Hello from Sawrey (Miss Potter village)

Far Sawrey lies in rolling farmland and wooded hillsides above Lake Windermere. It is the area where the "Miss Potter" film is based upon. This is a blog from the village shop, which is not dis-similar to the Beatrix Potter Ginger and Pickles Shop here in the heart of the village where Beatrix Potter lived and wrote her world famous stories including "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"

Thursday, November 20, 2008


Greetings from Sawrey Stores... Its been a while...several reasons....we have been busy having a bit of a makeover here in the shop, we are creating a new web site, and also its been EXTREMELY quiet with very little to report...

With our little makeover the shop has almost doubled in size and an orderly queue could be formed if required! :0)
The above picture is of the new unit where the counter used to be, the dresser was kindly donated to us by those lovely people at Beechmount Country House in Near Sawrey, we have given it a lick of paint and its come up really well, THANKYOU BEECHMOUNT!

We have also started selling a range of Local teas and Coffees from Farrers of Kendal, the lakeland Special Tea is proving a popular hit with visitors.

Since I last wrote a credit crunch has begun to happen, its a worry for everyone especially here tucked away in Sawrey....To try and combat this doom and gloom I have started gift wrapping local produce that we sell here in the shop. Hopefully the gifts of Local Relish and Chutneys, Jams and Sweeties will tempt early christmas shoppers....Its also quite theraputic wrapping up yummy goodies...
The villlage hall christmas bingo is on the 1st of December and gifts can be donated or bought here in the shop, last years bingo was a great success and its for a good cause

I found an interesting little video on You Tube this week
Hope your all well, see you all in sawrey soon :0)

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