Bred Co mills local grains sourced from a farm just 70 kilometres away from its Albany bakery. By concentrating the growing, milling and baking to the Great Southern Region of WA, the artisan bakers produce bread that tastes singularly of the region. It’s bred with cred. Products on offer at this regional bakery in WA include the calingiri, triticale schrot bot and soft white sourdough high top. There are also beautiful baguettes available and viennoiserie made from scratch onsite each day. As well as being one of the best regional bakeries in WA, Bred Co does a mean brew.bredco.com.au

Home is really where the hearth is. West Australians understand what all the fuss is about at the Falcon outpost of this WA bakehouse. There are a few offshoots in Perth and Mandura, as well as drive-through bakeries in Myalup, not far from the Forrest Highway. But the Falcon bakery is WA’s most awarded bakery and, crumbs, it deserves the kudos for its chicken laksa pie, peri peri vegetable version and spicy little lamb rendang number. There are grab-and-go family pies in the offing and a rotating pie of the week. miamibakehouse.com.au

Oh my yum. Make a beeline to Bread Local for its sourdough as well as its more innovative creations. It’s worth travelling the seven or so hour drive from Perth for both the pepper-beef or caramelised focaccia and BBQ beef mac and cheese pie alone. The bakery recently opened its newly renovated production and retail space where customers can get a glimpse of behind-the-scenes bakery action while choosing their pastry of choice. Check the blackboard for weekly specials such as the mortadella and bocconcini focaccia and crunchy nut cornflake donut. Sister bakery Little Local on Dempster is also a good bet for its signature cobb salad or chicken schnitzel club focaccia. breadlocal.com.au

Dust the red dirt off your coveralls and head into this off-the-beaten-path bakery in Yallingup. The next generation of bakers from founder Gotthard Bauer’s family bake up to four different styles of sourdough by hand each day: wholemeal, pure wheat, pure rye and fruit loaf. Drive down a bush-lined track to find the biodynamic bakery with the Indian Ocean on its doorstep. Yallingup Woodfired Bread also has sister venue Yallingup Gugelhupf (18 Yallingup Beach Road), known for its quiches, pastries, sandwiches and gugelhupf-style cake. 14 Balmoral Road, Quindalup.

Follow the aroma of freshly baked bread to this artisan bakery in the small country town of Toodyay in WA’s Avon Valley. The bakery is just an hour’s drive north-east of Perth and is worth the day trip for its pies alone. If you’re pie-curious, order the BBQ beef smoked brisket and jalapeno pie, which won gold at an industry award. The beef pastie is not too shabby either and designed to eat on the go with a crust you can grab in both hands. Those with kids in tow might want to add more hole foods to their diet with a few delicious donuts. facebook.com/toodyaybakery

Did someone say five-peppered chunky beef pie? The best regional bakeries in WA will only pass the taste test if their pies are up to scratch. You’ll want to worship at the altar (read pie cabinet) at Mt Barker Country Bakery which is a beacon for those who like to scarf down meat and gravy encased in pastry. The crust of the pies are golden and the fillings juicy and rich and explain the rise and rise of bakery tourism. Reward yourself for pushing through on the four-hour drive from Perth with a brisket and bourbon or lamb and mushroom pie. Befriend your fellow pie pilgrims in the covered courtyard outside the popular bakery. facebook.com/mtbarkerbakery

You can eat your body weight in meat pies while travelling around WA. But one of the ultimate pie stops in WA, on the road between Bunbury and Perth, is the Pinjarra Bakery in the Southend Shopping Centre. Pick up a couple of pies or pastries for mates rates (two pies or pastries for $16 from the favourites range), also available from the bakery brand’s other outlets in Waroona, Port Kennedy and Maddington. Road trippers should plan a return visit for The Great Australian Bite (gourmet steak and gravy) or Ned Kelly (gourmet beef, bacon, cheese and egg). Fuel up with a few family favs from the freezer section and you’re good to go. Pinjarra pinjarrabakery.com

If you know you know. Margaret River Woodfired Bread was co-founded by Gotthard Bauer (Yallingup Woodfired Bread) and is led by Santana Chorborn who bakes loaves of bread by hand for the hungry locals that congregate outside the dinky little Margaret River bread shop each day. Do as they do and pick up some jam to spread between slabs of Big Rock pure rye bread. The rustic bakery has a pop-up at the Margaret River Farmers Market each week. Follow the lead of the local surfing community and pick up a loaf of the Wave bread (white pure wheat), which you can enjoy simply slathered in butter. Unit 2/32 Boodjidup Road, Margaret River, WA. facebook.com/margaretriverwoodfiredbread

Every road tripper celebrating a significant birthday knows about the Bindoon Bakehaus off the Great Northern Highway. The bakery’s celebration cakes have a cult following, from light and luscious sponge cakes to dark and decadent chocolate mud cakes. Prince Harry famously visited the bakery in 2015 to enjoy a banoffee eclair. But the Bindoon Bakehaus is also regarded as one of the best regional bakeries in WA for its sourdough loaves of seven seeds or jalapeno and cheddar cheese. Those with children aged between two and eight will appreciate the Kiddies Bakery, which has a play oven and baking bench. bindoonbakehaus.com.au

There’s a lot to see and do while road tripping around WA, from swimming with whale sharks to sipping world-class wines. While Rottnest Island, or Rotters as it’s affectionately known, is famed for its quokkas, it’s also on the map for lovers of a good old-fashioned dog’s eye (pie). Lean into the nostalgia of it all by enjoying a day on the beach followed by a filthy-good pie filled with steak and mushroom. The vanilla slice also has a cult following for its signature Botticelli wobble. Go for a post-prandial stroll along the foreshore to work off the calories. facebook.com/RottnestBakery