Daily bread
Sourdough, seeded rye, white tin and baguettes, baked overnight and again before lunch.
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.
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.
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.
- Choose what you needA celebration cake, a party tray of bread, or a few loaves held back for you.
- Pick a collection timeChoose the day and an hour. Cakes need five days, bread needs one.
- Tell us the detailsAdd the sponge, the message and any allergies in the notes. We call if anything is unclear.
- 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.
| Order | Notice needed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Celebration cakes | 5 days | Deposit of $15, rest on collection |
| Bread and buns | By 3:00 PM the day before | Pay on collection |
| Bread class | Book a place | $65, lunch and a loaf included |
| Wholesale round | Standing weekly order | Delivered before 7:00 AM |
| Cancellations | Cakes, 48 hours' notice | Deposit refunded in full |
Sample content. Replace prices, notice periods and terms with your own.
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
The oven goes on at 2:00 AM, the first loaves come out at seven, and every cake is made for one person's order.
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.
Find us on Coopers Row
On the corner by the old corn exchange in Hensby Vale. The smell of bread will find you before the sign does.