With the culinary masterpiece that is the humble pie comfortably one of Britain’s greatest food-based innovations, what better day to truly celebrate and venerate one of the country’s favourite foodstuffs than on National Pie Day?
From savoury options featuring a concoction of various meats including pork, steak & kidney, and mince; to sweeter variations containing a multitude of fruits, sugary fillings, and unctuous offerings like custard, pies are frankly unmatched.
In celebration of National Pie Day, we asked our readers where we could get our hands on the very best pies Lancashire - possibly the British county most strongly associated with the golden-crusted snack - has to offer. Naturally, you answered in your hundreds.
Here are the top places mentioned in no particular order...
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17. The Artisan Bakers
Albert Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5AA | 4.4 out of 5 (25 Google reviews) | "A great, friendly place to get a whole host of freshly made items from loaves and rolls to pies and cakes." | Google
18. Handley's Bakery
Pall Mall, Chorley, PR7 2LH | 4.7 out of 5 (405 Google reviews) | "Best steak and onion pies I've tasted. Other pies I have had from here are good too." | Google
19. Lainés Bakery
Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3QH | 4.6 out of 5 (124 Google reviews) | "Freshly baked pies, pastries and cakes at great prices." | Google
20. Bennetts
Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TE | 4.8 out of 5 (64 Google reviews) | "Great selection of pastries, cakes and sandwiches." | Google