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.
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.
For us, it’s about sharing our passion with others and if we can make someone smile that’s a job well done!
See what customers are saying
Karen Mackinnon17 May 2024Brilliant bakery gorgeous bread and pastries.Amazing granola and wonderful friendly staff
Richard Barton11 May 2024The pastries are for giants! I thought I must have shrunk when I saw them. Absolutely delicious.
James Entwisle25 April 2024Amazing little bakery tucked away. We enjoyed the cinnamon buns and cheese twists
Charlotte Foreman25 April 2024Lovely bakery. Fantastic service and great food. It's really nice that you can see it being made too.
Simon Bucknall23 April 2024The most amazing bakery, always something deliciously different and enticing. Always my first stop when I’m down from London.
Sally Sonnex22 April 2024I recently did the beginner’s sourdough home-baking course and absolutely loved it. The teacher, Ben, is very knowledgable and happy to answer everyone’s questions. The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. We made our own dough to take home and bake, shaped and baked a loaf to take with us (photo 2) and also learned how to use sourdough discard by making crackers with it. We also got to sample cookies made with discard as part of the plentiful snack offerings. We learned how to make our own sourdough pizzas for our dinner whilst our loaves baked (I made a white pizza). There were beautiful topping choices prepared for us to design the pizza of our choice. I baked my bread at home the next day using a cast iron casserole and have to say my family were impressed by the results (photo 3 & 4). My sourdough starter has been fed and I look forward to continuing my sourdough journey.
Paddy Warren21 April 2024Amazing bakery, with unreal sourdough!
James Clague21 April 2024The best bakery ever!!
Richard Silcock21 April 2024Fantastic local artisan bakery, with a friendly team that always welcomes you through their door. The ever busy bakers are always happy to help and share their obvious passion for what they do. The wide selection of sourdoughs and pastries are amazing! even the humble croissants with their infinite buttery layers are phenomenal and the wild garlic sausage rolls…wow!
