Eat and drink · Stroud
Salt Bakehouse
A bakery on Slad Road, Stroud, Baker of the Year 2016 at the BIA awards, selling from a kiosk on Union Street and at the Saturday farmers' market.
An award-winning Stroud baker of plain, honest bread. Buy from the Union Street kiosk midweek or the farmers' market on Saturdays.
- Good: Baker of the Year 2016, BIA Industry Awards
- Good: Bread of flour, water, salt and yeast only
- Good: At Stroud Farmers' Market every Saturday
- Worth knowing: Kiosk open Wednesday to Friday mornings only
- Worth knowing: A small bakery: allergens may be present as traces
About
Salt Bakehouse bakes at 28 to 30 Slad Road, Stroud, and was Baker of the Year at the BIA Industry Awards in 2016; it has also won at the World Bread Awards. It is a family business, run by Annette with her son Dominic and daughter Anneliese, and began as a sandwich shop in Cheltenham before turning to bread.
Its bread is made with flour, water, salt and yeast and nothing else. To buy it, go to the kiosk at 9 Union Street, open Wednesday to Friday from 9am to 1pm, or on Saturdays at Stroud Farmers' Market from 9am to 2pm. A white van also sells round Stroud and at events, and there is an online shop on its website. On 2 September 2026 the bakery opened its new headquarters at 28 Slad Road, open Wednesday to Saturday until Christmas 2026, with the Union Street shop and the vans carrying on, the Gloucester Punchline reported.
The bakery is small, and it warns that allergens may be present as traces in its products; ask at the kiosk if that matters to you.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 09:00 to 13:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 to 13:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 to 13:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 to 14:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Wednesday to Friday at the kiosk, 9 Union Street; Saturday at Stroud Farmers' Market. The new bakery at 28 Slad Road opens Wednesday to Saturday until Christmas 2026.
The details
- Food
- Bakery
- Booking a table
- Walk-ins only
- Awards
- Baker of the Year, BIA Industry Awards (2016)
- World Bread Awards (Tiptree)
Photos
Stollen 
Honeycomb bear claws 
Blueberry danishes 
Fresh loaves
Location
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