Gloagburn Farm shop and Cafe, Perthshire, Scotland, Fresh farm produce

Let us make Christmas exceptional for your family and friends this year. We have a range of the very best quality foods sourced - along with our own Gloagburn range prepared in our kitchen with love and care. So you’ll find all you need on your list with new and interesting things to tempt you.

As well as the traditional favourites, we have searched hard to find new and exciting products with speciality meats and poultry, hams, pate, cheeses, naughty desserts & chocolates; not forgetting wine, beer, spirits & Champagne and all the extras that help to make Christmas taste special.

So with the choice of goodies on offer, it should take some of the pressure off you so instead of slaving away in the kitchen, you can spend time with your guests.

Our Bronze turkeys are from breeders in Aberdeenshire who are celebrating 30 years in business. The Kelly poults have 24 hour access to the outdoors and are fed on a diet of oats and barley. They are a slow growing breed with full flavour, reared outside. Dry plucked, hand prepared and hung for 14 days to develop their flavour, they are firm in texture which makes them easy to carve.

Tip for cooking your turkey - why not place it breast side down or if you prefer breast side up you can baste the top with Puddledub streaky bacon.

Basting Tip - Limit the number of times you open & close the oven door – once an hour is sufficient

Gloagburn Homemade Stuffing – our stuffing this year is Chestnut & Apricot (400g) £4.95. Make sure you get it on the Order Form

This is a basic turkey stock which can be used in the preparation of your gravy by using the juices from your turkey. See it on the Order Form.

Why not truly celebrate Christmas and cook a goose this year as an alternative to Turkey! Our geese are supplied by Gartmorn Farm which is set in rural central Scotland by the Ochill Hills and overlooks Gartmorn Nature reserve. They are reared outdoors on grassy pastures to ensure a better flavour.

We have available a range of fresh traditionally reared beef straight from the farm which is hung to improve the taste and tenderness. The cuts available are Sirloin, Topside and Silverside.

For the first time this year we will have available two new items from Furness Feeds in our freezer; The Two Bird roast is a boneless chicken stuffed with a boned pheasant filled with a plum and ginger stuffing then wrapped in bacon. It is easily carved and serves approx 6 so with no waste is good value at £18.00.

Also the Guineafowl Royale which is a whole boned guineafowl filled with seasoned sausagemeat. It serves approx 4 people and again is good value at £14.95.

Please make sure you get it to us with your £10 deposit by Monday 5th December to avoid disappointment as after that date we cannot guarantee availability.

It is difficult to start this report with positive news as August and September were some of the wettest months on record. Harvest started on the 3rd August with the winter barley and finished on the 30th September with the last of the wheat. What happened in between these dates will hopefully become a distant memory. Suffice to say that a neighbour is now known as “Willie the winch” as he came to the rescue of numerous bogged down combines. It is hard to believe that 200 miles south they are desperate for rain.

As a result of the wet weather there has been more mud, tractors, combines, etc on the road as planning the work load became increasingly difficult. I would like to thank all our customers for their concerns, patience and understanding as the battle that was Harvest 2011 ensued.

On a brighter note the new hens that arrived in July have settled in and hopefully will produce more extra large eggs soon as the number of pullet eggs has decreased rapidly. Another batch of 20 chickens are now in the hut beside the shop where you can watch them grow. They will be available for sale as point of lay pullets from the beginning of December. We also have a new batch of Tamworth piglets that have races around their sty. I hope we all enjoy our Indian summer…..when it arrives!

During the month of December we will be running our festive menu from 9am to 5pm that will change weekly. The daily specials on our noticeboard may include:

Two important dates for your diary – Thursday 24th November from 2pm – 8pm and Friday 25th November for 9am – 12pm. As this event continues to gain in popularity with each passing year, we have decided to extend it to Friday morning as well. We are offering 10% discount on all items purchased in the Farmshop and will be serving refreshments on arrival.

We will be serving a special menu on the Thursday night through to 8pm (last orders taken at 7pm) so why not come straight from work or from a busy day with the children, relax and enjoy your meal and be fortified to shop! Booking is advisable so please call us if you wish to reserve a table.

As the weather starts to get colder, it’s important that our little feathered friends continue to be fed and, as winter fast approaches, we now have in stock various sizes of fat balls alongwith our regular stock of bird food. We have 2kg, 5kg & 20kg bags of Bird Seed; 500g, 2kg, 5kg& 7kg of Peanuts; Nijer Seed; Sunflower Hearts & Seeds and Dried Sunflower Heads. All are at competitive prices and are good value.

Our ever popular christmas cake is handmade from the finest ingredients with a myriad of festive fruits and nuts and laced with Brandy.

