Greggs superfan who scoffed 'more than 10,000 sausage rolls' plans to eat one in each of its 2,078 UK bakeries

A Greggs superfan who claims to have scoffed more than 10,000 sausage rolls in her lifetime plans to eat her favourite snack in every one of the bakery's 2,078 shops.

Megan Topping, 27, thought of the idea in late 2019 but it was only during the first national coronavirus lockdown while on furlough that she decided to put her plan in place.

But with its 2,000 plus shops stretching between its birth place in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the north east to Plymouth, Devon, 415 miles away in the south west, the mission could take Megan, from Middleton years to complete.

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She said: "I would say that I am completely and utterly Greggs mad. I go almost every day and have done for years. People think this is a bit of a joke, but genuinely Greggs has been important throughout my life and I'm so grateful it exists.

"It sounds crazy, but even if I'm travelling, the first thing I look for is a Greggs. I hope to hit every single one and I've booked some time off work later this year, so I hope to start making real progress towards completing my goal."

Megan has been so committed to fulfilling her pastry dreams that she saved up during lockdown to buy a £1,000 Hyundai i10 2011 car, which she has dubbed the "Greggsmobile" so she can travel more easily to the various locations.

So far, she has visited every Greggs bakery in Greater Manchester - checking off a dozen shops since lockdown ended last summer.

Megan, who says she spends £300 a month in Greggs, said: "I’ve got my Greggsmobile now. I just saved up for the car so I could make this epic sausage roll trek.

"I couldn't be more excited. I work a lot and I wanted to do something fun with my life, so I