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ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH & LEISURE
WILD ROSE
ESCAPES
If you’re in the market for a
retreat with a difference, Wild
Rose Escapes could be just
the thing. Specialising in a
variety of ‘alternative’ holidays,
the Bealy-based company
ultimately aims to create an
escapist vibe for their visitors.
Specialising in three types of
getaway – craft, wild cookery
and relaxation – the holidays
are set in the breathtaking
tranquil heart of the Scottish
Highlands, surrounded by
some of the country’s most
beautiful glens; Loch Ness
is also just down the road.
Craft courses might involve
practising natural dyeing over
an open woodland fire, or
shearing a Shetland sheep and
learning wool crafts. Relaxation
retreats, meanwhile, combine
yoga and walking, with
elements of craft and cooking
thrown into the mix. If cooking a
hearty meal is your idea of fun,
the Wild Rose cookery courses
are a little out of the ordinary:
you’ll learn to forage for wild
food, and by the end will be au
fait with a range of prehistoric
and traditional outdoor cooking
methods. Irrespective of the
holiday you choose, you’ll
come away having had a real
taste of authentic Highland life,
its customs, its culture and its
cooking. Choose from a day,
weekend or week-long break.
Higher Crochail, Cannich, Beauly
Inverness-shire IV4 7NE
07765 173 029
