Tags - Diversification

The team at Errichel in Aberfeldy are passionate about their business and have worked tirelessly to make Errichel something rather special.

Husband and wife Becky & Paul Newman and their team have...

The MacRobert Trust

Nestled in the Drummy Woods, South West of the village of Tarland, Aberdeenshire, you are likely to come across the Tarland Trails. They are a set of mountain bike trails that...

Diversification is the name of the game – and farms across Scotland are always looking at ways of making more, not just for their own businesses but for those who live, work and visit their...

Hopetoun Estate

When, in 2013, Hopetoun Estate in West Lothian was approached by a location manager about being part of a new historical drama TV series, the possibilities seemed endless.

After...

Balcaskie Estate

There’s a quiet revolution in Fife that is seeing new businesses spring up on traditional farms, making use of restored buildings.

A few miles inland from the picturesque harbours...

Scotland’s largest solar farm came on line in March, producing enough electricity to power 3,500 homes from 55,000 solar panels sited on land at the Errol Estate in Perthshire.

The 13MW scheme, which...

Corehouse Estate, with the beautiful Corehouse building at its centre, sits above the southern bank of the Upper Clyde and includes three of the four waterfalls that make up the magnificent Falls of...

Ardmaddy Castle is 15th century tower house built originally by the MacDougalls. Referring to it as the Estate is something of a misnomer according owner Charles Struthers, who describes it, somewhat...

The running of the much reduced Gordon Castle and Estate fell to Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox in 2008, and they set about modernising and improving the business that is Gordon Castle today. Turning it...

After renovating Gordon Castle and cottages, Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox’s attention turned to the Gordon Castle Walled Garden, probably the largest productive kitchen garden in the country.

The aim...

Swanston Farm

Over the last 30 years Swanston Farm has evolved away from mainly agriculture to more leisure based activities. Swanston sits on the edge of Edinburgh, and offers activities including...

Craufurdland Estate

Situated between the small village of Fenwick and the town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Craufurdland Estate, owned by the Houison Craufurd family for nearly 800 years, has been...