Herd of Sporrans
Who could have predicted this? The Tourism and Hospitality Industry has taken a real pounding, not just here in Highland Perthshire but across the globe.
businesses that are focused on the foreign holiday makers, this will be particularly tough for them. Others will not open at all this year.
We do need to stop and What have we done? count our blessings. Many 1. Created an Online Eof us have received some shop where all the Highsupport, from our governland Perthshire online ments. Just stop and shops can be found tothink of our fellow tourgether. Please support ism industry colleagues them. across the globe who are less fortunate than us. We 2. Open for Business have contacts with South page — Who is open? and East Africa and India Who is closed? What are and know how different it the new hours of workis there. ing? We will update this as and when we learn of In Scotland our attennew opening hours. tion has to be on the UK Customers—Travel is Both of these pages are on restricted from outside the our web site UK, so we need to turn to www.Pitlochryour attention to our UK Scotland.co.uk as this site customers. This give us has the highest visibility opportunities too. attracting the most web traffic. An opportunity to woo all those who would not nor- Please support each other mally holiday in the UK. and buy local when ever you Sadly we do have tourism can.
Herd of Sporrans is a well established small manufacturing & retailing business in the heart of Perthshire. Aberfeldy is a small town that is steeped in history from the Black Watch to Clan Menzies Castle and more.
We offer a Bespoke service for Sporrans, Belts, Kilts, Bonnets and Boots. Kilts.: Strome 16oz Heavy Weight Tartan with Herd of Sporrans Straps and Buckles. Boots, Leather with leather soles. Highland Braemar Brogues in any colour as long as it is Black. ( Military H i g h l a n d Brogues ) Sanders Black, Tan and Brown Brogues. Ladies Leather and Tweed Bags, Purses, Hand Knitted Hat`s, Back Packs, Tartan Brooches, Flowers and Scottish Gifts. Opening Times. Tue - Sat 10:00hrs to 17:00hrs
Visit our shop in Dunkeld St and you will not be disappointed we stock Handmade Leather, Tweed and Tartan goods, from a Tartan Rose to Handmade Boots. 23 Dunkeld Street, Aberfeldy, If you are after that true PH15 2AA. Scottish Bonnet, we have in Tel: 01887822886 stock the world famous Rob- www.herdofsporrans.com ert Mackie Bonnets Est 1845. 1
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Highland Safaris
Highland Safaris Team: Trained and ready for your visit: We will wear mask and gloves, not always but where appropriate and keeping that safe distance from you won’t spoil the warmth of our welcome.
Visit Highland Safaris with Confidence: Your Safety Comes First!
We will encourage Cards not cash – for most
As you plan your visit we want you to know that we have in place a wide range of safety measures to protect you and our team – that is our top priority.
of our activities booking and pre-payment can be done on-line.
We know how to clean! – that was always
Your visit will be just as much fun as ever; it may feel a little different but with our usual attention to detail, you will love some new features and feel at ease with our guidelines which are there to protect you and keep us all safe!
the case, but now we are super clean and will maintain the highest of standards of hygiene throughout Highland Safaris. PLUS we have invested in a highly efficient ‘Fogger’ – this disinfecting machine is fast and highly effective giving high levels of cleanliness in all areas including our vehicles!
Arriving at Highland Safaris: you will be met by a member of the team who will talk you through all of the safety measures so that you will be visiting us feeling more secure and confident.
Visit Highland Safaris : Have a great and safe time!
Reduced Capacities: We have reduced the numbers in all of the activities on offer so that you can have a great time with us safely and you’re your visit with confidence. That also means for you the Private use of vehicles for families and /or recommended social ‘bubbles’!
Outdoor Pic-Nic Pods: When you visit you will love our new individual Picnic Nic Pods as well as plenty of outdoor seating and space.
Hand Washing and Sanitising Stations – On arrival you will notice our new Hand Washing Station and look out for the clearly marked hand sanitiser points and use them as regularly as you can.
Screens & Signage : We have lovely new signs guiding you to hand sanitising units reminding you to visit safely. For our team we have installed safety screens at the reception and in the café and all of our vehicles have professionally fitted screens. 2
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History and Horror Tours ghost stories thrown in, all the stories are from the Atholl area. "As Costumed guides that recount stories of dark deeds and bloody battles, we feel we offer something a bit different and an alternative form of evening entertainment. I have found that visitors do get a feeling that listening to a storyteller telling local tales is a very ancient and authentic experience. I always say that since people gained the ability to light fires, storytellers have sat around the fire recounting stories from the past" says Gary Knight from History and Horror Tours.
