An innovative Cumbrian business specialising in locally made produce is set to open its second store this week.
A Day’s Walk will open its flagship store in Ambleside tomorrow, Thursday, July 28.
It began as a local produce delivery service during the first lockdown in 2020 and opened its first Lake District Farm Shop at Holker Hall in June last year.
Its new shop, on Church Street in Ambleside is just the start for the family-run firm, which plans to expand further over the next two years.
opening a second, larger shop on Church Street, Ambleside. The new venture has created two new jobs.
A Day’s Walk is so named because every item of food and drink it stocks comes from a farmer, grower or producer within a day’s walk of its outlets.
According to co-founder Colin Sneath, its success demonstrates the importance people place on traceability, provenance and supporting the local community.
He said: “We’re delighted that we’ve been able to establish a delivery business for both residents and visitors who wish to enjoy the great local food and drink grown or made in Cumbria and our first farm shop at Holker Hall, selling 100 per cent Cumbrian produce, has surpassed expectations in its first year.
“It has always been our intention to expand and when the opportunity arose to open a flagship shop in Ambleside we jumped at the chance.
“We support upwards of a dozen Cumbrian farms by selling their produce in our Lake District Farm Shops. In reality, most farms don’t have a suitable location, the expertise or finance to open retail premises on their farm.
“Our 100 per cent Cumbrian philosophy allows them to diversify and get their produce to market without the expense, stress or red tape opening their own shop can bring.
“We can even help advise on packaging and labelling to help farmers overcome some of the other hurdles they encounter and, in so doing, give the public access to some wonderful, genuinely local produce.”:
