Arthur Howell Bakery in North Norfolk

Visited this lovely bakery on Sunday for the first time. The range of bakery items is outstanding with reasonable prices and friendly staff. The carrot cake especially is so yummy. A must go to bakery in Wells.

I popped in for a bacon sandwich- never again will I go to Howells Bakery for one of these awful offerings A large flowery bap, some awful and cheap “rind on “ bacon and some insipid thin saugages- easily the worst breakfast roll I have ever purchased. Not cooked fresh but luke warm from a hot dish. Lots of other outlets in Wells produce a far superior product. Stick to selling bread and meat products. My roll was thrown to the seagulls in the harbour!! A complete waste of money.

This place has everything you need to satisfy your hunger. We wanted a quick snack to keep us going. I had a lovely BLT while the Mrs had a tuna mayo and coffee. To finish off we had a cake each which were both perfect. Other eateries seemed pretentious and too expensive this was very good.

Popped in as a trip to Wells isn't complete until I've been to this bakery. Picked up two types of tiffin and strawberry slices. All products are seriously massive and so tasty. It's not a big shop and expect to queue out the door in tourist season. Only one lady on the shop floor but she was nice and friendly. Some people might think the shop needs updating but I say leave it as it is, it's like taking a step back in time to when I was a child and my mum took me to the local bakery.

Always consistent on taste and value! The sandwiches and rolls aren’t to be overlooked as they are generously filled and tasty. The choice of sweet treats is *almost* overwhelming but I always manage to choose one (or three) things! The bread and rolls are lovely and have that traditional bakery flavour. Service and staff always friendly and warm. Recommended!

So much choice of savoury or sweet (or both) we purchased a selection of cakes, all delicious (especially the lemon meringue pie) and the beef and vegetable pasty was lovely, with soft, flaky pastry. On one occasion we did feel a little rushed to order and was told quite bluntly that they were closing. I felt this was early considering it was a nice day and lots of people around. To say they rely on tourism it wouldn’t hurt to stay open a few extra minutes.

wanted some bread rolls for our tea plus cake. Everything was lovely but felt it was rather pricey for the rolls. called 23rd June 2023

Was so looking forward to visiting the Wells shop but was so disappointed. Now very expensive and I can make better at home. Londoners probably find it cheap but for locals it’s just not.

every time we visit wells Arthur Howells bakery is first on the list. mostly its the delicious sausage rolls packed with lovely meat but sometimes and equally good is the pasties warm and very tasty .

Can’t remember if it was called caramel or fudge flapjack but it was delicious, topped with a generous helping of chocolate, pretty big slice so enough for two. Egg Mayo with cress bap good too, very reasonably priced compared to other places on the Norfolk coast.

Bacon rolls were excellent. Plenty of nice smoky bacon. Flaky pasties and an Eccles cake to finish. Sat outside and enjoyed the busy street.

So tastey, well seasoned, love them. A proper sausage roll. We bought some in the little shop at Salthouse...they were called jumbo rolls....they were half the size of Howell's....very amusing!!

Me and my wife were having a day out at wells -next -sea, walking up and down trying to decide what to eat,we was looking at different things and i decided to go into this bakery to see what they had to offer ahd to see their prices,i walked around a person to take a closer look a the small print ,how much cake are, only to be shouted at by an older women behind the counter....NO PUSHING IN , JOIN THE QUE, which i replied ,i want to see what you'd got, YOU STILL HAVE TO QUE, in a very RUDE way....she must of been on a power trip. IT's not my fault the don't put the prices on view.. I Won't be recommending them to anyone

On holiday brought filled rolls which were simply poor. Ordered a Cheese/Tomato Toastie and they couldn’t even get the simplest of sandwiches right, also the attitude of some staff is dreadful.

I phoned this place because someone on TRipadvisor said they sell gluten free bread. The woman who answered the phone said they dont. Beware of old reviews on Tripadvisor becuse they might not be true. The woman suggested the Co Op, about a mile further out of town and a long long way from Pinewoods if youre walking with a knee problem. The Co Op had gluten free bread.

