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OUR HISTORY
The building the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop is housed in was built in the late 17th century, when it was owned by the Duke of Rutland.
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It was sold to the town's tallow chandler, Mr Wilson, whose family were tenants of the property at the time, by the eighth Duke in 1921.
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Around 1860 Mrs Wilson became aware of a new pudding creation that had been made by accident at a local inn, then called The White Horse.
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The pudding was the result of a misunderstanding between the inn's mistress, Mrs Greaves, and her cook; visiting noblemen had ordered a strawberry tart, but instead of stirring the egg mixture into the pastry, the cook spread it on top of a layer of jam.
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The result was so successful that Mrs Wilson recognised the possibility of producing the puddings to sell and acquired the original recipe in order to commence a business of her own.
Our Bakewell Puddings are still made by hand from this secret recipe today. We send them to many corners of the globe using our popular Post a Pudding service and visitors can also try them in our cosy, traditional restaurant in the town where they were invented, served hot with custard or cream.
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