A Ryan& Son

A butcher and pie maker on the High Street trading for over half a century by its own account, and in the Ryans' hands since 1983 — Paddy and Sue, their sons Mike and Sam from the early 2000s, and Mike's wife Amber since 2014. Everything that matters is made on site: hand-raised pork pies and gravy pies, pastry from scratch, bacon cured in-house, the sausages their own recipe, with quiches and sweet puddings joining the range lately. The counter opens at half past six in the morning, which tells you who it serves; closed Wednesdays, Sundays and bank holidays. Much Wenlock keeps a working town's food shops behind its medieval face, and this is the working end.