Todmorden - The Bear

The Bear Co-op in Todmorden is less than 10 miles from Toad Lane in Rochdale, where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started what became a world-wide co-operative movement.

It's situated in a lovely, 150 year old building.

Downstairs there's a shop:

which sells local bread, fruit and vegetables, and items like organic wheat grass:

and fruit like these locally grown plums:

Upstairs there's a really nice café:

which does vegetarian dishes (vegan and speciality diets catered for):

and home-made cakes which taste fantastic:

back downstairs there's also wholefoods, herbs, herbal and homeopathic medicines:

This being Todmorden, there's an incredible range of edibles at The Bear, like blackcurrant or gooseberry jam or lime and ginger marmalade:

I really like this shop.  The staff are friendly and helpful and the café is just great.  The Bear co-op also does outreach work and I wasn't surprised that Incredible Edible Todmorden has it meetings in the Bear.  When you leave you just have the feeling that the world is a better place...

The Bear
29 Rochdale Road
Todmorden
Lancashire
OL14 7LA


Tel: 01706 813737


Web: www.bearco-op.com