Honest bread in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire has 7 real bakeries listed on Honest Bread, in 6 towns. Every one bakes from scratch on its own premises.
Look for honest bread in Stroud, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Daylesford, Lechlade and Moreton-in-Marsh.
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Bakery on the Water
Family-run artisan bakery and cafe on the river in Bourton-on-the-Water, part of the Little Bakery Company, baking everything from scratch in-house daily. It is known for its crunchy sourdough and malted loaf alongside croissants and pastries.
Daylesford Organic
Working organic farm in the Cotswolds with an on-site bakery that produces bread, cakes and pastries each day using slow fermentation and hand-shaping without additives. Its plain sourdough won its category at Britain's Best Loaf 2025.
La Boulangerie Artisan
Cheltenham artisan bakery using French baking methods, hand-shaping sourdough loaves, baguettes, croissants and pastries using slow fermentation and baking fresh each day from their Saxon Way production site.
Otis & Belle Artisan Bakery
Artisan bakery in Moreton-in-Marsh baking three-day slow-fermented sourdough on the premises, using flour from nearby Shipton Mill, alongside viennoiserie and patisserie. Founded by a chef and his family.
Salt Bakehouse
Independent Stroud bakehouse making classic sourdoughs, baguettes, ancient grain loaves and seasonal bakes from foraged and local ingredients, sold from the Union Street kiosk and a travelling bakehouse van at farmers markets.
Sourdough Revolution
Family-run sourdough bakery and baking school in Lechlade that bakes fresh artisan bread, pizza and buns. Its High Street shop has been handed over and its loaves are now sold locally through Crampi Italian Food & Wine, with wholesale and the baking school.
The Artisan Baker
Organic artisan bakery at Five Valleys market in Stroud, where baker Ori Hellerstein and his team bake sourdough loaves, baguettes, challah and pastries fresh each morning in an open kitchen using ethically sourced, organic ingredients.