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Isle of Skye Baking Company

A family bakery in Portree since 2007, with shortbread, oatcakes, breads and cakes at markets and on Somerled Square on Thursdays.

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The Isle of Skye Baking Company is a family bakery in Portree, started in 2007 by Barry and Liza Hawthorne to make shortbread and oatcakes on the island.

It has grown since into a full bakery, making bread, cakes, scones and preserves among much else, with everything made in-house and the range changing with what is fresh.

You will find the bakes at farmers' markets each weekend, Inverness among them, and on Somerled Square in the middle of Portree every Thursday, and they go quickly, so come early. The bakery also makes packed lunches, for one person or a whole tour group, which can be booked in advance; bus tours are asked to book early, as the lunches are much in demand. It is a good way to stock up before a day on the hills of Trotternish or the Cuillin, or to take a taste of the island home.

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Before you go

The bakery sells at farmers' markets each weekend and on Somerled Square, Portree, every Thursday.

Packed lunches can be booked in advance.

Portree
Somerled Square, every Thursday.
Markets
Farmers' markets each weekend.

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Where it is

Portree, Isle of Skye.

Close byIn Portree.
  1. Somerled Square War MemorialSomerled Square War MemorialPortree's war memorial, a small copy of Edinburgh's Mercat Cross topped by a seated lion, unveiled in 1922.Under a mile 3 min by road
  2. Barista pours milk into a latte at a wooden counterAntlers Bar & GrillThe restaurant of the Portree Hotel on Somerled Square, serving Highland cooking and Skye seafood at lunch and dinner every day of the year.Under a mile 3 min by road
  3. The Donnie Munro mural in PortreeThe Donnie Munro mural in PortreeA bold island landscape on a Portree wall, painted by Runrig's Donnie Munro.Under a mile 3 min by road
  4. BirchBirchA speciality coffee shop on Bayfield Road in Portree, roasting its own beans on the island since 2021.Under a mile 3 min by road
  5. The Isle of Skye DistillersThe Isle of Skye DistillersThe Wilson brothers' family distillery in Portree, making Misty Isle gin from foraged Skye botanicals since 2017.Under a mile 3 min by road
Directions
White harbourside houses climb a wooded hillside above Portree's waterfrontAttractionsPortree0.5 miles
Green-framed shopfront windows painted with fish and "OK" motifs beside a slate roofShoppingÒR Shop Skye0.7 miles
Wood burner between exposed stone walls in a pub with a bar and menus on tablesRestaurantsDulse and Brose0.7 miles
A stag print hangs above a bed dressed with orange cushions and a matching throw in a Bosville hotel room.PortreeThe BosvilleSleeps 4 · 0.7 miles
Wooden fence lines a woodland path above a loch at sunsetAttractionsThe Lump0.7 miles
A king bed with a mustard throw and cushions and an upholstered bench at its foot, beside a desk and two chairs in a hotel room.PortreeMarmalade HotelSleeps 3 · 0.8 miles
MV Seaflower, a white forty-foot catamaran, lying at anchor on flat water in low evening sun.AttractionsSeaFlower Skye0.8 miles
Colourful houses line Portree harbour beneath misty, tree-covered hillside, with boats moored offshorePortreeCuillin Hills HotelPlace to stay · 1.2 miles
Slate-roofed visitor centre with wooden picnic benches and a covered patioAttractionsIsle of Skye Candle Co1.2 miles

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Places to stay near the bakery, and when each is next free.

A king bed with a mustard throw and cushions and an upholstered bench at its foot, beside a desk and two chairs in a hotel room.Marmalade Hotel
  • A hotel
  • In Portree
  • Under a mile from the bakery
Check datesA stag print hangs above a bed dressed with orange cushions and a matching throw in a Bosville hotel room.The Bosville
  • A hotel
  • In Portree
  • Under a mile from the bakery
Check datesColourful houses line Portree harbour beneath misty, tree-covered hillside, with boats moored offshoreCuillin Hills Hotel
  • A hotel
  • In Portree
  • Under a mile from the bakery
Check datesAttic bedroom with white panelled walls, double bed and framed floral printThe Crofter's House
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Camustianavaig
  • 4 miles from the bakery
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