Visitor Farm, Tearoom, Nature Reserve and Educational Centre. Forfar, North East Scotland.
Festive Willow Workshop at Murton!
Learn the techniques to make a willow tree, a fun addition to the Christmas table, and willow stars and deer to decorate your home.
There will also be the opportunity to learn which materials can be harvested from local hedgerows to add a splash of colour and texture in this all-festive themed workshop!
Limited spaces. Booking essential.
Email wovenwillow@gmail.com or direct message Rachel on Facebook to book.
A short video detailing the LEADER Cooperation project between Angus in Scotland, Meetjesland in Belgium and Bazinul Dornelor in Romania. In each area we hope to develop a flourishing visitor economy that benefits the whole community.
Murton is delighted to be a delivery partner in Angus for this project.
We are delighted that Business Gateway Tayside, Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce and Angus Council chose our tearoom as one of their host venues as part of their Angus Rural Roadshow! Come along to get business support, advice and information. It also an opportunity to network and find out about other local businesses, events and training.
Drop in on to our Tearoom Wednesday 13 November – 10.00am to 4.30pm
Do you have an interest in tourism? Would you like to take part in a learning visit to Belgium in April 2020?
This learning visit will be offered to individuals in the local community of Angus, who are involved directly or indirectly in tourism. Participants can include individuals from businesses, community leaders or volunteers. The learning visit is funded as part of a wider AngusLEADER funded project.
Our overall project works across three areas of Angus Scotland, Meetjesland Belgium and Bazinul Dornelor Romania. We hope to develop a flourishing visitor economy that benefits the whole community. Across the whole project we will be researching and driving community-led tourism using three main themes of welcoming visitors, promoting local food & drink and traditional rural skills.
Murton Trust is a partner, with Angus Tourism Cooperative, Flourish9 and Angus Council and is currently taking part in a Transnational Cooperation Project with Belgium and Romania.
We are now operating our Winter Hours. We are open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. Our Farm and Tearoom are closed every Monday and Tuesday. The Nature Reserve remains open, with the car park open 9am to 4.30pm
Festive Break
We will close at 4pm on 22nd December and re-open at 10am on 8th January.
A massive thanks to the staff at Tesco Forfar branch for their kind donation of buckets, spades and sandpit toys. Our outdoor tots group and farm visitors will have hours of fun playing with these in our 2 giant sandpits!
Murton is delighted to provide yet another opportunity together with Community Jobs Scotland.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Tearoom staff. Working as part of the dedicated team, you will be providing customers with an experience that leaves them wanting to visit again.
For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please follow the link below.
– Farm and Tearoom temporary closure. Nature Reserve open –
Due to a burst water main we will be partially closed until approx 11.30am today Friday 2nd August.
Our tearoom can serve ice lollies, cold drinks and cakes as takeaway only, unfortunately we can not open the farm due to no hand washing facilities.
The nature reserve is looking beautiful and remains open and is free to walk round. We will re-open as soon as the repair has been made.
We are delighted to announce that we raised £1626.48 at Kids Fest 2019. This has been split equally between Tay FM Cash for Kids SC041421 and Murton Trust for Education and the Environment SC031554.
Massive thanks to everyone who came out and supported this event. The to all the local businesses who pledged their time and resources to entertain all our visitors on the day. Thanks to
Be sure to join us on next year on Sunday 10th May for Kids Fest 2020!
We are excited to announce we are recruiting staff to join the team at Murton.
Hospitality Manager
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual, who will be ensuring that our tearoom and hospitality is managed efficiently and effectively at all times. You must deliver first class customer service at all times, with the purposes and objectives of the Trust a key focus of their work.
Be a passionate leader with the ability to motivate and support the team. You will work with an ambition and a commercial focus, striving for improvement and identifying areas for growth.
Job Description -Hospitality Manager
Closing Date 31st May 2019.
Hospitality Assistant
We are looking for an experienced individual to join our team, based in the tearoom. Must be able to manage a busy lunch time service, work under pressure and be adaptable. Suitable candidates must have previous hospitality experience and a food hygiene certificate. You must be willing to work varied hours over seven days.
Job Description – Hospitality Assistant
Please send a C.V. and covering letter to murtontrust@murtontrust.org.uk and contact us for more information.