow to rest before carving.

Whole Turkey Size Total Cooking Time
3kg 1hr 40mins
4kg 1hr 50mins
5kg 2hrs
6kg 2hrs 15mins
7kg 2hrs 30 mins
8kg 2hrs 45mins
9kg 3hrs
10kg 3hrs 15mins

Christmas Turkey:
Our Bronze Turkeys are from Goodman's Geese farm in Worcestershire, an award winning family run business. The birds are reared for 24 weeks, using an outdoor free range farming system and their diet consists of natural foods such as grass, corn and straw - all hormone and additive free! Closer to Christmas, the Turkeys are fed a special ration to help them grow slowly and enhance the flavours of your Christmas centrepiece. All Turkeys are dry plucked by hand and hung for 10 days. 

Thanksgiving Turkey:
Appledore Turkeys, based in Kent, have been family-run since 1940, producing premium free-range turkeys with a focus on welfare and sustainability. From the moment the chicks arrive at the farm, they are raised on a natural diet free from additives, drugs, and growth promoters. The birds enjoy roaming grassy paddocks by day and are housed in naturally lit, well-ventilated barns at night, bedded on homegrown wheat straw. Allowed to grow slowly to full maturity, Appledore turkeys are renowned for their exceptional flavor and texture, making them a standout choice for a traditional and truly special festive meal.