News - The Old Manse of Blair

Finalist…Tourism Business of the Year 2019!

We are overjoyed that Anne MacDonald, our Managing Director has been short listed as a finalist for the Business Women Scotland, Hospitality and Tourism Awards. We are very honoured to be among some fabulous brands and finalists in the category, Tourism Business of the Year and look forward to the Awards ceremony in at the Waldorf Astoria in Edinburgh in May 2019.

The event is sponsored by Business Women Scotland, HIT Scotland and Women in Tourism.

You can take a look at the finalists for each category here – https://bwsltd.co.uk/women-in-hospitality-and-tourism-awards-2019-shortlist/

Nomination in prestigious Awards

The Old Manse of Blair has been short-listed in the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Business Star Awards 2017, Enchanted Forest award category for Excellence in Tourism and Leisure. It is a great honour to receive this recognition and be in the final three with two other outstanding operations in Perthshire, Dewars Aberfeldy Distillery and Taymouth Marina.

Scottish Rural Awards

The news is in and we are thrilled to have been nominated in the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards. The awards recognise rural businesses and are the ultimate benchmark of excellence in Scotland’s countryside.

Rural Enterprise Development Award

We are very pleased that an award has been made by Cairngorms Leader to assist and progress our stage 2 development plans. The project is underway and will complete in 2018 extending our events space for conferences and weddings.

Capital Project completion

We are very pleased with the completion of our phase two development here at The Old Manse of Blair. We have completed several new capital projects including our fabulous new Orangery event space, an extended rear courtyard, a new bar and car parking facility. Along with this we have been developing our walled garden area to secure it for the future and have also invested in new signage across the estate. We are grateful to our partners on these developments including Perth & Kinross Council and Cairngorms National Park Leader project.