Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Legend suggests that in the cellars of a building in Bath, the recipe for the famous Sally Lunn bun was first created in the late 17 century. 🍞
The story goes that a Huguenot refugee named Solange Luyon arrived in Bath in the 1680s and found work in a bakery. She is reputed to have started making buns similar to brioche, which later became a popular treat during the Georgian period.
Evidence of Sally's existence is ambiguous, but the legendary status of these buns continues to this day.
Part of the site dates back to 1482, while most of the building you see today was built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
📍 @sallylunnsbath, North Parade Passage, Bath, Somerset | Grade II* listed.
🔎 List Entry Number: 1395829.
Legend suggests that in the cellars of a building in Bath, the recipe for the famous Sally Lunn bun was first created in the late 17 century. 🍞
The story goes that a Huguenot refugee named Solange Luyon arrived in Bath in the 1680s and found work in a bakery. She is reputed to have started making buns similar to brioche, which later became a popular treat during the Georgian period.
Evidence of Sally's existence is ambiguous, but the legendary status of these buns continues to this day.
Part of the site dates back to 1482, while most of the building you see today was built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
📍 @sallylunnsbath, North Parade Passage, Bath, Somerset | Grade II* listed.
🔎 List Entry Number: 1395829.
