Reviews of the cake shops and bakeries of Aberdeenshire and where to buy speciality cakes, confectionary and delights such as black bun, butteries, gamrie knotties, ginger slab, Scottish shortbread and more tasty homemade delights from Scotland:

Murray Brother Bakers Gardenstown

Murray Brothers Bakers can be found in Main Street Gardenstown on the North East coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. As you can see in the photograph to the left they are a traditional family run Scottish bakery who bake local delights such as butteries, ginger slab, oatcakes, butter biscuits, currant loaf and Scottish shortbread as well as popular bakes like cherry cake, meringue baskets, carrot cake and a variety of fresh loaves and rolls. Other delicious cakes include banana cake, apple cake, a variety of fruit cakes, date and walnut cakes, strawberry tarts, scones and fresh cream cakes.

Seasonal cakes and bakes include black bun and puddings during Christmas and Hogmanay, Easter cakes, hot cross buns, and a wide range of wedding cakes, birthday cakes and anniversary cakes to suit individual requests.

Pies include mince rounds, chicken pies, macaroni pies, steak pies, sausage rolls and chicken bradies.

Gamrie Knotties

One delicious homebake that can only be found at Murray Brother Bakers in Gardenstown is the Gamrie Knotties which takes its name from the sandy bays in the area which are known locally as Gamrie or Gaineamhach. This sweet biscuit is made with ginger and has a hard sugary coating. It also has several varieties such as gamrie stollen and gamrie bannock.

Catering Services

The bakers at Murray Brothers provide wholesale delivery throughout the Aberdeenshire area and also provide event catering services such as church annual picnics and funerals. They also have two delivery vans and deliver their fresh bakes to outlets such as shops, businesses, sandwich shops, cafes, butchers, supermarkets and even trawlers and fishing boats. Areas include Fraserburgh and other towns and villages of Grampian.

Opening Times

All items at Murray Bros in Gardenstown are freshly baked and the shop is open Monday through to Saturday from 8am until 5pm.

History of Murray Bros Bakery

The first bakery was opened at 108 Main Street in Gardenstown and run by William Murray from the year 1874. It was purchased from the Chalmers family. He later moved to Inverness and after his son, also William, was born the family moved back to Gardenstown. They later moved to Mallaig to run a bakers shop near the harbour and in the 1920s moved back to Gardenstown to run a bakery shop on Main Street. It has been handed down from father to sons and other generations have expanded the family business which include William and James Murray buying two houses that they knocked down and had built a purpose built bakery and shop still on Main Street. In the 1960s the bakery shop was handed over to the brothers Bill and Douglas Murray who extended the business in the 1980s. A few years later Douglas’ sons, Kevin and Steven worked for the family business.

Murray Brothers Bakers featured in the reality TV series The Baron of Troup where the celebrities had to help in the baking of the products.

Stockists of Murray Bros Produce

Murray Bros Bakery provides fresh bakes, cakes and biscuits produce throughout Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. Aberdeen City stockists include Normans in Heatheryfold, Sunnybank Mini at Sunnybrae Road, The Ashvale Mini at 27 Ellon Road, Jordans at 1 Clunie Road in Mastrick and at Martaan's at 1 Linmill Terrace.
In the Buchan area Murray Bros deliver to the following shops: Spar at 9 New Street in Boddam, Edgars at 1 Main Street in Cruden Bay, Costcutters in Ellon and Dyce, the Post Office in Longhaven, Mace in Longside and Mintlaw, R&I Neish Peterhead,
In the Broch they deliver to Costcutter, Buchan Road, Fraserburgh as well as the Mace shop at 139 West Road, Gallowhill Stores, Spar at 113 Mid Street and Reid & Gray at School Street. They also deliver to nearby villages such as Steven Gow Grocer in Summerfield Terrace at Inverallochy and C&R Stores in 2 Main Street at Cairnbulg. Crimmond stockists of Murray Brothers bakery include the Post Office and the Spar shop at Cowie Garden. New Aberdour stockist is Robert Milburn at 77 High Street
Murray Bros Bakery of Gardenstown also supply the Emporium at The Square, Achnagatt, Desmond and the Spar at Church St of Buckie, the Mace store at 11 St Andrew Buckpool, the PO at Cornhill, Elaine White at Craiglechie, Cullen Corner at 14 -18 The Square, L & C McBain at 40 Balvenie St Dufftown, the Mace at 5 Seaview Road at Findochty, D. McLeod the shop at Netherbrae Fisherie, Essonf of Huntly at 14 Gordon Street.
Inverurie stockists include Mace at 20 Market Place and J&A 1 Garioch Road.
Keith stockists include the Post Office at Newmill and the Mace at 31 Reidhaven.
Other Aberdeenshire stockists include SK Cheema at 28 Aquithie in Kemnay, the Post Office at Fintry Road Kinellar, the Mace at 32 St Andrews Lhanbryde, Mieles of Lossie at Shore Street in Lossiemouth, Spar at Market Street in Maud, the Post Office at Methlick, Costcutter at 19 Main Street New Deer, J&W New Pitsligo, Crossroads Filling Oldmeldrum Road Newmacher, Post Office at 7 Gordon Place in Port Gordon, J&A Johnston at 9 Hill Street Portknockie, Rosehearty 7 The Square, the Post Office at Rothemay, Spar at 7 High Street Sandhaven, the Shoppie at St Combs, Spar Ugie Motors Strichen, Mace 1 The Square Stuartfield, General Store at Udny and Spar 6 Loch Street Whitehills.
Moray stockists include Costcutter at 29 Duff Street in MacDuff and Costcutter 35 High Street Turiff.

Contact Address, Telephone Number and Website Details

Murray Brothers Bakers and Confectioners
96 Main Street
Gardenstown
Banff
Aberdeenshire
AB45 3YP

Tel No: 01261 851247

Web site homepage url: www.murraybrothers.co.uk

How To Get To Murray Brothers Bakery In Gardenstown

Directions from Aberdeen: Take the A90 out of Aberdeen City towards Ellon. At the Peterhead and Fraserburgh junction take the A952 towards Fraserburgh and at Mintlaw take the B9093 to New Pitsligo and then turn off to the A98 to Banff and Macduff. Look for a turn off to the minor road of the B9031 and follow this until you see the right hand turning sign posted for Gardenstown onto the B9123. Follow the main road down past the public hall and the church. Before you turn right to go down to Gardenstown harbour turn left onto the Main Street where you see the bus stop and public phone box. Murray Brothers Bakery is opposite the Garden Arms Hotel. Car parking is available outside the bakery but is limited because the historical area was built at a time when car ownership was limited. Far better to use the free car park at the harbour and walk up to the Murray Brother bakery and build up an appetite!

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