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Gaunts Bakery food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Tendring

Gaunts Bakery holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 30 May 2025, 13 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 52 The Street, Weeley, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9JD

How it compares in Tendring

In Tendring, 67% of rated places manage a 5, so Gaunts Bakery sits behind roughly 775 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Tendring
5 out of 5 775 67%
4 out of 5 221 19% ← Gaunts Bakery
3 out of 5 105 9%
2 out of 5 32 3%
1 out of 5 20 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 124 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Gaunts Bakery none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Gaunts Bakery, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Weeley Post Office Retailers - other 65 yards away 4 - Good 17 October 2022
Black Boy Pub/bar/nightclub 263 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 28 May 2025
Budgens Weeley Retailers - other 292 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 18 February 2026
Aldanat Community Hub Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 431 yards away 5 - Very good 28 October 2025
Homestead Cabin Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 29 October 2025
Lakeside Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 28 May 2025
Floral Days Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
White Heather Care Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 8 May 2024

Questions about Gaunts Bakery

What is Gaunts Bakery's food hygiene rating?

Gaunts Bakery has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Tendring Council on 30 May 2025.

Is Gaunts Bakery safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Gaunts Bakery last inspected?

Gaunts Bakery was last inspected on 30 May 2025, 13 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tendring Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Gaunts Bakery?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Gaunts Bakery compare to other places in Tendring?

67% of the 1,156 rated food businesses in Tendring hold the top rating of 5, while Gaunts Bakery holds a 4. 221 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Tendring Council inspects Gaunts Bakery and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

Gaunts Bakery is one of 505 rated food businesses in Clacton on Sea. See every hygiene rating in Clacton on Sea

Tendring inspects and rates 1,280 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tendring

The official record is held by the council: http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/

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