A Family Tree of Bakers
The famous Burnett’s Bro’s - second generation John and William - in 1898 began the empire which became Burnett’s bakery, Inverness.
Burnett's celebration cakes.
Burnett's retail bakery outlets.
Burnett's first motorised van.
This was taken on by the third generation (also William and John) and where Harry (second from the right) served his apprenticeship before becoming Confectionery Manager.
Michael Gourlay was the man who stood next to Harry in the bakery when the doors first opened in July 1979 when there were just 4 employees (including Harry). He loyally served as Production Manager for 30 years until he retired in 2009.
The birth of the brand.
Initial bakery construction.
Harry with his young apprentice Calum in the days before hair nets! Calum now has 30+ years experience and has the know-how to do any cake design our customers are capable of dreaming up!
The bakery and shop in the days before the luxury of Tarmac!
Ahead of its time. The super-duper walk-on takeaway van, just like a shop on wheels!
Demand for Harry Gow products had already outgrown space - the portacabin became the confectionery.
A young David Gow looking rather continental while serving part of his Belgium-based apprenticeship.
At the request of Madonna this hand sculpted grand piano cake was made as a gift for one of her performers (possibly Sting) at her wedding. The pictures of it went worldwide.
One of our many fundraising evenings demonstrating artisan bread and fine gateaux work.
Winner of the Epilepsy Scotland Employer of the Year 2003 presented by Jackie Bird. Harry achieved this by showing compassion and going out of his way to accommodate epilepsy sufferers in a working environment.
Crowned first ever Scottish Baker of the Year in 2012 presented by Paul Hollywood. This was the culmination of the hard work shown by Harry and his 60+ years in the trade, his family and the loyal staff which have surrounded him for 30+ years.
We rebranded, and rolled out the new brand in our shops, on all our delivery vehicles and across our product packaging, giving Harry Gow a fresh new look.
Harry celebrated his 80th birthday with the rest of the Gow family and friends!
Harry and some of the HGB team showing off our award winning products. The Pineapple Tart won Best Cake in Scotland and for the second year in a row the Curry Pie came away with Best Savoury in Scotland 🏆
Co-op stores started stocking Harry Gow products across the Highlands of Scotland.
We won three Scottish Baker of the Year Awards including Best Cake (Strawberry Tart), Best Savoury (Curry Pie) and Best Celebration Cake.
We made thousands of Dream Rings for the cyclists that completed the Etape Loch Ness, one of Scotland's most popular sporting events!
We made history as the only bakery to have won Scottish Baker of the Year award twice!
Good food at a decent price. What else do you need. Sausage rolls are nice too. Especially cold.
Slick and friendly service. Apple turnovers are a delight and the bacon rolls are worth the visit alone.
Sausage rolls are amazing so are the cakes 😍
I'm visiting relatives in Inverness this weekend and they bought some of your scotch pies. I can honestly say they are by far the best I've ever tasted. I'll be pestering them to buy more next time I visit! Just a pity you don't have some bakeries down in Perth!
Greeted with a smile and quickly served. Tasty tea and coffee, very pleased they listened to the request for 'only small amount of milk in both. The food was well priced and marzipan 'apples' yummy. A good quick stop-over
Very allergens friendly. Tastes good too
One thing that inspires me to hike to Brora is a hot Harry Gow Sausage Roll. Beautiful baked goods using local ingredients. A must visit if you are passing through.
I’ve visited Harry Gow Dornoch on numerous occasions. The staff are alway always (repetition intentional :-)) nice and the produce is always fresh and tasty. Steak pies, chunky or smooth are to die for. Tried my first Dream Ring today ... one for sharing.
It’s a good job we found the bakery on the penultimate day of our holidays so that we only had 2 days for repeat visits. My kids haven’t stopped talking about it, I haven’t stopped thinking about the marzipan apples. We’ll probably come on holiday to Inverness again just for Harry Gow’s. Such a delicious bakery.
Really fresh food with plenty of choice. Helpful and chatty staff were great. We had tomato soup, sausage rolls, pies and fruit tart in our group, everything was great. I recommend you find a bench in the town to enjoy your food.
I love Harry Gow bread, especially the oaten loaf. Their cakes are so fresh and tasty, just like and often better than home baking - favourites are the fresh cream jam sponge and the fern cake. Mmmmmmmm. My husband and son love Harry's pies and sausage rolls while I am very partial to his potato scones, soft and scrumptious - just like my mum used to make. It's a family bakery loved by all my family.
I have visited the Keith shop several times. Each time I visit I receive friendly service and the food is always spot on. Staff make you feel valued as a customer!
I love the food at Harry Gow’s and especially i look forward to the delicious Tomato soup on Fridays ...their freshly made rolls and pies are also very tasty... but I so wish I was informed as to the fat/sugar contents in their food...
Excellent bakery. Great products and service. We are doing a trip in Scotland (we are from Barcelona, Spain) and this is the best coffee/bakery place that we have visited. Excelente trabajo! Una maravilla! Great job!
Outstanding bakery! Better than Greggs of course. Lots of fresh delicious food including sandwiches, cakes, pastries, hot food and breakfast food. Staff are always very nice and service is very quick. Recommended to everyone!
