Scotland is a small but diverse country – which is a huge part of its appeal - and Community Tourism enterprises are popping up all across the map from Unst on Shetland, to Newcastleton on the English border, and from Angus on the east coast to virtually every island on the west coast - and everywhere in between.
To inspire conscious travel to each of these amazing places you can search under four regions of Scotland - and six different types of visitor offer. And do come back again as we are adding new places all the time as our network grows and expands.
Find places throughout Scotland to 'Stay, Eat, Buy, Do, Enjoy' and receive a real community welcome.
Explore our map of Scotland to discover where you can meet proud and passionate locals and be welcomed into our world.
Stay
Overnight accommodation from hostels, self catering and airbnb to motorhome hook ups and camping
Eat
Cafes, pop-ups, community pubs and distilleries
Buy
Shops, crafts and provisions
Do
Experiences, activities, heritage and arts centres
Enjoy
Function spaces, events and festivals
Find
Services - such as information, toilets, ATMs, bike hire, baggage handling and storage and directions
The Glentrool Hive Gallery and Craft Shop
Supporting over 40 local artists, makers and producers, we showcase their beautiful wares and champion skilled handma...
The Glentrool Hive
The Glentrool Hive was designed to be flexible in it’s use and one of the most important aspects was to retain a comm...
The Coorie
‘Coorie’ is a Gaelic word meaning to nestle or snuggle but it’s taken on a different meaning recently. The word ha...
Trimontium Museum
The Trimontium Museum is in the heart of Melrose in the Scottish Borders and is a community owned and managed attract...
Aviemore Ice Rink
In February 2021, AGCT (Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust) launched the Aviemore Community Ice campaign to raise...
Findhorn Village Heritage Centre and Icehouse
Situated in a former salmon net store at the Northern end of this historic village, our Heritage Centre tells the sto...
Hike & Bike Hub
The Kintyre Way
Girvan Tourist Information Point
Glengarry Community Woodlands
Shambellie
Go Wild Scotland CIC
Gorebridge Community Development Trust
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North & East
The Highlands, Grampian and Northern Isles host some of our oldest community led tourism enterprises linked to celebrating our culture and heritage and providing solutions for retaining much needed services for locals and visitors alike as well as some new award winning enterprises responding to a post covid world.
West
With a myriad of islands, remote peninsulas and rocky coastlines, the West Coast is a hive of community led tourism projects and initiatives with visitors as well as locals being proud beneficiaries. Islands typically foster an entrepreneurial mindset and innovative opportunities for visitors to readily give something back either in destination or once back at home.
Central
Spanning the central belt of Scotland and taking in our largest cities, industrial heartland and agricultural hinterland, this region has been witnessing community empowerment and development over recent decades with more and more recognising the merit of welcoming visitors and providing much needed services which enhance the visitor experience and derive important local benefits.
South
Arguably a less well known region but one which is now seriously punching above its weight, the South of Scotland is accessible to over 14 million people in the north of England and the central belt of Scotland and is peppered with innovative and some very ambitious community led tourism enterprises each seeking to retain valuable assets and stimulate the local economy.
