Bakery

Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread

Grasmere, North West England

The tiny shop that has sold Grasmere gingerbread since 1854.

Cost
Paid
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
20 min
Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread
Jo Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grasmere Gingerbread is made in a small shop beside St Oswald's Church, to a recipe that has stayed secret since the 1850s. The gingerbread is spicy and chewy, nothing like a biscuit. Expect a queue on summer days.

Good to know

  • Walk on to Dove Cottage
Getting there
Village centre, pay car park nearby
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs welcome

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