Walkers

The Midlands & the Marches


For a quick lunch, you can't beat Walkers' towering pork pies. Walkers was founded in Leicester in 1824; it has since sold its famous crisp brand, but the pies remain a family business today. Other pie varieties include chicken, bacon and mushroom, farmhouse steak, game and pulled pork. There's a handful of pavement tables out the front.


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