Tan Y Castell Bakery is a family run business based in Narberth at the foot of the beautiful Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, Wales. We specialise in baking traditional Welsh recipes by hand (where possible), using quality ingredients which create our delicious and award-winning products.
The business continued to grow from strength to strength with demand exceeding supply and space becoming increasingly limited. As a result, Paul found a unit in Narberth located in a small business park, not far from where he was living. During this time Paul was covering two jobs; one lecturing at a local college, the other making Welshcakes until the early hours of the morning! A local supermarket then approached Paul and asked him to supply some of their Welsh stores.
Tan Y Castell Bakery is the creation of Paul and Linda Mear. Paul’s family have been baking for over 200 years, however it wasn’t until 1997 that Paula started producing our famous Welshcakes at his family farm using an old Aga, selling them to local shops around his farm. The couple moved the business into an old cottage and setup a kitchen to meet demand; selling to guest houses, cafes, restaurants and hotels.
Our products are now available to buy from most major supermarkets (some nationally), with other customers including national wholesalers, county councils, rail companies, food service providers, airports, hotels, high-end motor companies. Oh, and not forgetting our on-site and online shop, along with all of the independent and small businesses in Pembrokeshire and across the rest of Wales who have helped us to grow the business that we are today.
We are proud to be one of the most recognised and respected bakeries in Wales, making the best-selling Welshcakes on the market and to have several award-winning products. Besides this, we are also very proud to be a BRC grade AA food manufacturer. Our technical team work tirelessly to produce products to the highest standards of cleanliness to ensure you can enjoy our quality products. We have maintained our BRC accreditation since 2008; a sign of our commitment to food safety and quality.
