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Willows Bakehouse Artisan bakery in Chester-le-Street town centre

Hours not listed Hygiene 4 – Good DH3 3BL
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Willows Bakehouse – artisan bakery in Chester-le-Street town centre
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Opening hours

Sun 21:49
Opening hours not published

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About Willows Bakehouse

At 133 Front Street, DH3 3BL you will find Willows Bakehouse, an artisan bakery serving Chester-le-Street town centre. Expect craft-led baking rather than mass-produced lines.

Opening hours for Willows Bakehouse have not been confirmed. If you know them, you can send them to us and we will update this page. The Food Standards Agency register lists a hygiene rating of 4/5, awarded on 5 August 2025 by Durham.

The nearest public transport is Chester-le-Street station, about 5 minutes away on foot (0.2 mi). It is not the only option nearby: there are 2 more bakeries within a kilometre, so a bakery crawl is easily done.

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

  • Seeded sourdoughVVG£7.20Naturally leavened loaf packed with toasted sunflower, pumpkin, linseed and sesame.
  • Wholemeal sourdoughVVG£6.05Stoneground wholemeal sourdough with a hearty, nutty flavour and dense crumb.
  • Rye and caraway loafVVG£5.50Dark, moist rye bread scented with caraway, excellent with smoked fish or cheese.

Viennoiserie

  • Cardamom bunV£3.95Knotted brioche-style bun laced with freshly ground cardamom and pearl sugar.
  • All-butter croissantV£2.70Laminated by hand with cultured butter for crisp layers and a honeycomb centre.
  • Seasonal fruit danishV£3.65Flaky laminated pastry with vanilla custard and whatever fruit is in season.

Seasonal Bakes

  • Mince pieV£2.80Rich, boozy mincemeat in all-butter shortcrust, dusted with icing sugar.
  • Rhubarb and custard tartV£4.50Forced Yorkshire rhubarb baked over vanilla custard in a crisp pastry shell.
  • Strawberry and elderflower tartV£4.35Summer strawberries over elderflower cream in a sweet shortcrust case.

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

Inspected5 August 2025
Local authorityDurham
Food handlingVery good
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
Chester-le-Street Rail0.2 mi5 min

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Questions about Willows Bakehouse

Where is Willows Bakehouse?

Willows Bakehouse is at 133 Front Street, Chester-le-Street town centre DH3 3BL. 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 Willows Bakehouse?

Chester-le-Street is the closest, about 0.2 mi away – roughly a 5-minute walk.

What food hygiene rating does Willows Bakehouse have?

It holds a rating of 4 – Good, from an inspection on 5 August 2025 by Durham. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency.

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