Perth & Kinross Council

Iron Age Ingenuity Hands-on Ancient Skills

Think we’re clever? We have electricity, wifi, air travel and supermarkets just to name a few - how do you think you would get on without them? 2,500 years ago the world was a very different place and we might think it was backward and dull but that is far from the truth! Join us and discover just how ingenious the ancient loch-dwellers were.

Part of Visit Scotland's Year of Architecture, Innovation and Design.

Booking essential for large groups otherwise just come along and be amazed at what you learn!

Ancient Textiles & Nettle Festival

Watch our experts create nettle fibres to be spun into yarn then turned into soft and durable fabrics. Learn how our ancestors dyed wool for clothing and split plant stems to create ropes.

Try your hand at spinning and weaving to see how you would have fared.

Part of VisitScotland's year of Architecture, Innovation and Design.

Booking essential for large groups otherwise, just come along and enjoy the fun.

Telephone 01887 830583 or email info@crannog.co.uk.

Celtic Spring Food Festival

Discover Iron Age cooking including spit-cooked meat, fish, Crannog stews, locally foraged greens, breads & spreads and themed beverages. Try our ancient craft activities while you’re waiting for a taste of what life was like 2,500 years ago.

All events include museum exhibits, talks around a log-fire in the Crannog roundhouse, demonstrations and hands-on experience of ancient crafts and technologies.

Beltane! Spring Celebration

Beltane marks the beginning of summer when livestock were put out to pasture. Rituals were performed to protect cattle, crops and people from harm and to encourage growth during the summer months. Bonfires were lit, feasts prepared and offerings made. Flowers were used to decorate homes, cattle and byres.

Bring a blossom along with you to decorate the Crannog. Wild flowers and foliage will be on hand for garlands and crowns.

Booking essential for large groups, otherwise just come along and help us celebrate the start of summer!

Easter Sunday Pancake Eggstravaganza

Celebrate Easter Iron Age style with pancakes cooked over an open fire; make your own bread rolls baked in our clay ovens and churn your own butter to spread on them. Hands-on fun and learning all in one go!

Rural Housing annual conference: Strengthening communities

Rural Housing Service are delighted to announce the programme for the 2016 Rural Housing Scotland Annual Conference.

Their main speaker is Margaret Burgess MSP, Minster for Housing & Welfare who will discuss the forthcoming Rural Housing Fund, the Scottish Government’s proposals for affordable housing and the impact of the Land Reform Bill on rural housing opportunities and community empowerment.

Using visitor studies to inform better visitor experiences

Your time and money are in short supply! Use your resources effectively by understanding what your visitors really want.

This event will look at ways you can use visitor studies to provide better visitor experiences.

The event will address the best use of visitor studies from large to small scale projects.

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