Steve Lewis
Senior Member
I've only just found this out (and by sheer accident to boot), but Veals - one of the oldest tackle shops in the country - permanently closed it's doors about five weeks ago.
I know it's VERY trying times for all brick and mortar tackle shops, but I honestly thought that Veals would weather all of the problems given the quality of their fresh coarse and sea bait, the variety of stuff on the shelves, and the specialist knowledge of everyone who worked in there, especially as they had bought up the rest of the floor of the Brunel Rooms they were located in, and last summer were in the process of expanding the shop floor area (more carp and sea stuff if memory serves). Alas, it would seem that the current virus issue put paid to all that (and/or expanding the shop may have been ill advised and a bit foolhardy?).
So that's another one gone.
I know it's VERY trying times for all brick and mortar tackle shops, but I honestly thought that Veals would weather all of the problems given the quality of their fresh coarse and sea bait, the variety of stuff on the shelves, and the specialist knowledge of everyone who worked in there, especially as they had bought up the rest of the floor of the Brunel Rooms they were located in, and last summer were in the process of expanding the shop floor area (more carp and sea stuff if memory serves). Alas, it would seem that the current virus issue put paid to all that (and/or expanding the shop may have been ill advised and a bit foolhardy?).
So that's another one gone.