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Artisanal café
Your friendly neighbourhood coffee shop, the Bakehouse opened in 2020 and now serves as a real hub for the local community, whether that be walkers, cyclists, families enjoying the Ashridge Estate, Mums looking to get out with (or away from) the children for a morning coffee, ladies who lunch or weekend brunchers. Well behaved dogs welcome.
As much as we try to keep our website updated the menus are only for reference as we regularly change our dishes according to seasonal availability.
Open hours
Daily: 8:30am — 5pm
Please note: Our kitchen closes at 3.30pm.
You can still indulge in tasty sweet treats and delightful hot and cold drinks until 5pm.
We are a cashless venue, all payments must be made by card.
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Get a free hot drink on us!
Leave a Google review for The Bakehouse and enjoy a hot drink on the house during your next visit!
How It Works
Leave us a review on Google, and we'll send you a voucher for a complimentary hot drink.
Bring your voucher with you and present it at the till as proof of purchase to redeem.
Terms & Conditions
Offer valid only at The Bakehouse café, Ashridge House.
Offer only valid on one hot drink.
No cash alternatives.
Voucher must be used within one month of receipt.
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Pastries & Breakfast
Our in house pastry team supply warm scones and fresh cakes, biscuits, and sweet treats daily. The Bakehouse also receives daily deliveries of sourdough, croissants and doughnuts from Culture Bakery in Tring, and fresh espresso roasted in Hemel Hempstead by Smith's Coffee Company Ltd.
Our breakfast menu features favourites like american style pancakes, smashed avocado on toast, eggs benedict, or a full bakehouse breakfast.
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Seasonal Menus
Our food menu changes seasonally, often featuring weekly specials with ingredients grown in our herb and vegetable gardens. Dishes have included warm autumnal salad, grilled aubergine panini, Welsh rarebit, and breaded cod katsu seasoned with chillies from the garden. We offer a kids menu and vegetarian or vegan options.
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The Courtyard
Originally the site of a swimming pool during the 1930s, the courtyard has flourished into a bustling outdoor spot to grab a bite to eat and relax in the sun.
During the summer months the courtyard is often open late until 9pm, where you can enjoy drinks under the twinkling lights that illuminate the grandeur of the house looming overhead.
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