Last time I was in London, I can remember walking many miles around the city in search of pizza and also eating a ton of bread and butter (which apparently is considered a legit appetizer across the pond) at various cafes and restaurants.

Now, flash forward to the other day, when we were in Middletown and discovered a lovely British bakery right here stateside in Lil’ Rhody.

And mate, even if you don’t fancy a cuppa (tea), have never ridden the London Eye or haven’t watched one single episode of The Great British Baking Show, you’re gonna luv it.

Now, in the past I’ve been known to say something like, “You’ve probably motored by many times without realizing!” In this case, however, THAT couldn’t be more true because June Love’s English Bakery is located in a plaza that’s behind another plaza on Aquidneck Road. The only reason we found it was because we were searching for another gem in the area. (Whilst writing this, I realized too that JLEB has no Instagram whatsoever to speak and hey, we’re all searching out businesses via IG these days, so that’s another reason you may be unaware.)

Anywho, we popped into June Love’s English Bakery last Thursday purely by accident and were greeted almost immediately by June herself, who is in fact from England and was putting the finishing touches on some meat pies. (It doesn’t get much more ENGLISH than that, am I right?)

As non-meat eaters, we were drawn more to the refrigerated display of flapjacks (which we learned are not pancakes but oat bars), scones (let me just say YUM, sorry/not sorry I ate two), shortbread, and rock buns (or cakes you might know from the Harry Potter books, a delicious treat for anyone craving something substantial but without all the sugar of most traditional cakes or cookies we go gaga over).

People have also been known to rave about the lemon tarts and cakes which, I might add, are just as tasty with coffee (as opposed to say Earl Grey) as an accompaniment.

In addition, with outdoor farmers market weather coming up soon, you’ll want to keep an eye out for June. In the past, she’s set up outposts at the Newport one on Memorial Boulevard as well as at Casey and Mt. Hope Farms.

So, channel your inner duchess (or 70’s rock star) and take a spin over to scope out all the classic English goodies. (PS ~ Sometimes she even has different candies from the UK available too.)

*June Love’s English Bakery is located at 496 Aquidneck Ave. in Middletown RI.

Channel Your Inner Duchess Kate At This British Bakery We Discovered In Middletown