Do NOT buy bread from here on a Sunday!! You expect bread rolls from a Bakery to be fresh, they were fresh once! I wouldn’t bother spending here, go to the nisa or co-op where you will get FRESH baked bread. Reputation is hard to build but easy to lose! The only thing the bread was good for was the bin!!!

We were staying in Wells, and had been told about this wonderful bakery. Well what a fabulous place it is, very traditional with the most amazing aromas of freshly baked goodies! I really think we bought too much, but it was all delicious!

I have had great baked pastries here and staff are so polite even when I have been a bit grumpy in the morning ! Good benefit to the town . Please be polite to the loverly ladies here as they are a gem.

Wow what a great bakery! We thoroughly enjoyed homemade sausage rolls and cakes whilst sitting at the tables outside watching the world go by.

Visited several times during our holiday for pies buns cakes, all great tasting and good value and always very fresh

Egg and bacon bap was great. Don't bother with the large version of there will be a serious bacon shortage in North Norfok! Pot of tea for two equals 3 cups each.

The bread, rolls and cakes are lovely. The assistant is sometimes very busy when she is there by herself but is always polite and friendly.

Used this establishment last June. Hadn’t put a review on Tripadvisor as couldn’t remember the name of the shop. Walked past it again today so am now able to post a review. My wife adores Bakewell Tarts, so we went inside to enquire. The two female assistants were engrossed in their own conversation and completely ignored us and carried on talking. We spotted the said Bakewell tarts and asked how much they were , and could we buy one. Again without any eye contact we were served our tart in a paper bag without any hint of politeness or thanks. Never go there again.

I am not kidding. I have tried all sorts of expensive patisserie over the years and you cannot beat these not so little cakes for their yummy moreishness. A real indulgence. I went back every day of my holiday and have failed to find anywhere to match them since.And for once we have a firm here that is not ripping the customer off. The prices are more than fair. What not to like.

Excellent local bakery open 7 days a week. The sausage rolls are lovely. They have a good selection of drinks, snacks and of course lots of cakes too. There is also a free to use cash machine inside their shop.

This shop has a wide variety of sweet and savoury bakes. They also sale breads and special dog food.

We stumbled across this little independent bakery while strolling around the village - and what a find.

We always treat ourselves to food for our walk from here. Traditional bakers at great prices. Visited twice to take some brownies home. Perfect!

Roll filled to order were lip smacking good, difficult to decide what you want . So nice to be able to take away . The cakes , pies and bread were alll very tempting we purchased some to take home

When the Clan Connington descend on Wells as they do every October and bags are deposited in rooms and the first pots of tea made then consumed amidst constant kitchen filled chatter a few high spirited individuals will venture out on to Staithe street and the first shop to be visited is Howell's bakery. We have evolved over the years from a white bread based clan to a white, mixed grain, wholemeal and granary group of healthier (seeking if not always finding) souls and have more demanding, diverse palates. Each choice is an acclamation to the art of bread making. Even the Gingerbread man will queue patiently for his loaf of choice. We have changed from massive traditional breakfasts to an occasional bacon sandwich with more eggs on toast, porridge and bran flakes playing a more prominent part in our breakfast routine. however Howell's is an ever present. Whatever day you choose we will all at some point sample, devour, and need to replenish a loaf of Howell's heavenly bread. Yes it does make me wax lyrical and you will to. Try a bun, they are fun, an éclair I dare, a guilty scone to fill with jam and eat alone, a treacle tart to make you ….feel good. I could go on but I won't I will say the staff are always of a sunny disposition and as is the way of some shops on the high street it a place to exchange pleasantries and find out news ( the bank is closing what will happen to the cash dispense? A serious matter) with locals and other holiday makers. So its not just the bread, it is mainly the bread but it is all the other add ons that make it a nice place to visit. Of course there is a sense of nostalgia because in a changing world, one where we get older and younger additions join us habits change but Howell's have been serving the Conningtons for nigh on thirty years and four generations ( and me for some of that). Visiting and buying our bread is like slipping into an old comfortable cardigan or well used flip flops and the signal that the holiday has started. We will buy a loaf or two to come home with when we leave.

