Romance and comfort at Glebe House, an historic 1862 manse now transformed as an exclusive boutique bed and breakfast to welcome guests from across the world. If you want a relaxing (or romantic) but still interesting and stylish short break experience why not come to this intimate and exclusive accommodation, newly refurbished with our guests in mind. Choose from two exclusive suites which each i
nclude a double bedroom (twin available) with unique luxury ensuite bathroom/shower room and a sumptuously designed private lounge. And for fresh air take advantage of the large interesting garden. Breakfast and evening meal (possible by arrangement) are served in the traditional dining room which is furnished in keeping with the history of the house to make your visit feel special. You will receive true hospitality from arrival with a complimentary drink and home-made snacks. A packed lunch is available for those staying three nights. This impressive house was the “new” manse for the ancient visitor attraction, St. Serf’s Church, home of the 8th century Dupplin Cross in Dunning. You will get to know the history of this historic old manse in the heart of a vibrant, ancient and pretty conservation village in beautiful rural Perthshire. Glebe House is certainly well located at less than 1 hour’s journey from Edinburgh or Glasgow, and 15 minutes from Auchterarder, home to Gleneagles Hotel (host to the Ryder Cup), or the new City of Perth. Glebe House welcomes you with:
* Personal attention
* Space and privacy with your own private lounge
* A large, private garden, local woodland walks and pretty, historic village
Eating In our Out
Breakfast can be served by arrangement in your private lounge, or when the weather in warm on the sunny patio. An evening meal can be provided by prior arrangement, either a home cooked supper or fine dining by our selected chef. Additionally the village of Dunning has two excellent pubs, both within 2 minutes walk - The Kirkstyle Inn and the Dunning Hotel.
* Good food sourced locally when available
* Our own home made bread, jams, chutneys, snacks
* Our own home grown fruit and vegetables in season
* Evening meal options of home cooked supper or fine dining by selected chef
* Free packed lunch for stays of 3 nights or more
Out and About
You can explore Perthshire from the conservation village of Dunning. If you are interested in in golf there’s a popular nine hole golf course in the village or several full courses at The Gleneagles Hotel, just 15 minutes away. At the edge of the village is an attractive ancient wood with a roman site which offers an easy, one kilometre circular walk. Other local walks are through the lovely Pitcairn Den with its bluebell wood and pretty burn. For more of a challenge you can climb up Craig Rossie to enjoy the stunning Perthshire scenery. Dunning is ideally situated for you to enjoy the many wider leisure activities of Perthshire such as cycling, white water rafting and land rover safaris. Dunning is steeped in history with the 8th century Dupplin Cross housed in the 13th (or earlier) century St.Serf’s church. It is has a surviving portion of a roman encampment, a monument to Maggie Walls who was burnt at the stake as a witch in 1657, and a sole surviving house of the Jacobean torching of Dunning in 1716, the “Straw House”. Dunning remains a vibrant village with golf, tennis, play areas, shops and businesses including two popular pub restaurants. We would be delighted to help you find the activities that would make your visit to Perthshire special. Historic Story
Glebe House (the new manse) was built over a period of only nine months in 1860, commissioned by Lord Rollo as the manse for St. Serf’s church. The church itself has an ancient history with its steeple dating from 1200, evidence of an earlier building, and the current enlarged church dating from 1810. Glebe House was designed by the London architect of the then Lord Rollo’s Dunning mansion, Duncrub House, which is now demolished. Mr Campbell from Perth carried out the interior decoration including the pitch pine work, diaphanie painted glass and decoration. In our renovation of a bedroom we found a pencil line drawing on an original plaster wall. Who is she and who drew her?
“The manse it replaced had at least one memorable occupant”. The reverend “Drouth” as he was called locally died was hanged over Dunning Bridge in 1814 by his dissatisfied parishioners. He had let slip earlier about the taking of illegal whisky through the kitchen window and blamed his poor servant Annie. Read this and more in ”Crossroads and Characters” by Lorne A. Wallace available through the Dunning Parish Historical Society. Only four ministers lived in Glebe House from John Wilson’s arrival in 1861 to John Campbell McKinnon’s arrival in 1924. During the Second World War it housed evacuees from Glasgow. The house was sold by the Church of Scotland in 1967 and much of its land given up for development of The Glebe and Manse Place.
