Bests, first opened by Steve Best on the 11th of September 1969, occupied 54 High Street (Now Little Venice). The store then moved to 86 High Street, until 1975 when the property was bought by Midland Bank. Bests moved to its current location at 134 High Street, formerly J Alves, a motorcycle shop. In the same year the business changed hands to current owners, Rob and Pauline Curry, who maintain ‘Bests would not have been able to achieve the 50 years without our customers, many who have become friends along the way.’

While the Honiton market is no longer intended for the sale of livestock, we still receive regular offers for our famous New Zealand Drysdale sheep, who can be seen peering through our front window on his unending task of monitoring the High Street traffic. To commemorate the 764th anniversary of the market charter, we would love to hear your suggestions for a name for our sheep who, despite dutifully serving Bests for thirty years, does not yet have a name! Pop in and see us or comment on our Facebook post with your suggestions.