Gorse Bakery in Cornwall opens new site after high demand

Independent sourdough bakery, Gorse, has opened a café and bakery in the newly developed business space at Lanteague, near Zelah.

Gorse became a hotspot when the bakery opened in 2021 on the outskirts of Newquay, where owners Nat and Anna started producing high-quality sourdough for café and restaurant clients around Cornwall.

Gorse owners Nat and Anna (Image: Gorse Bakery & Cafe)

With a booming wholesale business, consumer demand allowed them to open a weekly counter at the site, where they’d sell a variety of baked goods from their infamous Pastel De Nata to Marmite, Pickled Green Chilli, and Cornish Cheddar Sourdough until sold out.

With a need for a bigger space, Gorse opened their bakery at Lanteague, a community of studios for small businesses on the North Cornish coast, at the beginning of April.

Nat Galliano-Hale, Co-Owner of Gorse said: "Since we started Gorse just after lockdown, it’s always been our dream to have a bigger location and invite customers to sit in - thanks to the support of our local community and customers, we’ve now been able to grow as a business to get to this milestone, as well as creating six local jobs.

Gorse Bakery & Cafe (Image: Gorse Bakery & Cafe)

"Our vision is to create a space that visitors come to enjoy superb quality baked goods, as well as tasty coffee – the ultimate duo.

"From the seating area, visitors can also see behind the scenes of life as a baker, which we hope will inspire more people to learn about the craft."

Nordic influences are reflected in both the interiors and the products of Gorse.

With a commitment to supporting other small businesses, all of the interior work was designed and built by Timpson Carpentry, with the wood being felled and milled locally, whilst Owen Davies from Gulland Rock fabricated the impressive two metre long bread rack and Kim Moore from Cornish Hardwood Supplies crafted the wooden shelves.

Milk is sourced from St Ives-based Trink Dairy, and coffee from Foundation Coffee Roasters, also from St Ives.

A selection of bakery goods available at Gorse (Image: Gorse Bakery & Cafe)

Anna Gerrans, Co-Owner of Gorse, added: "As well as opening on Sundays in the near future, we’re also hoping to bring back the Gorse Supper Clubs towards the end of the summer, which proved a huge success last year.

"We’ve also got plans to regeneratively grow our own fruit & vegetables in a small plot of no-dig beds, for the bakery.

"This is just the beginning, and we look forward to welcoming familiar and new faces to our space soon!"

The Gorse menu includes vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free options and is located at Lanteague, Units 7 & 8, Scotland Road, Zelah, TR4 9JG, and will be open between 7.30am – 3pm Tuesday to Friday, and 8am – 2pm on Saturday.