Homemade cakes, loose-leaf tea and grazing cattle
It begins in the family kitchen
All of the cakes are baked by Bernadette Stanley - the farmer, mother, and grandmother behind it all.
Her recipes have been shaped by decades of feeding children, neighbours, and now guests.
She’s always favoured natural sweetness, less salt, and honest ingredients like polenta and ground almonds - not as substitutes, but as better foundations where gluten free baking is needed.
Long before gluten-free became a label, Bernadette was baking this way by instinct - avoiding the fillers and starches used in mass-produced cakes, and choosing real food for the people she loves.
What’s on the Table
A changing spread of handmade cakes, baked with care and served with loose-leaf tea or coffee. Some of the highlights:
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Lemon Drizzle Polenta Cake (GF) – Naturally gluten-free, rich and golden with a gently grainy crumb
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Florentines – Thin, crisp-edged, dipped in dark chocolate
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Cinnamon Flapjack (GF) – Oaty, spiced and chewy
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Double Chocolate Cake – Deeply chocolatey, light but not too sweet
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Ginger Loaf – Steady warmth, spiced and soft
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Bara Brith – A Welsh classic, made with fruit soaked in tea
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Cheese Scones – Savoury, golden, and a bit legendary
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Banana & Walnut Loaf – Balanced and not too dense
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Classic Scones – Served warm with clotted cream and jam
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Orange Polenta Cake (GF) - Soft, sticky, scented with citrus.
Proper tea
Tea is served loose-leaf in a teapot — never bags in mugs. We serve teas by Extract Coffee Roasters, including:
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English Breakfast (and Decaf)
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Earl Grey
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Green
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Mint
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Berry
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Rooibos
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Chamomile
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All with full table service whether you’re seated indoors or out in the meadow.
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Coffee & More Drinks
Extract’s coffee is beautifully balanced, with notes of chocolate cake, praline and butterscotch. Decaf is naturally processed for full flavour.
You’re also welcome to enjoy something stronger:
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Cocktails like the Rhubarb Sour and Strawberry Pasture
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Mocktails including house-made ginger ale and our seasonal lemonade
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Wilding Cider from Chew Valley
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Beers & Ales from Electric Bear
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Wines including grower Champagne, natural orange wines, and food-friendly reds and whites
No Reservations Needed — or Taken
We don’t take bookings for coffee and cake. Just drop in anytime between 10:30 and 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday.
Eat in or take away — we’ll have something warm, sweet, and ready when you arrive.