Always readily available is the Gloagburn Hamper which includes jam, marmalade, chutney, oatcakes, shortbread and oatmeal all produced at Gloagburn. Making an ideal gift, you can browse the shop and select your items or let us design a Hamper for you. Prices start at £20.00 plus small makeup charge.

Light up your home with our range of natural willow decorations weaved into seasonal shapes – Christmas Tree, Heart, Star all trimmed with red cotton check – with an extra special twist… ..miniature led lights that will bring a look of the outdoors into your home.

Why not wish your friends and family a Happy Christmas with our special selection of hand made cards from Pulp. They are made using honeycomb paper which popup and expand when opened. We also have hanging decorations that include snowflakes, bells& large baubles. They come flat packed and when opened create a 3D object and can be carefully folded flat, stored and kept and used for years to come.

Caroline Gardner Luxury Crackers are good value at£12.99 for a box of 6 or go vintage with Cath Kidson style crackers at £6.50 for 6 to create the perfect look on your table

A beautiful range of wrapping paper is available in rolls or single sheets with cocoordinating range of cotton ribbon.

It doesn’t have to be a special day to drink Chapel Down Wines as they make every day special. However the perfect way to celebrate christmas is to have a bottle - or two – on the chill. English wines are gaining in popularity and this company based in the Garden of England has not just won gold medals but was given a special seal of approval by being served at the royal wedding of William & Kate in April 2011. We have an English Still Rose at £9.99, a bronze medal winning Vintage Brut at £17.99, a Sparkling Rose at £19.99 and a Brut Rose for £24.99 which was a Gold medal winner at this years International Wine Challenge. Any of these wines would make an ideal Christmas gift!

Keep warm this winter with our knitted 100% wool gloves& scarves in vibrant colours by Greengrove Weavers. The Design studio is situated in Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands where they take inspiration form the colours of the surrounding landscape, hills and glens. Popular last year, we decided to order this years range of colours. Suitable for him and her and made using the finest lambswool and mohairs

Also new for this winter are Donegal Socks. These unisex socks are available in two sizes and a choice of 16 colours and are only £9.99.

With our range of woven 100% Wool and Cashmere mix throws, blankets & cushions in colours to suit every style within your home. Bronte is a British manufacturer of woollen textiles who operate from one of the last remaining mills in Britain. Located in West Yorkshire the entire process from the initial design, dying, spinning, weaving and finish is produced at Netherfield Mills, Guiseley. Prices start from £37.50 for a Throw.

To give your kitchen a vintage country look we have a new selection of Polish enamelware in a choice of red, cream& new for 2012….Aubergine. Emalia are one of the few companies in Europe still producing enamelware and are world renowned specialists in the art. Cooking with enamelware ensures all the vitamins and minerals are preserved and it is suitable for all heat sources including induction.

New Product. Ceramic mug with choice of Tunnock Caramel Wafer designed and made in Scotland. A new addition to the range by Gillian Kyle – her company is going from strength to strength – alongwith her striking iconic style greeting cards, aprons & cotton bags.

Whoopee cushions, Potato Guns, Paper Airplanes, Know your Tractor books and Donegal Socks which come in a wonderful range of traditional and vibrant colours. We also have an extensive range of books calendars and advent calendars that are reminders of yesteryear as well as Iconic mugs….Airfix, Scalextric, Hornby. Or for the Andy Capp in your life our Tweed Flat Caps come in 3 sizes.

With their wonderful fresh scent and beautiful shape nothing typifies Christmas better than a traditional Christmas Tree. We will have a selection in stock from Saturday 10th December and they will be available as 4’, 5’ or 6’.

Put oats. coconut, flour & sugar into a bowl and mix well. Melt butter & syrup together

Dissolve bicarb in water then add to butter/syrup mixture Add the wet ingredients to the dry & stir until combined

Roll into 12 balls and place onto baking tray well spaced out Bake at 160 for 10-14 mins

The cookies will be puffed up when cooked but leave to cool on a tray and they will flatten out

With the adverse weather in the lead up to christmas last year– which I’m sure is still fresh in our minds– Ian is offering his services to deliver your order should there be a repeat this year. For any customer who has placed a Christmas order and finds that all other avenues are exhausted we will deliver within a 30 mile radius of Perth.

Gloagburn Gift Vouchers and Afternoon Tea Gift Vouchers make an ideal Christmas Gift!

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

25th Dec Christmas Day CLOSED
26th Dec Boxing Day CLOSED
27 - 31 Business as usual
1st Jan New Years Day CLOSED
2nd – 8th Business as usual
9th – 12th CLOSED
13th Jan Business as usual

We are open daily all year round January to December Shop: 9.00am – 5.30pm Café: 9.00am – 5.30pm (last orders from the kitchen 5pm)