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Hand-raised pies
Steak, meat and potato, steak and cheese, bacon and egg. Different sizes — single supper through to family share.
Ask for today's →Dearham, Cumbria · Est. 1984
Family bakers, on Maryport Road, since 1984.
A village bakery at the edge of the Lake District. Hand-raised pies, fresh bread, traybakes and a proper deli counter — the Hodgson family recipes, baked the same way for forty years.
A note from the bakery
A note from the bakery
Dad opened Cottage Pie in our home village of Dearham in 1984, after years on the butcher's block in Maryport and Moota. We still raise the pies on his recipe — steak, meat and potato, steak and cheese, bacon and egg — and we still bake the bread, the teacakes and the traybakes that Dearham's known us for since the eighties. Nigel and I run things now, with a little help from Poppy on the counter.
— Zoe Hodgson, Cottage Pie Bakery
What's on the counter
Pies, breads, cakes, deli — all baked in the back.
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Bread & teacakes
Fresh loaves out from early. Teacakes baked to Dad's recipe — same one we've used since the eighties.
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Cakes & traybakes
Traybakes, small cakes, cream cakes, biscuits. Made in the back the day they go out.
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Deli & catering
Homecooked meats, Cumberland sausage, British cheese, free-range eggs, fresh milk, salads. Bespoke buffets too.
Plan a buffet →Forty years on Maryport Road
A small family bakery, the proper way.
Dad — Tom Hodgson — opened Cottage Pie in 1984, after the butchery at Moota and a deli counter in Maryport. He ran the shop until 2020, and his recipes for the pies and teacakes haven't changed since. Nigel and Zoe run it now, the same way.
- Family-run village bakery, established 1984
- Cottage Pie Limited · Companies House 04860239
- Pies, bread, cakes, deli & bespoke catering
- 49 Maryport Road, Dearham — open Monday to Saturday
In their words
Customer reviews
"Such a humble family bakery." — Rachel S, Tripadvisor
What a morning looks like
Ovens on early. First pies out by opening.
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The bake starts
Doors open at 6:30. Bread, teacakes, pies — everything goes in the oven before sunrise.
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Counter set
Pies stacked, deli filled, cakes laid out. Regulars usually know what they're after.
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Through the day
Hot food, sandwiches and pies fresh from the back. We bake to sell out — not to keep over.
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Order ahead
Phone the shop for catering, buffets, party-sized pies or anything in particular. We'll set it aside.
Shop hours
Monday to Saturday. Closed Sundays.
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 06:30 – 17:30 |
| Tuesday | 06:30 – 17:30 |
| Wednesday | 06:30 – 17:30 |
| Thursday | 06:30 – 17:30 |
| Friday | 06:30 – 17:30 |
| Saturday | 06:30 – 13:30 |
Questions
A few things people ask.
Steak, meat and potato, steak and cheese, bacon and egg — those are the regulars. Different sizes are available to suit, from single supper through to family-share. Phone ahead if there's something particular you want set aside.
Baked the same day, in the back of the shop. We bake to sell, not to keep — get in for the morning batch if you want first pick.
Yes — bespoke buffets and set buffets for parties, wakes, events and gatherings. Give us a call on 01900 817 003 and we'll talk through what you need.
Of course. Phone ahead a day or two and we'll raise one to size — a Sunday-supper pie, party pie or anything in between.
Fresh bread, teacakes, traybakes, cream cakes and biscuits. Plus a deli counter — homecooked meats, traditional Cumberland sausage, British cheese, free-range eggs, fresh milk and salads. Hot food through the day too.
49 Maryport Road, Dearham, Cumbria CA15 7EG. We're in the village, on the main road through, between Maryport and Cockermouth at the edge of the Lake District.
Get in touch
Pop in, phone, or drop us a line.
Best for orders, catering and anything in particular — give us a ring at the shop.
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