Carnforth

Needs a lot of wearing in!

Pros: - looks great with nice quality materials. - sizing fit well for length and width of my foot Cons: - the elastic lace system absolutely does not work with these boots as it's too hard to get your feet in and once they are in the laces are too tight. Instead, use the included regular laces, these work much better. - the leather is VERY stiff, they even provide a notice of this in the box, so they are quite uncomfortable at first. I've worn them for 4 days so far, and they are slowly starting to wear in and be more comfortable, hopefully this continues. - the insole is a bit stiff as well, wish it was more cushiony. - the front of the shoe does not have enough depth, so my big toe is being pressed down on. Hopefully this improves/stretches out with more wear. As of now I'd give these a 3 out of 5. If they actually soften up and stretch out with more wear, then I would give it a 4. Leather does normally stretch, so here's hoping!

Nice shoes

I'm really happy with the Birchbury Carnforth boots I bought recently. I got them in tobacco leather. They look great. Very well made. The leather is soft and comfortable out of the box. I normally wear size 12, and these fit true to size. The toe box is wide which I love. It's my first pair of Birchbury shoes. I'll definitely buy their shoes again.

Really small, non-transparent sizing

I wear a 10.5 normally, sized up to an 11, and these still fit extremely small. Not very comfortable at all. Because I wore them a few times, I can't return them. For the price, I'd expect there to be more transparency/accuracy around sizing. Disappointed overall.