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.

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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 need

A celebration cake, a party tray of bread, or a few loaves held back for you.

2

Pick a collection time

Choose the day and an hour. Cakes need five days, bread needs one.

3

Tell us the details

Add the sponge, the message and any allergies in the notes. We call if anything is unclear.

4

Collect from the counter

Your order waits on the back shelf with your name on the box.

On the shelves most days

The core loaves never change. The sweet tray follows the season.

  • Country sourdough
  • Seeded rye
  • White tin loaf
  • Baguette
  • Cinnamon buns
  • Iced fingers
  • Fruit loaf
  • Cheese twists
  • Sausage rolls
  • Lemon drizzle
  • Victoria sponge
  • Party trays

The bakers

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

Hester Quill

Head baker and owner

Starts the night bake and looks after the sourdough starter.

Ravi Hatherleigh

Pastry and cakes

Bakes every celebration cake and pipes the messages by hand.

Mara Coldbeck

Counter and orders

Takes pre-orders, answers the phone and knows when each tray is due.

Josef Ambrey

Wholesale and classes

Drives the morning round and teaches the Sunday bread class.

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.

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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