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ANGUS Company: Toll House Spirits Ltd

Lead Contact: Fiona Walsh Email: [email protected] Website: www.redcastlegin.co.uk Profile: We are a family owned producer of award-winning spirits and liqueurs, based in . Our brands include Redcastle & Broughty Ferry Gin. With over 20 years industry experience, we create small batch gins, rums, liqueurs and vodkas with the expertise of our leading Scottish distiller, Lewis Scothern. We have an onsite tasting room for up to 8 and can also offer exclusive small batch distilling experience days, where people can spend the day with us and create their very own gin. We distil, hand bottle, label, individually number and wax dip each bottle here in Arbroath and also have an onsite shop with our products and other local gift ideas – perfect for souvenir shopping. Rates: Tastings from £15 per person. Distilling Days from £575 per experience (includes lunch and 12 bottles of gin)

Company: Newton Farm Holidays & Tours

Lead Contact: Louise Nicoll Email: [email protected] Website: www.newtonfarmholidays.co.uk Profile: Newton Farm is a family run working farm in rural Angus, only 6 miles North of offering unique, bespoke farm experiences with the farmer to interact with the many friendly farm animals, improve your wellbeing in the spacious landscape and learn where your food comes from on this traditional, peaceful, Scottish farm. Regional winners of VisitScotland’s Thistle Awards in 2019 for the Best Outdoor Experience they now offer their own farm to fork produce and provide memories to last a lifetime on a guided tour of the farm, animal feeding experiences including highland cows and lambs when available and alpaca walking in the lush green landscape. Farm experiences are available for individuals, couples and family groups and we are wheelchair and dog friendly. We offer bespoke tours for school or coach groups designed specifically to meet your requirements. National winners of VisitScotland’s Thistle Awards in 2019 for the Most Hospitable B&B they also offer exclusive B&B accommodation in the family farmhouse and self-catering in their 3 bedroom cottage. Rates: Tours: from £10 pp + add ons including own farm produce Alpaca Walking: from £20 - £30 pp Accommodation: £40-£55 pp

Company: Turin Castle

Lead Contact: Yvonne Corbett Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.turincastlescotland.com Profile: Turin Castle is a fully serviced private castle available as Exclusive Use only. Sleeps 20 in 10 Suites all with own bathrooms Helicopter landing area, six-hole golf course, petanque, archery, firepits and croquetall located in our twenty acres of gardens. Private Whisky Cellar and Dining Wine Cellar along with Music Room and fully stocked library. Turin also welcomes events of up to 100 guests in its events room. Full concierge service plus butler service. Rates: On application

Company: Castle and Gardens

Lead Contact: Helen Buchanan Email: [email protected] Website: www.glamis-castle.co.uk Profile: Glamis Castle has been the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since 1372, inspiration for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and birthplace of HRH The Princess Margaret. Our expert guides will help you follow in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots, James V, , the Old Jacobite Pretender to the throne James VIII, the ill-fated Janet Douglas and of course tell the story of the bitter-sweet life of Mary Eleanor Bowes. A fabulous experience to learn about history and heritage of Scotland most beautiful Castle. Rates: Group rates start from £11.50 including VAT

Company: The Gin Bothy Experience

Lead Contact: Claire Moncrieff Email: [email protected] Website: www.bothyexperience.co.uk Profile: The Gin Bothy Experience, home of the award-winning Gin Bothy is nestled in the historic village of Glamis in Angus, minutes from Glamis castle. The Experience is free to explore, our Bothy Beginnings room takes you through our Gin Bothy journey while our Bothy Tales room tells the story of Scottish Bothies. The Bothy Larder shop stocks our full range of Gin Bothy gins, as well as locally sourced food, drinks, and gifts. We can host private gin tastings for groups of 10 or more any day of the week (with advance booking). Smaller numbers can also book in advance to join our public gin tastings when the site is officially open on Thursday to Sunday. Public tastings take place at 12noon and 3pm. Tastings last 60-90 minutes. We have two tasting rooms which can hold up to 16 or 24 guests or 40 if combined. The Bothy Experience is fully accessible, with all public areas and tasting rooms on the ground floor. Minibus drop off to the entrance area is possible, with parking (and larger coach parking) available in the centre of the village of Glamis. Rates: Travel Trade Exclusive - Private tastings (minimum numbers 8): • Mini Tasting at £10.00 per person (2 full pour gins with mixer & 1 nip), 45 mins approx. • Full Tasting at £15.00 per person (4 full pour gins & mixers), 60-90 mins approx. Public tastings: £15.00 per person (3 full pour gins & mixers), 60 mins approx. RATES ABOVE ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT

DUNDEE Company: V & A Dundee

Lead Contact: Tara Wainwright Email: [email protected]

Website: www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/ Profile: Introduction to V&A Dundee The first V&A museum in the world outside London and the first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland. Inspired by the dramatic cliffs along the east coast of Scotland, the building stretches out into the , reconnecting the city with its historic and beautiful riverside. High-quality facilities include an atmospheric 80-cover restaurant, an outdoor terrace with stunning views across the River Tay, guided tours and a shop selling the best of Scottish and international design. V&A Dundee was established in close partnership with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, drawing on its world class collections. V&A Dundee was included in Time Magazine’s The 100 Greatest places to Visit in the World and in Lonely Planet’s United Kingdom Ultimate Travelist.

