As many of you know, the Bistro has been a cherished part of the community for over a decade, lovingly run by Steve and Jen Martin. After their well-deserved retirement, we’ve been working hard to bring fresh energy and new life into this beloved space.

Throughout 2024, we’ve been renovating the Bistro to create a revitalized experience for our guests. However, the process has taken longer than expected, and we’ve encountered some unexpected challenges along the way. With winter approaching and this being a quieter season, we’ve made the difficult decision to remain closed over the colder months and plan for a grand reopening in Spring 2025.

We understand many of you have been eagerly anticipating our reopening this year, and we sincerely apologize for the delay. Renovations have taken more time than we originally anticipated, and finding the right team to support our vision has also proven to be more challenging than expected.

We are pleased to be able to welcome visitors back to our 13 self catering holiday cottages on the Estate from all over the United Kingdom. Please check out the availability charts for details of what we have available this year. We look forward to seeing you all again.

May 2021  Farm Shop  Hours  Carmichael Estate Farm meats, Venison , Beef,  Lamb and other local produce open 10am – 5pm Wednesday to Sunday.

Other days upon request

Please phone 01899 308336

We are looking for an enthusiastic couple to help out in our family run  tourism and self-catering business based near Biggar in South Lanarkshire Scotland. Our diversified rural Estate is located just 1 hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow so ideal as a summer touring base on days off. The Estate has 16 self catering holiday cottages, a farm shop and a small meat processing plant which produces meats for the local Farmers Markets.

We are looking for happy, honest individuals with great attitudes and a willingness to be flexible and work to a high standard on a range of different tasks. 

One of the applicants must be willing to dedicate the main part of their working day to housekeeping, cleaning and washing duties in the cottage business and occasionally work in the Farm Shop. The other should have some experience  in maintenance and be willing to solve problems both internal and external in the cottages and other buildings. Both applicants should be willing to get stuck into painting and decorating projects as required. At some points the successful applicants will be able to work together but most of the time they will be either working alone or as part of a small group. 

Carmichael is a great place to live and the positions are an ideal opportunity to become part of a small team for the summer. Accommodation is offered with these exciting summer positions. The advertised positions are seasonal and can start any time after the 1^st April 2019 and finish on the 1^st October 2019.

Please reply in the first instance with CVs, recent photographs of each candidate, and any other information which you feel may benefit your application.