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Day Trips at Gartmore: 5 things you need to know by Gartmore House | Nov 19, 2020 | News | 0 CommentsSee all the sights with Gartmore House! Did you know that Gartmore House is now offering day trips? We’ve been busy bees behind the scenes at these past few months and we recently launched our 2022 programme which is full to bursting with new art, craft, and activity... read more 5 tips to enhance your photography skills by Gartmore House | Mar 12, 2020 | News, Photography | 0 CommentsWhen it comes to photography, Scotland has so much to offer. When you think about Loch Lomond and the Trossachs you think of the lochs, forests, rolling hills, and rugged landscape that surrounds us at Gartmore house. There’s so much beauty it can be hard to know... read more Art Cloth Doll Making Workshops – Hello from Tutor Angela Neilson by Gartmore House | Nov 6, 2019 | Art Cloth Doll Making, News | 2 CommentsIf you're keen to use your sewing skills in a different way, then our Art Cloth Doll Making workshops here at Gartmore House may just be your cup of tea! Here, tutor Angela Neilson explains a bit more about what you can expect to learn from the course, and showcases... read more NEW for 2020! Corsetry / Corset Making Course at Gartmore House by Gartmore House | Nov 6, 2019 | News | 2 CommentsWe're super excited to introduce our new CORSETRY / CORSET MAKING residential courses here at Gartmore House. Tutor and corsetiere Alison Campbell (owner of 'Crikey Aphrodite') says hello and explains more in our guest blog: Hi everyone, I’m very much looking... read more Food at Gartmore House – including example menu choices by Gartmore House | Aug 28, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsOur guests agree that good food is an important part of their stay at Gartmore House. If you're booked on one of our craft and activity breaks then full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner, morning and afternoon tea/coffee break) is included in your arrangements. We have... read more Our Top 10 Cafés Around Gartmore by Gartmore House | Aug 14, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsWe’re spoilt for choice for great places to grab a cuppa and slice of something nice or a light lunch if you're planning to venture out around Gartmore. Remember, we also have a restaurant here on site too! Here are our Top 10 cafés to try around Gartmore (no... read more Q&A with our Sewing/Dressmaking Tutor Gill McBride by Gartmore House | Jul 17, 2019 | Sewing | 1 CommentOur lovely Sewing Tutor, Gill McBride is an absolute whizz with a sewing machine. She's the go-to guru for all things involving dressmaking and patterns. In this Q&A blog Gill shares her top tips and answers some questions about the course - we hope you find it... read more Art Cloth Doll Making Courses at Gartmore House – hello from Tutor Angela by Gartmore House | Jun 26, 2019 | Art Cloth Doll Making | 0 CommentsTutor Angela runs our Art Cloth Doll Making courses at Gartmore House and explains a bit more about what you can expect from the course: It is such fun making cloth character dolls. In March the participants in the other craft class at Gartmore House couldn’t... read more Tutor Clare Workman talks about her new Millinery course 'Fabulous Fascinators' by Gartmore House | Jun 12, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsSo excited to be running a 'Fabulous Fascinators' weekend holiday at Gartmore House in August! If you’ve ever wanted to have a go at making wearable 'sculpture' - this is your chance! If you have a wedding to go to, or if you’re going racing or to a garden party - or... read more Dog Rules at Gartmore House by Gartmore House | May 20, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsWe love dogs! However we appreciate that not all guests are dog lovers. Here are some doggy house rules to keep everyone happy: We limit it to 3 dogs in the house at any one time and we have 3 bedrooms allocated to guests with dogs. Dogs are more than welcome as long... read more Felted Accessories – beautiful pieces from a fun course with Ewa by Gartmore House | May 20, 2019 | Felting | 0 CommentsSome beautiful pieces were created at last week's 'Fashion Felt Accessories' course with the lovely Ewa Kuniczak. We couldn't help but show them off here - looks like the ladies had a wonderful time and learnt so much. We are, as ever, blown away by the creativity... read more Celebrating National Walking Month this May – Walking Resources and Top Tips by Gartmore House | May 1, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsMay is National Walking Month! Being situated in the midst of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and surrounded by the Queen Elizabeth Forest , we're lucky to have some amazing walking routes on our doorstep and even some famous national trails nearby. If... read more Student Feedback: A crafty little break at Gartmore House – intuitive felting with Ewa by Gartmore House | Apr 24, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsIn September 2018 my husband and I (along with our springer spaniel Basil) packed our converted camper van and headed northwards from our home on the South East coast of Cornwall towards Gartmore House (located close to Aberfolye in the Scottish Trossachs) for a... read more Greenwood Spoon Carving Course – what you need to know – from tutor Steve Bretel by Gartmore House | Mar 31, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsGreenwood spoon carving is a new course here at Gartmore House for 2019! So what do you need to know? Tutor Steve Bretel tells all... Following art school in Wales and a commercial art career in London, I relocated to Scotland where I now work as a fine artist and... read more Outlander Film Locations in Scotland by Gartmore House | Mar 13, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsIn recent years Scotland has proven a popular location for lots of different films and TV series, most notably Outlander. Some of Outlander's film locations are very close to us here at Gartmore House - not more than half an hour away by car! Visit Scotland has even... read more « Older Entries
