The upper crust of pies to enjoy in Warrington for British Pie Week

Whether it's pork pies, meat pies or cheese and onion pies or even apple pie, cherry pie or lemon meringue pie, there's something to suit all tastebuds inside a pastry case.

This week is British Pie Week - one of the tastiest weeks of the year!

As British people - and northerners - we love a good pie and as a nation we consume more than £1billion worth of the tasty treats every year.

The British Pie Awards are due to take place in Melton Mowbray tomorrow, Wednesday, with around a thousand pies judged each year across 23 categories and the winner being named Supreme Champion or Pie of Pies.

With endless choices about how to enjoy a pie - hot or cold, sweet or savoury, short crust, filo or puffed pastry - it's no easy task to pick a favourite.

Here are a few places in Warrington where you can pick up a pie to mark British Pie Week, including our Best for Pies 2022 winner To Pie For.

To Pie For, Station Road North, Fearnhead

Shane Neild of To Pie For

The award-winning Fearnhead pie shop took home another top honour last year after being named Warrington's Best for Pies 2022.

English breakfast to wedding cakes, owners Shane Neild and Lindsay James can bake a pie to suit everyone.

For more details visit facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063579068598

Tomlins Bakery, Synge Street, Orford

Tomlins' pies are popular

The Synge Street bakery is a well-loved shop in Warrington.

Their meat pies go down a treat.

For more details visit facebook.com/TomlinsBakery

Currall’s Bakery, Thelwall Lane, Latchford

Currall's Bakery is also very popular in Warrington

Opened in 1939, the family-owned business has also been supplying Warrington with pies for nearly 85 years.

The pork and black pudding pies and pork and chilli jam pie deserve a special mention.

For more details visit facebook.com/currallsbakery

The Pork Pie and Pickle Company

The trader is popular with residents at Warrington fairs and markets

With everything from lamb samosa picnic pies to the Great Sankey traditional pork pie, the company operates at market fairs and events across Warrington and is developing a great reputation.

For more details visit The Pork Pie and Pickle Company

A Ward and Son, London Road, Stockton Heath

A Ward and Son butchers

The family-run business has a range of cooked meat pies to suit all tastes and appetites and are a staple of Stockton Heath.

For more details contact 01925 264852

Sextons, Lymm and Penketh

Sextons pies

With shops in both Lymm and Penketh, Sextons bakery is well-known for producing the goods in the pie department.

The bakery offers a range of traditional pies - catch them when they have just come out of the oven.

For more details visit sextonsbakery.co.uk

Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery, Sankey Street, Warrington town centre

The Sankey Street craft bakery

As well as providing baked breads and cakes, Greenhalgh’s in Sankey Street hits the spot with its pies.

The Church Green, Higher Lane, Lymm

The Church Green in Lymm (Image: The Church Green)

If you fancy some mash, peas and gravy with your pie, why not visit The Church Green in Lymm?

For more details go to facebook.com/TheChurchGreen