Welcome!

Welcome to the River Roach Oyster Company's web site! The RROC specialises in providing top quality oysters from its centuries old shellfish lays in the River Roach in Essex. Providing oysters both to wholesale and retail customers, as well as selling 'half ware' (part grown) oysters to other growers. The RROC is owned and run by John Labbett who is determined to keep the company working using traditional methods, including hand grading all market size oysters ensuring a great quality consistent product.

The River Roach Oyster Co was set up solely to re introduce traditional faming methods into the industry. Now working over 2.5 hectares of sea bed surrounded by marshland including an RSPB nature reserve, RROC prides itself in having a very low impact on its surroundings, mainly due to using these age old methods.

Being one of only a handful of oyster farms accessed only by water ( no road access) the RROC can ensure our waters remain free from the associated pollutants of civilisation!