Independent bakery & coffee · Cheltenham & Gloucester

Slow mornings.
Proper coffee. Fresh bread.

Two small shops on either side of the Severn — one bakery oven, one espresso bar, opened the day the bread comes out.

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Ethos

Bread that takes the time it takes. Coffee that's been roasted nearby. Mornings that don't rush.

What we make

Three signature things, made daily.

Sourdough loaves on bakery shelf

01

Sourdough, on a 48-hour ferment.

A 100% wholewheat starter, two-day cold ferment, baked through a Wood-fired oven before 7 a.m. The crumb is open, the crust is dark, the keeping qualities are excellent. We bake one loaf in three shapes — country, bâtard, miche.

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02

Coffee, roasted in Stroud.

House blend from Forge Coffee — a Stroud roastery a half-hour up the A46. Single-origin filters change every fortnight. Espresso pulled long, milk steamed properly, no hurry on either.

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Barista pulling espresso shot
Fresh-baked traybakes on counter

03

Traybakes, daily, on the counter.

Brown butter brownies, lemon-poppy slices, oat-and-treacle flapjacks, sometimes a financier or a canelé. Whatever's on the counter is what was made that morning. When they're gone, they're gone.

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The room matters.

Wooden tables, ceramic plates, the smell of bread first thing. A back banquette that fills up by nine on Saturdays. Two windows facing east.

Bake & Brew interior, morning light
Wooden counter detail with ceramic mugs
Espresso machine and pendant lights
Bench seat by the window
Barista hands tamping espresso, close-up

The work behind it

Patience is the recipe.

We started baking out of the kitchen at the back of the Kingsditch Lane shop in 2019. Two ovens, one Mahlkönig grinder, a slow proofer that runs overnight. We've added a second shop in Gloucester since, but the bread still proves on the same schedule.

"Most of what we sell takes longer than it took to set up the company."

Flour from Wessex Mill, butter from Yeo Valley, eggs from a farm in Forthampton. Coffee from Forge Coffee in Stroud, roasted on a Probat. Everything that goes on the counter that morning was made on the premises within the previous 24 hours.

In the neighbourhood

A local habit.

I work from the back banquette three mornings a week. Same flat white, same sourdough toast, same view of the garden out the back window.

A regular Cheltenham · Tuesday-Thursday mornings

Tamping espresso — close-up

Find us

Come in.

Address
Kingsditch Lane
Cheltenham
GL51 9NE
Hours
Mon–Fri · 7am – 4pm
Sat · 8am – 4pm
Sun · 9am – 2pm
Contact
hello@bakeandbrew.co.uk
01242 234 567
Getting here
Five-minute drive from Cheltenham Spa station; free parking on Kingsditch Lane. The Gloucester shop is on Westgate Street — opening hours vary by season.
Bake & Brew exterior — brick wall and signage

See you tomorrow morning

See you tomorrow morning.

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