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Family bakers on Sheep Street, Callowford, since 1991

Bread out at 6:15, doors open at 7. Sourdough, buns, pastry and cakes to order, all baked in the back of the shop.

Open Tuesday to Saturday from 7am, Sunday from 8am.

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This morning's bake laid out on baking paper: a floured sourdough, a baguette, two croissants, a cardamom knot, a Chelsea bun, a hot cross bun and an Eccles cake
Bread out at 6:15Croissants at 6:45Doors at 7Buns at 9:30Lardy cake FridaysClosed Mondays

Out of the oven, a normal Saturday

  1. 04:30Ovens onLast night's sourdough comes out of the cold room to warm up.
  2. 05:00Into the ovenLoaves are scored and loaded with the peel, 12 at a time.
  3. 06:15Bread outSourdough, bloomers, tins. They cool on the racks by the window.
  4. 06:45Pastry outCroissants and pains au chocolat.
  5. 07:00Doors openJean opens up. The first queue is usually three people long.
  6. 08:00Baguettes
  7. 09:30Buns outCardamom knots and Chelsea buns, glazed while they're hot.
  8. 10:00Second batchEccles cakes (Thu–Sat), lardy cake (Fri–Sat).
  9. 10:30Focaccia
  10. 11:00Saturday sourdough runs outOn a weekday it lasts until about one.
  11. 12:00Sausage rolls, hot
  12. 13:00Last of the bunsCardamom knots are usually gone by now.
  13. 15:00ClosedTomorrow's dough is already proving.
The whole week's bakes
Callowford sourdough
Sourdough06:15
Wholemeal sourdough
Wholemeal06:15
White bloomer
Bloomer06:15
Split tin
Split tin06:15
Croissant
Croissant06:45
Pain au chocolat
Pain au choc06:45
Baguette
Baguette08:00
Cardamom knot
Cardamom knot09:30
Chelsea bun
Chelsea bun09:30
Eccles cake
Eccles cake10:00
Lardy cake
Lardy cake10:00
Rosemary focaccia
Focaccia10:30
Sausage roll
Sausage roll12:00

A slice of the Callowford sourdough: a dark crust and an open, irregular crumb
The Callowford sourdough, cut open.
  1. 16 hours

    Our sourdough proves overnight in the cold before it's baked, which is where the flavour and the open crumb come from.

  2. 27 layers

    Croissant dough is folded three times round a slab of Sedgecombe butter, the afternoon before.

  3. Fridays

    Jean's lardy cake comes out at 10. People queue. We don't blame them.

  4. Before 10

    Ring and we'll put a loaf by with your name on it, so Saturday's sell-out doesn't catch you.

Six of the 18 things we bake, with today's prices. Out times are for Tuesday to Saturday.

Callowford sourdough, seen from aboveCallowford sourdough, cut open to show the crumb

Callowford sourdough

£5.20 800g

Out 06:15Tue–SunVegan

White sourdough, proved 16 hours in the cold. Dark, blistered crust, open crumb.

Croissant, seen from above

Croissant

£2.70

Out 06:45Tue–Sun

All butter, folded three times. Out at 6:45, still warm when the doors open.

Cardamom knot, seen from above

Cardamom knot

£3.10

Out 09:30Tue–Sun

Butter, sugar and freshly ground cardamom twisted through the dough, pearl sugar on top.

Chelsea bun, seen from above

Chelsea bun

£3.20

Out 09:30Tue–Sat

Currants, brown sugar and butter rolled up, baked in a tray, glazed while hot.

Rosemary focaccia, seen from above

Rosemary focaccia

£3.20 slab

Out 10:30Tue–SatVegan

Olive oil, rosemary, flaky salt. Whole tray (serves 10) £16 to order.

Lardy cake, seen from above

Lardy cake

£3.40 square

Out 10:00Fri & Sat

Jean's Friday bake: bread dough folded with lard, sugar, spice and currants. Whole tin £18.

See all 18 with prices
Celebration cake, seen from above

Ring or send the order form. Victoria sponge 48 hours, celebration cakes 72. Collect from 9am on the day.

  • Victoria sponge, 8 inchserves 12£28
  • Victoria sponge, 10 inchserves 18£38
  • Celebration cake, 6 inchserves 8£32
  • Celebration cake, 8 inchserves 14£42
  • Celebration cake, 10 inchserves 22£56
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Flour from a water mill 11 miles up the river, butter from 6 miles away, pork from two doors down.

  • 11 milesFlourLowen Mill
  • 6 milesButter & milkSedgecombe Dairy
  • 3 milesEggsHolt End Farm
Every supplier, and what comes from further
1 mi5 mi10 mi15 miLowen MillSedgecombe DairyHolt End FarmFenner'sTithe Barn Fruit The shop
Distances by road from Sheep Street. Drawn to scale by distance, not a map.

We bake once in the night and once mid-morning, then that's it. When a shelf is empty, it's empty until tomorrow, so ring before 10 and we'll put one by.

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Free 2-hour parking on Market Place, a minute's walk. One bike rack outside the shop.

Opening hours

  • Monday Closed Closed. The levain still gets fed.
  • Tuesday 7:00–15:00
  • Wednesday 7:00–15:00
  • Thursday 7:00–15:00
  • Friday 7:00–15:00
  • Saturday 7:00–14:00 Busiest morning. Sourdough is usually gone by 11.
  • Sunday 8:00–12:00 Bread, croissants and coffee only.