Farm Shop Family Barbecue
It’s officially BBQ season but if you’re more of a back seat griller and prefer someone else doing the cooking then pop along to Hopetoun Farm Shop for their annual summer BBQ.
It’s officially BBQ season but if you’re more of a back seat griller and prefer someone else doing the cooking then pop along to Hopetoun Farm Shop for their annual summer BBQ.
Explore the links between three of West Lothian's most historic sites with a guided walk between Hopetoun, Blackness Castle and the House of the Binns. Enjoy a lovely summer's walk, spot local wildlife and hear about these three places of interest with your guides from The National Trust, Historic Scotland and Hopetoun Ranger Services.
The Gillespie Macandrew Horse Trials offer a host of activities each day including Shetland Grand National, Pony Club Games and Jumping, British Show jumping Competitions, Lurcher racing and an array of shopping trade stands. The event is a great chance to see some of the country's top riders competing at Hopetoun.
Bring the kids along to this fun deer themed guided walk. Take part in games and activities along the way and top it all off with a visit to meet the Hopetoun red deer herd. Meet at the main visitor car park.
The team at Hopetoun Farm Shop needs your help to choose a brand new ice cream flavour for the farm shop. We'll provide the spoons!
Sign your little nature detectives up for five days of fun exploring the grounds of Hopetoun House. 10-1pm every day, they will join the rangers and find out about mini-beasts, mammals, birds and other wildlife through games, activities and fun surveys. Each day will have a different theme, ranging from a Minibeast safari to exploring the seashore.
Join Chapterhouse Theatre for their production of The Secret Garden
As the sun sets on a summers day, we go wandering in the grounds to look for Hopetoun’s nocturnal residents and visitors. Bring a torch as the darker it gets, the more we explore looking for bats, moths, owls and anything else that prefers the protection of nigh time hunting.
Taking place on the last Sunday of the month, the ranger led walk will lead you through the nature and history of Hopetoun's designed landscape and serves to compliment the tour offered inside of the House. Look out for wildlife whilst enjoying the specimen trees and plants of the designed landscape.
Run or Dye comes to Edinburgh. The world’s most colourful 5km is coming to Hopetoun House on 18th October 2015. Registration for 8am, race begins at 10am
Building on Hopetoun's reputation for putting on one of the most spectacular fireworks displays around, 2015's celebration is set to be more popular than ever.
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Celebrate Spring by meeting some of our cute lambs and chicks at the farm shop over Easter weekend plus fun competitions, offers and more
The Gillespie Macandrew International Horse Trials is located on the magnificent Hopetoun estate with the 17th Century stately home in the centre of the action
Bring the kids along to this fun deer themed guided walk. Take part in games and activities along the way and top it all off with a visit to meet the Hopetoun Red Deer Herd.
Try your luck at the Hopetoun House Treasure Hunt
As the sun sets on a summers day, we go wandering in the grounds to look for Hopetoun’s nocturnal residents and visitors
With an extra touch of magic, wizardry and sorcery this year’s celebrations are guaranteed to be spellbinding!
Join us on Saturday the 27th of May to see the Hopetoun Explorers working as servants and acting as costumed house guides. The children will be in the house from 11am - 1pm. For more information on the Hopetoun Explorers and 2017 dates, please find the Hopetoun Explorer Programme 2017 here. Contact the Education an Ranger […]
Join us for some fun Science during the holidays and learn how to look after nature on your local patch
Find out about the fascinating world of Moths- they are more than just Butterflies in Pyjamas!
Sign your little nature detectives up for five days of fun exploring the grounds of Hopetoun House.
.Hopetoun House & Grounds are open for our Snowdrop Weekend. Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th February 10am - 4pm (last entry at 3pm) Tickets available online or in the Front Hall on the day.