A Powys bakery has been named among the best in the UK.

Kate's Bakery located in Hay-on-Wye was named among the top 49 best bakeries in the UK by The Times.

The Powys bakery was one of four in Wales to make the list along with The Angel Bakery (Abergavenny), Pettigrew Bakeries (Cardiff) and Ground Bakery (Cardiff).

The Times' list was compiled by local foodies who revealed their favourite places for "artisan bread, perfect pastries and sweet treats galore".

The Times said: "Say no to rubbish bread and dry, dull pastries — the bakeries below are some of the best in the country, specialising in heritage grains, artisan loaves and buns so delicious food lovers queue for them."

The best bakeries in the UK

According to The Times, these are the 49 best bakeries in the UK:

  • Da Bara, St Mawes
  • Coombeshead Farm, near Launceston
  • St Mawes Bakery, St Mawes
  • St Agnes Bakery, St Agnes
  • Farro, Bristol
  • Hart’s Bakery, Bristol
  • Landrace, Bath
  • Mark’s Bread, Bristol
  • Peppina, Poundbury
  • Rise Market and Bakery, Bridport
  • The Italian Bakery, Wareham
  • Oxford’s, Sherborne
  • The Penny Bun Bakehouse, Lowestoft, Suffolk
  • Pinch, near Saxmundham, Suffolk
  • Wooster’s Bakery, Bury St Edmunds and Bardwell, Suffolk
  • Grain Culture Bake Shop, Ely, Cambridgeshire
  • Sugardough Bakery, Hove
  • The Flour Pot Bakery, various locations
  • Julien Plumart, Brighton
  • Real Patisserie, Brighton
  • Bostock Bakery, North Berwick
  • Hobz, Edinburgh
  • Twelve Triangles, Edinburgh
  • Aran bakery, Dunkeld, Perthshire
  • Lannan, Edinburgh
  • The Pastry Section, Edinburgh
  • e5 Bakehouse, Hackney
  • Pophams, Islington and Hackney
  • Arôme Bakery, Covent Garden
  • Happy Sky Bakery, Shepherd’s Bush
  • The Little Bread Pedlar, various locations
  • Cosgriff & Sons, York
  • Haxby Bakehouse, York
  • Bluebird Bakery, York
  • Little Arras, York
  • Sourdough Revolution, Lechlade
  • Lynwood & Co, various locations
  • Knead Bakery, Cirencester
  • The Bakery by Knife and Fork, Oxford
  • Kuma-San Bakehouse, Matlock
  • Wye Bakehouse, Bakewell
  • The Welbeck Bakehouse, Welbeck
  • The Angel Bakery, Abergavenny
  • Pettigrew Bakeries, Cardiff
  • Ground Bakery, Cardiff
  • Kate’s Bakery, Hay-on-Wye
  • T Buttling, Ludwell, Wiltshire
  • Rye Bakery, Frome, Somerset
  • Sol Bakery & Cafe, Chicklade, Wiltshire

The Powys bakery among the best in the UK

The best bakeries in Wales were chosen by the owner of Heist Chocolate in Cardiff - Mikey Lewis. 

According to Mr Lewis, there are four bakeries in Wales that can be considered among the best in the UK. 

Here's what he had to say about Kate's Bakery in Hay-on-Wye.

Kate's Bakery (Hay-on-Wye)

Mr Lewis described the bakery in Powys as an "off the beaten track jewel".

He said: "This is an “off the beaten track” jewel in Hay-on-Wye. Expect sensational and ludicrously underpriced pastries, cakes cut tarts and breads.

"Loosen your belt — resistance is futile (18 Lion Street)."