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Bed and breakfast accommodation
near Gifford, 30 mins south east of Edinburgh
in rural East Lothian. Visit Scotland ****

Eaglescairnie Mains

Eaglescairnie Mains
near Gifford
East Lothian
Scotland

Looking south towards the Lammermuir Hills

Barbara and Michael Williams warmly welcome guests to stay for bed and breakfast at their home, a comfortable Georgian farmhouse at the centre of their 350 acres of rolling wooded farmland, just one mile from the historic village of Gifford.

This is a place of peace and tranquillity - with log fires, a large garden to wander in, a tennis court and specially signed farm walks. Michael farms in accordance with up-to-date conservation principles and his work has been acknowledged with the award of a MBE (for more about the farm see below).

Eaglescairnie Mains is within 30 minutes' drive of Edinburgh as well as East Lothian's ruined castles, empty beaches, numerous golf courses, the heather-covered Lammermuir hills, the famous Bass Rock and Seabird Centre and the Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery.

Accommodation:

Right;

Double Bedroom with private adjoining (ensuite) bathroom with views over the garden towards the hills.

Double Bedroom

Right;

Double Bedroom with private adjoining (ensuite) bathroom, also with views over the garden towards the hills.

There is also a twin bedded room with an ensuite shower room.

Double Bedroom

You are welcome to relax in the Drawing Room (right).

Evening meals: Sample menus from the local pubs and restaurants are in each room's information folder - there is a good pub in Gifford a mile away, and you can walk across the fields into the village.

Drawing Room

Breakfast:

Breakfast is served either in the breakfast room or the geranium filled conservatory, with newspapers and wonderful views and great choices of fruits (stewed and fresh), yoghurts, juices and homemade marmelade - Barbara also cooks a traditional Scottish breakfast to order using local ingredients - try the prize winning black pudding!

Conservatory

Tariff:

Sid in the Conservatory

Sid in the Conservatory

£35 - 37.50 per person per night based on two people sharing.
£40 - 50 Single occupancy.
Credit/debit cards accepted. Closed for Christmas
Children welcome - dogs by prior arrangement

Thanks to Barbara for four of the photographs on this page

To enquire or to book:

Ragwort and Sprocket

Ragwort and Sprocket

Please contact:
Barbara and Michael Williams

Eaglescairnie Mains
Gifford
East Lothian
EH41 4HN
Scotland, UK
Tel/Fax: 01620 810491
or from outside the UK:
Tel/Fax: 44 1620 810491

Please tell Barbara and Michael you found Eaglescairnie through About Scotland!

About the farm:

View of part of the farm

Eaglescairnie Mains was launched as the Lothians' FWAG (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group) Demonstration Farm in October 1992. It sets out to unite wildlife and landscape conservation with profitable agriculture and in 1993 was runner up in the nationally acclaimed silver Lapwing award for Farming and Conservation.

The farm is a valuable resource for local farmers, students, school parties and interested groups where they can see at first hand the benefits, opportunities and practicalities of integrating farming and conservation.

View from the north

Michael emphasises that this is a working family farm and that it has the same limitations as any other of a similar size and location. The primary aim of Eaglescairnie Mains is to maintain a profitable farm business, and the enhancement of landscape, habitat and wildlife are integral parts of this business. This may be termed "sympathetic" farming - an attempt to fit modern farming comfortably into the existing landscape.

Above: Hedgerows and ploughed field
Above right: A view of the farmhouse from the north

Map of the area:

map of the area