Hopetoun

Farm Shop Birthday BBQ
2016-05-28 00:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
We can hardly believe it’s 5 years since Lord and Lady Hopetoun opened the Estate’s first ever farm shop. Come along and celebrate their fifth birthday in style with a delicious BBQ outside the shop, free supplier tastings in-store and some of the best promotions on Hopetoun produce ever seen!
Confirmed so far…

Farm Shop BBQ – Enjoy a freshly cooked Hopetoun burger and all the trimmings plus a range of other tasty butchery items and soft drinks for sale outside the shop.
Meet Gusto from Edinburgh and sample their 100% natural handmade dressings, infused oils, bespoke balsamics and seriously good sauces.
Spice things up and enjoy a free taste and all the producers chat from Allan’s Chilli Products
Wash it all down with a chilled sample of Thistly Cross Cider who are now joining the party

Special Offers
All offers are valid Friday 27th to Sunday 29th and are subject to availability:

Hopetoun Steak Burgers £1 instead of £1.60 (in the butchery)
Hopetoun Scotch Pies £1 instead of £1.20 (in the deli)
Hopetoun label jams, marmalade and chutney £1 instead of £1.99
Half a block of Hopetoun beef lorne £1.99 instead of £3.69 (in the butchery)
Hopetoun’s home grown honey £5 instead of £6.49

There’s also balloons and sweet treats for the little ones to thank everyone for their custom over the past five years.
For event updates visit the event listing on Facebook. We hope to see you then!

Feed the Birds
2016-04-23 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
Find out what is happening in the grounds at Hopetoun in the spring. Enjoy a guided walk to spot spring flowers and birds before making some bird feeders to take home for your own garden.
Cost: Grounds entry fee £4.25 adult £2.50 child
Meeting Place: Main Visitor Car Park

BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Hopetoun House and Grounds Re-Open
2016-03-25 10:30 - 16:00 UTC | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
Hopetoun House and Grounds will re-open for our 2016 season. We are open daily from Friday 25th March – Sunday 25th September from 10.30am – 5.00pm (Last entry 4.00pm)
For more information please visit

Easter Fun at the Farm Shop
2016-03-25 - 2016-03-28 | Hopetoun Farm Shop
Springtime is always a busy time on the Hopetoun farm with new lambs and baby chicks popping up all over the place!
Come along to the shop over Easter weekend and you can meet some of them for yourself. We’ll be bringing a few of our lambs along to a new pen outside the farm shop and we’re also bringing some of our little chicks along too.
PLUS if you’re bringing children with you ask them bring along a decorated egg. Every child who brings in a hand decorated egg will get a treat and we’ll proudly display their eggs in the shop. After Easter we will judge the entries and the best egg design will win a Hopetoun sweetie hamper crammed with delicious treats for the family.
We’ll also have a special offer on leg of Hopetoun lamb all weekend where you can save 15%. That’s if you can bring yourself to buy some after visiting them outside the shop!

Building Scotland
2016-03-18 10:00 - 2016-05-26 16:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
An exhibition celebrating 14 of Scotland’s traditional building materials
This touring exhibition celebrates fourteen individual building materials. Many, such as stone and timber, have been used since earliest human habitation in Scotland. Others, such as pantiles and iron, came into general use in more recent times.
For the majority of our traditionally constructed buildings it is the use of these materials, in combination with one another, that has created the beautiful and diverse nature of Scotland’s build heritage: stone, lime and pantiles come together to form distinctive buildings in our east coast towns and villages; timber, clay, stone and thatch are combined to form the blackhouses so distinctive of the Western Isles.
It is hoped that this exhibition, based on the “Building Scotland” book, will give an insight into the diverse materials that have literally been the building blocks of our traditional villages and cities throughout Scotland

Pie Tastings at the Farm Shop
2016-03-12 12:00 - 2016-03-13 16:00 UTC | Hopetoun Farm Shop
It’s British Pie Week and also the 2nd anniversary of when our farm shop launched their own range of homemade pies.
To celebrate come along and enjoy some free tastings of the shop’s three new pies that have just launched. Try their Lamb Curry Pie which is made with minced Hopetoun lamb from the estate, the Chicken Curry Pie made with our own free range chicken and also try the new Macaroni Pie which is made fresh in-store with their own homemade indulgent cheese sauce!
Free samples will be available in-store from 12pm until 4pm on both Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March.

