Take a walk on the wild side!
From shoreline foraging to sustainable farm tours, invite your clients to taste Scotland in a completely different way. Meet the growers, foragers, chefs and food producers who bring Scotland’s landscapes to life, uncover hidden ingredients in woodland and coastal habitats, and enjoy memorable meals inspired by the seasons. Whether it’s gathering seaweed on the Fife coast or discovering Scotland’s only commercial tomato farm, find out more about fresh air and wild flavours!
Borderland Food Tours
Location: Allanton, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Contact: Borderland Food Tours
Invite your clients to explore one of the most historically important areas in the UK – through food!
What makes it special?
Based in the conservation village of Allanton, Borderland Food Tours offers small-group experiences that connect visitors with producers, agricultural landscapes, and the fascinating history of the Scottish Borderlands. From walking tours and breakfast experiences to seafood safaris and countryside picnics, each tour combines delicious seasonal produce with fascinating local stories. Run by award-winning restaurateurs William and Katrina Reynolds, guests will benefit from the team’s extensive local knowledge, long-standing producer relationships, and genuine passion for showcasing the Borderlands.
All the useful details:
- Experiences include town walking tours, Breakfast Table, Border Bites Safari, Local Produce Picnic, and Seafood Safari
- Tour durations range from 2 to 6 hours
- Maximum group size: 16 guests
- Scheduled tours operate from April to October
- Accessibility requirements can often be accommodated; guests are encouraged to discuss mobility needs in advance
Coeur Sauvage Foraging Courses
Location: Across Scotland
Contact: Coeur Sauvage
Driven by passion and provenance, this company knows foraging inside out.
What makes it special?
For bespoke foraging courses across Scotland, try wild food specialists Coeur Sauvage. This company supplies wild ingredients to some of Scotland’s leading chefs and restaurants. Their guided walks provide a deep understanding of edible plants, fungi, and coastal ingredients – as well as the ecosystems they grow in. Experiences can be tailored to suit group interests and location. If you are seeking a premium experience for your clients, Coeur Sauvage can also incorporate chef collaborations into the mix.
All the useful details:
- Private and bespoke foraging experiences across Scotland
- Led by professional foragers with strong culinary expertise
- Suitable for FITs, families, friendship groups, and small private tours
- Locations can be tailored or hosted at selected partner venues
- Perfect as a half-day or full-day activity within a wider Scottish touring programme
Curious in Nature
Location: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Contact: Curious in Nature
Discover Scotland’s natural treasures with the help of an expert guide.
What makes it special?
Curious in Nature offers your clients the chance to brush up on their outdoor knowledge with a qualified Countryside Ranger. Emma believes that everybody is welcome in nature, and that adventure can be found in the smallest details. As both a Countryside Ranger and member of the Association of Foragers, Emma’s guided experiences draw on years of studying the natural world. Packages include activities such as foraging for wild food, identifying birds from their songs, and even hunting for glow worms. This is bound to be a fun and unusual day out in a beautiful part of Scotland.
All the useful details:
- Guided by a qualified countryside ranger and experienced forager
- Sustainable nature experiences
- Learn to identify edible and useful wild plants
- Bespoke experiences and private bookings available
- Accessibility varies depending on the natural terrain and route selected
East Neuk Seaweed
Location: Ceres, Fife
Contact: East Neuk Seaweed
Don’t overlook the humble art of seaweed foraging! East Neuk Seaweed brings Scotland’s coastal larder to life with passionate wild food advocate, Jayson Byles.
What makes it special?
Dreamt up by seaweed specialist and forager Jayson Byles, East Neuk Seaweed offers a fascinating insight into the hidden flavours found along Scotland’s shoreline. Guests will learn to identify edible seaweeds and coastal plants while discovering the ecology, history, and conservation of Scotland’s marine environment. Jayson combines foraging, wild cooking, and outdoor wellbeing into a fun and varied day out at the beach. Sustainability is at the heart of every tour, with a focus on responsible harvesting and seasonal, locally sourced food.
All the useful details:
- Coastal foraging experiences in the East Neuk of Fife
- Wild food discovery, conservation, and coastal ecology
- Opportunities for seasonal tasting and wild cooking experiences
- Bespoke workshops and private bookings available
- Strong focus on sustainability and reducing environmental impact
Rae’s
Location: Angus
Contact: Rae’s
Memorable food experiences that celebrate the connection between Scottish landscapes and seasonal produce.
What makes it special?
Based in Montrose, Rae’s creates food and drink experiences fired by a passion for Scotland’s natural larder. From private dining with a professional chef to atmospheric candlelit dinners in remote Highland bothies, every experience is designed to tell the story of local ingredients. Guests can join bespoke foraging adventures alongside expert foragers and geologists, learning about the landscape before gathering around an open fire to eat. With the flexibility to travel to clients and tailor experiences to individual interests, Rae’s offers a personalised taste of Scotland.
