Food Heroes
At Station House we believe that great local producers should be supported and shouted about. In South West Scotland we have an amazing array of artisans dedicated to delivering amazing quality food and drink. We have spent the last 4 years developing relationships with the best the region has to offer and we would like to introduce you to them.
If you are a cafe, hotel or restaurant owner we can certainly recommend all suppliers featured here and would love nothing more than for you to get in contact with them find out what they offer.
If you are a food and drink loving member of the public then please support the Station House Family, our food culture depends on them!
Crafty Distillery
Crafty Distillery produce the highly prized and highly delicious Hills and Harbour Gin. They are one of the very few Craft Gin producers who begin by making their own spirit and then use locally sourced botanicals to create a truly unique experience. Station House have joined forces with Crafty in delivering Cookery Classes using their amazing products and includes a tour and drinks at the distillery!
Gledpark
Just 5 miles from Station House is Gledpark. Uniquely, UNESCO Biosphere certified for their exceptionally high ethical and welfare standards. Connecting consumer with producer we have teamed up and run premium ‘Field to Fork’ events where you spend the morning on the farm with the deer and the afternoon in the cookery school learning how to get the most from this Assured Scottish Venison.
Annanwater
Stephen and Sarah Burchell have farmed near Moffat in south west Scotland for 25 years.
Their sheep graze freely on open hill land and upland meadows enjoying high welfare standards and maturing naturally.
Allowing their sheep to mature at their own pace and ensuring they live as stress-free life as possible. Feeding on a variety of grasses, herbage, clover meadows and herb-rich uplands allows them time to mature at a gentle pace.
And the flavour, oh my word!
a bee provided
John Lockwood produces a range of gorgeous local Galloway honey. Changing with the season in depth and flavour profiles, his honey reflects the seasons and what his bees are feeding on at that time. We use his honey in our cookery classes for a wide variety of dressings, sauces and marinades.
Steilhead Cider
Penny and Max Nowell produce completely naturally fermented cider of an amazing quality. We’ve visited their farm and stood amongst the apple trees which produce this gorgeous tipple. It’s used in the Station House Cookery Classes, most notably in a rather nice reduction for pork!
Sulwath Brewers
I’ve been lucky enough to get a tour around this fantastic family run brewery. Based in Castle Douglas they produce a range of light, dark and wheat beers of the highest quality. On the tour I was taken through the whole process of how the beers are made and got the chance to get hands on with the hops which pack the flavour. I highly recommend a visit and certainly a bottle of their great beer.