Bread Source in Broadland

Came across this bakery while visiting Aylsham for a few days. So many amazing looking cakes and pastries. Bought the lemon and poppy seed cake..the best i have ever eaten and staff lovely too

Lovely sadly sold out of savory goods

We go there when we are in alysham. We have a coffee and hot chocolate it is very nice and we take out some sausage rolls for tea. I would recommend it.

Great bakery, lots of lovely cakes and great coffee. A little expensive but quality worth it. Helpful and friendly service

Amazing toastie and Cinnamon donut.

The best cafe experience in Norwich!

Had to ask where my cup of tea was after 10 mins waiting.

Good bakery. Sometimes struggle to find seating as so popular.

A little chilly but a good cup of coffee

We went in for another one of their lovely sourdough loaves and realised they also do lunch. My husband ordered a toastie with ham, bechamel and cheese. The bechamel was missing. I had a sausage roll. No option for it to be warmed up offered, no condiments available and to top it all there were no clean knives left. Have you tried to cut your cold sausage roll with a wooden knife? Happy to go back for bread but not for lunch

Sadly it has no gluten free or lactose free options, so I couldn't even try a drink, but the doughnuts looked fantastic, and were huge! And prices I'd say were reasonable.

Lovely sourdough bread. Excellent coffee.

Best bread and patisserie in Norfolk!

We went to the Aylsham branch on a cold wet Sunday and it was buzzing. Great staff, amazing food and tip top coffee. This company deserve to do well.

Fantastic pastries and coffee every time! One of Norfolks finest!

Lovely bread nice atmosphere good service

consistently great coffee and great buns

Great coffee, and the staff are always lovely..... HOWEVER, I have to mark them down for the fact that there are always flies on the cakes and pastries that are on display! Even in the middle of winter. Needless to say I don't purchase food.

Lovely selection of breads, cakes

Third day in of our holiday and forth stop at this delicious bakery serving amazing coffee ! The two young ladies today (Friday 25th) was a sheer delight ! served with amazing smiles and joyous chit chat , was at the end of the day also , what a true pleasure to receive such service ! I've placed the date on as I truly hope these ladies get recognition as they are a true asset 🫶

Stumbled onto this little gem when we cycled the Bure Valley path. So many things I wanted to try but we didn't have a bag with us for a take away! Both sweet and savory dishes on offer. Staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. Highly recommend a visit if you are in the area.

Love this place. Top notch all round.

Lovely place for a coffee. Cosy ambiance. Friendly staff and always willing to help.

Lovely coffee and great pastry. Keep up the good work!

They are in a very good place. I like the new location.

Always great bread, mini pies, cakes, pastries and brioche. Not cheap, but you do get exactly what you pay for here. Didn't stop for a coffee but it smelt good while in the queue for the bread. I found it fascinating that it's recently moved to what used to be Clarke's the old drapers/ironmongers in the square and breathed even more life into an already vibrant town square. I do like Iike what they've done with the facade, just stripped it down to bare wood and left it like that.

Spectacular coffee, amazing sandwiches and superb cakes.... What more do you need!

So lovely. A great addition to the town. Spacious inside with the best pastries and coffee. Love it!

Highly recommend. Outstanding, bread, carrot cake, coffee, lovely staff and atmosphere. It was the first time that we have been to their new bigger premises, we will be back soon!

I wish there was a branch in my home town of North Walsham! But the bread is delicious and the staff so friendly

Simply makes the best bread in Norfolk.

Great bakery; excellent croissants, brownies and other cakes & pastries. Also coffee to go.

Very good quality. Bread was lovely but so were the cakes. Would recommend, definitely worth the price.

Real bread here, stuff that tastes like bread should, don't pass it by!

Friendly service and great bread and pastries!

Pastries are always good from bread source, only draw back from the Aylsham branch is that because it's quite small you need to get in quick before they run out!

Best coffee in town and lady who works there always has a nice welcoming (smile if it wasnt for the mask) 😂

Very friendly and helpful staff with amazing breads and cakes.

TOP NOTCH Bakery; coffee excellent too !

Fantastic service, never had any issues, really friendly as well! Recommend ordering in advance (via website)!

Fantastic fresh bread selection, and a very friendly team too. The multigrain batch is a particular favourite. Their pain au chocolats are seriously delicious too and pretty big!

Fantastic shop served by lovely people. What more could you ask for!

This is possibly the best bakery in Norfolk, certainly the best I’ve found! Definitely worth a visit.

Always delicious and Kim, the manager, is a delight! Beautifully crafted artisan breads and pastries, plus a little coffee bar that my children used to really enjoy eating their cinnamon buns in - until lockdown! We have been regular customers since they opened in Aylsham and feel very blessed to have such a lovely bakery on our doorstep.

First visit and delighted with the excellent wholemeal sourdough. Amazing taste with a good crust. Looking forward to returning and sampling some other loaves.

Incredible bread just amazing, excellent business this branch has excellent coffee lively market town location. Bread reminds me of markets in rural France, just world class.

This marvellous bakery has now added to the cinnamon buns and amazing bread by making doughnuts! Tasty comforting and the best I have had. What a treat in these dim and dismal days

This is for the branch located in the Alley Norwich I have just had the BEST sausage roll I have ever eaten! Staff helpful and friendly great coffee need amazing If you are visiting Norwich visit any branch and you will not be disappointed

Top quality bread & cakes, coupled with delicious coffee make this a natural choice for breakfast and lunch.

So lucky to have such a high quality artisan bakery so local. Every bread & pastry I have tried in here have all been of the highest quality. Need to get time to pop in for coffee & toast in the mornings as that smells divine! Such a fabulous, local business, my favourite though is the raspberry & pistachio pastry!