A sinister figure lurking in the shadows, a scream piercing the still, calm night in Dunkeld is nothing to worry about for History and Horror Tours have started running a regular night time walking tour of Dunkeld. The company who have been running a similar tour in Perth for several years are now expanding into Atholl.
Anyone wishing to take one of our tours can pick a leaflet up in one of the shops or hotels in and around Dunkeld. You can visit our web site www.historyandhorrortours.com for more information on the Dunkeld and Perth Tours. For those of you who don't mind travelling a bit, we also do a Ghost Tour at Cultybraggan Prisoner of War Camp at Comrie about 25 miles west of Perth.
The tour involves costumed guides taking our guests around the beautiful and historic town of Dunkeld. We will be telling stories about Jacobite Battles, Witchcraft, Military Mutiny and legends, with a couple of good
Victoria’s Restaurant Whilst we are “Good to Go” with Covid-secure measures in place, one thing is for certain, Pitlochry will not be the same this year with the Theatre closed and Enchanted Forest and all the other wonderful local events cancelled. It’s time to pull together and promote all the other wonderful things to see & do here, attracting customers here and keeping them in the area. Now that lock-down is being relaxed, the team at Victoria’s Restaurant can’t wait to welcome you back to Victoria’s from Friday 24th July 2020. We’re so lucky to have such a great team here and our core friendly faces are the same as ever alongside some new faces, here to serve you delicious food & drink over the coming months.
Our loyalty card scheme continues to be popular and the free glass of wine for referred customers is very well received by your guests. If you’d like more wine cards, please email fiona@victorias-pitlochry.co.uk and we’ll drop some off to you. As ever, we thank you for all your sup3
port and referred custom over the seasons and we look forward to welcoming you to Victoria’s Restaurant again this year. We wish you every success in maximising what remains of the season and we hope to see you soon.
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Moulin Hotel- Cottages, Brewery, Inn fully disabled bedroom and bathroom. Due to the size of the room and bathroom this will also be used as a family room.
2019 was another busy year for us at the Moulin Inn and Brewery. Having started off the year with our refurbishments of the public areas and cottages, this was highly praised throughout the year and we’ve enjoyed furthering these refurbs throughout the hotel. Within the hotel we have received permission and started building our first
The Poachers Den at The Moulin Inn will be open serving seasonal, local produce especially focusing on a grill menu. This is open to both residents and non-residents.
We look forward to another busy year in Pitlochry and thank you all for your We’re very proud of custom and hope to see you again our Inn winning throughout the year. Hotel Bar of the Year at The Scottish Heather and Clara Hospitality Awards in September. Built in 1695 we’ve kept all the traditional aspects of the pub and focus on providing good traditional Scottish cuisine. We look forward to working alongside our chefs this year to update our menu and focus on our specials board.
Mains of Taymouth Village Mains of Taymouth Village gains planning permission to extend. Mains of Taymouth Village once commonly known as Kenmore Caravan and Camping Park have gained planning permission to extend their park by 43 lodge plots. It is a long time since campers and transient caravans visited Kenmore and now there is a growing community of luxury lodges and holiday homes. “it is changed days but now we are not reliant on weather to see if we have a good season or not – now we are all year round and the lodges now adays are more akin to a luxury bungalow” say Peter Bancroft Estate Manager. location and a high spec quality build“The lodges are built by award winning ing. Island Leisure in Perth and they are fantastic. They last for generations so it The plots we have developed recently is not a throwaway investment. are all south facing with plenty of space and owners get a chance to sit down It is lifestyle investment. There is no and bespoke their lodge to individual doubt we attract the more discerning requirements.” lodge purchaser looking for a great 4
It is easy to see why Kenmore is a popular destination with its own golf course, bar and restaurant and sitting on the edge of Loch Tay and of course surrounded by magnificent Highland Perthshire.
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McKays Fish and Chip Shop we opened McKays Fish and Chip Shop on the 26th June. With social distancing all in place and the team having completed Covid 19 training we opened the take away.
ing for the beer garden which opens at 12noon. We’re ready to welcome visitors and locals back to the chip shop for the rest of the summer in a safe way.