Snowdrop Sunday
2016-02-21 10:30 - 16:00 UTC | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
For one day only this winter, Hopetoun’s grounds and Stables tearoom are open for you to enjoy the Snowdrop display as part of the Scottish Snowdrop Festival. Enjoy a guided walk at 2pm (please book this in advance) or a self-led wander around the grounds. A visit to the beautiful Stables tearoom for tea and cake is highly recommended to finish off your day.
Cost: Grounds entry fee £4.25 adult £2.50 child
DROP IN ANYTIME 10:30-4pm Please contact the ranger service for information on or to book the 2pm guided walk: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Winter Hike
2016-01-24 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
Wrap up against the winter weather and join the Hopetoun Ranger on a hike through the wintery grounds and further afield to enjoy the views through the sparse tree branches. This is a great chance to blow the cobwebs away and enjoy a rare opportunity to see Hopetoun during the closed season.
Cost: Grounds entry fee £4.25 adult £2.50 child
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Crafty Christmas Creations Family Event
2015-12-06 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
SOLD OUT! PLEASE CONTACT TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST
Get hands on at Hopetoun and create some spectacular handmade decorations using natural materials, why not have a go at making your own Christmas wreath? With crafts available for all ages, this is a great way for the whole family to get into the festive spirit. Please note, there will be a morning and an afternoon session with places LIMITED on both, please book early and specify which session you would like to attend. Cost: £5 per person, all places must be booked and paid in advance
Sunday 6th December 1:30-3:00pm
Meeting place: provided upon booking
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Dark Skies
2015-11-21 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
SOLD OUT! PLEASE CONTACT TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST
Join experts from the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh to explore the night sky at Hopetoun House. Learn about the galaxy’s above your head and spot some seasonal stars for yourself. This one off event is suitable for all ages so bring the whole family and get lost exploring the sights millions of light years away. LIMITED PLACES. Please book soon to avoid disappointment.
Cost: £6 per adult £3 per child
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Farm Shop Christmas Shopping Evening
2015-11-19 18:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
Come along to Hopetoun Farm Shop on Thursday 19th November for a fabulous late night shopping evening with free foodie samples, special guests and 10% off your Christmas shopping.*
Chocolates handmade by Wicked
Enjoy complimentary mulled wine, mince pies and shortbread whilst you browse the shop’s huge selection of award winning food and drink, most of which is Scottish, plus locally reared butchery produce from the Hopetoun farm. There will also be the chance to sample some of the Estate’s award winning turkey which you can pre-order for Christmas dinner plus tasters of the butcher’s famous steak pies filled with Hopetoun Aberdeen Angus beef.

Chef and author Christopher Trotter
There will also be guest appearances on the night including the Linties – a local children’s choir from Linlithgow who’ll be entertaining shoppers with carols from 6.30pm until 7pm. Also playing a starring role will be local food writer and chef Christopher Trotter. Christopher is showcasing his collection of cookery books which he’ll happy to sign and personalise for any recipient. Another special guest guaranteed to get your taste buds going is Elaine Forrest, the owner and chocolatier at Wicked Chocolate in Perthshire , who will be sampling her fine handmade chocolates in-store.
Also joining us on the evening are De Brus Brewery bringing their popular micro brewery ales from Dunfermline and The Very Lovely Sauce Company from Anstruther who make the most amazing caramel sauces including a very festive gingerbread variety!
Pack the perfect hamper for your loved ones
Shoppers can also have fun building personalised gift hampers filled with their all your favourite preserves, biscuits or traditional confectionery. Why not add a cookery book signed by Christopher to your hamper? There will also be plenty of readymade Hopetoun hampers on display hand built by the staff featuring Hopetoun’s best selling items – a guaranteed win with any foodie this Christmas!
This special evening takes place within Hopetoun Farm Shop at Newton near South Queensferry and takes place from 6pm until 9pm.
*10% discount will be automatically applied to all sales on the evening apart from sales of alcohol, gift vouchers and pre-orders of butchery.

