Bakehouse · 12 Coopers Row, Hensby Vale

Daily bread, baked through the night

Tallowmere Bakehouse lights the oven at 2:00 AM. By opening time the shelves hold sourdough, rye, buns and a tray or two of whatever the bakers fancied. Cakes are made to order.

Collection times on Sat 15 Nov8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:00 AM12:00 PM1:00 PM

Celebration cakes need five days' notice. Bread and buns can be ordered until 3:00 PM the day before.

Country sourdough · Seeded rye · White tin loaf · Baguette · Cinnamon buns · Iced fingers · Fruit loaf

First loaves out at 7:00 AMSecond bake ready by 11:00 AM
Cakes made to orderFive days' notice for celebration cakes
Bread classes on SundaysSix places, flour on your apron
What we bake

Bread every morning, cakes when you ask

A small bakehouse with one deck oven. The counter changes through the day as each bake comes out.

Daily bread

Sourdough, seeded rye, white tin and baguettes, baked overnight and again before lunch.

Bake times

Bread at 7:00 AM, buns and pastries at 8:00 AM, a second bread bake at 11:00 AM.

Celebration cakes

Layered sponges in three sizes, finished with your message in piped icing.

Pre-orders

Hold a loaf, a dozen buns or a party tray for collection at a time that suits you.

Wholesale round

Bread and rolls delivered by van to local cafés and shops before 7:00 AM.

Bread classes

Three hours on a Sunday morning: mix, shape and bake a loaf to take home.

How cake and bread orders work

Order online or at the counter. If you want to talk through a cake, call after 11:00 AM when the oven is quieter.

  1. Choose what you needA celebration cake, a party tray of bread, or a few loaves held back for you.
  2. Pick a collection timeChoose the day and an hour. Cakes need five days, bread needs one.
  3. Tell us the detailsAdd the sponge, the message and any allergies in the notes. We call if anything is unclear.
  4. Collect from the counterYour order waits on the back shelf with your name on the box.

Orders, classes and wholesale

A general guide. Your confirmation sets out the terms for your own order.

OrderNotice neededDetails
Celebration cakes5 daysDeposit of $15, rest on collection
Bread and bunsBy 3:00 PM the day beforePay on collection
Bread classBook a place$65, lunch and a loaf included
Wholesale roundStanding weekly orderDelivered before 7:00 AM
CancellationsCakes, 48 hours' noticeDeposit refunded in full

Sample content. Replace prices, notice periods and terms with your own.

Wholesale round

Bread for local cafés and shops

Each morning a van leaves the bakehouse at 5:30 AM with bread for a handful of neighbourhood kitchens.

Call the bakery

  • Standing weekly orders, changed by text
  • Sourdough, rye, tin loaves and rolls
  • Delivered before 7:00 AM, Tuesday to Saturday
  • Monthly invoice, no minimum term

The bakers

Four people, one oven, and a radio that never gets switched off.

HQ

Hester Quill

Head baker and owner

RH

Ravi Hatherleigh

Pastry and cakes

MC

Mara Coldbeck

Counter and orders

JA

Josef Ambrey

Wholesale and classes

Questions

What time is the bread out?

The first loaves are on the shelves at 7:00 AM. A second bake of sourdough and baguettes comes out at 11:00 AM.

How far ahead should I order a cake?

Five days for a celebration cake. For a wedding or a cake for more than 20, give us two weeks.

Can you cater for allergies?

We use flour, nuts, eggs, milk and sesame on the same benches, so please ask staff before you order.

Do you sell out?

Often, by early afternoon on a Saturday. Pre-order by 3:00 PM the day before to hold a loaf.

What happens in a bread class?

You mix, knead, shape and bake a loaf over three hours, then sit down to lunch. Six places each Sunday.

Do you deliver to homes?

No. Home orders are collected from the counter. The van only does the wholesale round.

Order a cake or hold a loaf

Pre-order for collection, or come by in the morning while the bread is still warm.

Order a cake

Opening hours

Tue to Fri7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sat7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sun8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
MonClosed, bakers resting
The bakehouse counter12 Coopers Row, Hensby ValeTue to Sat from 7:00 AM, Sun 8:00 AM to noon(555) 018-4410
Wholesale and cake ordersBack door, Lantern Yard, behind Coopers RowTue to Fri 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM(555) 018-4411