Honest bread in Cumbria
Cumbria has 13 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 11 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Ambleside, Broughton-in-Furness, Cockermouth and Greenodd, Ulverston.
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Bakehouse Born and Bread
Village bakery and cafe in Greenodd near Ulverston specialising in slow fermented sourdough, croissants and buns, all laminated, kneaded and proved on site.
Broughton Village Bakery
Long established village bakery and cafe in Broughton-in-Furness making breads, cakes, pies and pastries on site using local, fairtrade and organic ingredients. Was a finalist in Britain's Best Bakery.
Brysons of Keswick
Family owned craft bakery established in 1947, hand baking bread from locally milled flour on the same Keswick site for over 70 years. Also makes Lakeland plum bread and Cumbrian fruit cakes to traditional recipes.
Grange Bakery
Historic Grange-over-Sands bakery dating to 1911 that hand crafts traditional bread in an Edwardian gas fired trap oven. Produces an extensive bread range including seven varieties of sourdough.
Hazelmere Cafe & Bakery
Award winning cafe with an in house bakery in Grange-over-Sands where craft bakers make breads, pies and cakes fresh every morning. Holder of Tea Guild and Cumbria Life food awards.
Howling Wolf Artisan Bakery and Café
Romanian and English artisan bakery at Whitehaven Harbour. All breads, cakes and pastries are made fresh in the café every day, with long-rise breads taking up to 24 hours before baking. Awarded a VisitEngland Accolade for Quality Food and Drink in October.
Lovingly Artisan
Award winning sourdough bakery near Kendal founded by Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor, using slow fermentation, organic British flours and heritage grains. Named in The Good Food Guide top 50 bakeries and voted Britain's best artisan bakery in 2023.
Lunesdale Bakery
Bakery and small cafe on Kirkby Lonsdale's Main Street producing artisan breads, pastries, cakes and pies. Loaf range includes 100% rye, spelt, olive and seeded breads.
More? The Artisan Bakery
Handmade artisan bakery, cafe and shop in Staveley Mill Yard known for slow fermented sourdough built from a long established starter culture. Supplies eateries across the Lake District.
Staff of Life Bakery
Artisan bakery in the centre of Kendal baking wholemeal, sourdough, rye and Italian loaves daily. Founded by Simon and Julie Thomas and supplies local dining establishments.
The Apple Pie Café & Bakery
Independent family-run bakery and eating house in Ambleside, producing handcrafted bread, cakes and pastries from scratch since 1975. A team of seven bakers and confectioners bake sourdough bloomers, tin loaves and baguettes on site daily using flour source.
The Coffee Kitchen Bakery
Bakery in Market Place, Cockermouth making real bread with no preservatives since 2011, using locally milled flour. Produces a range of sourdough and yeasted breads alongside cakes and pastries.
Three Hares
Cafe, deli and bakery on Sedbergh's Main Street opened in 2014 by Nina Matsunaga and James Ratcliffe, offering around ten different breads including sourdough. Recognised in the Good Food Guide.