Kitchen Garden Trail
For the ultimate seasonal and local food, visit our Kitchen Garden Trail, which allows you to visit cafes and stay in accommodation that serves produce from their own gardens.
From luxury hotels and prestigious castles to cafes, B&Bs and youth hostels, the trail includes something for every budget. Use the links below to search by region:
Highlands & Moray
Perthshire
Ayrshire & Arran
Dumfries & Galloway
Shetland
Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling & the Trossachs
Kingdom of Fife
Angus
Old Manse Bed and Breakfast
Breakfast at the Old Manse is all homegrown, from the raspberry, strawberry and peach fruit jams served up on home made bread to the fresh smoked mackerel, caught and smoked on site. You'll also find delicious eggs, home reared, free range and fresh each morning. Set within more than an acre of landscaped gardens in sight of the sea, the Old Manse is perfect if you love outdoor pursuits and bird watching.
Latheron
Caithness
KW5 6 DJ
http://www.oldmanselatheron.co.uk/
Pool House
Pool House, a beautiful refuge nestled on the shores of Loch Ewe, has been constructing a traditional Victorian ornamental potager for the past two years. Fruit trees, vegetables and herbs are grown along with flowers to give a decorative effect but the produce is used extensively in the kitchen by chef Dan Hall (3 AA rosettes). Herbaceous borders have vegetables mixed in amongst the decorative plants and the flagstone paths are planted with spreading herbs that look attractive and smell wonderful. This elaborate kitchen garden is remarkable in that it is only 10 feet from the sea and has survived the winter weather conditions. The location also ensures a ready supply of seaweed delivered straight form the sea.
Poolewe
Wester Ross
Scotland
IV22 2LD
http://www.pool-house.co.uk/
stay@pool-house.co.uk
Bluebell Croft
Beautiful self catering cottages in stunning Argyll set on a sustainable working croft (traditional Scottish small holding). Guests can order home-grown produce to cook with themselves - a generous welcome hamper of home-made products including vegetables and fruit grown using organic principles, eggs, home-smoked salmon, bacon and cheese, baked ham, cakes, organic bread and preserves, beef and chicken, plus much else. On arrival enjoy complimentary home-made scones and jam, Fairtrade coffee, tea and sugar and organic bread and wine. They can also deliver suppers to guests like casseroles, icecreams, crumbles, soups etc. The owners also run cookery and home smoking courses.
Bluebell Croft,
15 Anaheilt,
Strontian,
Ardnamurchan,
PH36 4JA
Tel 01967 402226
www.bluebellcroft.co.uk/
Bunchrew House Hotel
A traditional 17th century Scottish mansion house set amongst acres of beautifully landscaped gardens on the shores of the Beauly Firth near Inverness. Chef Walter Walker (2 AA rosettes) cooks a fusion of European and Scottish cuisine, using herbs from the garden in the hotel grounds and all other ingredients sourced from the magnificent natural Highland larder. With views across the Firth, the Bunchrew restaurant offers a front seat to some of the most spectacular sunsets. Quality accommodation, award winning cuisine and a Highland welcome second to none.
Inverness
IV3 8TA
http://www.bunchrewhousehotel.com/
Fraoch Lodge
Set in the beautiful Highlands, Fraoch Lodge is a 4-star hostel with a green tourism award, which can provide fully serviced accommodation if required. Guests are treated to home grown produce, from herbs and salad in the summer months to large quantities of Worcester berries used to make jams and chutneys. Take one of the guided walks where you can pick fungi and wild berries for delicious dishes such as blaeberry cheesecake.
Deshar Road
Boat of Garten
Inverness-shire
PH24 3BN
http://www.scotmountain.co.uk/
The Torridon
Set in 58 acres of parkland at the head of a magnificent sea loch on the West coast of Scotland, The Torridon is a four star country house hotel with a silver award for green tourism. The two acre Torridon Kitchen Garden is situated in the heart of the hotel grounds and provides a reliable supply of seasonal herbs, vegetables, fruit and cut flowers freshly harvested direct to the hotel kitchen - thanks to seaweed from the Loch Torridon shoreline. The hotel grounds is home to a number of wild herbs, leaves and flowers which are used in the kitchen. Flowers grown for food and decoration enable bumble bees and other insects to add to the biodiversity of the garden and its well being.
