Luxury wedding and events venue created in former Pentlands sheep shed
A FARMING family has developed a luxury wedding and events venue in a former sheep shed with a £1.9 million investment.
The new venue, Cairns Farm Estate, sits on the shores of Harperrig Reservoir in the Pentland Hills Regional Park and is the result of an idea first hatched several years ago and subsequently developed through a partnership between the Hamilton family and venue management and event catering company, Hickory.
The 1,200-acre country estate and hill farm is near Kirknewton and about eight miles from Edinburgh. The estate has been in the Hamilton family since 1869. With their three children on board, the family teamed up with Hickory “to diversify their estate and create a new chapter in its history”.
Caroline and Graham Hamilton have led the project, with their children taking on individual roles to match their own skills – Joanna as an interior designer, younger son Bobby assisting with finance and funding, and Alistair as project manager and joiner.
Working with Chris Duncan of Mill Architects, local contractors and craftspeople, the Hamiltons developed a modern multiuse wedding and event venue that reflects its agricultural roots and sits naturally in the stunning rural location.
It is set to host its first wedding on May 22 and already has a diary full of bookings stretching into 2022.
Caroline Hamilton said: “This has been an incredible journey for our family.”
Working with Chris Duncan of Mill Architects, local contractors and craftspeople, the Hamiltons are said to have developed a modern multi-use wedding and event venue that “reflects its agricultural roots and sits naturally in the stunning rural location”.
Brian Galbraith, managing director of Hickory, said the estate is “absolutely spectacular”, adding: “With the first wedding just around the corner, and many more booked in, we can’t wait to get started.”