ABOUT THE RYE BAKERY
We are extremely proud of our team of skilled and passionate staff here at The Rye Bakery. A lot of expertise and dedication goes in to running a bakery and producing the quantity of fresh bread products as we do.
Please read more below about the Rye Bakery team.


Our night bakers work through the night, long after the store has closed.
Lyndsey
Bakery Manager
Lyndsey is our Bakery Controller who manages our whole 24/6 production process.
She started with us in January 2021 before recently becoming manager, bringing with her over 10 years of management experience.
Though Lyndsey had no previous experience of bakeries she was quick to pick it up and soon became Manager after the departure of the previous manager Matt.

OUR TEAM
We are extremely proud of the team here at The Rye Bakery. They work around the clock (literally!) to produce real bread and cakes using skill, expertise, knowledge and passion. Read more about them here.
Mark
Night Manager
Mark has been in the bakery industry for almost all his career, running his own bakery at one stage, and with us for almost 10 years. He is one of our Master Bakers and is also responsible for our very busy night production operation. Mark and his team produce thousands of breads and rolls every night at our Peasmarsh bakery.
Rob
Master Baker Nights
Rob has been a baker for over 30 years and served his apprenticeship in Kent. He has been with us at The Rye Bakery for over 10 years. He is our main Night Bread Baker and is one of our Master Bakers. Rob is very passionate about his quality and this shows, his hand molding skills are exceptional.
Lee
Master Baker Nights
Lee has been a baker for his entire career and with us for over 10 years. He is a great all-round Master Baker who is an expert in both confectionary products and bread. Lee enjoys scrolling through social media looking at industry trends and implementing them here at The Rye Bakery.
Charlotte
Semi-skilled Baker Nights
Charlotte has been with us since 2021 having come from a catering background. She started off as our wholesale packing assistant but a baker’s position arose and she hasn’t looked back. Charlotte is currently learning under the tutelage of our Master Bakers Mark, Rob and Lee.
Darren
Baker Nights
Darren initially started on days with us over 10 years ago as a packing assistant then moved to nights. He successfully undertook an apprenticeship with us and currently helps make all our morning goods lines, including our famous jam doughnuts.
Ben
Baker Nights
Ben started with us over 10 years ago and he successfully undertook an apprenticeship with us. Ben currently makes all our morning goods lines, including our famous jam doughnuts.
Adrian
Confectionary Manager
Adrian has been with us since 2007 and is our Confectionary manager at our production unit in Rye. He has been in the industry for over 40 years, including running his own bakery and shops. He is a Master Baker who specializes in confectionary, but is a fantastic all-rounder. Adrian has a real passion for traditional methods and uses some of the same recipes that he learnt almost 40 years ago.
Simon
Confectionary Baker
Simon started with us in 2001 coming from a Catering environment. After initially staring on nights Simon moved to days to become one of our confectionary bakers helping us produce thousands of cakes and pastries every week. He is our current poster boy for our mince pies.
Julie
Confectionary Baker
Julie is our award winning master cake maker, having joined us in 2001, and has over 40 years experience. Julie hand makes all our famous Gateaux’s for our coffee shops and is always looking to try new flavours with our muffins.
Val
Confectionary Packer
Val has been with us for over 15years and plays a key role at our confectionary production unit ensuring that each product passes her strict quality checks. She is responsible for ensuring that all products are packed correctly and go to the correct customer.
Lyndsey
Bakery Team Leader Days
Lyndsey joined us in 2021 coming with over 10 years of management experience. With no previous experience of bakeries Lyndsey was quick to pick it up. Lyndsey is our main point of contact for customers and is always a friendly voice at the end of the phone.
Steve
Master Baker Days
Steve started baking in 1979 and has never looked back. After working for a couple of different bakeries Steve joined us on nights as a Master Baker over 15 years ago. Steve has been on days for over 5 years as our main bread baker, he is also our resident wheatsheaf expert. If you visit our Peasmarsh store you will regularly see Steve using our new equipment.
Charlie
Bakery Assistant
Charlie has been with us for over 8 years. She helps pack all our goods for sale and is very strict with her quality control. Charlie has been trained to assist in making rolls and has become a bit of a specialist in the production of our hand molded rolls range.
Gladys
Bakery Assistant
Gladys has been a bakery assistant at Peasmarsh since 1996, she has been a welcoming friendly face to our customers ever since.
Eid
Bakery Assistant
Eid joined us over 5 years ago as a Bakery Assistant. She ensures that all products are packed correctly and are of the quality she expects.
OUR BAKERIES
Should you wish to collect your order or come and sample some of our delights in-store then you can find our bakeries in the following locations.

BEXHILL-ON-SEA
22–26 Western Road, TN40 1DX
01424 619659

PEASMARSH
Main Street, Peasmarsh, Nr Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6YD 01797 230214

HAWKHURST
4 The Colonnade, Rye Road, TN18 4ES
01580 754430

ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
2-3 Kings Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 6EA 01424 717100

ORE
462 Old London Road, TN35 5BG
01424 430448

HASTINGS
18 Wellington Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1NY 01424 717117
SHOP
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