If you love real bread and pastries do not walk past without going in .its also very handy for the ATM .😊

What a wonderful bakery!!! So much choice of cakes, sandwiches, rolls and bread. I defy anyone to be able to choose a cake really quickly as they all look so delicious and when I go in there, I want them all!

Conveniently situated in the "High Street" (Staithe Street), within easy walk of the quay. they offer the usual items including ready filled rolls etc.

What an excellent find and right on our doorstep (for the week of our holiday). Real sourdough and the best croissants ever. A well run family business.

We treated ourselves to breakfast at the bakery 3 days in a row! Having recieved a friendly welcome, I opted for a large sausage bap and my partner had a large bacon bap. The sausage bap was filled with 5 chipolata sausages which were delicious and the bacon bap was packed full of bacon. Sauces were offered free alongside the rolls which was an added bonus. We also tried chocolate shortbread and the smile shortbread which were both delicious. Will be back!

We had bacon baps to takeaway while our new kitchen is being fitted and they were delicious! Three full slices of beautifully cooked, proper bacon in a soft, white bap for £2.10 - what's not to love!!

No real cream cakes. Only has synthetic cream cakes & then only on Saturdays. Closed by four thirty.

2 sub rolls, bacon bap, sausage roll, 2 cakes, tea and a soft drink for £15. We all enjoyed our lunch and thought it was very good value. My son even left 1/2 his cake for tea as couldn't manage it all. All the cakes looked very good, could have bought many!

Delicious bread and lovely cakes from a local baker, you cannot beat it especially when on holiday. Recommended.

Carrot cake was so sweet and stodgy, I couldn't finish it. Husband couldn't finish his cherry and coconut slice either. Service was polite, but no smiles, and not particularly friendly.

Popped in for some bacon rolls - very generous portions, high quality bacon. Amazing selection of cakes. The tiffin is particularly good and look forward to returning to Wells to try the rest!

Bought 2 pieces of banana cake which looked nice and was very dry. Also 2 pieces of bakewell cake which was very sweet and sickly. High expectations but very disappointed.

Called in early morning to purchase a breakfast bap. Long queue of people waiting, only one poor lady serving, cooking breakfasts at one counter, selling bread and cakes at another, rushed off her feet. Lots of tutting going on in the queue, people fed up with waiting. Very nice roll, when I eventually got it! Nice selection of cakes and savouries, although they buy their bread in from another bakery a local lady in the queue informed me.

I called in for a loaf of bread whilst on holiday in the area, the bread was lovely and fresh. It was pouring down with rain and the staff were lovely even though I looked like a drowned rat! Intact so nice we bought from the shop again and it was open on Sunday.

For vegetarian roll was offered cheese or tuna. Vegetarians DO NOT eat fish. People who eat fish but not meat are called pescatarians and are not vegetarian.

The best sausage rolls we've ever had. So much so, we stayed later on our leaving date to wait for the bakery to open. So we could take some home!

The best bakery ever. The quality is different level. Recommend the sausage rolls and pasties. Really friendly staff and very reasonably priced.

Utilizamos este panaderos en vacaciones y ofrecieron un servicio amable, junto con los productos frescos. Probamos el pan, cruasanes y un par de pasteles durante nuestra semana y definitivamente recomendaría esta panadería. También venden algunos perros natural trata que nuestros dos perros me encantó.

Gran panadería pan recién hecho y pasteles y excelentes precios - cierra en 1600 así que recuerda, para llegar antes de que cierre.

