01877 382 991 CONTACT US Course Calendar Search for: MenuHomeActivity Holidays 2021 Art Art for Textiles Painting With Mixed Media Watercolour Painting Contemporary Crafts Upcycling Furniture Material/Thread Art Cloth Doll Making Braiding Corsetry Eco Printing & Indigo Dyeing Felting Lacemaking Millinery Patchwork & Quilting Sewing Outdoor Adventures Introductory Hill Walking Photography Seasonal Christmas Crafts Crafting at Christmas Hobbying at Hogmanay Traditional Crafts Greenwood Spoon Carving Willow Work Yarn Knitting and Crochet Activity Holidays 2022 & 2023 Art Art for Textiles Acrylic Painting Calligraphy Drawing with Margaret Neufeld Drawing with Robert Barr Painting & Drawing From Nature Painting with Mixed Media with Nigel Overton Painting with Mixed Media with Theresa Gourlay Printmaking Watercolour Painting Contemporary Crafts Aromatherapy Aromatherapy Candle Making Copper Wire Works Upcycling Upholstery Creative Writing & Book Binding Creative Book Binding Creative Writing Material/Thread Art Cloth Doll Making Braiding Corsetry Embroidery Felting Lace Making Millinery Patchwork & Quilting Plant Dyeing Screen Printing Textiles Sewing Soft Furnishings Music Voice Coaching Outdoor Adventures Archaeology Bird Identification/Watching Drone Flying & Photography Introductory Hill Walking Photography Seasonal Christmas Crafts Crafting at Christmas Hobbying at Hogmanay Traditional Crafts Leather Works Mosaics with Slate Stained Glass Willow Work Yarn Knitting & Crochet Macrame & Rope Tapestry Weaving Yarn Dyeing Day Trips For Accompanying Guests Cycling Fishing Golf Walking Organised Day Trips About Us About Us Gallery History of the House Out & About Around Gartmore LocationFacilities Facilities Accommodation Food & Drink Gift VouchersCLOSE 1793 The house is built by William Adam as the seat for the Graham family. 1883 – 1900 After the death of his father, R.B. Cunninghame Graham inherited Gartmore Estate. A prominent politician, author and adventurer, he was the first president of both the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish National Party. 1900 Cunninghame Graham sells the house to shipping magnate, Sir Charles Cayzer. He remodels and expands the building, enlisting the help of architect David Barclay, a pupil of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1940 The army commandeers the estate for use as a barracks. 1950 After the war, the Cayzers do not take back the estate and parts of it are sold by developers. 1953 – 1980 St Ninian’s, a list D school, is established by the Archdiocese of Glasgow and outbuildings are added for classroom space. 1987 – 1995 The Way International use Gartmore House as their European base. 1997 Cloverley Hall buy the house and establish it as a Conference and Activity centre 2000 George Russell (of Scotland the Brand), Peter Taylor, and Peter Sunderland form a Board of Directors and together run Gartmore House as a charitable trust. 2004 Sadly, Chairman of the board, George Russell passes away in September 2004. Peter Kimber (formerly chief executive Scottish Curriculum Authority and Scripture Union, England and Wales) and Rev Mike Parker (director of the Evangelical Alliance, Scotland) are invited onto the board. 2008 Gartmore House begins to grow as a conference centre and destination for activity holidays. The activity centre is refurbished to provide wheelchair access and dormitory accommodation for schools and youth groups. 2016 A CHP (combined heat and power) system is installed – a system that allows Gartmore House to generate all our own energy. Any excess is fed back into the grid. Present Craft breakers, holidaymakers, school groups and conferences all make themselves at home, proving the house as a popular getaway destination in the Trossachs. Join Our Mailing List * I consent to Gartmore using my information to send me updates and other marketing emails. We do not share your details with any other parties and you may unsubscribe at any time. NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.