About Us
Welcome to Gilda.
Gilda is an artisan bakery in rural Bishopsbourne, just outside Canterbury, proudly producing quality handmade sourdough, speciality breads, and pastries.
We believe in honest, quality ingredients, sourcing our organic flour from trusted suppliers and working alongside local and British producers to form the base of our products. As a specialist in sourdough, our bread is crafted with patience and love using time-tested techniques.Â
Our bakery is housed in a beautiful converted farm building, where we invite customers to experience Gilda from every angle with our open-plan kitchen and retail space. Each member of the Gilda team brings a wealth of experience to the bakery. We all share a passion for what we do, and a lot of time, care, and love goes into every product we make.
As a proud supporter of Kent, we are humbled to supply many local restaurants with our baked goods, including The Bridge Arms, The Pig, Updown Farmhouse, The Tiger, Boys Hall, and more. But we still keep our feet firmly on the ground and every weekend can be found at Faversham Market, where we sell our signature bakes as well as partaking in other community events.Â
For us, it’s about sharing our passion with others and if we can make someone smile that’s a job well done!




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Priscilla Power2025-04-13Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Delicious fresh bakes Chris McGolpin2025-03-22Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We to Kent to checkout some food places recommended in the Guardian. One was Gilda. We order bread, hot cross buns and pastry’s. The pastry’s were eaten there and then with a coffee from the farm shop. Absolutely wonderful they were. Will post a review on the bread when we get into that this week. Thank you so far Gilda. Tim R2025-03-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic bakery, the food from here is constantly good and it is priced to match it's quality Rob2025-03-16Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great bakery, friendly staff and helpful, bread is gorgeous, as is everything they do. T Red2025-02-08Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Yummy yummy and yummy 😋. First class yummyness. The bread is oh so nice. What's not to love. They seem to be expanding the range all the time. Which is so lovely. I always like trying something new, but you can't beat the cinnamon bun. oh my, oh my, they are scrummy with a capital S love to pull it apart and dip it in coffee . No one can beat these . First class Steve Matthewson2025-02-01Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We came across Gilda’s stall at the Sandwich Guildhall market on Saturday morning. Bought some lovely sourdough, the most flaky and flavourful cinnamon rolls and delicious buttermilk cheese crackers. Also highly recommend the Malaysian curry buns - delightful unusual. Such friendly service too. Jason Barton2025-01-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Visited recently and wasn't dissappointied,sourdough was amazing,only one quibble,price was a bit high but you pay for quality. Cromer craft bakery in Norfolk also do an amazing sourdough as we discovered on holiday. Martin Heavens2025-01-13Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This isn't an eat in establishment ... But oh my... Yum yum yum 😋.. we were bought a breakfast hamper... Delicious!!!