Scotland’s immense variety of quality rich food and drink is just one reason to shop local when you are visiting. #Shoplocal gives you a better quality food, lower food miles, fairer prices for producers, and a variety driven by regionality and the seasons. Plus, it gives us a great excuse to explore more of this wonderful country, and all of its riches!

Below are some links to get you started.

Support Local

Spotlights food and drink producers across Scotland. Not so much a trail, but a great way of finding wonderful food with authentic provenance, many of which also offer online sales to keep that holiday feeling going all year round!

The Mull and Iona Food Trail

‘Eat your way around the islands’!  Love this!

Taste of Arran

Everything from chocolate to chutney, all from Arran’s beautiful shores.

The Outer Hebrides

Crofting land and bounteous seas, smoked shellfish, plus whisky gin and beer.  Yet another great reason to visit this magical region.

Food from Fife

Guides Fife-bound foodies around this region of great golf, beautiful beaches and picturesque fishing villages, and some very fine gins too!

Scotland Starts Here

The Border region’s food and drink trail, and very lovely it is.  Don’t miss the local gins if you’re down that way, and if you’re heading further north, why not make time for a pitstop while shopping for some local delicacies.

Scotland Welcomes You

Various food festivals throughout the year.

Aberdeenshire and the North East

Home to some of Scotland’s finest food producers.

Lanarkshire Larder

The Lanarkshire Larder food and drink trail is a chance to explore the exciting delis, bakeries, dairies, butcher shops, farm shops, distilleries, cafés, restaurants and hotels that our region has to offer.