September - October 2025 Round-Up

 

Autumn seemed to arrive very suddenly after the hot Summer didn't it?... and Autumn is the perfect weather for mushy peas! What better way to tempt you by kicking off September with a video of our visit to Lucy's Mushy Pea Stall in Norwich Market?

Whilst in Norwich, one of us visited The Fish Bar on St Leonard's Road. We had last been here when it was called Massingham's. Happily customers of the chip shop can still take their takeaways over to The Jubilee pub nearby where plates and cutlery are provided.

Chesterfield Big Fish. This was our first meal from this chippy, although we had previously reviewed it when the shop was called The Crooked Fryer.

Draycott Fish Bar is a great fish and chip shop. The lunchtime special was GVFM and the chips were spot on!

Horsley Woodhouse might not be on your radar but it has a great fish and chip shop as previously reviewed by us in 2022. Locals pronounce 'Woodhouse' as 'Wudus' hence the unusual name of the shop. The owner is friendly and chatty and the haddock and chips were heavenly on this visit. Soft new potato chips and succulent fish with highly peaked, crispy batter!

Also in Derbyshire, we visited Best of British Fish and Chips in Long Eaton. On this occasion we saved room for a dessert of a battered Mars Bar. Could this chippy be the East Midland's best kept secret?...

Ledbury is certainly one of the prettiest places we have enjoyed fish and chips. Y Pass is worth checking out if you are in the town.

An Autumn visit to Birmingham included a trip to the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition and lunch in the restaurant at Dad's Lane. We last ate here in 2014.

Mother Hubbard's is a dependable chain of chip shops. We have always enjoyed their food which is freshly prepared while customers wait. The Coventry branch was impressive.

We also recently visited the Shrewsbury branch of Mother Hubbards. The food was freshly prepared while we waited, and the member of staff who took our order was welcoming, friendly and professional. Just what you need when you want to enjoy your lunch! The 'Spicy Curry' was our favourite Irish Curry flavour. Perfect!

How nice it was to return to Scallywags in Tunstall. One of us last visited in 2023. This time we we were lucky enough to sit at a table in the cafe with a view of the fryer where we saw numerous amounts of their popular Scallops (potato fritters) being prepared.

The haddock, chips and mushy peas we had were excellent. Washed down with a mug of tea!

OK, sometimes you don't want a full chippy tea or fish supper!

At times like these maybe a snack of chips and curry sauce will suffice... 

...or even a cone! The latter kept the hunger pangs at bay in Upton upon Severn in Worcestershire.

The Chip Fiends have long enjoyed eating at Brenda's in Sheffield. An opportunity came to revisit recently. We were highly honoured to have the meal served in a card dish with metal cutlery. Sheffield steel one presumes...

Keep an eye out for a round-up of our November and December chip shops and a 'best of 2025'. Coming up in the future on YouTube and Instagram, there will be visits to Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Kent and Warwickshire.