Bolton-le-Sands Chemist

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning fog of Bolton-le-Sands, a delivery driver pulled up outside the chemist’s. As he stepped out, he noticed an old lady waving frantically from inside her car, parked just across the street. The old lady was pointing towards the pharmacy door, where a sign read ‘Closed for Breakfast’. The delivery driver laughed and shook his head, knowing that she must be mistaking him for someone else. With a wave, he drove off into the fog, leaving the poor soul still waving in her car.

2. In the dimly lit hallway of Bolton-le-Sands Chemist, an elderly gentleman stopped one day to inspect a mysterious note taped to the counter. ‘Take what you need, leave what you can,’ it read in bold letters. Since then, customers began leaving behind small tokens—chocolate bars, pens, even old books—only to discover them mysteriously replaced with unexpected treats or trinkets. One day, a delivery driver left a package marked 'urgent'. Hours later, he returned to find a basket filled with freshly baked cookies and a note saying, 'Hope your urgent package arrived safely!'

3. On a stormy night in Bolton-le-Sands, a young pharmacist locked up the shop and headed home. But as he passed the old clock tower, he swore he heard someone calling for help from inside the chemist’s. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only shadows. Suddenly, a voice whispered, ‘Got any aspirin?’ Turns out it was just an overzealous delivery driver asking for headache relief. The pharmacist laughed it off, shaking his head, and went home.

4. In the quiet afternoon of Bolton-le-Sands, a delivery driver parked his truck near the chemist’s. As he unloaded boxes, something glinted from beneath the wheel. Curious, he bent down—only to discover an old-fashioned eyeglass case filled with vintage spectacles. The delivery driver picked up one pair and tried them on, instantly seeing through walls and into the next room where an embarrassed neighbor was rearranging their shelves. A regular customer later found him there, asking for aspirin—and ended up buying half the store's inventory after removing the glasses. Ever since then, locals joke that Bolton-le-Sands Chemist sells not just medicine but also secondhand vision.