Sharon Jack

Something incredible has been simmering in Strathearn, and this autumn, we are finally taking the lid off. Crieff has always been a heavyweight in Scottish food culture. We live four minutes from a two-Michelin-starred restaurant at The Glenturret Lalique, three miles from a Michelin-recommended coaching inn at The Coorie Inn, and right on a High Street lined with 7th-generation master bakers, artisan confectioners, and passionate local merchants. From Saturday 10th October to Sunday 18th...

Yes, Crieff has hills to climb, a Highland Gathering that has been coming down the High Street since 1870, Scotland's oldest lending library four miles from town and a whisky distillery that has been producing drams since 1763. But right now, we want to talk about the food. Because the food scene in Crieff & Strathearn is genuinely remarkable for a region of this size. Two Michelin stars four minutes from the High Street. Former Gleneagles chefs in an 18th-century coaching inn three miles...

If you've been anywhere near Crieff or the Strathearn valley in the last few weeks, you'll already know this. But for anyone who hasn't yet made the trip, here's what you've been missing. From late July through to this Sunday, Crieff and Strathearn have been in full summer swing. Multiple events across multiple towns, something for every age and every interest, and a community that genuinely knows how to enjoy itself. Come and be part of it. Comrie Fortnight - Six miles west of Crieff, the...