No sólo esta panadería venden deliciosas tortas, etc. pero el personal tome la molestia de preparar rollos individuales bajo petición, así como ofreciendo una amplia gama de preparados pequeños. Nada era demasiado problema para ellos, y fue una delicia encontrar personal que obviamente disfrutaba su trabajo y reuniones con clientes. Gracias por su atención individual que nos ofreció.

Selección encantadora. Buen café para llevar. Pan es genial y el tortas. Mi madre recomienda el albaricoque croissant.

When in Wells-next-the-Sea my son wanted to nip into Arthur Howell's Bakery for a simple doughnut... Twenty minutes (and I am not exaggerating here) after entering he left without a doughnut as he got fed up with waiting to be served. It was a busy Sunday morning (28th May) and he said that everyone in the queue in front of him was waiting for hot breakfast rolls and there was only one member of staff in the shop preparing each breakfast roll individually, hence everyone in the line was having to wait whether wanting a hot breakfast roll or something nice and easy, (like a doughnut), from the bakery counter! May I please suggest that management have a person focused on the breakfast rolls at peak times, (if you want to be a "take-away cafe" as well as a "bakery"), and assign another member of staff who can serve all those not wanting to wait for breakfast baguettes to be made!!

Great little bakery. Good hot breakfast rolls, lots of bacon and sausages. Good variety of cakes especially the eccles cake. Lovely friendly staff. Sell dog treats too so no one left out. Teas ans coffee also a valuable.

This is the greatest place to pick up a breakfast bap and/or a cake whilst visiting Wells. The lady who serves is really friendly and gives everyone a warm Wells welcome.

This is what I call a proper bakers. Everything looked absolutely lovely and what a choice of cakes! We bought a few and they were all absolutely lovely. Not to be confused with your average supermarket offerings. I would certainly recommend Arthur Howell Bakery.

There's no bakery to touch this one! It's wonderful! Their window on a Saturday morning is a delight and will have you drooling over which cake to buy and it's very hard to make your mind up. Their carrot cake is the best I've ever had and the bread's lovely too. Give them a try - you won't regret it.

We will often call in for a cake or sandwich when visiting Wells, it's a good old fashioned bakery which you don't see very often, good quality bread and cakes

We always go here although lately things have been not been so good.The choice is perfect with so many different things, and in the Summer season I think there is nothing what so ever to complain about. Everything is fresh, cooked to perfection, fresh rolls tasty.BUT! out of season they have a few problems with not so many customers & getting rid of the cakes, thus selling things that aren't quite so good. Everytime we have been lately it's a case of 'oh dear', won't have that again. They would do better to sell things cheaper when not so fresh & advertise not at their best, but also sell the same fresh thing and give the customer a choice. If you went and sometimes had the older things you'd think this is what their cakes tasted like (not so good). But we know from lots and lots of visits that when their cakes are fresh they are soooo good. Some staff could be friendlier, We used to spend a fortune in here, but everytime we try again it's not so fresh. Shame, perfect seaside, lovely little bakery.If you read this Alex please think about how you could work better with the not so fresh items. I know we want to go back to our old ways and truely buy lots, yummm.

All the cakes look wonderful but their chocolate buttercream "JAPS" are to die for, unfortunately they seem to have run out on my past two visits and I was forced to eat one of their other gorgeous cakes instead.

We visited here for breakfast and my son had a huge bacon sandwich. We went back at lunch time and enjoyed the sausage rolls. Its such good value and despite being very busy we received excellent service with a smile.

We recently brought some pastries and cakes from Arthur Howell Bakery and all the pastries were delicious and tasted lovely. The Cannoli's were very sickly and slightly steal but they comes down to different tastes. Resonable prices. The bakery needs updating and revamping to the 21st century!!!!! Very dated,plain and boring. Delicious cakes and pastries however bakery design is a letdown.

Had to get the bread and cake every day from here. Lovely bread fresh every day. It's a must to try there pasty. Very tasty.

I shopped at the bakery every morning during our stay in Wells. Bread was fresh and bread sliced if needed.Recommend the wholemeal loaf.