The last few months also gave us the opportunity to put in place online ordering, so you can nnow order in the comfort of your home and select a time to collect your freshly cooked fish supper. Just visit the website and order today! Thank you to everyone who has supported us through our opening week. It was with excitement and relief that
https://www.mckaysfishandchips.com With the next step coming on the 6th July when we’ll be providing the cater-
The Scottish Crannog Centre these can also be found on our website. We hope to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors who travel to see us in the next few months, and although some of our usual handson activities won’t be available for the foreseeable future, there will be plenty of interactive demonstrations of ancient technologies, textiles and cooking to give visitors an authentic Iron Age experience and our Interpreters will be on hand to ensure the story of the crannog dwellers from 2,500 years ago is still alive and well. The Crannog Community looks forward to welcoming you all to the Scottish Crannog Centre very soon! The Scottish Crannog Centre will officially reopen on 1st August 2020 with bookable tours of the museum, roundhouse and demonstration areas available until the end of the year.
tancing and to adhere to government guidelines. Booking will be available through our website, www.crannog.co.uk or by phoning 01887 830583. Exclusive morning and evening sessions will From 1st August the Centre will be be available to book for small open 7 days a week, with tours running groups, with activities such as hourly between 10am and 5pm. Tours meet the curator or handfasting will now be booked in advance with available to book – details for limited capacity to ensure social dis5
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Aberfeldy Watermill The Watermill is only closed 3 days a year: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Otherwise we are open seven days a week, all year round. Opening Times:- Monday – Saturday 10 – 5.30pm (5.00pm in winter). Sunday 11 – 5.30 (5.00 in winter) The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy PH15 2BG. Tel:- 01887 822896. info@aberfeldywatermill.com https://www.aberfeldywatermill.com https://www.facebook.com/ watermill.aberfeldy/ Homer. 01887 820802 http://www.athomer.co.uk/ 2020 is certainly bringing challenges for us all but what has become clear at The Watermill is that people love independent bookshops. Over the past year customers have regularly commented on our range of titles and what a pleasure it is to browse among the books. We are very proud to be an independent bookshop and continue to expand our collection of books on all topics. We have a whole room dedicated to younger readers and have increased the scope of our young adult fiction. The non-fiction room continues to be full of quietly intent readers who are keen to discover anything from how to paint with watercolours to insights on the current political situation to how to service a Large Hadron Collider.
The café is a welcoming place all year round: the fire is lit in winter and in summer we have a sunny terrace where we serve light lunches. The art gallery upstairs in The Watermill has a rolling programme of exhibitions which change approximately every six weeks. We exhibit work of all types: original art, ceramics, textiles and limited edition prints. For details of our art exhibitions see the website: https://www.aberfeldywatermill.com/ art
On the furniture front we are delighted with the success of Homer’s collection of exclusive Our focus will always be on welcoming Aberfeldy-woven customers to our shop but because of tweed furniture. We are more than happy the strange times that we are living to be able to work through we have made available our with Glen Lyon entire book stock online Tweed Mill, which is You can buy any of our books and just along the road find out more about the Watermill from the shop. on our new website: Homer adds new https://www.aberfeldywatermill.com designs regularly – there are now 12 Our café team serve fresh and delitweeds to choose cious soups, cakes and coffee every from. day. There are always great vegan and gluten-free options on the menu. New for 2020 is Meg’s special vegan burger. 6
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McKays Hotel, Bar and Restaurant disinfection procedures throughout the hotel, alongside detailed training for each member of staff and frequent checks and monitoring of the procedures put in place.
With the new rooms opening in 2019 we’re ready for getting opened on the 15th July to welcome visitors and locals back to McKays Hotel, Bar and Restaurant.
The focus is on regular cleaning and disinfection in all areas and corresponding to the social distancing rules.
We’ll be taking bookings for the resthat you can dine in the comfort of taurant and bar so you can be sure your room and this is ordered online to we’ll have the space to look after you. minimise contact. Also we’ve introduced room service so In preparation for opening we’ve been With a new menu in place and Chef awarded the ‘We’re Good to Go’ has worked on a series of specials Covid-19 Industry Standard and develready for opening, we’ll have a range of oped our own ‘Looking After You’ freshly cooked favourites for everyone. policy to reassure our guests and protect our team going forward. https://www.mckayshotel.co.uk/looki We’ve also introduced guidelines which ng-after-you require adjustment of all hygiene and
Cluny House Gardens can and Japanese species including outstanding conifers and colourful maples. The garden is carefully managed to integrate native wild flowers along with a wide variety of fungi, lichens and mosses, all adding to a diverse habitat.
