Our Story

Family-run. Devon-baked.  Gluten free, always.

Tilley's is a small, independent bakery owned and run by master baker Brian Spence - handcrafting gluten free bread, cakes and savouries from our dedicated Honiton kitchen.

Brian Spence, founder of Tilley's Gluten Free Bakery

Meet the Baker

Brian Spence

Brian first stepped into a bakery at fourteen years old, and never really left. He trained at Northampton College, earning City & Guilds Bakery qualifications Parts 1 & 2 - and walking away with the Renshaw Challenge Cup as top student.

He went on to study cake decorating and Royal Icing at Cambridge College, opened his own bakery, and later worked as a supermarket bakery Assistant Manager. Perhaps most memorably, Brian baked at a Royal Warrant-holding bakery in Scotland, producing the famous "Royal Loaf" supplied to the Castle.

Today, every product that leaves Tilley's carries decades of craft - and an absolute commitment to safe gluten free baking.

Taste of the West Gold 2026Taste of the West Silver 2026

Award-winning bakery

Taste of the South West - Gold & Silver 2026

Recognised by Taste of the West, the South West's leading regional food and drink accreditation.

Our Promise

A kitchen built entirely for gluten free.

No wheat flour ever crosses our threshold. Our bakery is dedicated, so coeliacs and those with serious intolerances can eat with total confidence.

Dedicated GF facility

100% gluten free production with strict quarantine measures against cross-contamination.

Individually wrapped

Every product is wrapped in the bakery before it leaves.

Recognised quality

Taste of the South West Gold & Silver winner - judged against the best of the region.

  • Hodson's Family Bakery — early shopfront
  • Tilleys Manufacturing Confectioners, Kettering
  • Tilleys Kettering market stall — baked in our own steam ovens
  • A young Brian, fresh tarts from the oven
  • Brian receiving the Renshaw Challenge Cup
  • Brian in the bakery — trays of pastry ready
  • The trusty Hobart mixer
  • Hand-wrapping the day's bakes
  • Brian's Bakery market stall
  • Brian with Paul Hollywood

Where to find us

Honiton, Totnes & Teignmouth.

Visit the shop front at 70 High Street, Honiton, or come and say hello at Totnes Market every Friday and Teignmouth on the last Saturday of the month.

Find Us

Markets & schedule

  • Honiton shop — 70 High Street, EX14 1PD
  • Totnes Market — every Friday
  • Teignmouth — last Saturday of each month