Hopetoun

Two Houses and a Castle Walk
2015-06-14 10:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Hopetoun House, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, EH30 9SL, United Kingdom
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. What a great day out! Bring lunch.
Please be aware this walk will cover approx. 5 miles with rough underfoot conditions, fence crossings and requires a good level of fitness.
Cost: £5 per person (not suitable for children).
Booking is essential. Please contact the ranger service on: ranger@hopetoun.co.uk.

Farm Shop Family Barbecue
2015-06-13 12:00 - 16:00
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.
With an assortment of delicious produce cooked fresh from the Estate there will be also lots of free tastings from some of the shops favourite suppliers and plenty of free activities for the kids.
Kicking off at 12pm the shop will be serving delicious Aberdeen Angus steak burgers, handmade sausages and venison all sourced from the surrounding estate and farms plus an assortment of soft drinks and local ales.
Activities for the family range from arts, crafts and facepainting plus a chance to meet some of the farm residents (both human and animal!). Budding artists young and old can add their designs to the huge outdoor mural being painted on the day outside the shop to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink.
Edinburgh patisserie Zukr, Fife producers Chillilicious and Dunfermline brewery De Brus are just some of the artisan Scottish suppliers offering free tastings on the day to highlight their new ranges being introduced at Hopetoun Farm Shop this summer.
The BBQ, tastings and activities run from 12pm-4pm on Saturday 13th June. Paints, brushes and aprons will be supplied for those wishing to add to the shop’s outdoor mural.
