Champion chicken pies made in Gateshead will in the TV spotlight this weekend as a local pub savours its awards success for a fourth consecutive year.
The Woodmans Arms in Whickham is a regular winner at the British Pie Awards with its pastry-filled creations which prove a hit with both judges and its customers. And now the wider nation will get to see its menu of home-cooked comfort as this year's British Pie Awards are to feature on BBC 1’s Countryfile this Sunday, March 20.
Viewers will see the family-run gastropub win praise for its pies in what has been the busiest and most competitive year to date for the awards. Among the Woodmans' treats catching the judges' eye this time around were two newcomers, which were ranked in the top three chicken pies in the country.
