Do you cross the river to deliver to Strood?

Yes, every Saturday. Strood being on the other bank makes no difference to whether we come or what you pay.

Do you deliver to Frindsbury and Wainscott?

Yes, both sit inside Medway and inside the delivery area. The basket checks your postcode against the real boundary before you pay, so you will know for certain rather than guessing.

Can I collect early if I am catching a train?

The window opens at 8am and we are there from the start of it. Tell us in the notes roughly when you are coming and we will have it ready and bagged.

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Bakery in Strood

Strood sits on the west bank of the Medway, which puts it slightly apart from the rest of the towns and, in bakery terms, rather underserved. Most of what is sold as bread here comes off a retail park. We bring ours over the bridge on the Saturday morning.

Rosemary focaccia rich with olive oil, baked fresh each Saturday for Strood

Order for Saturday, 5 September 2026

Order by the Thursday. Baked and out to you on the Saturday morning, 8am to midday.

Collection and delivery in Strood

Collection

Collection is Saturday, 8am to midday. Strood is a short hop over the bridge from where we bake, so it is an easy pick up if you are heading into Rochester anyway.

Running late? We hold your order until 12:30.

Local delivery

Strood is fully inside our delivery area, Frindsbury and the higher estates included. Free on orders over twenty pounds, delivered on the Saturday morning.

Free over £20.00. Your postcode is checked against the real Medway boundary before you pay, so you will never be promised a delivery we cannot make.

What we know about Strood

Temple Manor is a thirteenth century hall built by the Knights Templar and it is still standing in the middle of Strood, which is not something the other Medway towns can claim.
Strood is on the west bank, so everything from here crosses the river to reach the rest of Medway. That one geographic fact shapes the town: it has always been the way in and out rather than the destination.
The station has a high speed link to St Pancras, which means a meaningful number of people in Strood commute into London and are simply not around on a weekday. A Saturday morning handover suits that pattern better than a shop open Tuesday to Friday.
Strood's food retail is dominated by the retail parks off the A2 and Commercial Road. Convenient, but it means genuinely fresh bread is a drive away rather than a walk, which is the gap we are filling.
The housing runs from Victorian terraces near the river up to large post-war estates on the higher ground towards Frindsbury, so a delivery round here covers a wider spread of addresses than the town's size suggests.

What we bake

Eleven things, done properly, rather than forty done adequately. Slow fermented sourdough loaves, croissant sourdough, focaccia, brioche and pastries, all made by hand by Hillary Kongwa and made for the Saturday you choose. Feeding a crowd in Strood? Our catering and events side builds a menu around the day rather than selling you a set package.

Questions people in Strood ask

Do you cross the river to deliver to Strood?: Yes, every Saturday. Strood being on the other bank makes no difference to whether we come or what you pay.
Do you deliver to Frindsbury and Wainscott?: Yes, both sit inside Medway and inside the delivery area. The basket checks your postcode against the real boundary before you pay, so you will know for certain rather than guessing.
Can I collect early if I am catching a train?: The window opens at 8am and we are there from the start of it. Tell us in the notes roughly when you are coming and we will have it ready and bagged.

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