A must is a private tour of award winning, Hambleton Bakery. The bakery is a short drive from the hotel on the Exton country estate. Hambleton Bakery’s ‘signature’ loaves are made without baker’s yeast, using stone ground flour, long fermentation and baked in a wood fired oven for a perfect crust - the taste and goodness of traditional bread. Loaves include, Hambleton Sourdough, Hambleton Local, Borodinsky Rye Bread, hand made English Muffins, they also make a selection of delicious cakes, tarts & savouries. Julian Carter, Head Baker and his team won a national television competition for Britain’s Best Bakery in 2012 and the Baker Industry Award for Bakery of the Year in 2013.