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Where? Sarah Nelson’s Original Celebrated Grasmere Gingerbread can only be purchased from The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop - tucked away in the corner of St. Oswalds’s Churchyard, next to the Wordsworth Hotel. Location of Shop: National Grid Reference; Easting: 33370, Northing: 50740. Click here for detailed location map Please note: The Gingerbread can be bought by mail order through this web site, or directly via the shop by fax or post. From time to time we also attend food fairs and local shows in the Cumbrian region - look out for details on this site. When? The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop is now open all year around, except for Good Friday and Christmas Day (the property is owned by the Church and so we respect these religious festivals). Monday - Saturday 9.15am - 5.30pm Sundays 12.30pm - 5.30pm (Visits by groups and coaches can be pre-arranged outside these hours except Sundays) During
winter the shop’s opening hours are shorter, please contact us on What? Apart from Sarah Nelson’s Original Celebrated Grasmere Gingerbread, we also make our own rum butter. Available are home-made fudges (ginger/chocolate/rum & raisin and butter tablet). We also stock Penrith Toffee and Fudge, Cartmel Village Store Sticky Toffee Sauce, Kendal Mint Cake, lemon cheese, jams and ginger beer. Who? Although Wordsworth taught in the building, the shop has had some very famous customers - Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and family, Virginia McKenna, Alan Whicker, Colin Welland, Brian Cant, Anne Kirkbride. Those who have been to film and record at the shop include Brian Johnson, Jenny Powell and the ‘No Limits’ team, Robert Smith (Carlton Food Channel) and the ‘This Morning’ team and many overseas and regional film crews. Imitations! Our genuine gingerbread can only be sold displaying the trademark.
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