Times have changed in terms of the availability and choice of gluten free bread in the UK. If you have recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease, there are more choices than ever before if you want to get hold of your daily slice of toast or make lunchtime sandwiches. There are some outstanding gluten free bakeries around the country, alongside a much higher number of choices of gluten free products in supermarkets, and gluten free bread on prescription alongside other foodstuffs.
Prescription gluten free bread
Gluten free prescriptions are available to those people who qualify (speak to your GP for advice and guidance once you have been diagnosed with coeliac disease), and the gluten free bread options within this. For fresh gluten free bread, Glutafin provides coeliacs with 100% safe bread that is packed full of important vitamins such as calcium, fibre, and folic acid. Manufactured in a controlled, contaminate-free environment at a dedicated bakery near Glasgow, ensuring safe, gluten free products. Gluten free prescription bread is an important first step for your cupboard essentials and everyday staples when you are first diagnosed with coeliac disease. It doesn’t stop there though once you have found your feet with a gluten free diet. It is a cost-effective way to purchase gluten free bread and other gluten free products (although for some English postcodes not all gluten free products are available on prescription).
Gluten free bakeries
Artisanal gluten free bakeries offering gorgeous bread, cakes, pastries, and other tasty treats, 100% gluten free, can now be found all over the country. Some of the best include:
- Copains London (54 Neal Street, London. WC2H 9PA)
Famous for its 100% gluten free bakery in Paris, Copains opened in Covent Garden in November 2025, with a second London location opening a few months later due to the popularity of the brand. From pastries to artisanal breads and savoury items, everything is gluten free. It might be a bit expensive compared to other bakeries, but it is a premium product and a great place as a treat if you’re in London once in a while or after a treat. The gluten free choices include baguettes, buckwheat bread, brioche loaf, cranberry bread, and walnut bread, to name just a few.
- Manna Dew (Battersea High Street, London, SW11 3JS)
Award-winning gluten free bread, pastries and cakes, Manna Dew is one of the top artisanal bakery in London. In fact, we’d say it’s on a list of ‘must-visit’ places if you’re visiting the capital. From cronuts to cinnamon swirls, pain au chocolat to decadent Danish pasties, there are plenty of sweet treats for you to choose from at Manna Dew. You can even order for home delivery.
- Pullin’s Bakery (Multiple locations in the southwest of England)
Pullin’s has award-winning gluten free bread, cakes, and pastries available to order for home delivery and across multiple stores in Bristol, Bath, and the surrounding areas. Choose superseed gluten free brown bread or gluten free white bread, and why not throw in some tasty gluten free treats like lemon drizzle, flapjacks, or rocky road?
Gluten free supermarket products
It is incredibly easy to find gluten free bread and other gluten free products in supermarkets across the country. Where once it was difficult and expensive to find products that don’t contain gluten, now you’ll discover ‘Free From’ sections in every supermarket. If you learn how to read labels to know what to look for, there are always hidden gems that you can come across too, from condiments to snacks and other foods that are naturally gluten free that you might not have realised. Always double check the label before purchasing.
Gluten free bread is much easier to find these days than it once was. Alongside gluten free products on prescription allowing newly-diagnosed coeliacs to find staple products for their everyday use, you’ll find a much wider scope of gluten free goods in supermarket aisles. One of the areas where you could find gluten free bread, gluten free cakes, pastries, and other items originally was with the push of artisan, gluten free bakeries. There are now countless options across the country, plenty of gluten free products in supermarkets, everyday stores, and through prescription.
