Halmstead
Bakehouse

Bread out of the oven at seven, and again at half past twelve.

A sourdough bakery and coffee counter on Quay Street, Halmstead. Come early for the seeded rye. The morning buns rarely last past ten.

A baker holding a round of proved dough in both hands against a dark background. Flour-dusted sourdough loaves on a piece of hessian. A row of freshly baked baguettes. A bakery counter full of baked bread. A baker dusting flour over dough on the bench.
07:30

Doors open, first bake out

Country loaves, wholemeal, seeded rye, cardamom knots and morning buns.

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From the shelf

Four of the regulars. The counter changes with the season, so this is a selection rather than the full list.

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Hands shaping dough on a floured bench.

Eighteen hours from flour to shelf

Every loaf is mixed the afternoon before, shaped by hand and left to rise slowly overnight in the cold. That long rise is where the flavour comes from, and it is also why we can’t bake more once a round sells out.

  1. Mix13:00
  2. First rise and folds14:00
  3. Shape17:00
  4. Cold rise overnight18:00
  5. Bake05:00
Bar lengths are drawn to scale across the eighteen hours.
Map of the harbour in Halmstead with the bakery on Quay Street Quay Street Church Lane Market Square The harbour Open sea Bus stop P Car park Halmstead Bakehouse
Drawn map, not to scale. Halmstead is a fictional town.

14 Quay Street, by the harbour steps

Tuesday to Saturday
07:00–16:00
Sunday
08:00–13:00
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