By Achnasheen
Torridon
IV22 2EY
Tel: 01445 791242
http://www.thetorridon.com/
Tigh na Leigh Guest House
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This 5-star guest house makes the most of Perthshire's wonderful larder and boasts beautiful landscaped grounds. The kitchen garden produces mainly salad and vegetables for delicious evening meals - with eight different varieties of tomato grown in a little greenhouse! Some specialist potatoes and yellow and purple French beans, beetroot and carrots are also grown and served up in the restaurant, while apples, rhubarb, plums, quince and mirabelle are used to make crumbles, jams and tarts. Guests love the 'just picked' produce from the kitchen garden.
22-24 Airlie Street
Alyth, Perthshire
PH11 8AJ
Tel. 01828 632372
http://www.tighnaleigh.co.uk/
Kinnaird Hotel
Kinnaird Hotel is an intimate luxury hotel set within a 7,000 acre sporting estate, overlooking the River Tay valley. The elegant three AA rosette restaurant serves up local, seasonal and fresh produce, some of it grown in the traditional kitchen garden. Complementing the food is an imaginatively stocked and award-winning international cellar of over 440 bins, ranging from classic French châteaux to the finest the New World has to offer. Enjoy the dramatic views over the grounds and gardens of the estate, while each meal is a celebration sourced mainly from Scotland's natural larder.
Kinnaird Estate
Dunkeld,PH8 0LB
+44 (1796) 482440
http://www.kinnairdestate.com/
Glenapp Castle
Glenapp Castle is a traditional fairytale castle set amidst 36 acres of glorious gardens. The traditional walled garden, which is exclusively used by the castle guests, boasts a large herb garden, Victorian glasshouses and fruit cages growing many varieties of fruit. In addition, there are two poly tunnels and vegetable beds growing various vegetables for the castle kitchens. Nothing is wasted and the chefs obviously delight in choosing the produce to use each day.
Ballantrae
Ayrshire
KA26 ONZ
http://www.glenappcastle.com/
Ravenshill House Hotel
Ravenshill House Hotel is famed for its home cooked food and its wonderful gardens. Vegetables and fruit for the hotel are grown within a large walled garden while two greenhouses host annual plants and a commercial polytunnel provides a home for Mediterranean vegetables. Customers enjoy the fresh vegetables and gardening tips - and through the dining room, French doors give direct access onto the lawns, bordered by mature trees.
12 Dumfries Road
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
DG11 2EF
http://www.ravenshillhotellockerbie.co.uk/
Braewick Café
It's a great café in a stunning location of Shetland with fantastic views of the famous sea stacks 'the Drongs'. Braewick Café offers delicious home cooking using their own croft reared lamb, beef, pork and vegetables sourced from the working croft. The owners built the café just next to the croft and ensure local produce is used wherever possible. The café is also next to a camping and caravanning site overlooking the shore of Braewick Bay, which attracts visitors from far and wide.
Braewick,
Eshaness,
Shetland
ZE2 9RS
http://www.eshaness.shetland.co.uk/
Taigh Foise
A beautifully renovated croft house offering self catering accommodation on the Isle of Mull. The croft supports a small flock of Jacob sheep and poultry, while a sheltered valley is used to produce seasonal vegetables and fruit. Preserves, eggs, meat and other organic and eco-products are available directly from the croft through 'The Crofters' Kitchen' farm shop. Guests can help build up a record of bio-diversity and discover the wild flowers and wildlife on the croft. Informative displays around the gardens explain methods of cultivation and provide little known facts about the qualities and uses of both the wild and cultivated plants.
Dail an Inbhire
Kintra
Isle of Mull
PA66 6BT
http://www.ecocroft.co.uk/
Argyll Hotel
The Argyll Hotel on the island of Iona is a certified organic garden producing salads, fruit and vegetables. A former 12th century nunnery, this area has been farmed for almost a thousand years. It has been the hotel garden since the 1940s, producing amazing food for the hotel restaurant ever since. A variety of healthy vegetables and crops are grown on the land fertilised by seaweed - and thousands of lettuces are produced each season. The garden is considered the backbone of the hotel's ethos: Home Made - Home Grown - Home Baked - Fairly Traded.