Day Trips at Gartmore: 5 things you need to know by Gartmore House | Nov 19, 2020 | News | 0 CommentsSee all the sights with Gartmore House! Did you know that Gartmore House is now offering day trips? We’ve been busy bees behind the scenes at these past few months and we recently launched our 2022 programme which is full to bursting with new art, craft, and activity... read more
5 tips to enhance your photography skills by Gartmore House | Mar 12, 2020 | News, Photography | 0 CommentsWhen it comes to photography, Scotland has so much to offer. When you think about Loch Lomond and the Trossachs you think of the lochs, forests, rolling hills, and rugged landscape that surrounds us at Gartmore house. There’s so much beauty it can be hard to know... read more
Art Cloth Doll Making Workshops – Hello from Tutor Angela Neilson by Gartmore House | Nov 6, 2019 | Art Cloth Doll Making, News | 2 CommentsIf you're keen to use your sewing skills in a different way, then our Art Cloth Doll Making workshops here at Gartmore House may just be your cup of tea! Here, tutor Angela Neilson explains a bit more about what you can expect to learn from the course, and showcases... read more
NEW for 2020! Corsetry / Corset Making Course at Gartmore House by Gartmore House | Nov 6, 2019 | News | 2 CommentsWe're super excited to introduce our new CORSETRY / CORSET MAKING residential courses here at Gartmore House. Tutor and corsetiere Alison Campbell (owner of 'Crikey Aphrodite') says hello and explains more in our guest blog: Hi everyone, I’m very much looking... read more
Food at Gartmore House – including example menu choices by Gartmore House | Aug 28, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsOur guests agree that good food is an important part of their stay at Gartmore House. If you're booked on one of our craft and activity breaks then full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner, morning and afternoon tea/coffee break) is included in your arrangements. We have... read more
Our Top 10 Cafés Around Gartmore by Gartmore House | Aug 14, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsWe’re spoilt for choice for great places to grab a cuppa and slice of something nice or a light lunch if you're planning to venture out around Gartmore. Remember, we also have a restaurant here on site too! Here are our Top 10 cafés to try around Gartmore (no... read more
Q&A with our Sewing/Dressmaking Tutor Gill McBride by Gartmore House | Jul 17, 2019 | Sewing | 1 CommentOur lovely Sewing Tutor, Gill McBride is an absolute whizz with a sewing machine. She's the go-to guru for all things involving dressmaking and patterns. In this Q&A blog Gill shares her top tips and answers some questions about the course - we hope you find it... read more
Art Cloth Doll Making Courses at Gartmore House – hello from Tutor Angela by Gartmore House | Jun 26, 2019 | Art Cloth Doll Making | 0 CommentsTutor Angela runs our Art Cloth Doll Making courses at Gartmore House and explains a bit more about what you can expect from the course: It is such fun making cloth character dolls. In March the participants in the other craft class at Gartmore House couldn’t... read more
Tutor Clare Workman talks about her new Millinery course 'Fabulous Fascinators' by Gartmore House | Jun 12, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsSo excited to be running a 'Fabulous Fascinators' weekend holiday at Gartmore House in August! If you’ve ever wanted to have a go at making wearable 'sculpture' - this is your chance! If you have a wedding to go to, or if you’re going racing or to a garden party - or... read more
Dog Rules at Gartmore House by Gartmore House | May 20, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsWe love dogs! However we appreciate that not all guests are dog lovers. Here are some doggy house rules to keep everyone happy: We limit it to 3 dogs in the house at any one time and we have 3 bedrooms allocated to guests with dogs. Dogs are more than welcome as long... read more
Felted Accessories – beautiful pieces from a fun course with Ewa by Gartmore House | May 20, 2019 | Felting | 0 CommentsSome beautiful pieces were created at last week's 'Fashion Felt Accessories' course with the lovely Ewa Kuniczak. We couldn't help but show them off here - looks like the ladies had a wonderful time and learnt so much. We are, as ever, blown away by the creativity... read more
Celebrating National Walking Month this May – Walking Resources and Top Tips by Gartmore House | May 1, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsMay is National Walking Month! Being situated in the midst of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and surrounded by the Queen Elizabeth Forest , we're lucky to have some amazing walking routes on our doorstep and even some famous national trails nearby. If... read more
Student Feedback: A crafty little break at Gartmore House – intuitive felting with Ewa by Gartmore House | Apr 24, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsIn September 2018 my husband and I (along with our springer spaniel Basil) packed our converted camper van and headed northwards from our home on the South East coast of Cornwall towards Gartmore House (located close to Aberfolye in the Scottish Trossachs) for a... read more
Greenwood Spoon Carving Course – what you need to know – from tutor Steve Bretel by Gartmore House | Mar 31, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsGreenwood spoon carving is a new course here at Gartmore House for 2019! So what do you need to know? Tutor Steve Bretel tells all... Following art school in Wales and a commercial art career in London, I relocated to Scotland where I now work as a fine artist and... read more
Outlander Film Locations in Scotland by Gartmore House | Mar 13, 2019 | News | 0 CommentsIn recent years Scotland has proven a popular location for lots of different films and TV series, most notably Outlander. Some of Outlander's film locations are very close to us here at Gartmore House - not more than half an hour away by car! Visit Scotland has even... read more
