Chloé MartinHead Pastry Chef
Our story
Small team, big standards.
How Butter Lane Bakery became Harrogate's favourite bakery.
41 Market Street, Harrogate
Founder & Head Baker
Butter Lane Bakery
A word from our founder
Everyone deserves our full attention, every time.
Started Butter Lane Bakery with one deck oven and a ten-year-old starter; still on the early shift most mornings. At Butter Lane Bakery I want every one of our customers to feel looked after, whether it's their first visit or their fiftieth.
Ben Harlow
Founder & Head Baker
- Baked on site from 4am
- Organic stoneground flour
- 5-star food hygiene rating
- Locally roasted coffee
Our values
Everything at Butter Lane Bakery circles back to these.
Six promises we make to every one of our customers. Tap one to read it.
People first
Every conversation starts with you, not a ticket number.
Our story
How we got here.
From day one to today: the moments that shaped Butter Lane Bakery in Harrogate.
2014
Butter Lane Bakery opens
A tiny shop on Market Street in Harrogate with one deck oven, three breads and a queue round the corner by week two.
2017
Wholesale begins
We start supplying bread to local cafés and restaurants, delivering by bike before breakfast.
2020
The café
We take over next door, add an espresso bar and start serving breakfast and lunch.
2024
Bakery school
A teaching kitchen for sourdough masterclasses and kids' baking club.
Leadership
The people behind Butter Lane Bakery.
Experienced bakers who know Harrogate, take the time to listen and get the details right.
Baked on site from 4am
Founder & Head Baker
Ben Harlow
Started Butter Lane Bakery with one deck oven and a ten-year-old starter; still on the early shift most mornings.
Organic stoneground flour
5-star food hygiene rating
Locally roasted coffee
Chloé MartinHead Pastry Chef
Grace LintonCake Designer
Jess OkoroHead Barista
Amara ColeCafé ManagerTrusted by
Why customers keep coming back.
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OOlivia M.
“The best sourdough in Harrogate, no contest. I pre-order my seeded rye every Friday night and the cardamom buns are dangerous.”
DDaniel & Priya
“Our three-tier lemon and elderflower cake was the talk of the wedding. Butter Lane Bakery delivered and set it up perfectly with the flowers from our florist.”
SSam K.
“Properly good coffee to go with properly good pastry. The baristas remember your order and the oat milk doesn't cost extra.”
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