Lovely food....I adore the cinnamon buns/whirls, so tasty it’s untrue! Love the Norwich shops as well.... Well done guys, great place!

The cinnamon bun was massive and delicious! Coffee was lovely and soft drink of ginger beer was equally good. Sough dough loaf lasted all of that day! Going back soon!

How wonderful to come across a genuine bakers! Visiting From Australia we came across this gem as we explored Aylsham. It is so exciting to find a real bakers these days selling amazing bread! The baking on offer on the counter looked delicious! We will be back to try!

Freshly baked pastries and bread, good prices, friendly staff and lovely atmosphere

The best coffee for miles, bar none. Great bread, warm and friendly service, and the golden chocolate brownies are delish.

Bread Source is a really high quality artisan bakery in Aylsham. It’s rightly very popular with locals and visitors and it has a friendly community feel. The coffee is excellent and is always well made by great staff who cope with busy periods so well. They’re always welcoming and friendly - it’s an uplifting place to visit. It is small though, which is part of what makes it special.

Superb tea, cake and customer service.

Absolutely loved the choice of artisan toast in this shop! Quirky little cafe with warm environment and delightful breads!

I came in after a poor experience in the Tea Shop opposite. I received friendly and efficient service, would return any day.

Wonderful bread and a perfect place to meet friends for coffee and tea.

Amazing croissants. Great coffee!

Fantastic old bakery. As you walk through the door you are hit with a great aroma. There are a few tables if you wish to have a coffee and a cake. Large range of breads and various sweet treats. The cherry and fransepan is one of my favourites.

Bought a rye & wheat loaf, good flavour and texture. Has kept well. However the coffee was ordinary (possibly spoilt by full fat milk) and the cakes were solid. Service friendly.

The whole meal sourdough bread is delicious and the also serve a good cappuccino. Friendly staff with only issue being to remember to take cash to pay.

We bought a lovely loaf of bread and some delicious pastries for coffee back at the holiday cottage. Everything we purchased was really good and I wish we lived closer so I could try more.

This is first and foremost a bakery and the bread is wonderful. I regularly buy the sourdough, baguettes, white and brown tin loaves, brioche and croissants and they are all, always, excellent. I less often indulge in the pastries -- cinnamon buns, custard tarts, almond croissants etc -- but it requires all my willpower to resist.

Lovely bakery, amazing pastries! The almond croissant is the best I’ve ever eaten!! The cinnamon buns are amazing too! Furthermore there is a “all you can eat” formula (with different kind of bread, jam and butter) at fixed price.

Friendly staff, easy to chat with.

Great fresh bread shop and cafe. Get there early as they sell out early. Sourdough particularly good, also do danishes etc and cakes.

Popped in on Saturday morning for coffee and a pastry. The almond, pistachio and raspberry danish was absolutely delicious. Seating-wise it was a little stressful as there is only one large shared table (or bench seats) and it was very busy, but we did manage to squeeze in. Decor is lovely and really light and open (very Scandi). We also purchased a donut to take away but weren't as impressed as the custard filling was odd tasting (I think they must use sour cream for it ?), but all in all, delicious and a beautiful place for pastries and coffee! We didn't try any bread but it looked fab.

Bread, pastries, cakes and excellent coffee from down-to-earth coffee on a Sunday morning. What more can you ask for?

I love sourdough and the Bread Source did not disappoint. I bought a lovely wholemeal loaf which was delicious and chelsea buns which were so soft and tasty. I wish I lived in the area as I would be a regular visitor!

The cafe and the one in Norwich and the bread outlets are excellent although it is quite small and should look to open up into the small garden. The staff are very friendly and always smiling.

The downside of this place is that once you have tried one of their cakes or croissants you won't want to eat the cheaper stuff any more. Very high quality bread (different types) to take away and they also serve great coffee. A small seating area but all the staff are very friendly and helpful. A great asset to the town.

We were going to a garden called the plantation and had to past this place, very glad we did. Mind you how anyone could pass by and not stop amazes me, as the most enticing array of cakes in the window, we just couldn't pass. We sat in the courtyard out the back eating a cinnamon swirl, donut, chocolate croissant twist, raspberry and custard tart and pecan and banana pastry. With a excellent coffee to follow. The staff were very friendly and helpful and we loved this place you can either eat in, take away or as we noticed there was a large table inside where it looked like an area to eat drink and study. We will come back well worth the journey.

Great bread smiley faces fresh lovely bread well supported by locals may it carry on Who needs to eat rubbish bread when we have this great place

To be fair we were in the area and wanted a morning coffee!

A local artisan bakery offering deliciously fresh hand-made bread. Choose from wholemeal, malted grain, multi-grain, sourdough, baguette, muesli loaf and more, as well as perfectly baked pastries such as pain au chocolat, almond croissant and apricot danish (my daughter's favourite!). You can also enjoy hot drinks, rolls and sandwiches in a rustic setting with excellent service from friendly staff. I've managed a food service business in the past and this place is a gem!

This small shop, tucked away in a corner of the town, is well worth seeking out. The bread is consistently of a high quality. The cakes certainly worth trying. Its staff very friendly. If only there were more places like this>

Wonderful little shop that sells bread like years ago! All rustic and beautiful looking without the plastic packaging and fake stuff :) I have bought various loafs in the past and enjoyed everyone. Only negative its hard to find if you aren't local!

Proper pastries and bread have arrived in Norwich! The cinnamon bun was amazing and the pancetta brioche delicious. The bread was fantastic too. Very reasonably priced for proper top quality food. I will be back...... A lot!

On our way to Blickling, we looked forward to a good coffee and were not disappointed at Bread Source, a small bakery/cafe in Red Lion Street.