B and C Gregg

Gregg Bros is one of Bishop Auckland's oldest surviving food shops, a small family-run sandwich bakery on Fore Bondgate in the medieval lane that runs down towards the Market Place and Auckland Castle. The Town Team has publicly credited the shop with serving its famous pork dips for around a hundred years — the pork dip being the local sandwich the area is built around: a soft bread bun filled with hot pork, pease pudding and stuffing, with the top of the bun dipped briefly in the meat gravy before it is closed. Alongside the dips the counter runs the wider working-day sandwich range of paninis, filled rolls and savoury slices that keep the shop busy through the morning and lunchtime rush rather than into the evening. Reviewers picking out highlights tend to focus on portion size, the value relative to the chain bakeries on Newgate Street, and the long-standing counter staff who know the regulars by order. The Fore Bondgate position puts the shop on the foot-traffic route between Market Place and the town hall — useful for office workers from the council offices and for visitors heading to the Auckland Project and Kynren site. The shop runs counter trade only with no delivery operation, which keeps the focus on freshness over volume.