Colmans of South Shields

With a clean and inviting atmosphere, Colmans of South Shields is not like any other 'local chippy'. With piped music in the background and a friendly service, this fish and chips cater for all ages - including a reasonable priced meal for pensioners. Whether you eat in or take away you no longer have to wait more than 5mins for your meal to be served.

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Feathers Inn

The Feathers with its cosy and inviting interior has built a reputation for fabulous home-cooking over the past 20 years. The daily-changing blackboard menu could include local Bywell smoked chicken Caesar salad, and pork casseroled with orange celery and leeks, with mash. Check directions and opening times before setting off.

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Fortunes

Park on the clifftop at Whitby Abbey, then take the 199 steps down to Henrietta Street and pitch up at the extraordinary, evocative ramshackle hut that is Fortune's evocative kipper smokery. Decades of smoking over oak shavings has left the shed blacker and thicker than tar. The kippers are sold in pairs and wrapped in newspaper, an unmissable Whitby institution.

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Billy's Farm Shop

Billy's farm shop was first established in 2003 and has since then gone on to be a huge hit within the East Yorkshire countryside community. Starting off with what had appeared to be a 'young boys dream come true', the farm shop now consists of a butchery, fruit & veg stall and a pet supplies shop. Whether you're looking for a taste of some succulent meat, some mouth-watering fruits or a treat for your pet.... Billy's farm shop is definitely the place to go.

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The Weardale Organic Soup Company

Originating up in the North Pennines, Christine and Richard Peart have worked hard in order to give back to the community by producing a selection of nutritious nibbles. They specialise in soups and bakery so whether you're looking for the cream of celery soup or a selection of tasty scones, weardale's caters to all. What's even better is the fact that they are organic and gluten-free which is something that is normally hard to come by. Weardale's prove that healthy eating is the way to go.

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