The Chicken Shop

This delightfully local sandwich shop is cute as anything. The random name doesn’t offer much of an idea, but once you head inside it’s easy to see what this place is all about, or rather — smell what it’s about. The wonderful home-​cooked food smell was wonderfully tempting when my Mum and I nipped in here… Although it looked like we’d missed the best of the lunch time trade, as there wasn’t much left in the way of pastries and such, there was a little drinks fridge for refreshment and a set of shelves with what we really wanted — jams!
There was an array of wonderful homemade jams, which gave off a distinctly farm house vibe, and they came in a variety of colours and flavours. There were a few chilli jams, and others which strayed from the usual flavours, but I feared they might be too spicy, so I opted for the apple and tayberry having never heard of them before. The chap at the counter was seriously friendly and explained the whereabouts and similarities of the tayberry, and gave me a good idea of the flavour too. My Mum went for a standard blackcurrant (I think!) and we paid a fair £3.50 each for our generous pots.
I’m happy to report that my delicious jam is still serving me well on my toast each morning! Definitely pop in for some if you’re near by and try to make it for the lunch time trade — the food smelled delicious!