"Best chippy in Falmouth" closing its doors for final time

Gerald Henn, 61, who has run Bos’s Chippy in Boslowick, Falmouth for the past 15 years, made the announcement on Facebook today (Tuesday) that this Saturday (October 12) would be the business’s last day open.

Mr Henn said he had decided not to renew the lease on the shop and take early retirement instead.

Mr Henn moved down to Cornwall from the Midlands 20 years ago and bought the fish and chip shop in Lanner before taking over the former Perham’s Fish and Chip Shop takes run by Mark and Charlotte Perham and renaming it Bos’s Chippy.

Gerald Henn (left) is welcomed to Falmouth by Alan Hendy, chairman of Boslowick Court when the shop opened in 2009 (Image: File)

Commenting on closing the shop, Mr Henn said he felt it was time to do all the things he’d wanted to do in his life.

“The customers have been fantastic,” he told the Packet. “It is sad it has come to this but would like to thank all my customers for their fantastic support over the last 15 years, wouldn’t have been here if it wasn’t for them.”

The news was greeted with dismay by many customers on Facebook who said his shop would be greatly missed.

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Racheal Mckean said: “Best chippy in town…am so gutted.”

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The shop consistently secured rave reviews on TripAdviser and in July it was named by the Packet as the one of the best fish and chip shops in Falmouth by Google Reviews.

Reviewers describe it as a “proper old fashioned chippy” and “traditional but well done – not pretentious”.

One wrote: “Does what it says on the tin. Service was great and the staff were lovely. Fish and chips were delicious.”

The lease for the shop is currently up for sale on Rightmove.