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Waterfields Bakery in Formby town centre

Open now · closes 5pm Hygiene 5 – Very good L37 4DL
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Waterfields – bakery in Formby town centre
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Opening hours

Tue 13:19
Open now · closes 5pm
Monday8:30am – 5pm
Tuesday Today8:30am – 5pm
Wednesday8:30am – 5pm
Thursday8:30am – 5pm
Friday8:30am – 5pm
Saturday8:30am – 5pm
Sunday8:30am – 5pm

Open 7 days · about 60 hours a week. Bank holiday hours may differ.

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About this bakery

About Waterfields

Looking for a bakery in Formby town centre? Waterfields is at 21 Chapel Lane, L37 4DL. Expect the traditional bakery line-up – savouries for lunch, bread for the week and cream cakes for a treat. It is one of 30 Waterfields locations we list across the UK.

Waterfields is open 7 days a week. The earliest you can drop in is 8:30am. It also opens on Sundays, which is not a given for UK bakeries. The Food Standards Agency register lists a hygiene rating of 5/5, awarded on 22 July 2026 by Sefton.

If you are coming by train or tube, Formby station is roughly a 11-minute walk. The nearest alternative is 90 m away, with 1 other bakery within 3 km.

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

What's on the counter

Menu highlights

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Full menu

Pies

  • Meat & Potato Pie£2.40Leigh-style meat and potato pie with plenty of rich gravy.
  • Steak Pie£3.10Chunky steak in gravy under a crisp shortcrust pastry lid.
  • Cheese & Onion PieV£2.30Creamy cheese and onion filling in a golden shortcrust case.

Savouries & Barms

  • Sausage Roll£1.30Pork sausage meat rolled in puff pastry and baked golden.
  • Meat & Potato Pasty£2.15Minced beef and potato folded into a crimped pasty.
  • Barm Cakes (pack of 6)V£1.70Soft, floury barm cakes for butties and pie barms.

Cakes

  • Eccles CakeV£1.35Flaky pastry round filled with buttery, spiced currants.
  • Vanilla SliceV£1.20Puff pastry vanilla slice with thick custard and white icing.
  • Fresh Cream DoughnutV£1.25Doughnut filled with whipped fresh cream and a little jam.

Usually busy

Estimate
6am9am12pm3pm6pm

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

Food hygiene rating

5 – Very good

Inspected22 July 2026
Local authoritySefton
Food handlingVery good
Cleanliness & premisesGood
Food safety managementVery good

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

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Getting there

StationDistanceWalk
Formby Rail0.4 mi11 min
Freshfield Rail0.8 mi19 min

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Questions about Waterfields

What are Waterfields's opening hours?

Monday: 8:30am – 5pm; Tuesday: 8:30am – 5pm; Wednesday: 8:30am – 5pm; Thursday: 8:30am – 5pm; Friday: 8:30am – 5pm; Saturday: 8:30am – 5pm; Sunday: 8:30am – 5pm. Hours can change on bank holidays, so check before a special trip.

Is Waterfields open on Sundays?

Yes – on Sundays it opens 8:30am – 5pm.

What time does Waterfields open?

The earliest opening time in the week is 8:30am. On Monday it is 8:30am – 5pm.

Where is Waterfields?

Waterfields is at 21 Chapel Lane, Formby town centre L37 4DL. 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 Waterfields?

Formby is the closest, about 0.4 mi away – roughly a 11-minute walk.

What food hygiene rating does Waterfields have?

It holds a rating of 5 – Very good, from an inspection on 22 July 2026 by Sefton. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency.

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