We provide you with a map, and the rest is up to you but at your destination (if you can locate it!) you’ll find a picnic blanket, a firepit and to guide you along on the way red ribbons with your very own personalised hanging birch discs.

And oh, yes there can be a delicious picnic hamper too - beautifully prepared with ribbons and flowers by Polly’s Pantry - perfect for special occasions.

Available all-year round £65 for 2 adults. Please note the picnic hamper is charged separately: see Polly’s Pantry for menus and prices.

A special event to celebrate? Whether for a birthday or anniversary going out into the woodlands and planting your very own Scots Pine, later to become a home to a great many forest creatures, is something many of our guests treasure.

Our guide will take you out, so you can learn about the semi-ancient Scots Pine, birch, and oak trees on the estate - and using our no-dig method you’ll be able to add your own trees.

Come and plant Scots Pines - home to the largest number of conservation species in Scotland. Or alders - with springtime catkins that are valuable for pollinators.

Available all-year round £40 per person. Children free with accompanying adults, and your dog is very welcome too

Come and find out about the history of Scotland from the C11th through the eyes of this estate: pilgrimages, medieval barons, corn threshing machines and designed historic landscapes.

What’s the link between pretzels, St Margaret and the Scotland Yard chequered band?

We will also introduce you to woodland fungi, the scent of a Douglas fir needle, and we’ll look out for woodpeckers, owls and sumptuous mosses.

Available all-year round £40 per person. Children free with accompanying adults, and your dog is very welcome too.

The frequency of a bat’s call confirms the species. Come and take a walk with our guide and a bat detector and see which of our three residents you can find: soprano and common pipistrelle, as well as long-eared bat.

Available April to October only and weather-dependent, £40 per person. Children free with accompanying adults, and your dog is very welcome too

Whether you are a day-tourer at heart looking for a quick fix, a dedicated road rider punching out the gravel miles, or just pottering about on quiet roads or tracks exploring cross-country, or full-on steep and techy mountain biking you have found a fantastic base at Brucefield Estate - and don’t forget you can also arrive at the estate by bicycle.

With all of this variety available straight from the door, or within an hour, you’ll be able to make the most of your time here with lots of GPS routes and suggested itineraries.

We also have TREK all-terrain bicycles for hire eg 2 bikes for 2 days £55 including helmets.

If you’d like coaching or guiding to build confidence for off-road cycling of all kinds: MTB navigational skills, racing, jumping, gravel touring - contact Steve of Real World Riding to create your guided tailor-made trip. See Steve’s website for pricing and sessions available from 2 hrs, half or full-days.

Apart from around the estate, neighbouring Devilla Forest has beautiful tall Scots Pines and with Peppermill Dam provides a great walking or jogging circuit.

Head to the Ochil hills for summit climbing: King’s Seat (648m, 4 to 6 hrs) or Ben Cleuch (731m, 4.5 to 6 hrs). For wild valleys take the Dollar-Glenquey-Common Edge route (250m, 4hrs) or, if starting at height with a car in the wilderness, walk the Castlehill Reservoir Trail (151m, 1.5 hrs). All routes start approx 15 to 20 mins from us by car.

For anyone who’d like a lengthier guided Ochil hill climb for example Glen Sherup Horseshoe contact Martin at Roaming Scotland.

Yoga experiences offered by Jemma of The Yoga Hut Fife.

Find your perfect combo during your stay with us by working on strength with beginner or intermediate Hatha yoga – the foundation of all yoga practices.

Alternatively, relax deeply with Restorative yoga: the perfect way to melt into the weekend. A deeply soothing experience for the body and mind: restorative practice is exactly what it says, restoring energy, calming the body & nervous system and finishing with Nidra.

Private sessions in your accommodation with us can be booked from 1hr 15 mins to a more bespoke session 2hr 30 mins with pre-session Zoom call to establish requirements. Ask us for more details or contact Jemma. Cost are from £65 per person.