COUNTDOWN TO GLENALMOND FARMERS' MARKET

August 21st 2021

Glenalmond College is preparing to host around 40 food, drink and crafts stalls at the debut Glenalmond Farmers’ Market next weekend, August 21 and 22.

The two-day celebration of quality Scottish food, drink and crafts, run in association with Perth Farmers’ Market, will be held from 10am to 4pm each day in the stunning Quad at the heart of our award-winning school.

Visitors to the event will be able to enjoy viewing the school, which welcomes local day pupils as well as boarders from around the world, in its beautiful 300-acre setting, as well as relaxing and sampling top quality Scottish food and drink.

Glenalmond College, believed to be the first school to host a Farmers’ Market of this scale, is proud of its strong links to the land and, indeed, its founding families 175 years ago included many well-respected agricultural families. Many of the school’s former pupils have gone on to forge successful careers in farming and food-related businesses, from soft fruit to ice cream, whisky and gin.

Visitors to the event will find stalls ranging from baked goods from Casella and Polegato Bakery, fish from Alex Sprink & Sons, jelly and sauces from Allan’s Chilli Products, to gemstone jewellery from MG Gems. There will also be a lovely selection of food-to-go stalls, including Screaming Peacock, which serves wild game burgers, and gin from The Perth Distillery Company’s quirky converted horsebox bar.

“We are delighted with the level of interest in the event and, with the weather forecast looking ideal, we are very much looking forward to welcoming stallholders and visitors next weekend to share our wonderful grounds,” said Dr Michael Alderson, Head of Glenalmond College.

Stallholders who met at Glenalmond College this week for a visit prior to the event were delighted and very impressed with the venue, which is just 15 minutes west of Perth and an hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Glenalmond’s famous Quad will provide an amazingly atmospheric location for a fabulous day out, said Adeline Watson, Manager of Perth Farmers’ Market.

“Glenalmond College is just beautiful and the school is providing an excellent venue, which is one many people may not have visited before. I’m delighted that we are welcoming several new stallholders to the event as well as our wonderful regular stallholders.”

Visitors who would like to arrange a tour of the school as part of their experience should email: [email protected] or sign up at the Glenalmond College stall on arrival to find out about tour times.

More information about the event, and the stalls attending, can be found here.

Directions to Glenalmond College HERE. Approx 15 mins from Perth and around one hour from Edinburgh/Glasgow. No smoking allowed on campus. Well-behaved dogs under control on leads welcome.
List of stallholders below.

Stallholders' List

1881 Distillery

Add Africa

Allan's Chilli Products

Ann Davidson Butchers

Cups N Cakes by Monica

Dundee Bean Machine