Up until the 1670s, the land where Hopetoun House now stands was known as the lands of Abercorn. The site boasted spectacular views down to Berwick Law and over the parish of Abercorn. In 1678, John Hope purchased the land and named it Hopetoun. The site for Hopetoun House was selected well, elevated enough for […]
Experts’ Choice is the only industry accolade based on professional reviews. We draw from 100+ publications including leading travel guides, magazines and newspapers. The award, now in its seventh year, has received coverage in major outlets including The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph and GQ. Scotland, West Lothian – Wednesday 23 August, 2023 – […]
Piers de Salis, General Manager, today announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travellers’ Choice award winner for Hopetoun House. The coveted award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveller reviews on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months, placing these winners among the 10% of all listings on Tripadvisor globally. “We […]
Hopetoun House is delighted to join Geotourist as one of 20 partners from across Scotland in an innovative project between Geotourist and Dr Keith Dinnie, from the University of Dundee, with tours now live. The project seeks to identify and assess Geotourist’s unique economic and social benefits to Scottish tourism. Geotourist is a smart travel […]
People’s Postcode Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Hopetoun House Preservation Trust received £19,950 from the People’s Postcode Trust to begin Phase 1 of the removal of Invasive Non-Native Species in the Grounds. To learn more about each organisation please click on the link below; People’s Postcode Trust […]
Following a period of intense interest in Renewable energy from the beginning of the 2010 decade, Hopetoun made the decision to commission and install a woodchip biomass boiler with the aim of supplying heat to Hopetoun House, Hopetoun Estate Office and a number of adjoining properties within reasonable proximity to the boiler. A 800 kw […]
Following an approach to the Estate by the Scottish Carriage Driving Association in 1999, the first Horse Driving Trials were held in the Deer Park in 2000. The event ran annually as a National level competition, hosting the World Para Championships in 2004, and upgrading to an International FEI event in 2017. The South Deer […]
We are delighted to say that Hopetoun have been granted funding from the Historic Environment Scotland Recovery Fund! The Historic Environment Recovery Fund was launched to support Scotland’s historic environment sector to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. The fund aims to support organisations to remain solvent, safeguard jobs and training opportunities and ensure that […]
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Please be advised that the Stables Kitchen will be closed on Saturday 14th September 2024 for a private event. The House and Grounds are open as normal
