Our History
The village of Herstmonceux has been known as a entre for the craft of trug making for at least two hundred years, although there are records of trugs and makers dating back as for as the sixteenth century.
The Truggery, situated on the outskirts of the village, has been a trug maker's workshop since 1899 and Sussex Trugs are still produced here using the same tools and traditional methods.
Visit the Truggery shop
Our retail shop is located within our workshop, just outside Herstmonceux. You can find us here during weekdays to browse or pick-up your online order.
Monday 9:15 AM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday 9:15 AM - 4:45 PM
Wednesday 9:15 AM - 4:45 PM
Thursday 9:15 AM - 4:45 PM
Friday 9:15 AM - 4:45PM
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Find Us
We are located on the edge of Herstmonceux, East Sussex - the traditional home of trug-making.
Workshop The Truggery,
Coopers Croft,
Herstmonceux,
BN27 1QL
Royal stamp of approval
Originally used in agriculture for harvesting produce and measuring grain, the trug became famous after a Mr Smith showed them at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and Queen Victoria ordered a consignment for members of the Royal Family.
On completion of the order, Mr Smith loaded his trugs into a wheelbarrow and walked all the way from Herstmonceux to Buckingham Palace trusting no-one else with his precious cargo. By this time many shapes and sizes had been added to the range so that there were trugs for all purposes.
