The Halfpenny Hamper
BestsellerOne box for both ends of the lead: a slab of fudge and a bag of humbugs up top, three bags of dog treats underneath.
£12.00 £14.00
Made to order — order ahead below.
Order this oneTraditional sweets for the two-legs, treats for the four-legs
Hand-made aboard nb Halfpenny and sold straight off the roof at markets along the Kennet & Avon. If the chimney's smoking, we're open.
The sweet shelf
Hand-cut Fudge Slab
Made aboardA quarter-pound slab cut on the hatch table while it's still warm. Rum or plain — ask what's on the board this week.
£4.50
Made to order — order ahead below.
Proper Treacle Toffee
Made aboardBlack as the cut at night and properly chewy. Pulled on Thursday mornings to my gran's recipe — it snaps, then it gives.
£3.50
Salty Dog Humbugs
Mint humbugs boiled slow so they're properly chewy. Named for the dog, eaten by the humans — she's still offended.
£3.00
The dog counter
The Halfpenny Hamper
BestsellerOne box for both ends of the lead: a slab of fudge and a bag of humbugs up top, three bags of dog treats underneath.
£12.00 £14.00
Made to order — order ahead below.
Order this oneLiver Brownie Bites
Soft liver brownies broken into training-size bites. Sold by the bag, and the bag is bigger than it looks.
£2.00
Peanut-Butter Barkies
Dog-testedCrunchy peanut-butter biscuits, baked aboard on Fridays. No rawhide, no fillers, nothing Sal wouldn't eat herself.
£2.50
Venison Sausage Twists
Air-dried venison twists from a butcher two locks up. The high-value treat — useful for recall practice on the towpath.
£3.00
Can't reach the market?
Order ahead & pay by card
Can't reach the market? Order and pay here, pick your market at checkout, and we'll bring your box to the towpath.
Order & payBramble's treat fund
No order, no problem — drop a couple of quid in the jar and the spaniel gets a squeaky toy.
Drop a tip inMarket days
Where the boat lands next — updated every Monday, so this list is always current.
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Sat 7 Nov 9am–3pmBath Green Park Station farmers' market First-Saturday stall — the fudge goes early, come before noon.
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Thu 12 Nov 9am–4pmBradford on Avon riverside market Moored at the wharf overnight — you can't miss us.
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Sat 14 Nov 9am–3pmBath Green Park Station farmers' market
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Thu 19 Nov 9am–4pmBradford on Avon riverside market
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Sat 21 Nov 8am–2pmDevizes Shambles market Down the Caen Hill flight on the Friday, back up on the Sunday — wish us luck.
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Fri 27 Nov 10am–8pmBath Christmas market Evening trading — look for the fairy lights on the roof box.
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Sun 6 Dec 10am–5pmBradford on Avon Christmas fayre
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Sat 12 Dec 9am–4pmBath Green Park Station Christmas market
Find the boat
Look for the red chimney and the dog on the roof box. If the swing bridge is stuck we'll be late — ring ahead.
About the boat
Two counters, one roof box
I'm Sal. Six years ago I swapped a rented kitchen for nb Halfpenny, a 58-foot traditional narrowboat with a solid-fuel range and exactly enough counter space to make fudge — which is how this whole thing started.
The sweet shelf is the old-school stuff: treacle toffee pulled on Thursday mornings, fudge cut into slabs on the hatch table, humbugs boiled slow so they're properly chewy. Recipes came off my gran's index cards and they haven't been improved, because they don't need it.
The dog counter came later, after Bramble the spaniel joined crew and turned out to be a shameless beggar. Every treat up front is baked aboard on Fridays — peanut butter, venison, liver — with no rawhide, no fillers and nothing I wouldn't eat myself. Bramble taste-tests everything. It's a hard job and she loves it.
How trading works
- We move — markets at Bath, Bradford on Avon and Devizes, plus the canal festivals in summer. The calendar above is always current; it's the first thing I update each Monday.
- Everything is made in small batches aboard, so when a line's gone, it's gone until next week.
- Cash on the roof, or order ahead by card and we'll bring your box to whichever market suits you.
If you're moored behind us and the kettle's on, come say hello. If the swing bridge is stuck, we're running late — ring ahead.
Get in touch
Order ahead, ask what's on the board this week, or book the boat for your festival.
Other ways to reach the boat
- WhatsApp us — fastest, we're often mid-market
- Call +447700900462
- sal@fudgeandfetch.example
If we're trading it might be teatime before you hear back — the kettle's usually on when you do.