Tags - Rural Business

Isle of Colonsay Festival of Spring

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Colonsay Estate

In 2010 a group of tourist operators on the Isle of Colonsay formed the Colonsay Tourism Marketing Group with the aim of increasing tourist numbers on the island and improving their...

Learning at Pitcarmick Estate

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Pitcarmick Estate

Sir Michael and Lady Sally Nairn, owners of Pitcarmick Estate in Perth and Kinross invited a group of children from the local school to come along and learn all about estate...

Leystone Farm

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For the second year in a row Countryside Learning Scotland received an enquiry from Coupar Angus Primary School wanting their pupils to visit an arable farm and for the second year running Will...

Game and wildlife management - Finzean

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Finzean Estate

Finzean is a 4,000ha mixed estate located in Deeside. It is managed as a family business, with interests in farmland, moorland, forestry, sporting and conservation. It’s role in a...

Clan Cameron Museum, Achnacarry

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Achnacarry Estate

The Clan Cameron Museum at Achnacarry was the fulfilment of a collaborative project started in 1987 by Donald Cameron of Lochiel and his wife, Lady Cecil Cameron, with support from...

Countryside Learning in Cowal

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Ardtaraig Estate

For a couple of chilly days in April, Ardtaraig Estate on the Cowal Peninsula, in collaboration with the education charity Countryside Learning Scotland, invited four local primary...

Gordon Castle Estate Fisheries

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Gordon Castle Estate

There has been salmon fishing on the River Spey at Gordon Castle since fishing began. Once the domain of Dukes and their guests at the Castle alone, the fishing now brings...

Woodend Barn - Buchanan's Bistro

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Leys Estate

Located at the gateway to Royal Deeside, Leys Estate has grown organically over the years; reflecting the demands placed upon it from a changing world but staying true to its long...

Gosford Bothy Farm Shop

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Now in its 8th year, the award winning Gosford Bothy Farm Shop is an equal partnership between Wemyss and March Estate and Robert Webster, and has developed from a mutual desire to take more control...

Muirhouse Farm Renewable Energy Projects

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Muirhouse Farm, a member of Scottish Land & Estates, is a 600 acre hill farm in the Scottish Borders near Edinburgh. The farm has decided to try to become completely off grid in terms of its power and...

Diversification at Carroglen Farm

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Carroglen Farm is entwined with the history of the Scottish hill farming, offering visitors an education in farming practices of the past and of the current shepherds and landowners. Carroglen also...

Ruberslaw Wild Camping

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At the 2015 Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping were awarded the Scottish Borders Tourism Business of the Year 2015. This award is made for all round...