Haxby Bakehouse

Phil Clayton, a largely self-taught baker, credits his flavoursome loaves with the flour grown and milled in small batches by Yorkshire Organic Millers – you can taste the splendid results by purchasing his crusty sourdough classics and slow-fermented yeast breads. The Haxby shop, where it all began, has a counter stacked with pastries, tarts, cooked meats and store-cupboard ingredients, as well as the venerated ‘pain au levain’. There's also an outlet (also with a café attached) in the characterless Clifton Moor Business Park, where eager locals take advantage of a bigger range of goodies ranging from generously filled focaccia sandwiches to sugary cinnamon buns and good coffee. Get there early – they’re invariably sold out by midday.