The bakery has a good choice of different products which are fresh and a joy to eat. The staff are always friendly to the visitors and locals alike.

Excellent bakery fresh bread, cakes and pastries well worth a visit. Cakes and beautifull sausage rolls which are served warm

This is a lovely bakery selling a large range of fresh bread and cakes and even some hot food.They even sell doggy biscuits.

We always visit this bakery when we come to Wells. The range of breads is delicious, the croissants are excellent and the cakes are to die for! Always really fresh and value for money. Staff are friendly and it's always busy, which is a good sign!

Lots of bread to choose from and cakes like Viennese fingers and Crunchy biscuits. Very good quality and a reasonable price

Clean bakery and helpful staff, only thing is dont get the cakes out of the window as they were in full sun when we were there .

This is a wonderful bakery,it's like stepping back in time with both old fashioned and up to date cakes and pastries.you might pay a little more the the quality is great,especially the Eccles cake.

Popped in got some sausage rolls and cakes, superb tasting full of flavour,friendly staff,good value

the best bakers in Wells, service always good and the quality of their bread is brilliant. Highly recommend

Walked passed this local Bakery and saw the selection of cakes on offer. After a walk in the March winds along the front we decided to pop in and take a couple of cakes home with us. Took us a while to choose as even late in the day there was a good choice. Friendly staff who didn't mind us taking our time to choose. Everything was yummy!

Delicious treats! Very reasonably priced! Highly recommend the bake well slice too! We will be back next time we visit wells!

Always go here when I'm in Wells. The only proper place for your bread and pastries, offering fantastic quality and lovely staff. Good value and terrible temptation from their cakes.

Lots to eat in the bakery. All looks very appetising from pasties and sausage rolls to a huge variety of cakes. The bread was moist and very tasty particularly the multi grain rolls.

We filled up on bread and pies to take back to our rental. Lovely bread, with good staff and good service. Well worth a visit.

We always head here as soon as we arrive in Wells. This really is heaven in the form of baked goods!

Lovely bakery, helpful staff, fresh cooked bread and amazing homemade cakes, you cant go in there and just buy bread, the cakes are far too tempting!Excellent value too.

Really tasty filled roll for our picnic. Wonderful array of cakes , chose walnut & date flapjack as it would travel better in rucksack - was really good !

This was our first trip to Wells-next-the-sea and we made several trips to Alexandra Howells delicatessen, just up the road from the bakery, it offered a variety of wares that we had the pleasure of sampling. Local cheeses, olives, gluten free bread - locally made. It enhanced our cosy nights in at our cottage. We also bought some locally produced cordials which are looking forward to sharing! (I know the establishment is for the Howell's bakery but i felt the deli needed a shout out!) There is so much more to this deli, the staff were friendly and helpful and the opening hours were good too 8-5pm most days! Get there early to avoid disappointment.

Nice local baker, plenty of choice, pleasant staff. Obviously successful as they have been there many years. Bit expensive.

A great bakery with beautiful fresh bread and confectionery every day. Always a pleasure to visit and take away something.

If you are enjoying a stroll through the tiny main street of Wells Next The Sea, pop in to one of the Howell shops , there is more than one! The bakery provided us with lovely food for our long day of walking, we took fresh loaves, snacks too, and some local beer!

Howells are a local family that run many local food shops in wells and the local area. Bread, cakes, rolls baked locally.mbuy early during the peak season to avoid disappointment, expect to queue early in the morning.

lovely selection of cakes and bread.so fresh tastes like proper bread and not expensive.friendly staff

Lovely choice of breads , rolls and cakes . Hot rolls to take away are generously filled and lovely. This bakery does gluten free so it serves all preferances.

Having spent time on holiday in Norfolk my daughter suggested we drive to Wells for a sausage role. I must say the sausage role I was presented was home made and excellent. I would recommend the Arthur Howells Bakery in Wells for your pastries.