Deli, wine merchant & cafe 11 South Street, Cockermouth since 2008
01900 826427 Shop: Tue to Sat, 9:30 to 5
SHILL’S of Cockermouth · Est. 2008
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Cockermouth · deli, wine merchant & cafe · since 2008

A Cumbrian larder on South Street.

A delicatessen and wine merchant on the ground floor, a cafe and restaurant above, at the corner of South Street in the Lake District town of Cockermouth. Opened in 2008 by Nick and Wendy Shill, run today by the Speck family. Cut-to-order cheese, Cumbrian makers, wine chosen by hand, and tapas in the evening.

2008Nick and Wendy Shill open the shop
4.6from 471 reviews
2floors, one Cumbrian larder
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The delicatessen shelves at Shill's of Cockermouth, Cumbrian oils, walnuts and wine crates
THE DELI · 11 SOUTH STREET Cumbrian oils, local makers and the cheese counter. Shop open Tuesday to Saturday.
2008Founded by the Shills
4.6Across 471 reviews
2Floors · deli below, kitchen above
LocalCumbrian makers · cut to order
WHAT YOU FIND HERE · TWO FLOORS

A shop, a cellar and a kitchen.

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THE DELI

The delicatessen

The ground floor is a working Cumbrian larder. A cut-to-order cheese counter, charcuterie, Eden Yard cold-pressed Cumbrian oils, preserves, luxury chocolates and a shelf of local makers. Build a hamper from any of it.

cut to order
THE CELLAR

The wine merchant

Red, white, rose and sparkling, chosen and tasted by Nick Shill, who founded the shop and stayed on as wine consultant. Buy six and take five percent off, or come to a tasting.

six for 5% off
UPSTAIRS

The cafe and restaurant

Up the stairs, breakfast and bistro-style lunches by day with home-made cakes. Thursday to Saturday the evening turns to tapas and small plates, with live music from local players on a Thursday.

day & evening
GIFTING

Hampers and Click & Collect

Order online for Click & Collect, or have us pack a Cumbrian hamper from the deli shelves. The same cheese, oils and wines that fill the counter, boxed and ready to carry up South Street.

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The cheese counter at Shill's, cut to order with handwritten price cards

THE CHEESE COUNTER · CUT TO ORDER

THE COUNTER · WHAT WE ARE KNOWN FOR

Cheese cut and graded at the counter.

The cheese counter is the heart of the deli. Everything is cut to order and priced by the hundred grams, with the names written by hand on the cards, Ribblesdale Blue Goats, a Comte Fort St Antoine, a local Blue Murder. Tell us what you are cooking or what you are pouring, and we will set you up.

Cut to order
Sliced and weighed at the counter, never pre-packed
Local first
Cumbrian makers and Eden Yard cold-pressed oils on the shelf
Pairing
A bottle from the cellar to go with whatever you choose
SCENES FROM SOUTH STREET

What it feels like inside.

The cheese counter, cut and graded to order, priced by 100g with handwritten cards.
THE COUNTER The cheese counter, cut and graded to order, priced by 100g with handwritten cards.
Charcuterie, local cheese and seeded bread, with a Cumbrian ale alongside.
A SHARING BOARD Charcuterie, local cheese and seeded bread, with a Cumbrian ale alongside.
Candlelight, a sparkling toast and small plates, Thursday to Saturday.
EVENINGS UPSTAIRS Candlelight, a sparkling toast and small plates, Thursday to Saturday.
ONE CORNER OF COCKERMOUTH · SINCE 2008

The Shills started it. The Specks carry it on.

In 2008 Nick and Wendy Shill opened Shill’s as a shop on Station Street, built around the food, wine and hospitality they loved. In 2013 they moved to the corner of South Street and opened the restaurant and wine bar above the deli. When they retired in 2023 they handed it to a local hospitality family, the Specks, and Nick stayed on choosing the wine. Two floors, one larder, the same town.

