The Village Bakery, Melmerby

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The Village Bakery at Melmerby was one of the pioneers of organic baking in Britain, working wood-fired ovens in this quiet Eden-valley village since the 1970s. There’s a shop selling the breads and cakes and a café alongside for breakfast or lunch, set below the fells at the foot of the Pennines. A nice, unhurried stop if you’re exploring the eastern side of Cumbria.

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