Cluny is an exciting mature woodland garden situated above the north side of the River Tay close to Aberfeldy. As Cluny is organic, our ethos is to work with nature thus no insecticides or weed killers are used. The main species of plants and trees are from the Himalayas but there are also North Ameri-
sticks if you use them. Also your own folding chairs to sit and watch the red squirrels and to absorb the wonderful peace and quiet associated with Cluny. Cluny is open every day all year from 0900am to 5pm. Outside those times please phone 07818 065966 and for other information please email wmattingley@btinternet.com. Website: www.clunyhousegardens.com
Delightful well-fed Red Squirrels are always present at Cluny however visits around 0900am-1100am or late afternoon are advised especially during the long, hot days. However as we proceed John, Wendy, Fiona, Andrew and into autumn, they become very active Alistair. burying nuts everywhere and occasionally collecting fungi. Cluny is also home to numerous woodland birds, stoats, frogs and toads. Visitors should be made aware that there are a large number of steps to negotiate but there is a flatter shortcut. During Covid-19 restrictions we would encourage you to bring your own walking 7
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Blair Atholl Distillery Our Christmas Fair and Open Day was a huge success. Free Standard Tours and Cocktail Masterclass proved very popular with visitors from near and far. We were joined by local producers of craft products businesses including Coach House Flowers, Fonab Farm Foods, Dunkeld Smoked Salmon and Berrybus Vintage Hire to name a few. Our Mash Tun Bar was very busy with over 1600 cocktails freshly prepared and served throughout the year. We had introduced Cocktail Nights which ran every last Friday of the month. With cocktails starting from £7, it was not to be missed. Alongside the Cocktail Nights, we also hosted monthly Escape Rooms.
Blair Athol Distillery is one of the oldWe offer complimentary tours to all est operating distilleries in Scotland. local staff as well as Tutored Tasting to 2019 was an exceptionally busy year for local bar staff to allow them the opporour Brand Home. The reception, bar tunity to discover the flavour profile of areas as well as our shop have been their local single malt. We hope to rerefurbished and are all now looking sume this experience later on in the bright and fresh. We hope you’ll like it year. as much as we do.
We look forward to welcoming you as soon as it is safe to do so. Our website and facebook page will be updated regularly with details of opening plans. Please call us to enquire about any tours you wish to book or to ask any questions relating to our Blair Athol Brand Home experience'. Blair Athol Team Phone: 01796 482003 Email: blair.athol@malts.com Web: https://www.malts.com/en-gb/visitour-distilleries/blair-athol/blairathol Blair Athol Distillery , Perth Road, Pitlochry PH16 5LY
Atholl Arms Hotel and Bothy Bar This year we’re delighted to celebrate and Whisky selection as our 20th anniversary of ownership at well as our own four ales The Atholl Arms and look forward to and all the classics. another busy season ahead. Our baronial dining hall, We started the year off with a refur- built for the Duke of bishment of our Bothy Bar which is Atholl, is open for dinnow open again for food everyday 12- ner every evening from 9:30pm. Focussing on Scottish pro- 6:30-8:45pm. Our team duce the Bothy now boasts a huge Gin of chefs are currently experimenting with new menu ideas for both the restaurant and the Bothy Bar With spring on the horizon we’re startwhich will be launched for East- ing to organise our beer garden and er. children’s play area in time for welcoming the longer, warmer days. Throughout the year we will continue with the ongoing up- On behalf of all the team at The Atholl grades; we have now completed we look forward to welcoming you 12 new bathrooms, refurnished throughout the year. the Foyer and Residents Bar and start to take these refurbish- Heather and Clara ments into the bedrooms. 8
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Highland Fling Bungee itself, boasting stunning views along the Killiecrankie valley which it’s is steeped in history. Opening date for Scottish Quads as 3/7/20 and the Highland Fling as 10/7/20. Both are open 7 days a week from 10am. Highland Fling Bungee Ltd is now in Leaflets can be collected from our ofit’s 9th year of operating. Our bungee fice at the Killiecrankie visitor centre. site opened in 2011 and we later added the Highland Swing in 2017. With two major adrenaline focused activities Highland Fling is the ultimate destination for thrill seekers. Just 3 miles from Pitlochry and easy access from the A9 the Garry Bridge where our activities take place is a spectacle in
For more information call 0345 366 5844. email: jump@bungeejumpscotland.co.uk www.bungeejumpscotland.co.uk
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, Killiecrankie, PH16 5LG
Spirit of Wood Our brief was to create a stylish environment for prospective homeowners; a place that was bright but also cosy and great to entertain friends. We chose contemporary, practical and comfortable furniture. We also provided custom made curtains, blinds, cushions and headboards. If you have a project coming up don’t forget to contact us for a quote. We pride ourselves on giving our customers a personal service, combined with quality products at unbeatable prices.