2008
Nick and Wendy Shill open Shill’s as a shop on Station Street, Cockermouth, built around the things they love.
2013
The shop moves to 11 South Street and the restaurant and wine bar open above the deli.
2010s
Shill’s becomes a fixture of the town, a deli, a wine merchant and a kitchen under one roof.
2023
Nick and Wendy retire and hand the business to the Speck family, a local hospitality family. Nick stays on as wine consultant.
Today
Run by Jonathan and Emily Speck, with Howard and Caroline consulting. The same South Street corner, the same Cumbrian larder.
Shill's of Cockermouth, the stone corner building on South Street

SHILL’S · 11 SOUTH STREET · COCKERMOUTH

FROM THE FAMILY THAT TOOK IT ON
“Shill’s is all about local Cumbrian good food and hospitality. It is a business we have admired for many years.”
Howard and Caroline Speck · on taking on Shill’s

The corner of South Street still does what it has done since 2008, a deli, a cellar and a kitchen, run by people from the town.

UPSTAIRS · THURSDAY TO SATURDAY

By day a cafe. By evening, tapas.

The room upstairs does breakfast and bistro-style lunches through the week, with home-made cakes. Thursday to Saturday the kitchen turns to tapas and small plates in the evening, and on a Thursday there is live music from local players. Sunday is lunch, 12 to 3.

Daytime
Breakfast, bistro lunches and home-made cakes
Evenings
Tapas and small plates, Thursday to Saturday
Thursdays
Live music from local musicians
Sundays
Lunch, 12 to 3
A sharing board of charcuterie and cheese with a local ale at Shill's
A sharing board with a Cumbrian ale, built from the deli downstairs.
BOOK A TABLE · OR ASK US ANYTHING

Reserve a table, or send a question.

Tell us when you would like to come and how many, or ask about a hamper, a cheese for an occasion, or a wine for the table. We reply between shifts, usually within a working day.

Phone
01900 826427
Email
info@shillsofcockermouth.co.uk
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11 South Street, Cockermouth CA13 9RU

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No obligation. Tables can also be booked by phone on 01900 826427.

FAQ · WHAT WE GET ASKED

Five questions, the answers up front.

Is there a deli I can buy from, or is it just the restaurant?

Both. The ground floor is a full delicatessen and wine merchant, the cheese counter, charcuterie, oils, chocolates and wine, and the cafe and restaurant are upstairs. You can shop the deli without dining.

Do you do evening tapas, and which nights?

Thursday to Saturday the kitchen turns to tapas and small plates in the evening. Earlier in the week and on a Sunday lunchtime it is the daytime bistro menu. Live music comes in on a Thursday.

Can I order online or use Click & Collect?

Yes. The online shop carries deli lines and wine for Click & Collect, including a six-for-five-percent offer on wine. Order ahead and pick it up on South Street.

Do you make up hampers and gifts?

We do. We will build a Cumbrian hamper from the deli shelves, the cheese, the oils, the chocolates and a bottle from the cellar, packed and ready to give.

What are your opening hours?

The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30am to 5pm. The restaurant runs Tuesday and Wednesday daytime, Thursday to Saturday into the evening, and Sunday lunch 12 to 3. Closed Mondays.

VISIT · 11 SOUTH STREET, COCKERMOUTH

On the corner of South Street.

In the heart of Cockermouth, a Georgian Lake District market town at the meeting of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, just off the colour-washed Main Street and a short walk from Wordsworth House. The deli is on the ground floor, the cafe and restaurant above.

Address
11 South Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9RU
Phone
01900 826427
Email
info@shillsofcockermouth.co.uk
Shop
Tue to Sat, 9:30 to 17:00
Kitchen
Tue to Wed daytime · Thu to Sat to 22:00 · Sun 12 to 15:00
Closed
Mondays
11 South Street, Cockermouth CA13 9RU. Off Main Street, near Wordsworth House. Open in Google Maps ↗