Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Artisan Bakery in Farnsfield Since 1936
Established in 1936, Atherleys Bakery has been a family-run institution in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, for over eight decades. Our fourth-generation team of skilled bakers continues the tradition of crafting high-quality artisan breads, celebration cakes, and savoury treats using time-honoured techniques and premium ingredients. We serve both individual customers and wholesale clients across local communities, offering flexible services including daily fresh baking, custom orders, and local delivery. Our commitment to excellence is demonstrated through our extensive product range, from traditional bread loaves to bespoke celebration cakes, all produced in our original home bakery premises. With decades of combined experience, our bakers hold expertise in bread making, pastry creation, and confectionery, ensuring every product meets our exacting standards.We maintain strong ties to the local community while supplying quality baked goods to convenience stores, farm shops, schools, and hospitality venues. Our dedication to customer satisfaction is evident in our personalised service approach, whether fulfilling special dietary requests or creating custom-designed cakes for significant occasions. As a trusted local business, we combine heritage with innovation, offering modern conveniences like online ordering while preserving traditional baking methods passed down through generations.
Services
Artisan Bread
Celebration Cakes
Buffet Service
Wholesale Supply
Online Ordering
Local Delivery
Custom Bakes
Savoury Treats
Sandwiches
Ploughmans Boxes
Details
- Year established: 1936
Highlights and features
- We offer four generations of baking expertise since 1936
- Our team includes City & Guilds trained bakers with specialist skills
- We deliver fresh baked goods daily to 15+ local villages
- We create custom celebration cakes for special occasions
- We use traditional baking methods with premium quality ingredients
Services
Artisan Bread
Our artisan breads are hand-crafted using traditional methods passed down through four generations. We bake a wide variety including sourdough, seeded loaves, and specialty breads with natural ingredients. Each loaf is made to order in our home bakery premises, ensuring freshness and quality for both individual customers and wholesale clients.
Celebration Cakes
We create bespoke celebration cakes for birthdays, weddings, and special occasions. Our cake designers work with clients to develop unique designs using sponge, chocolate, or fruit cake bases. All celebration cakes are hand-crafted in our bakery with options for personalised messages and custom decorations to suit any theme or occasion.
Buffet Service
Our buffet service provides both savoury and sweet options for events ranging from office lunches to family gatherings. We offer a variety of platters and tray bakes that can be customised for different occasions. The service includes delivery options to local villages with minimum spend requirements applying for certain areas.
Wholesale Supply
We supply fresh baked goods to local businesses including farm shops, butchers, schools, and hospitality venues. Our wholesale service operates six days a week with next-day delivery available for orders placed before 2pm. We deliver to 15+ villages across Nottinghamshire with dedicated packing and delivery teams ensuring product quality.
Online Ordering
Our online ordering system offers convenient pre-ordering with click & collect options available Monday-Saturday. Customers can place orders through our website or by phone, with payment arrangements confirmed prior to collection. We also offer vehicle loading assistance for click & collect orders during specified service hours.
People
James Atherley
Owner and Head Baker
Fourth-generation baker James Atherley leads our team with City & Guilds qualifications and decades of experience in traditional baking methods. He oversees daily operations and maintains quality standards across all products.
Jo Atherley
Order Coordinator
Jo Atherley manages customer orders and special requests, ensuring smooth coordination between our baking team and clients. With extensive knowledge of our product range, she provides expert guidance for custom orders.
Questions
What areas do you deliver to?
We deliver to Farnsfield, Edingley, Halam, Eakring, Bilsthorpe, Southwell, Oxton, Hockerton, Kirklington, Blidworth, and Rainworth with varying delivery charges and minimum spends.
Can I order custom celebration cakes?
Yes, we create bespoke celebration cakes for birthdays, weddings, and special occasions with options starting from £15 for collection.
Do you supply businesses?
We provide wholesale bakery supplies to local stores, farm shops, schools, and hospitality venues with next-day delivery available six days a week.
What are your opening hours?
Our click & collect service operates Monday-Friday 7am-5:30pm and Saturday 8am-1pm. We offer local delivery with specific day and charge arrangements.
How fresh are your products?
All our baked goods are made fresh daily at our home bakery premises using traditional methods and quality ingredients.
Reviews (6)
Southwell Holiday Cottage
Jan 10, 2022
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Consistently high quality of delivered breads for guests staying at Southwell-holiday-cottage. Thank you
Matthew Bailey
Dec 13, 2020
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Brilliant place. Everything they have there tastes great. Consistently great too. Which is a good added bonus. Will certainly be going back there again. Although it's not a brilliant place to go in if you are on a strict diet, unless you have a will of absolute iron.
Dave Wright
Aug 24, 2020
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A.family run bakery that is a pleasure to visit. Excellent bread , cobs and cakes . Excellent service.
Francesca Thorpe
Jul 17, 2020
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Ordered a batch of the smiley face chocolate muffins for work and oh my they were so delicious. The best muffins I’ve ever had 🤤 everyone at work agrees so I think next time I might have to order extra, they didn’t last long enough for a picture 🤣 thanks Atherley’s! xx
Carla Flood
Jun 12, 2020
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WOW WOW AND WOW !!! popped in earlier for one of the pork cobs . My taste buds exploded , It was a good size also . defo be back again. All that was missing was for me was some gravy ,but I am gravy mad 😁 9/ 10 from me . Thanks Atherleys for making my damp Friday better. See you soon
Melanie Gates
Apr 11, 2020
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Thank you Atherleys for the surprise delivery today of your beautiful cobs. They arrived just in time for tea 😊
