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Barkes Craft Bakery Artisan bakery in Wickford town centre

Hours not listed Hygiene 4 – Good SS11 8JY
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Barkes Craft Bakery – artisan bakery in Wickford town centre
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Opening hours

Sun 16:48
Opening hours not published

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About Barkes Craft Bakery

Looking for an artisan bakery in Wickford town centre? Barkes Craft Bakery is at 6 Ladygate Centre, Wickford, SS11 8JY. The approach is artisan: smaller batches, longer fermentation and seasonal bakes.

Barkes Craft Bakery has not published regular opening hours in the sources we use, so it is worth calling ahead or checking social media before a special trip. Food hygiene officers from Basildon rated it 4 – Good when they inspected on 14 April 2026.

If you are coming by train or tube, Wickford station is roughly a 20-minute walk. Within a 3 km radius we list 2 other bakeries, the closest about 0.8 mi away.

Information from OpenStreetMap, the Food Standards Agency and our own research. Suggest an edit.

What's on the counter

Menu highlights

Typical bakes for an artisan bakery like this, with indicative prices.

Full menu

Sourdough & Loaves

  • Olive and rosemary sourdoughVVG£7.60Kalamata olives and fresh rosemary folded through a crisp-crusted white sourdough.
  • Porridge sourdoughVVG£5.85Sourdough enriched with cooked oats for a custardy, moist crumb that keeps well.
  • Seeded sourdoughVVG£5.70Naturally leavened loaf packed with toasted sunflower, pumpkin, linseed and sesame.

Viennoiserie

  • Morning bunV£3.40Croissant dough rolled with orange zest and cinnamon sugar, baked in a muffin tin.
  • Pain au chocolatV£3.10Buttery croissant dough rolled around two batons of dark chocolate.
  • Ham and cheese croissant£4.15Croissant filled with smoked ham, Gruyère and a little Dijon mustard.

Seasonal Bakes

  • Stollen bitesVN£3.45Small marzipan-filled fruit breads rolled in butter and icing sugar for Christmas.
  • Pumpkin spice morning bunV£4.20Autumn bun with roasted pumpkin, warming spices and maple glaze.
  • Rhubarb and custard tartV£4.70Forced Yorkshire rhubarb baked over vanilla custard in a crisp pastry shell.

Usually busy

Estimate
6am9am12pm3pm6pm

Modelled from typical footfall for artisan bakerys and this shop's opening hours – not live data.

Food hygiene rating

4 – Good

Inspected14 April 2026
Local authorityBasildon
Food handlingGood
Cleanliness & premisesGenerally satisfactory
Food safety managementGood

Source: Food Standards Agency. A rating reflects hygiene standards on the day of inspection.

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Getting there

StationDistanceWalk
Wickford Rail0.8 mi20 min
Battlesbridge Rail1.4 mi34 min

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Questions about Barkes Craft Bakery

Where is Barkes Craft Bakery?

Barkes Craft Bakery is at 6 Ladygate Centre, Wickford, Wickford town centre SS11 8JY. Use the map on this page or the Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze buttons for turn-by-turn directions.

What is the nearest station to Barkes Craft Bakery?

Wickford is the closest, about 0.8 mi away – roughly a 20-minute walk.

What food hygiene rating does Barkes Craft Bakery have?

It holds a rating of 4 – Good, from an inspection on 14 April 2026 by Basildon. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency.

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