We're husband and wife team Claire and Alick. Between us we have years of experience managing large Scottish estates and 5 star properties, delivering exceptional hospitality. We're the proud new owners of Muir Estate and are passionate about carrying on the proud heritage and giving people a unique experience in this special corner of Scotland. We previously owned and ran Woodcroft House which we achieved 5 stars by Visit Scotland and won the Best Guest House in Scotland 2022 voted by the Good Hotel Guide Our dream is to be self-sufficient, producing our own venison, lamb, beef and pork and to share this with our guests. Alick is very experienced in managing livestock, coming from a long line of Orkney farmers and previously managed Glenlyon Estate in highland Perthshire. So as soon as we bought this place we set to work putting up deer fences to form parks where we now have 10 hinds (female deer) the beginning of hopefully a larger herd, and later in the year we will introduce a stag. We have also fenced off the remainder of the grazing land so that we can have some sheep. In time, we hope to add cattle and possibly pigs, but we have to start somewhere. We both share the same principles and values, that our animals will be treated with kindness and be given the best life possible while they are with us on Muir Estate.

Lying on the southern fringe of the Scottish Highlands, a few miles from Callander, famously known as the Gateway to the Highlands and close to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, is Muir Estate. Here, within the estates 188 acres, you will find privacy, peace and tranquillity. Muir Estate is home to a healthy population of resident roe deer that like to hang about down in wooded area, towards the loch, and also in the Christmas tree plantations. The roe deer particularly like the woodland part of the estate as they are native to the woods and the trees provide fantastic shelter and protection for them. There is an abundance of brown hares, foxes, badgers and the super elusive pine martin who’s presence is only betrayed by his tracks in the fresh snow. The bird life includes all the typical woodland and farmland species such the robin, thrush, The loch attracts several species of ducks and geese including Canada’s. The secretive woodcock is a common sight during the winter months, and although a largely nocturnal bird we have seen it’s presence many times during the day. Other common sightings are buzzards, herons, and a nocturnal chorus of the resident owls can be heard.

Muir Estate is ideally located, just a few miles from either direction you will find lots to entertain you, your family and friends. These are just a few common attractions: Doune Castle: Outlander's Leoch and Lallybroch, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Film Location Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park Callander - Gateway to the Highlands Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Lake of Menteith Flanders Moss Nature Reserve (NNR) Battle of Bannockburn and Robert the Bruce City of Stirling, Stirling Castle and Wallace Monument