JOURNAL
Read stories from the farm, our local guides, seasonal recipes and much more in the Guardswell Journal.
OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO EAT
Our favourite places to eat when staying at Guardswell Farm. From the best coffee, to an evening treat.
COOKERY WORKSHOPS AT GUARDSWELL FARM
Join us on the farm to learn a little of our food philosophy, and learn how to use fresh herbs in your cooking, make fresh pasta, break down a hogget carcass or about sustainable seafood.
JOIN OUR TEAM. HEAD OF HUTS + HOUSES.
Join our team as Head of Huts + Houses (or in grown up terms, Accommodation and Experiences Manager).
TUBS, EGGS + LOOS WITH VIEWS
The Huts have Goodland tubs, the Huts + Houses have Big Green Eggs, we’re serving brekkie… have a wee read to see whats changed this year!
FIVE FOR THE FARM: GUARDSWELL FARM’S FOUNDER ANNA LAMOTTE
Guardswell’s founder Anna shares her five favourite things for stay on the farm.
OUR YEAR ON THE FARM
A year at Guardswell is driven by the shifting seasons, the ever changing weather, the continual progression of birth, growth and occasional death. Flowers bloom so fleetingly, the elderflower is there and then gone, the bluebells too. One moment, the sheep are being sheared in the summer heat, the next you are donning four woolly layers as the leaves litter the ground.
WILD VIOLET VINEGAR AND BABY NETTLE SALSA
A few spring recipes will wild food. The most delicious, vibrant recipes for a spring forage. Wild violet vinegar- which looks as lovely...
FIVE FOR THE FARM: FRASER POTTER, THE TAYBANK
Fraser Potter runs The Taybank in Dunkeld, and is a long long time friend of Guardswell Farm. Here...
GUARDSWELL HERB-RIDEANS
Herb-fed Hebridean sheep- conservation grazing, carbon sequestering, soil enhancing wonders.
SKI DAYS FROM GUARDSWELL
Why not take a little adventure into the snowy hills whilst you're staying at Guardswell Farm?
HELLO FEBRUARY
Oh hello February- we're pretty excited for you this year. Snow drops are poking their heads...
SLOWING DOWN WITH NATURAL DYES
Join Ellen, part of our Guardswell Farm team, to learn a little more about Natural Dyes.
AUTUMN SQUASH
Winter Melon, Acorn, Turban, Kuri, Delicata… does anyone else harbour a desire to be in a position to name a variety of squash?
HUMBLE COURGETTE
The humble courgette. A zucchini. Or has yours just grown a little large- is it now an unofficial marrow?
WHY A STAY IN A HUT IS A GREAT IDEA RIGHT NOW
Nature Nature Nature. Its good for the soul.
Why a stay in a hut is a great idea right now.