South Ribble bakery shop put up for sale as beloved business announces new chapter
A popular bakery shop has been put on the market - after owners announced major changes to the future of the business.
Penningtons in Chorley Road, Walton-le-Dale, is known for its sandwiches and homemade pies and cakes. It was recently featured on the Youtube channel of Food & Travel with James, who hailed the “proper, traditional, Lancashire pork pies”, the “really, really nice meat and potato pies”, and “rich” butter pies.
In the past week, the premises has been put on the market for £220,000. It comes after owners made an announcement on social media, that their business model was changing. They said: “Just to let everyone know we are moving from the shop and just doing our contract work and outside catering as this has become our priority recently with how busy we are.”
They are now based at Bamber Bridge Football Club, taking orders for events, and thanked customers for their support.
Customers took to Facebook to wish the family well, but mourned the availability of pies from the shop. One person said: “Massive loss to the community but all the very best.”
Agent Eckersleys said the terraced property was available with vacant posession, and highlighted its prominent location and suitability to be used for a number of retail purposes.
It offers a retail shop to the ground floor and a first floor residential flat. There is a WC facility to thr rear, an external staircase and an attic, which “may offer scope for development having the benefit of existing velux windows.”