The business was started by James's great-great-grandfather, Robert Freeman in 1827 in nearby Highgate. The business philosophy is to provide ‘Quality Service Second to None.’
Our staff are friendly and helpful and will be pleased to help you in any way. Our customers are mainly local - many coming to us every day - whilst others come from further afield and even abroad.
We supply a small selection of local hotels, pubs and clubs with a range of our products. Our customers include West Lodge Park Hotel and The Sun at Northaw and Willows Farm Village.
Victoria Bakery Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales
Company Number 927624, VAT Registration Number 229599904
All of our products are made by our skilled bakers using the very best quality ingredients and recipes to produce really top quality goods.
All of our products are made by our skilled bakers using the very best quality ingredients and recipes to produce really top quality goods.
If any product purchased from us is in any way substandard it is our policy to exchange these or give a full refund straight away on return of the faulty item.
With David Wright′s help we have now taken this a stage further. All the wheat which is sourced to mill our most commonly used flour (over three quarters of our total usage) comes from a single farm, run by Tim, Tom and James Benton at Hornden on the Hill in Essex. The total food miles from farm to mill to bakery is only 36.2 miles!
We are also using locally sourced beef and pork from Hedges Farm, less than 10 moles from the bakery. Drew Woollatt breeds and rears his own cattle,( Aberdeen Angus x Charolais) and pigs, (Gloucester Old Spot x British Saddleback). We use the beef, which has been hung for two weeks to give real flavour, in our hand made Steak and Kidney Pies and Cornish Pasties. The pork is used in our delicious Sausage Rolls
Buying local food means fewer “food miles” (the distance food travels between the producer and you the consumer). This means less pollution from transporting food and smaller carbon emissions that are effecting climate change.
Local food is fresh, healthy and delicious. It also helps support the smaller local food businesses like Victoria Bakery and our local suppliers. This helps the local economy and helps to build a local sustainable food community.
GR Wright & Sons Ltd are 5th generation family millers, milling in the area since 1867, from a mill that has been milling on the same site since 1087 and now run by David Wright, the great, great grandson of the company′s founder George. Wright′s is London′s last miller and is a small business in an industry dominated by huge milling companies and has prospered through their dogged determination to produce very high quality, specialist flours.
Proprietor, James Freeman says ″We have been using flour from G R Wright & Sons for over 50 years and like us they have always striven to produce a top quality product. We are delighted to be able to make bread from the very best locally milled flour from locally grown wheat. This fits in well with our policy of, where possible, sourcing our ingredients from local suppliers.″
The vast majority of our packaging is paper and cardboard. Whilst we do use plastic where necessary, we try to keep this to the minimum, and certainly we use far less on our products than the average equivalent product from a supermarket. We are now using jute carrier bags and our plastic carrier bags are made from biodegradable plastic.
We are committed to using local suppliers where possible to reduce our carbon footprint.
Where possible, ur ingredients are sourced loocally. It is for this reason we are Local Food Hero nominated.
Victoria Bakery has been making and selling delicious bread, cake and pastries for nearly 200 years. Whether you want an authentic oven- baked crusty bloomer loaf, delicious doughnuts, freshly-made sandwich and coffee or even a beautiful wedding cake, Victoria Bakery is the place to be!
