About

Jim & Margaret bought the Mill inn in October 2000 when it was run down. They set about improving the business and refurbished the bar & dining room. Custom was just beginning to increase steadily when the onset of Foot & Mouth decimated trade for several months in 2001.
 
This gave us the time, though, to rethink our strategy and in particular to plan how we were going to bring customers back. We realised that there was a need for high quality hand made pies and we used the time to try & test countless recipes until we felt that everything was right - from the shortcrust pastry to the fillings.
 
The pies were an instant success and although we have now sold the pub the pies are still on the menu. We offer a range of pies made with local ingredients and to distinctive and unique recipes which embody the character of Cumbria hence why they all have local names. Our first Pie Fest was held in November 2001 to help boost business in the quiet month of November. Pie Fest is now an annual event and is a weekend totally dedicated to eating pies, having fun and raising money for charity.
 
We were receiving an increasing number of requests from our customers to sell the pies as 'off-sales' to take home and out of this came the idea, and what we believe is a natural progression, for The Pie Mill.
  
The Pie Mill is run by Jim & Amanda with Margaret helping out with all the administration side of the business!!
The Pie Mill team:
Kate Currie the head baker has worked within the family business now for eleven years (working at jim and margarets pub)
Lesley who has just joined us at The Pie Mill but has again worked with us for 8 years ( working at jim and margarets pub)

BOWSCALE

Bowscale, Chicken and mushroom pie Bowscale, Chicken and mushroom pie, cooked in a white wine and rich herb gravy. [More Information...]

£3.00