NEW - Museum Highlights Tour and Afternoon Tea (groups of up to 6) Beginning with the tour, you’ll explore the museum with one of our expert guides. Exploring the outside of the building you’ll discover how pioneering technology and engineering were used to create the museum. The tour then moves inside to the Scottish Design Galleries, home to 300 exhibits, including the fully restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh Oak Room. Throughout the galleries you’ll learn about Scotland’s design history and its international significance, from 1500 to the present day. Following the tour, enjoy your freshly prepared Afternoon Tea at Tatha Bar & Kitchen. The savouries, sconelets and delectable sweet treats are served with unlimited tea and spectacular views across the River Tay. Allow 2 hours. Please contact [email protected] for rates.

Museum Highlights Tour (larger groups eg coach tours) Explore the museum with one of our expert guides. Starting outside V&A Dundee you’ll discover how pioneering technology and engineering were used to design the building. The museum, designed by architect Kengo Kuma is the first of its kind and unique in the world. The tour then moves inside to the Scottish Design Galleries, home to 300 exhibits, including the fully restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh Oak Room. Throughout the galleries you’ll learn about Scotland’s design history and its international significance, from 1500 to the present day. Allow 1 hour. £6 per person.

Rates: Major exhibitions: Travel trade rates • Adult: £8 Weekday / £10 Weekend • Concession: £6 Weekday / £8 Weekend • Child (5-12 years): £4 Weekday / £6 Weekend

Company: Discovery Point

Lead Contact: Wendy Gammie Email: [email protected] Website: www.rrsdiscovery.co.uk Profile: Discovery Point is home to RRS Discovery – Made in Dundee | Designed for Adventure. This award-winning visitor attraction tells the story of the iconic ship ‘Discovery’ from her beginnings in Dundee, her amazing Antarctic expedition with Captain Scott and her voyages and uses thereafter. Through extensive galleries, video and film shows, interactives and artefacts, Discovery Point is a fascinating visitor attraction which appeals to all ages. Discovery Point is a fully Accredited museum with Recognised collections of National Significance, has won numerous awards and is a 5-star accredited Visitor Attraction with VisitScotland. RRS Discovery is listed on the UK Core Collections of important vessels drawn up by the National Historic Ships Committee, the only scientific vessel on the list. Rates: Adult £9.45 Concession £7.65 Child £5.35 Joint ticket rates for Adult £16.85 admission to Discovery Concession £14.30 Point and Verdant Child £9.70 Works

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Lead Contact: Wendy Gammie Email: [email protected] Website: www.verdantworks.co.uk Profile: Verdant Works is a world class visitor attraction which tells the story of Dundee’s industrial textile heritage in the atmospheric setting of a beautifully refurbished Mill building. Hear the tales of the mill workers, see how they lived and worked in an industry which enveloped Dundee. Explore this amazing building, see (and hear) the machines at work, and step back to a time where the Mills were the heart of Dundee. Rates: Adult £9.45 Concession £7.65 Child £5.35 Joint ticket rates for Adult £16.85 admission to Verdant Concession £14.30 Works and Discovery Child £9.70 Point

Company: Botanic Garden

Lead Contact: Kevin Frediani Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/botanic/ Profile: The University of Dundee Botanic Garden is a beautiful juxtaposition of rare and familiar plants that can be explored on self-guided routes that take the visitor around the world’s flora in meandering routes through the spacious landscape setting with views out over the river Tay. It has a complement of amenities to support your visit including the botanical café, a range of glasshouse indoor heated spaces and has free car parking with EV charging points. It has one of the widest range of plants in Scotland, with fine collections of conifers and broad-leaved trees and shrubs, tropical and temperate glasshouses, water garden and herb garden. Located in 9.5 hectares of south facing, gently sloping land near the banks of the River Tay, the Garden features many species of indigenous British plants as well as representative collections of important plants from all the continents of the world. Rates: Adults - £5.00 Concessions (over 65) - £4.50 Carers - Free Children (under 16) - Free Students (out with Dundee) - Free (with valid matriculation card) or £4.50 Family ticket - £12.00 Dundee University Staff & Students - Free entry to the Garden (except for events) Tickets must be purchased in advance online or prepaid by phone. We will not have tickets available to purchase at the garden. Group rates available online (more than 8 people) Prepaid by phone: +44 20 3318 0421 Prepaid online: Dundee Botanic Garden Trip Advisor site or direct through Viator

