Hill of Tarvit Mansion near Cupar in Fife, run by the National Trust for Scotland, hosts weddings, corporate events and private parties. The Edwardian mansion takes up to 70 guests for a drinks reception or a wedding ceremony and 50 for dinner, and the grounds hold a marquee event of 250. Self-catering accommodation sleeps up to 18.
Seminars and company events
The Trust's venue page lists corporate events among the uses of the mansion and its grounds, and the 110 hectares of parkland are offered for team-building activities. The estate also has a nine-hole hickory golf course where a group can play with traditional clubs. The page gives no meeting rooms, no equipment list and no capacity for a seminar layout, so ask the booking team what the mansion can offer for a working day.
Weddings and receptions
The mansion is presented as a setting for weddings, private parties and corporate events. It holds a wedding ceremony for 70 guests and a drinks reception for 70, with dinner for 50 seated. Outdoor weddings and marquee events are possible in the gardens and parkland, with 250 guests in a marquee. The estate has its own pages for weddings, corporate events and private events, and a booking enquiries form.
Rooms and capacities
The mansion: drinks reception for 70, wedding ceremony for 70, dining for 50.
The grounds: marquee event for 250 guests.
The page does not name individual rooms. Ask which rooms of the house are used for each format and what the layout looks like.
Accommodation
Self-catering accommodation is offered for up to 18 guests in total: the Upper West Wing Flat inside the mansion, and three cottages in the grounds, East, West and Middle Cottage.
History and setting
Sir Robert Lorimer designed the mansion to show the art and antiques of Frederick Sharp, including French and Chippendale-style furniture and works by Raeburn and Ramsay. It is described as one of the finest Edwardian mansion houses in Scotland. It sits in 110 hectares of gardens and parkland designed by Lorimer, in the Kingdom of Fife.
Getting there
Hill of Tarvit is two miles south of Cupar, off the A916, and St Andrews is a 20-minute drive. The address is Hill of Tarvit Mansion, Cupar, Fife, KY15 5PB. Edinburgh, Dundee and Perth are within easy reach by road. The page gives no train information, so ask about transfers from Cupar station for a group.