All the useful details:
- Private chef and bespoke dining experiences
- Three-course cookery classes available
- Suitable for groups of 4–20 guests
- Mobile experiences available across Scotland
- Strong focus on local, seasonal, and foraged produce
- Accessibility varies by venue and location; advance discussion recommended
Scottish Food Studio
Location: Aberdour, Fife
Contact: Scottish Food Studio
Food culture by the sea with award-winning food writer, cook, and campaigner Wendy Barrie.
What makes it special?
Perched on Fife’s Coastal Path with views across the Forth, the Scottish Food Studio offers intimate foodie experiences that celebrate Scotland’s producers, heritage foods, and culinary traditions. Guests are welcomed into Wendy Barrie’s seaside studio kitchen, where cooking takes place off-grid on a rare Swedish log stove. From traditional Scottish recipes and artisan cheeses to heritage meats and Scandinavian baking, each experience combines expert knowledge, storytelling, and carefully sourced local ingredients. Sustainability runs through every course, with a strong focus on biodiversity, traditional food production, and supporting Scotland’s Slow Food movement.
All the useful details:
- Four signature courses available: A Taste of Granny’s Scottish Kitchen / Cheese Lovers / The Flavours of Heritage Meat / Scandi Baking
- Small group experiences (typically up to 4 guests, exclusive use available)
- Supports the Slow Food Ark of Taste, helping to protect rare breeds and endangered traditional foods
- Accessibility requirements can often be accommodated; advance discussion recommended
Scottish Tea House
Location: Lesmahagow
Contact: Scottish Tea House
A sensory tea tasting journey on the west coast of Scotland. Explore a Scottish tea garden followed by homemade afternoon tea.
What makes it special?
You’ve heard of farm to fork – but what about garden to teacup? At Scottish Tea House, guests can tour an organic tea garden with an expert guide and learn about tea cultivation in Scotland. This is followed by a traditional afternoon tea – always a crowd-pleaser! Sustainability is woven throughout this business, with eco-conscious harvesting methods, biodiversity initiatives, sustainable packaging, and strong ties to local food producers.
All the useful details:
- Tour and tea tasting featuring five selected teas
- Gluten-free and vegetarian options available
- Group sizes from 2–22 people
- Private group experiences available
- Accessible parking and toilets available. Visitors encouraged to discuss any accessibility requirements in advance
Sweet Red Balls
Location: Scottish Borders
Contact: Standhill Farm
Behind the scenes tours of Scotland’s only commercial tomato grower.
What makes it special?
Located at Standhill Farm near Hawick, Sweet Red Balls offers visitors the chance to explore a family farm that has been evolving since 1951. Guided by owners Jim and Kerry, guests can tour the tomato glasshouse, explore the innovative growing systems that produce hundreds of tonnes of tomatoes each year, and learn from one of Scotland’s most sustainable food production businesses. Along the way, there are opportunities to meet the farm’s famous Highland cows before rounding off the experience with a tomato-themed tasting.
All the useful details:
- Three tour options available: Gold Tour (minimum 10 guests): three-course dining experience with tomato wine tasting, up to 3 hours / Silver Tour (minimum 15 guests): tomato soup lunch with tea, coffee and tomato wine tasting, up to 2 hours / Bronze Tour (minimum 15 guests): tea, coffee, Scottish treats and tomato wine tasting, up to 1.5 hours
- Accessible parking, toilets and level access available
- Rainwater harvesting, renewable energy and natural pollination using bumblebees form part of the farm’s sustainability approach
- Ideal for food and drink, agritourism and group travel itineraries
Upper Dysart Larder
Location: Angus
Contact: Upper Dysart Larder
Farm life, food and fun come together on the Angus Coastal Route.
What makes it special?
Just moments from beautiful Lunan Bay, Upper Dysart is a family-run farm attraction with a big personality. Visitors can enjoy a lively mix of friendly farm animals, outdoor play, great local food and a unique farm shop stocked with produce straight from the family farm. From meeting alpacas, Highland cows and even wallabies to enjoying a hot chocolate or sampling dishes made with the farm’s own potatoes, Upper Dysart offers a relaxed taste of rural Scotland.
All the useful details:
- Farm animal experiences featuring alpacas, Highland cows, donkeys, wallabies and more
- Farm shop and hot food kitchen onsite
- Located on the Angus Coastal Route
- Open year-round (seasonal opening variations may apply)
- Ideal for family, food and rural tourism itineraries
- Strong sustainability focus, including habitat protection and reducing food waste
- More than 100,000 meals donated to communities across Angus through its charitable initiatives
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