RURAL HOSPITALITY
COLSTOUN
www.colstoun.co.uk
Colstoun is a rural events business based on a 2000-acre estate 30 minutes east of Edinburgh. They have developed the business to include a diverse range of products which everyone can be part of including Colstoun Cookery School, The Colstoun Coach House, Walled Garden and Colstoun Preserves.
Scotland’s oldest family home
Colstoun is the oldest house in Scotland to have always been
inhabited by the same family. They follow a simple motto when it comes to customer experience: ‘our house, your home’.
What the judges said
‘This was by far the category with the most nominations so it was a difficult one to whittle down. Colstoun House is proving that stately homes are about more than grand architecture, they are an integral part of the community. By making home-made preserves and hosting cookery classes, the East Lothian estate is celebrating the food that can be made locally. Diversification of the business has allowed employment from the local area and seen a new clientele introduced to rural Scotland’.