Shops in and around Penrith

Henry III granted Penrith its market charter in 1223 and centuries later the town is still and the most important shopping centre in Eden. The town centre has a good mix of shops, most of which are found on Middlegate, Devonshire Street, Great Dockray, Angel Lane and Angel Square, and the Market Square. Traditional street markets are still held in the town every Tuesday, complemented by a farmers market on the third Tuesday in every month.

The villages and countryside surrounding Penrith are home to a plethora of specialist and organic food stores. The greatest choice is found at Rheged, just a few miles west of the town.

Name	Location	Map	Notes
Abbot Lodge	Clifton	[View Map]	Working dairy farm with shop offering more than 30 flavours of Jersey ice cream. Tea room and children’s play area.
Alpaca Centre	Snuff Mill Lane, Stainton	[View Map]	Working farm where alpacas (South American camels) are bred and reared. Gift shop sells coats, jumpers, hats, scarves and other garments made from Alpaca fibre, plus South American pottery and jewellery.
Beckstones	Greystoke Ghyll, Greystoke	[View Map]	Art gallery featuring the work of a select group of contemporary artists. Open 7 days (March – November), Friday to Sunday (December – February).
Bessy Bank Trout Fishery	Newbiggin-on-Lune	[View Map]	Bank fishing for trout. Offers fishing tuition, a tackle shop, and heated fishing lodge. Farm shop sells fresh rainbow trout, smoked trout, trout pate, fish cakes and pies, plus products from other local suppliers. Bessy Bank Trout Fishery also has a stall at several farmers markets (Orton, Brough etc.).
Carleton Farm Shop	Carleton	[View Map]	Working farm with far shop. Sells vegetables from the farm plus locally sourced lamb, beef, pickles, cheeses, and more.
Cranstons	10 King Street, Penrith	[View Map]	Award-winning purveyors of fine foods and meats since 1914. Products include Cumbrian bacon, beef, lamb, pork, and Cumberland sausages.
Dancing Peacock	35 King Street, Penrith	[View Map]	Handmade and vintage jewellery.
Greystone House	Stainton	[View Map]	Working farm with farm shop and tea room. Offers beef and lamb produced on the farm plus fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, butter and other products from local producers. Open 7 days, 10 am to 5.30 pm.
Harpers Cycles & Toymaster	1 – 2 Middlegate, Penrith	[View Map]	3 floors of children’s toys, games, and cycles.
Hazel Dene Garden Centre	Culgaith	[View Map]	Garden centre adjacent to the Settle to Carlisle Railway. Stocks a good range of plants, trees, garden furniture, and more. Gift and country foods shop offers ceramics, candles, glassware, speciality chocolates, biscuits, teas and coffees, jams, pickles, and other speciality products.
Kirk Neuk Studio & Gallery	Fiddlers Lane, Lazonby	[View Map]	Figurative ceramics. Open daily (except Thursdays), 11 am to 5 pm. Also offers pottery courses.
Larch Cottage Nurseries	Melkinthorpe	[View Map]	Garden centre with one of the largest plant collections in the UK.
Little Salkeld Watermill	Little Salkeld	[View Map]	The only working watermill in Cumbria. Offers tours and baking courses. Shop offers a wide range of products including stone-ground organic flours, oats, bran, muesli, dried fruit, nuts, teas and coffees, and herbs and spices.
Orton Farmers Market	Orton	[View Map]	Held 2nd Saturday every month. Local produce on sale include organic vegetables, game, trout, venison, ironware, handmade soaps, cheeses, coffees and teas, butter.
Penrith Charter Market	Great Dockray, Penrith	[View Map]	Held every Tuesday on Great Dockray. Organic fruit and vegetables, clothing, household goods and more.
Penrith Farmers Market	Market Square, Penrith	[View Map]	Held 3rd Tuesday in every month. Locally produced foods and crafts.
Penrith Saturday Market	Auction Mart, Skirsgill	[View Map]	Cumbria’s largest outdoor market takes place every Saturday at the Auction Mart, just off Junction 40 of the M6. Free buses from Penrith.
Rheged	Red Hills	[View Map]	Rheged is home to numerous speciality shops including Splash! (hand made soaps and body products), Namche Bazaar (Nepalese Fair Trade products), Tipple (local beers, Scottish whisky), Taste! (speciality foods), the Paper Shop (coloured paper), Talent (ceramics, glass, and textiles), and Made in Cumbria (candles, pottery and other locally manufactured products).
Saunders	Rheged	[View Map]	Handmade chocolates. Visitors can watch the entire chocolate making process.
Tebay Services East	Tebay	[View Map]	Family-owned motorway services just north of Junction 38 of the M6 motorway. Serves southbound traffic. Farm shop sells local produce.
Tebay Services West	Tebay Services West	[View Map]	Family-owned motorway services just north of Junction 38 of the M6 motorway. Serves northbound traffic. Farm shop sells local produce. Next to the Westmorland Hotel.
Toffee Shop, The	7 Brunswick Road, Penrith	[View Map]	Shop selling handmade fudge and toffee. Established 1910. Widely regarded as the best fudge in England. Loyal customers include Prince Charles and Lord Lichfield.
Upfront Gallery	Unthank	[View Map]	Art gallery in a converted 17th century barn. Offers a regular programme of exhibitions plus gift shop offering jewellery, puppets, and greeting cards.
Village Bakery, The	Melmerby	[View Map]	Organic breads, cakes and biscuits baked in a wood-fired oven.
Wetheriggs Pottery	Clifton Dykes	[View Map]	The last remaining steam-powered pottery in the UK. Offers guided tours, pottery classes, and studios featuring the products of resident artists and craftsmen (pottery, stationery, jewellery, glass etc.).