Britain's Best Bakeries

• Baking is booming and Britain has the best of it: step this way for pastry heaven

Hunks of crusty sourdough, cinnamon dusted buns, glossy plaits of challah and hand-stretched pizza: Britain’s dough game is changing, and who doesn’t want to feast (visually and literally) on the results? A plethora of exciting new bakeries are rising up, from London bread royalty E5 and Toad (both pioneering sustainable farming practices with UK-grown grain) to Manchester-based fermentation experts Pollen, whose croissants take four days to produce from start to finish. Look no further for Britain’s finest bakes.