A history you can taste
Stories, recipes and provenance from the spiritual home of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie — and the Shoppe that has carried it to tables around the world for 175 years.
Mary Dickinson & the wooden dolly
It began as a humble bakery on Nottingham Street. But it was Mary Dickinson who turned a local recipe into a legend — hand-raising the pastry around a wooden dolly, then sealing the meat in a clear jelly so the pie would travel and keep.
A century and three-quarters later, we still raise every pie by hand using her methods. The dolly changed shape; the obsession never did.
“The finest hand-raised pork pie in the land — and 175 years to prove it.”
More than a shop
The Tasting Room
Pull up a stool and try the pies fresh from the oven, paired with local cheese and ale.
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Hidden Food Tours
A guided walk through Melton's back streets, bakeries and cellars — with plenty of tasting stops.
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Pie Making Workshops
Learn to hand-raise your own pork pie the way Mary Dickinson did, with one of our bakers.
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