Cornish Bakery announces opening date of Winchester shop

The Cornish Bakery will be holding a grand opening on Monday, October 21. The bakery is taking over the unit previously occupied by fashion shop Phase Eight.

The new bakery will create 20 year-round local jobs, with plans to create a charity partnership with a local cause, to be selected by the staff.

Work is currently underway to get the site ready to open next month.

Alongside seating for 86 people at a time, the Cornish Bakery will contain a private party room for approximately eight people which can be booked in advance by groups of friends, families or colleagues for meetings, celebrations and functions.

This is a completely new concept for Cornish Bakery and the first of this kind for the company.

The Cornish Bakery (Image: Chris Atkinson)

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The open-plan kitchen will enable visitors to watch the team baking, and the original brickwork and timber flooring will be sanded, varnished and restored.

The new party room will feature new herringbone oak flooring, an oval oak table, seating for up to eight and a practical 55" TV mounted on the wall for presentations and videos.

Cornish Bakery founder and owner, Steve Grocutt said: “We are delighted to open our newest Cornish Bakery, our 63rd nonetheless, in the ancient city of Winchester.

“Hampshire’s historic cathedral city is one of the oldest settlements in Britain and the ancient capital of the Kingdom of England. Today, it is a really strong retail destination with a characterful and thriving high street.

“We are very pleased to be bringing our unique philosophy and our values-driven culture to this key city.”