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Our sourdough starter 60th birthday party took place on Friday. We thought this sourdough starter that rises all our sourdough loaves deserved a bit of a party. Of course like all great parties it took place in the kitchen, centred around food, fire and baking. We invited together some of our favourite bakers for a... Read more »

Whiterow Farm Festival takes place on Saturday 11th July to celebrate their 15th anniversary. They’ll be fun for all the family at Whiterow Farm festival with cookery demonstrations from Whiterow’s Chefs, bread tasting from us, a beer and cider tent and live music. “So find a hay bale or relax on your picnic blanket, enjoy... Read more »

On Saturday its Humble by Nature Big Day Out, we already sell bread in their fantastic farm shop. This weekend Kate Humble and her team are opening their doors for the Humble by Nature Big Day Out. With oodles of brilliant things going on for the family including a craft village, live music, fun on... Read more »

We are delighted to be supporting this years’s Soil Association Wake up to Organic campaign on June 17th, Tom and Will will be out and about in Bristol with our customers. The Better Food Company in St Werburghs Road Bristol. Not only will you be treated to Elly’s delicious Organic Superfood Granola, Chief Executive of the Soil... Read more »

We are delighted to be part of Gloucester Services Southbound, it’s great to have our award winning bread on the motorway, now both Southbound and Northbound. The services offer a fantastic range of our bread in both their farm shops and forecourts. Our bread is also used throughout for their catering. Here is a great video... Read more »

Our sourdough starter is nearly 60 and it’s a bank holiday weekend. We thought we should celebrate with a little Facebook give away. All you need to do is like our Facebook page and then share our give away post to be in with the chance to win a prize. Bank Holiday Facebook Give Away... Read more »

Join us for lunch in our secret garden where we have live music from blues duo Rick Payne and Steve Treble. And what better accompaniment to an afternoon of music than our sourdough toasties – the ultimate in crispy bread and melted cheese with awesome bbq brisket and pickles. Perfect food to sit back and... Read more »

Our new Sourdough Nation community has been born, on the same May bank holiday as a royal babe. Calling all sourdough bakers, new or established, we are building a new community for you to share your bakes and ask all the questions you knead to know. Our sourdough starter turns 60 in June and as we’ve seen... Read more »

In our sourdough starter video,  Fabulous Baker Brother Tom Herbert will show you how to know if your sourdough is alive, how to feed your sourdough and how to hibernate your sourdough. We find the best method for successful sourdough baking is to hibernate your sourdough in the fridge and remove it and feed it... Read more »

If you have been into our Tetbury or Chipping Sodbury shops recently you will of seen our amazing new Stephanie Cole’s commission. We had been admiring her work at Gloucester Services since it opened last year and are now delighted to have her fantastic illustrations in our shops. Stephanie painted two large blackboards for us,... Read more »

Our how to make sourdough bread video is our most watched video on You Tube. The perfect way to learn how to make sourdough, taught by our master baker and Fabulous Baker Brother Tom Herbert Follow this link for the UPDATED sourdough recipe enjoyed by hundreds of bakers around the world… http://hobbshousebakery.bluehorizonsmedia.co.uk/recipes… In this video... Read more »

We are delighted to be involved in this year’s The Big Feastival. This festival hosted by Jamie Oliver and Alex James in the North Cotswolds looks to be like great celebration go our county’s finest food. The Big Feastival along with The Royal Agricultural University, FWP Matthews Millers and Hobbs House Bakery has launched ‘The... Read more »