Aberdeenshire: Destination Delicious
Visitors to Aberdeenshire seek out local produce
According to Visit Aberdeenshire consumer research in 2025*, 81% of visitors to the region actively seek out local food and drink when eating out. Indeed, "enjoying local food and drink" ranked number 1 in the category of visitors' top activities when in the region while "short walks (up to 2 miles/1 hour)" ranked number 5. This is another great reason to visit Insch, but we'll cover that in another post.
Now, the North-East is well-known to be a destination for outstanding food and drink experiences. With its long coastal stretches providing fresh fish and seafood being landed daily, to its green pastures providing fodder for dairy and beef cattle, sheep and pigs alike, the land and sea provide Aberdeenshire's chefs with some wonderful produce to work with.
It's also comforting to know, from a sustainability point of view, that the bulk of the produce chef Alan Halkett works with has only covered very few miles on its journey to The Station Hotel.
Our venison comes from Tullynessle Farm, only 10 miles away, while G McWilliam of Aberdeen provide us with other butcher meat and fish direct from the Granite City, 27 miles distant. Mackie's Ice Cream is produced only 12 miles away on the family farm in Westertown while we source honey from Fernlea Apiary in Kennethmont, only 10 minutes away.
Although we do have to buy in fruit and vegetables from other Scottish suppliers, we are lucky to have had an offer from a very kind local farmer situated within spitting distance of the hotel. He has invited us just to "nip ower the fence" and help ourselves to whatever produce we like from his fields. What could be more local than that?!
Visit Aberdeenshire's research also highlighted that our guests like to visit local farm shops and, here again, The Station Hotel Insch is well placed:
- Kellockbank is only 2.5 miles from the hotel with a food hall and restaurant and also sells a wide range of quality homeware, clothing and gifts.
- Morgan McVeighs is another 2.5 miles further away with a gift shop, food hall, restaurant and fashion boutique.
The Station Hotel Insch, the place to be!
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