Company: DD Tours Lead Contact: Louise Murphy Email: [email protected] Website: www.ddtours.co.uk Profile: DD Tours explore the sometimes grisly history of Dundee with their entertaining and historical walking tours including underground Vaults and St Mary’s Tower which dates to 1490 and is 160ft tall. All of our tours are presented by two local guides, a double act of storytellers bringing energy and humour. We have a wide range of tours available including exclusive access to underground vaults which include part of the old streets from the 1600s, and St Mary's Tower, Scotland’s tallest mediaeval church tower right in the city centre with amazing views from the top. We can organise private tours for groups, including stories and locations of interest to the group. We also have audio tours available and in production for 2021. Rates: £12 pp, per hour tour Audio bulk prices for groups available on request. 8 % commission rate

Company: Invercarse Hotel

Lead Contact: Libby Reynolds Email: [email protected] Website: www.invercarsehotel.co.uk Profile: Traditional, and probably the most established locally owned hotel in the city. Situated 2.5 miles from city centre in a quiet residential area. Full-service hotel with 90 cover restaurant which has stunning views over the River Tay. The hotel has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and is easily accessible via M90/A90

68 well-appointed bedrooms with zip and link bed options. Free and ample coach parking with spaces for 100+ vehicles including 6 electric charging points. Easy access rooms come with added benefit of parking in front of the patio entrance doors.

The hotel caters for individual as well as group requirements. Situated just 2.5 miles from the city centre, V&A, Discovery Point and McManus Galleries.

Rates: Group Rates from £35 - £40 per person for B&B & £55 - £60 per person for DBB Single Supplement applies of £15/£30

Company: Woodlands Hotel

Lead Contact: Libby Reynolds Email: [email protected] Website: www.woodlandsdundee.co.uk Profile: Family owned traditional hotel set in mature wooded grounds, just a stone’s throw from the seaside suburb of Broughty Ferry. Woodlands Dundee has 65 bedrooms and a fully equipped Leisure Club. Guests have access to the leisure club and the in-house masseuse. There is free ample coach and car parking. The hotel is situated just 15 minutes from the championship golf course of and only 10 minutes from links courses of and Panmure. 15 minutes from V&A and the centre of Dundee by car/coach. The hotel caters for individual as well as group requirements.

Rates: Group Rates from £35 - £40 per person for B&B & £55 - £60 per person for DBB Single Supplement applies for £15/£30

Company: West Park Centre Lead Contact: Christine Milne Email: [email protected] Website: www.westpark.co.uk Profile: West Park Centre is a summer campus accommodation business located in Dundee offering large groups, value for money accommodation in one of the most vibrant cities in Scotland. West Park Centre has over 800 rooms spread over 3 sites. Belmont and Sea Braes are city center with free parking available at Sea Braes. West Park is just five minutes from Dundee city centre in a more tranquil setting also with free parking. All offer a central base to explore Dundee and the rest of Scotland with all transport links right at the door. All rooms are private en-suite rooms and are part of various sizes of flats each with a self catering kitchen/lounge area. All sites have nearby facilities for classrooms, sports and leisure activities as well as catering if required. Various service levels available on request. Rooms are available during June, July and August. Rates: 2021 Rates from £28 pppn inc VAT - including and 1st level servicing

Sleeperz Hotel Dundee

Company: Lead Contact: Manny Baber Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.sleeperz.com/dundee/ Profile: Sleeperz Hotel Dundee is a new 120-bed design-led hotel located directly above , the gateway to the city. Guests will enjoy views over the nearby V&A Museum Dundee, the River Tay and onto the new Waterfront Plaza. The hotel features a stylish bar and a modern restaurant, with views of the V&A museum and River Tay, offering a great breakfast and an all-day menu. Our 120 rooms provide a generous range of features; they're stylishly designed with all you need to work, relax and sleep in comfort. Rates: £59.00 to £129.00

Company: Hotel Indigo Dundee

Lead Contact: Fiona Gray Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/gb/en/dundee/dndid/hoteldetail Profile: Poised between Dundee’s waterfront and the heart of its shopping district, Hotel Indigo® Dundee reflects the fascinating heritage of this proud city. Our 102 boutique bedrooms including 17 Junior Suites are fully air conditioned with 40” LCD TV, invigorating rainfall shower, luxurious toiletries and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout. We also offer a fully-equipped gym, bar and award winning 2 AA rosette restaurant Daisy Tasker, perfect for experiencing Scotland’s finest produce and handcrafted bespoke cocktails and wines. Rates: Available on request

Company: Staybridge Suites Dundee

Lead Contact: Fiona Gray Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/gb/en/dundee/dnddd/hoteldetail Profile: Staying at Staybridge Suites Dundee will make you feel part of the cities past, present and future. One of Dundee’s most Iconic Mills has been transformed into 85 luxury suites with kitchens, WIFI, Nespresso machine and LCD TV’s. Our guests can enjoy our fantastic gym and laundry facilities. If staying on a Mon, Tuesday and Wednesday are invited to the Staybridge Social Evening; an hour of drinks, snacks and good company. Grab a local drink or snack from our Pantry or unwind in our Den. Rates: Available on request