Corteil & Barratt is a little unprepossing shop on the corner of Ewell High Street. From the…read moreoutside, it looks like a cake shop but inside is a treasure trove for cake bakers. They will take orders for wedding and celebration cakes to be baked to order but if you fancy baking yourself, there is every accessory available for baking and decorating your cake here. They also run classes for baking, usually aimed at the more experienced baker, such as classes in sugar flowers. If you want to bake to impress, head to Corteil & Barratt for a helping hand.

I can't recommend this cake shop enough - the shop itself is understated and fairly small, in the…read morecentre of Ewell village, but the cakes are absolutely to die for!! We discovered Corteil & Barratt when looking for someone to make and deliver our wedding cake. After tasting their vanilla, chocolate and fruit cakes we were so impressed that we ordered a tier of each!! The cakes are moist, full of flavour and every one of our guests commented on how delicious they were (with many people sampling all three - the benefit of over-catering!!) Corteil & Barratt delivered the cakes to our ceremony venue (in Wales!!!) and when I saw the finished display I was thrilled - they looked absolutely stunning and were everything I'd hoped for. I had asked for lots of intricate icing and sprays of sugar flowers in white and the finished article was just beautiful. Since then we've had two children and Corteil & Barratt are always our first port of call for Christening and family Birthday cakes. Each time we're always hugely impressed with the standard of the beautiful icing and decoration, as well as the delicious cake itself. We've had hula huts, cricket pitches and number shaped caked with trains, etc... the list goes on and will no doubt continue to grow as the years go by!!

Now renamed Craddocks Bakery, it's never quite hit the mark. Apart from two price increases since…read morethe change of management, the quality of the produce isn't always up to the high standard of the old management. The Sausage rolls are more expensive and seem to be lower quality, as are the sandwiches. Some of the pastries are ok but they don't justify the new prices. Such a shame.

If the main road between Leatherhead and Epsom is busy, Craddocks Avenue is a good alternative…read moreroute. This will take you past a parade of shops near Ashtead train station and this bakery is located there. They open early and I sometimes stop off to buy a little snack on my way in to work. If the fresh doughnuts or apple turnovers are ready, then the staff may get a little present! Their prices are better than the bakers on the High Street. They also offer a fresh sandwich service but I've not tried that yet

Reflecting its little Surrey village identity, there are a lot of little cafes/bakeries along the…read moreHigh Street in Ashtead. I sometimes stop at Watson's to pick up a few treats for the unit where I work or to get a little something for breakfast. It serves up typical baker's fare such as doughnuts and sausage rolls. Pretty pricey but quite tasty.