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THE TOFFEE SHOP
The Toffee Shop is an independent store based in Penrith, Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District. Since 1910, The Toffee Shop has been dedicated to producing the world’s finest handmade fudge and toffee, with the secret recipe carefully transitioning through 6 generations, applying intense levels of security.
Junction 40 on the M6 is an unusual place to find a shrine but this is where thousands of pilgrims leave the motorway to travel the few miles to Penrith. However, fudge addicts flock here from all over the world because, until recently, this was the only place to buy it.


Would you believe that there is a fudge so good that strong men weep if deprived of it and otherwise scrupulous people creep through darkened room at dead of nigh to steal another morsel!?
- Harper & Queen
It’s difficult to describe the sensation of eating the Fudge… It’s absolutely amazing
- In Britain
The best Fudge in England
- Jancis Robinson
At The Toffee Shop in Penrith, they make a fudge that is hailed by aficionados as the best in Britain, described variously as similar to tablet, though not as hard, smoother and less sweet; sublime, glorious, velvety, buttery, with a flavour that explodes in your mouth.
- The Times
Easily the best Fudge in the world
- Lord Lichfield
There is a moment of delicious anticipation when you bite into a piece of the fudge. Your mouth waters and then, bang: your pleasure receptors erupt, your cheeks flush, your eyes sparkle and your heart begins to race.
- Country Life Magazine
Contact
TEL: 01768 862008 / sales@thetoffeeshop.co.uk
7 Brunswick Road, Penrith, CA11 8RY
OPENING HOURS: Monday to Saturday 9am – 4pm