Loaf We are a traditional artisan bakery in Crich, Derbyshire. We sell a wide range of specialist bakery products, home made café food and deli-style groceries.
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We produce hand crafted artisan bread from our 100 year old bakery and offer a selection of sweet and savoury takeaway options alongside award winning coffee. We are a busy and vibrant artisan bakery, delicatessen and café in Crich and now also in Matlock, Derbyshire. We make bread, cakes, pizzas, pies, quiches, salads, hot and cold snacks, soups and a whole load more deliciously irresistible, top

-quality goodies. Most of what we serve is made from scratch and contains no additives or preservatives.

Hey… we’ve kind of been a bit quiet again haven’t we? You see the thing is we’ve all got full time jobs within the baker...
03/09/2026

Hey… we’ve kind of been a bit quiet again haven’t we? You see the thing is we’ve all got full time jobs within the bakery itself so managing social media too is… well too far down the list. This post may be the come back (it may not be).

We’ve had our fair few ups and down this year. The biggest down being the leak (I’ll come to that) closely followed by the engine dying in one of our vans (£7000 we really don’t want to spend… nor had spare… what small business these days just has £7k lying around).

Anyway… there have been some big ups too! We now supply the Dovecote restaurant at Morley Hayes which is just… WOW and the newly taken over C**k Inn at Mugginton. We’ve established a really great team in the bakery now too so we’re making progress.

Both shops (Crich and Ashbourne) need a bit of love. Crich more so. We finally got some money through for the insurance too so now we just need to plan when we close to do the work! We will keep you updated. I promise exciting things to come 🥰

Everyone ready for the game tomorrow? Who’s watching and where are you watching? 😬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️
14/07/2026

Everyone ready for the game tomorrow? Who’s watching and where are you watching? 😬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

What happened to pizza night…?This is a kinda sad post because it does look like pizza night has to go on the back burne...
29/06/2026

What happened to pizza night…?

This is a kinda sad post because it does look like pizza night has to go on the back burner for a while and honestly it might not return (not on a Wednesday anyway)!

It’ll be no surprise at all to you that the last 18 months have been quite tough. We’ve struggled with staff changes, training, a fairly impactful flood, rising costs (and a whole load of other day to day issues too).

Pizza night was always run by either Tim or Danny, both owners of the business and it became something that just chipped away at their time and energy (which really needed to be spent elsewhere). So it got cancelled and it never really restarted again. We then saw how this positively impacted the business because we were able to concentrate on the things that needed to be done.

We didn’t want pizza night to be something that was half hearted. So we’ve made the decision to say goodbye to that chapter for now.

We know it’ll be missed and we’ve actually had the odd hurtful message about not doing it but sometimes you have to make decisions that are hard because you know they are right for the business.

BUT as part of our bigger plan and vision we do want to offer some pop up nights. Perhaps seasonal evening events, Italian nights, grazing platter nights, monthly restaurant nights… we’re not sure quite yet as our first priority is getting the shop front looking spot on again but there will be something.

Thanks for sticking with us… you know we couldn’t be more grateful ☺️

We’re open in Crich today between 9 and 2. It’s certainly a fresher day today (thank goodness) but we’ll still be on the...
28/06/2026

We’re open in Crich today between 9 and 2. It’s certainly a fresher day today (thank goodness) but we’ll still be on the iced coffees for a little while yet!

Hope you all have a lovely day… I expect a few are nursing a hangover from the football last night… so we’ll see you guys a little later 😂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Big up to all of our staff who have made it through this week (especially our bakers). Never ever has it felt as hot in ...
26/06/2026

Big up to all of our staff who have made it through this week (especially our bakers). Never ever has it felt as hot in our bakery. I’m not sure there are many jobs that would’ve been hotter this week???

We have continued to bake all week so that we can keep bread on our shelves and deliveries to our wholesale customers going.

The heat plays havoc with dough so there may be inconsistencies in size and shape this week but under the circumstances I think we’ve done exceptionally well.

A big thank you to customers who continued to visit both of our shops this week and the markets despite it being too hot to be out… it makes a huge difference to us!

Every time I walk past a tray a freshly baked brioche I can’t help but take a photo! They always look so good 😊
16/06/2026

Every time I walk past a tray a freshly baked brioche I can’t help but take a photo! They always look so good 😊

This is last minute (due to a cancellation) so please read carefully!We have decided to offer the chance for two people ...
29/05/2026

This is last minute (due to a cancellation) so please read carefully!

We have decided to offer the chance for two people (each able to bring a friend) to attend our INTRO TO SOURDOUGH BAKING course next Saturday (6th June) 🎉

To enter you must:
1. Follow us
2. Like this post
3. Tag the person you’d bring with you
4. Be available between 10am and 2pm on Saturday 6th June (as that’s when the course is running). And be able to get to our bakery in Crich for the course.
* you can also share the post for an additional chance to win.

The winner will be announced on Monday 1st June at 8pm. All entries must be made by 6pm on that day!

I wasn’t a brioche bun fan at all. Too sweet, too soft, too crumbly… not enough substance to support a crackin’ burger. ...
27/05/2026

I wasn’t a brioche bun fan at all. Too sweet, too soft, too crumbly… not enough substance to support a crackin’ burger. BUT then came our brioche. Honestly I think it’s one of the best things we produce. And we have rather a lot of burger customers who probably agree…

Last week our front of house team headed up into Buxton for a training session with  We really pride ourselves on great ...
26/05/2026

Last week our front of house team headed up into Buxton for a training session with

We really pride ourselves on great coffee and Buxton Roastery certainly delivers but it’s great to hear from customers that they think it’s got even better. ☕️

We’re hiring ☕️ We’re looking for two part time team members to join our bakery - two different roles, both an important...
22/04/2026

We’re hiring ☕️

We’re looking for two part time team members to join our bakery - two different roles, both an important part of our little bakery.

🥐 CAFE & KITCHEN (Sundays + shift cover)
•working most Saturdays or Sundays
•occasional weekday cover
•holiday cover
•kitchen and front of house role

You’ll be preparing fresh, simple (but elevated) cafe style food, baking off our pastries and serving customers in our shop and cafe.

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you enjoy a calm but busy environment, are happy to turn your hand to anything and get stuck in where help is needed and are friendly, reliable and team focussed.

🥖 PACKING & DELIVERIES (Thursday, Fridays & shift cover)
* Thursday packing shift (4am start)
* Friday delivery round (6am start)
* Additional holiday cover when needed.

You’ll be packing fresh bread for our shop, wholesales customers and markets and delivering around Derbyshire. Full uk driving licence essential and confident driving a ford transit!

📧 drop us a message or email us at [email protected] to apply and let us know what role you’d be interested in.

Address

Victoria House, The Common, Crich
Matlock
DE45BH

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
4:30pm - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm
Saturday 8am - 3pm

Telephone

+441773857074

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