About Christmas Bakery
Christmas Bakery is a family bakery founded in 1860 and now run by the fifth generation of the Christmas family. It bakes traditional loaves, sourdough and speciality breads such as multi-seed and Norfolk Crunch, along with rolls, pastries and cakes. Its Worplesdon shop at Rickford, near Guildford, is at the bakery's main premises. Bread is taken seriously here, with naturally leavened loaves a highlight. It is particularly known for traditional loaves, sourdough, Norfolk Crunch bread and multi-seed bread. It is one of 6 The Christmas Bakery locations we list across the UK.
Doors are open on 6 days each week (it shuts on Sunday). The ovens are on early – doors open from 7am on its earliest day. Food hygiene officers from Guildford rated it 5 – Very good when they inspected on 19 September 2025.
The closest station, Worplesdon station, is 1.6 mi away, so most visitors arrive by car, bus or bike. Within a 3 km radius we list 1 other bakery, the closest about 1.8 mi away. From central Guildford it is roughly 3.7 mi away.
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