Our Story

A Holmfirth high street shop, passed from mother to son — and now, to us.

Long before it was Andrews of Holmfirth, it was simply the Greengrocer’s on the corner. Andrew's mum Dorothy ran it first — weighing potatoes, arranging the oranges, knowing every customer by name. When she stepped back, Andrew took the keys in 1974 and carried on exactly as she had.

Andrew stood behind that counter for over 50 years. Half a century of early starts, of choosing fruit by hand at the market, of chatting with the same faces week after week. Two generations of the same family, the same shop, the same corner of Holmfirth. That doesn't happen by accident — it happens because you do the work properly, every day, for a very long time.

When Andrew finally retired, the shop passed into new hands. We renamed it Andrews of Holmfirth in his honour - because a place with that much history deserves a name that remembers it. The trading name has changed from Andrews Greengrocers, and we've given the interior a refresh - but nothing that matters has. Same principles. Same neighbours walking through the door.

Our job now is simple: don't be the generation that lets it slip. Keep it fresh, keep it honest, and keep the door open for whoever's walked this high street for years — and for anyone new to the valley who wants to know what a proper greengrocer feels like.