Hopetoun Bonfire & Fireworks Night 2015
2015-11-07 | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
If you’re looking for details on our 2016 event please click here (new page)

Fantastic Fungi- Final Fling
2015-10-25 02:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
The second of two fungi walks this autumn; we hope to explore the fruiting fungi at Hopetoun. With internationally important fungi lawns, and woodlands bursting with mushrooms of all shapes and sizes, you will be guided on a gentle walk to explore the fascinating world of fungi. Please note- we will not be collecting for the pot on this walk.
Sunday 25th October 2pm-3:30pm
Meeting Place: Main Visitor Car Park
Cost: Grounds entry fee £4.25 adult £2.50 child
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Run or Dye
2015-10-18 | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
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
At Run or Dye, you become part of the rainbow. As you run/walk/dance through the course, you will get showered in safe, eco-friendly, plant-based powdered dye at every kilometer…turning you into a technicolour canvas of fun!
Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly be more colourful, you’ll cross the finish line and find yourself in the middle of a colourstorm at our Finish Festical! You’ll jam our with our awesome MCs as they count down to the moment when YOU get to Tie-Dye the Sky and open your FREE colour packet to share a bit of the rainbow with your friends, family and everyone else around you. The result is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that many people tell us is the most fun they’ve ever had exercising.

Registrate now at runordye.co.uk

Farm Shop Grill Returns
2015-10-03 11:00 - 2015-10-04 16:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
After a really busy summer at the farm grill adjacent to Hopetoun Farm Shop the team have decided to bring it back for the Autumn.
This weekend sees the return of the most popular sharing platters from the summer – the Gluten Free Aberdeen Angus Platter.
The grill will be open on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October between 11am and 4pm each day. Additional dates will be added in due course.
For more information visit the Farm Shop Grill page.

Roast Beef Saturday
2015-09-26 11:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
If you feel like tasting some delicious roast beef this Saturday, then pop along to Hopetoun Farm Shop between 11am – 3pm. As well as enjoying some treats, there’ll be 10% off our Silverside and Topside beef until Sunday 27th September.

Fantastic Fungi- First Flourish
2015-09-20 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
The first of two fungi walks this autumn; we hope to explore the earlier fruiting fungi at Hopetoun. With internationally important fungi lawns, and woodlands bursting with mushrooms of all shapes and sizes, you will be guided on a gentle walk to explore the fascinating world of fungi. Please note- we will not be collecting for the pot on this walk.
Sunday 20th September 2pm-3:30pm
Meeting Place: Main Visitor Car Park
Cost: Grounds entry fee £4.25 adult £2.50 child
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

Continental Sausage Tastings
2015-09-19 12:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
Join the team from Peelham Farm in the Scottish Borders and try their delightful range of organic continental sausages made with their own reared produce at their farm. Try free samples of their amazing Chorizo and Italliene varieties and use the opportunity to ask the Peelham team anything about how they rear or produce their range.

Chocolate Truffle Making
2015-09-19 12:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
We are absolutely delighted to welcome Elaine from Wicked Chocolate in Perthshire back to Hopetoun Farm Shop. Not only will you have a chance to nibble on some free chocolate samples but she’ll also be doing some fascinating truffle making demonstrations for you to watch. Time to get inspired…

Simulated Game Day Available Guns
2015-09-18 | Hopetoun Clays, Pinetum Woods, Nr Newton Village, Broxburn, west lothian, EH52 6QD, United Kingdom
We are delighted to offer availability for individual guns to come along on one of our Simulated Game Days. We usually take a team of 6 or more, but if you are a single gun or know just a couple of people who would like to come along, we have a few dates where you can join others to make a team.
A simulated day consists of arrival on the estate for breakfast rolls followed by 3 drives in the morning, a 2 course lunch and a further 2 drives in the afternoon. Grouse, pigeon, duck, partridge and high pheasant drives are replicated throughout the day, please have a look at our Simulated Game Page for further information.
We have three dates available at the moment: Friday 18th September; Friday 2nd October; Saturday 3rd October and Friday 9th October.
Please contact Hopetoun Clays on 0131 331 9940 or clays@hopetoun.co.uk if you would like to book a space.

Fruit Wine Tastings
2015-09-12 12:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
Since 1987 the Cairn o’ Mohr Winery in Pethshire has been brewing up juicy-fruity, berry loaded, blossom scented, leafy layered, award winning country wines, using the berries for which this area is famous, wild flowers, fruits and leaves.
Pop along, meet the team and enjoy a few complimentary samples as you shop. Fruity!
Here’s some background on the winery but you can ask them any questions in person if you’re coming along.

Grounds Walk
2015-08-30 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
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.
Grounds entry fee: £4.25 adult; £2.50 child.
Booking is essential. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956.