Isle of Iona
Argyll
PA76 6SJ
http://www.argyllhoteliona.co.uk/
Monachyle Mhor
Monachyle Mhor is a small family run luxury bolthole where each room is individually designed using the best of both traditional and contemporary furnishings. The restaurant prides itself on using the best of what it can gather within a 30 mile radius, while the farm the hotel sits within provides beef, lamb, venison and pork whenever possible. The chefs can often be seen out foraging for wild fungi and fauna in the organic gardens. The restaurant has a daily changing dinner menu, all the fish being sourced direct from the boat and delivered overnight, including hand-dived scallops from Shetland and Orkney and fresh oysters from Tongue.
Balquhidder
Stirling
FK19 8PQ
http://www.monachylemhor.com/
Ardeonaig Hotel & Restaurant
Set on the shores of Loch Tay, this hotel makes the most of its natural larder. After recent landscaping, the 14 acres are a dedicated culinary garden with a vast collection of plants, vegetables, fruit trees and herbs. New plantings included apple, cherry, plum and pear trees, while 48 vines established Europe's most northerly vineyard! The hotel currently grows 16 different herbs, 20 varieties of potatoes and numerous vegetables and salads, not to mention a herd of 150 black face sheep and several bee hives.
South Side
Loch Tay
FK2 8SU
http://www.ardeonaighotel.co.uk/
Cairnie Fruit Farm & Café
A long established, family-run business based just outside Cupar, Fife. The farm is situated on 120 acres, 45 of which produce top quality fruit, including raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants, gooseberries and tayberries - all available for picking or to purchase ready-picked. The farm shop and cafe on site showcases delicious home baking, freshly baked breads, local seasonal vegetables, free range eggs, as well as Cairnie's own line of best selling jams. Just the place to sit down to a strawberry tea, while the Cairnie Mega Maze provides the entertainment for both children and adults alike!
Cupar
KY15 4QD
http://www.cairniefruitfarm.co.uk/
Pillars of Hercules Organic Farm Shop & Café
Established in 1983, the farm has grown from one hectare to six hectares and grows apples, beans, celery, cucumbers, dill, endive, fennel, garlic, herbs, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks and a lot of salad. The award winning organic farm shop has a wide selection of home grown produce, while the café terrace is the perfect place to relax with some of the tasty treats on offer. Everything on the menu is organic, vegetarian and tastes delicious, with vegan and gluten free options.
Falkland
KY15 7AD
http://www.pillars.co.uk/
Kirklands
This beautiful bed and breakfast was built in 1832 and is surrounded by 2 acres of stunning gardens, plus 20 acres of important naturally regenerating woodland. Homegrown or local Scottish produce is sourced where possible for breakfast - Fife bacon from Auchtertool, local free range eggs, sausages from a prize winning local butcher, freshly baked bread, organically grown tomatoes and freshly picked strawberries. Kirklands has been awarded a silver award for green tourism and runs gardening courses for different levels of abilities.
Saline
Fife
KY12 9TS
http://www.kirklandshouseandgarden.co.uk/
Castleton House Hotel
Castleton House Hotel is set amidst rolling green fields in the beautiful Angus countryside. Ingredients for the restaurant are sourced as close to home as possible, with home grown vegetables, apples and free range chickens. Castleton is particularly proud to serve home reared Tamworth pork, fed on windfall apples from the orchard and home grown vegetables. Guests are welcome to meet the pigs and take them for a walk through the woods; they scamper about and will roll over for a tummy scratch to melt even the hardest hearts.
By Glamis
Forfar
DD8 1SJ
www.castletonglamis.co.uk/
The Victorian Kitchen Restaurant at Glamis Castle
Glamis is one of Scotland's most fascinating attractions and a visit to the Victorian Kitchen Restaurant can only enhance the experience. The restaurant is set within the old castle kitchens amidst a range of 19th century ovens, stoves and copper pans, which are all carefully restored. Serving up hearty, Scottish fayre using fruit and vegetables from the castle's own garden, soft fruits are made into jam, coulis, chutney, compotes and garnishes, while rhubarb, peaches, plums, apples, herbs, salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, marrows and courgettes are among other home grown delights on offer.
Glamis
DD8 1QJ
http://www.glamis-castle.co.uk/