Loaf

Tucked into the village of Crich above the Derwent Valley, Loaf has become the sort of place locals talk about with quiet pride. Nearly five hundred reviewers agree: this is a bakery that earns its loyalty, its counter warm with proper loaves, pastries and cakes made with obvious care. Set on the common rather than a high street, it rewards the winding drive up from Matlock with the smell of fresh baking and the easy rhythm of village life. Grab something to eat by the green, or take a bagful home. It is the countryside bakery you wish was yours.

With a rare depth of devoted following in a genuine Derbyshire village, Loaf is exactly the kind of countryside bakery worth the journey — and worth telling friends about.

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