Spirit Of Wood has been involved in some exciting projects over the past year. We have furnished a large number of private homes, hotels, B&B’s and self catering properties. We were also delighted to be asked to furnish the showhouse at the Duntuim development in Aberfeldy.
With our extensive warehouse facilities we can coordinate customer orders in advance and organise free delivery and installation. Our Nordic range was ideal for the For more information please contact living room and our painted ranges for Conor on 01887 829899 www.spiritthe bedrooms. of-wood.com Our popular Campdens chairs in Moon wool really brightened up the chill out area upstairs. The project was a great success with the 1st phase selling out quickly. 9
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Riders of the Storm — American miniature horses den but that does stop them being hard at work. Their skills range from kids pony parties, VIP appearances to champagne ponies (my personal favourite!). They're the perfect guests for tea parties, grand openings or weddings. I would like to introduce you to our super cute, American miniature horses, Dainty, Dexter and Leo.
If you're looking for a star attraction for an event or just want to visit them for a cuddle and a selfie, get in touch.
Think Shetland ponies but a little smaller and built a little bit like mini racehorses. Our miniatures range from 30-34 inches tall, so they can't be rid-
We love sharing our magical little ponies with everyone. Info@ridersofthestorm.co.uk Call Kirsty on 07784119377
New for 2020—Wee Scamps With this in mind we launched Wee Scamps in January for (grand)parents and pre-schoolers. It’s our take on a playdate with Glen Lyon coffee, tea or hot chocolate and biscuits, social time for the adults and play time for the little people. Except we have, of course, taken it outdoors! We explore the natural environment with activities like den building, tree scrambling, nature treasure hunts, bug Getting people outdoors is our passion hunts, natural obstacle courses and and we especially enjoy facilitating wee marshmallow toasting. adventures for all ages, from babies to Outdoor play is perfect for the kids to Grandparents! develop their fine and gross motor skills, enjoy a stimulating multi-sensory experience, start their journey to become environmentally aware, encourage a healthy lifestyle and make new friends. It’s also a great opportunity to build your confidence and repertoire to play outdoors with your children, or just benefit from Bis10
cuit’s natural enthusiasm. It’s got wellness written all over it come and join us or recommend to your guests with young families. Please get in touch with Sarah on 07780 675859 or sarah@weeadventures.com if you have any questions or just book your place online at: https://webcollect.org.uk/ weeadventures/category/wee-scamps
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Balloch Park “we are particularly pleased with the nice mixture of folk that have chosen to purchase a lodge on Balloch Park. It gives the place a nice community feel. Some of owners have made Balloch Park their permanent residence after deciding to downsize and declutter to It has been all go at Balloch Park in an easier life, a lifestyle choice that is 2019 and with phase one all but sold becoming a popular way to go. Others out. The new lodge development at were looking for that perfect countryMains of Taymouth has been a great side retreat for them and friends and success and 2020 sees the introduction family to escape to whenever they of phase 2, a further 22 lodges built by wish. Holiday renting a luxury lodge local builder Blairish Restorations. with all mod cons and to a five star standard and in such an amazing loca-
tion was always going to be an option. We have a few owners that have purchased their lodge as an investment. It is a hassle free investment as the letting is administered through our highly experienced letting team at Mains of Taymouth and of course the owners can make use of their in between times. All of our owners do have one thing in common – they fell in love with the beautiful, tranquil setting and the quality of the lodges.” Says Robin Menzies Rental www.ballochpark.co.uk sales www.ballochparksales.co.uk
Taste Perthshire fications in their shopping department has opened up the space to showcase all their shopping ranges, starting with a 50% OFF summer sale in their clothing and gift departments. Taste Perthshire is scheduled for re-opening on Wednesday 15th July 2020 at 8am.