FITASC Training Day
2015-08-24 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Clays, Pinetum Woods, Nr Newton Village, Broxburn, west lothian, EH52 6QD, United Kingdom
If you’ve debated between entering a FITASC selection shoot but feel as though you aren’t quite ready yet, you can now come along and try your hand at all the targets for a one-off training day with us on Monday 24th August.
The day will include all instruction and run in two sessions so you can choose which one to attend: The morning session is from 9am – 12pm and and afternoon session from 1pm – 3pm. Stewart Cumming will guide you through each target, providing assistance and advice where needed to ensure that achieve the most out of the day.
The price is £80pp (per session), this includes all clays, a light bite and refreshments on the day.
Places can be booked by phoning Samantha on 0131 331 9940 or Stewart on 07788313686. Or you can email clays@hopetoun.co.uk

Cheesecake Tastings
2015-08-22 12:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun Farm Shop
Strawberry Eton Mess Cheesecake
Introducing Artisan Cheesecakes, the incredibly successful family business that originally launched in Bathgate and has since expended to Bruntsfield in Edinburgh. We were bowled over by their amazing cheesecakes (so many to choose from!) so we asked if Hopetoun Farm Shop could become a stockist. That day has now arrived!
Come along, meet the main lady Wendy and discover exactly why we asked them to come into our deli as a feature cake supplier. Wendy will be offering everyone free samples of the following – all being sold in the shop from Saturday.

Strawberry & Raspberry Eton Mess Cheesecake
Scottish Tablet Cheesecake
Jaffa Cake Cheesecake

We’ll be bringing in different flavours over the coming weeks so if there’s something specific you’re after then let us know at farmshop@hopetoun.co.uk

Making all your cheesecake dreams come true…
Artisan Cheesecakes

Dusk Watch
2015-08-21 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
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. The guided walk will last for approx 2 hours with tea/coffee provided at the end.
Friday 21st August 8pm-10pm
Meeting Place: provided upon booking
Cost: Grounds entry fee £4.25 adult £2.50 child
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956

The Secret Garden – Chapterhouse Theatre Company
2015-08-09 18:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
By Frances Hodgson Burnett Adapted by Laura Turner
Join young Mary Lennox on her journey of discovery as she travels to her uncle’s house deep in the Yorkshire countryside, where unexpected friends and very magical creatures help her unlock the mystery of the secret garden. This most enchanting story, loved by children and adults alike, is presented in some the most beautiful garden settings across the UK and Ireland. Alive with music and song and an array of especially designed puppet creatures, Mary’s story and The Secret Garden promises to capture the very spirit of summer and to be one of the highlights of the open-air garden theatre season.

Grounds open 6pm. Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating. Show starts at 7pm.
Adults £14/ Child £10/ Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) £42
10% discount for parties of 10 or more.
For tickets please call Hopetoun office on 0131 331 2451 or See Tickets 0871 220 0260 www.seetickets.com

Cancelled - Classic Summer Spectacular
2015-08-08 | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
Due to circumstances outwith our control the third party organisers of this event has cancelled. For more details visit www.classicsummerspectacular.com.

Wildlife Week
2015-08-03 - 2015-08-07 | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
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.
This activity week is suitable for kids aged 7-12 with an interest in nature and the outdoors.
Cost: £25 per person for the week.
Booking essential. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk or 0131 3193956.

Priscilla Brightman and Sarah MacDonald Exhibition
2015-08-02 10:30 - 2015-08-31 16:00 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
An exhibition of original art and photography in the Carriage Room from 10.30 – 4.00 from 2nd August until 31st August
For more information contact;
Priscilla at
priscilla.brightman@btinternet.com
www.priscillabrightman.com
www.art-priscillabrightman.co.uk
Sarah at
mail@sarahmacdonaldphotogrphy.co.uk
www.sarahmacdonaldphotography.co.uk

Art From The Estate
2015-07-18 11:00 - 2015-07-26 16:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
Jean Hall and Ian Henderson are professional artists who live on Hopetoun Estate. Jean Hall’s paintings have been shown in commercial galleries around the world and Ian Henderson’s ceramics and sculpture have also been exhibited widely in the UK and abroad.
Both artists will exhibit a range of work in The Carriage Room at Hopetoun House from Saturday 18th July – Sunday 26th July from 11am – 4.30pm. This is the first time both artists have shown work made on the Estate in Hopetoun House.
For more information contact:
Jean Hall 07771 750102 http://jeanhallpainting.wordpress.com
Ian Henderson 07900 497185 http://hendersonhallceramics.wordpress.com
