Facilities for your Enjoyment and Entertainment
Drumkilbo is a listed historic building. The house itself is mid 19th century with a 13th century stone spiral staircase at its core. With a large dining room, three reception rooms and a billiard room, it is a wonderful house for entertaining.

Professional Staff
The house is available either un-staffed or fully staffed by our highly professional team.

Our chefs are renowned for their imaginative use of the delicacies of Scotland's larder, allowing our guests to dine in five-star style at affordable prices. We are especially proud to offer the best local game, succulent grouse and partridge, venison and wild Tay salmon. We ask that our guests have at least one meal during their stay at Drumkilbo.

Entertainment
We offer a range of in-house entertainment during your visit, and particularly recommend a Scottish banquet, comprising a variety entertainment. We also regularly offer a traditional Burns Supper, featuring the ceremony of the Address to the Haggis, with bagpipe salutes, recitations and drams of whisky. Other popular choices include Scottish harp, accompanied by ancient Celtic mouth music. We can even arrange for a local theatre company to stage a private performance in the House, featuring songs and dancing from shows such as Brigadoon.

Coupar Angus Burgh Pipe Band
The recently formed Coupar Angus Burgh Pipe Band made its first public appearance at the Drumkilbo Garden Open Day in June 2001. By special arrangement, we can organise Beating the Retreat at the end of the day or a single piper to rouse your guests at dawn.

Braveheart Cottage
This charming 19th century cottage close to the main house has been lovingly restored and modernised. It has two bedrooms, one double and one twin, two bathrooms with showers, a living room and kitchen. It is available as a holiday cottage in its own right, but can also be booked as part of a corporate or private event to accommodate extra guests. Full information, including our tariff and availability, is available at www.drumkilbo.co.uk/holidaycottage.

Outdoor Swimming Pool
Adjacent to the house is a secluded outdoor swimming pool with private changing facilities, patio with loungers and barbecues. The pool is available between June and September and can be heated at an additional cost.

The Carriage House
This handsome 19th century listed carriage house is ideal for a small conference or as a venue for after dinner entertainment. When the Scottish country dance music strikes up, you won't be able to resist dancing an eightsome reel!

For further information, please refer to our accommodation and information pages.

First Bicycle in Scotland
The drive of Drumkilbo House may have been the scene of the first bicycle ever to be ridden in Scotland, as George Kinloch recorded in a letter dated 17th June 1819. ' The Drummie has been practising upon a velocipede lately but not with great success.'

History records that the first two wheeled device in the nature of a bicycle called ' The Dandy Horse ' was introduced into England by Baron von Drais in 1818 and, as David Nairne's velocipede was probably brought back from Paris after his trip abroad with George Kinloch in the summer of 1818, it may well have been the first bicycle in Scotland.

David Nairne of Drumkilbo was a young spark and, when rather more merry than usual, he was referred to as ' Kildrumbo ' or ' Drummie '.