Popular retail and dining venue, Taste Perthshire, at Bankfoot has seen a raft of changes over winter & Covid-19 lockdown. Redevelopment and modi-
As you would expect, there has been a number of changes to the shopping and dining experience at Taste Perthshire and as we write, face coverings are mandatory for visitors to the retail area. There are visual prompts and
hand sanitsation areas throughout the business to allow social distancing. They have also enhanced our outdoor dining area with individual weatherproof private dining spaces, go and have a look! There is also a Takeaway Menu available which you can order via an app and contactless-collect. Taste Perthshire is based at Bankfoot, just 7 miles north of Perth and is open 7 days from 8am until 8pm.
New Face at Mains of Taymouth Country Estate and Golf Course Laura Ramsay is home to stay. Her childhood was spent in Acharn and then to Dundee uni where she gained a degree in zoology. What to do next? So she worked for a number of years in the hospitality business but the beauty of Highland Perthshire and her lovely home in Acharn were too much to be missed and now she is home to stay!
Taymouth’s general manager “her past experience is such a great benefit and her positive cheery manner fits in well here. She is quickly learning that reception work is far more than taking bookings and meet and greet.
We all get involved with social media, marketing, quality control etc and Laura is already proving to be a huge “ we are so please to have Laura on board” says Pauline McLaren Mains of asset to our team. Her new fresh input 11
has been so welcome and of course she is local“ Laura says “the team here are so encouraging and I feel I really have something to contribute to the growing business. I am looking forward to developing my knowledge further and the positive encouragement has been great. I like learning and I have taken part in a number of courses already. The team here are passionate about what they do and that definitely reflects back to the customer. The Christmas parties are good fun too!” says Laura Ramsay
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The Old Mill Inn We’re really buzzing to be re -opening on Friday 17th July 2020 following Covid-19 lockdown and we’re very much looking forward to wining & dining you and your guests over the year ahead. Naturally, we have had to make some
changes to the way we do things so that social distancing can be achieved but we’re glad to say our friendly service and great food & drink remains exactly the same.
Come and see us soon for a tipple and a catch-up, we can’t wait to hear your lockdown stories. Live music will hopefully be making a Thanks once comeback in August. As we write again for all your we’re contacting all of our bands securcustom and suping dates so unless the Government port over the says we can’t, we’ll have music on eveyears & see you ry weekend. If you’re ever wondering soon! who is on you can find out on our website www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk
Mains of Taymouth Goes Green Over the past year at Mains of Taymouth we have been quietly working away to reduce our impact on the environment. We find many visitors are keen to reduce the imprint of their stay and rightly expect to see businesses like ourselves introducing such measures. Our key areas include:TRANSPORT electric car charging point Six points are now available 24/7, these are located in the small car park
toilet rolls are provided in all 42 selfcatering properties (that’s some 120 loos!!) and we look forward to continuing our association as they expand into other areas. Smart Meters The newly introduced smart meters have immediately eliminated the need for time consuming manual monthly menext to Reception and are available for ter readings and will help us make ANY visitor to the area to use. Locals more efficient use of this power resource. very welcome too. Estate Transport Two of our maintenance and housekeeping vehicles have been replaced by 3 electric utility buggies. This not only reduces the running costs but as the vehicles are all terrain access can be gained just about anywhere on the Estate.
ONGOING We aim to further reduce our use of single use plastics, light bulbs are being replaced by low energy LEDs. When it came to renewing our rather worse for wear plastic key fobs we were pleased to source beautiful natural key fobs from The Workshop, Aberfeldy, not only replacing plastic but further reducing the imprint by buying locally while supporting a fantastic local enterprise.
LUXURY SELF-CATERING Consumables We’re delighted to announce our collaboration with THE CHEEKY PANDA, a young company making ultra This is just the start and we look forsustainable 100% bamboo tissue & ward to making further positive changwipes. The Cheeky Panda tissues and es throughout 2020. 12
