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The dark timber buildings of Loch Leven's Larder around a courtyard with picnic tables and planters, under a blue sky.
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Loch Leven's Larder

A farm shop, food hall and two cafés on Channel Farm, on the north side of Loch Leven near Kinross, opened by the Niven family in 2005.

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There's a lovely view of Loch Leven from Loch Leven's Larder, a farm shop and café on the north side of the loch, about ten minutes from Kinross.

The Niven family opened it in 2005 on Channel Farm, which their family has farmed since 1934, and vegetables still go straight from the field to the kitchen. The food hall, bakery and deli is the heart of it, with salads made by the Larder's own chefs, its much-loved sausage rolls, seasonal fruit and vegetables, and 20 to 30 cheeses, many of them Scottish, such as Strathdon Blue and Clava. There's a good shelf of Scottish gin, whisky, craft beer and cider too, and two gift shops, one of them the design-led 1848 store. Stop for lunch in the Larder Café or the Greenhouse Café, and let the children loose in the play park. The Loch Leven Heritage Trail starts from the top of the car park, and dogs are welcome outside and at the Canopy Café.

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Before you go

Open every day, with two cafés, two gift shops and a play park.

Where
Channel Farm, on the north side of Loch Leven, KY13 9HD.
Open
Every day, 9am to 5pm; the 1848 design store from 10am.
Cafés
The Larder Café, 9am to 5pm, and the Greenhouse Café, 9am to 4.30pm; last hot food orders at 4pm.
Dogs
Only service dogs inside; dogs are welcome outside and at the Canopy Café, which has water bowls, but not in the play park.
The trail
The Loch Leven Heritage Trail starts at the top of the car park.
Access
Step-free, with an accessible toilet and Blue Badge parking, on Google's record.
Phone
01592 841000

Opening hours

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Monday
9am–5pm
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–5pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
9am–5pm
Sunday
9am–5pm

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Where it is

On Channel Farm, on the north side of Loch Leven, about ten minutes from Kinross, KY13 9HD.

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  • Sleeps 8
  • In Newburgh
  • 10 miles from Loch Leven's Larder
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  • Sleeps 6
  • In Newburgh
  • 10 miles from Loch Leven's Larder
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  • Sleeps 2
  • In Newburgh
  • 10 miles from Loch Leven's Larder
Free 1–3 NovA white rendered cottage with a red tiled roof, dark dormers and a timber porch stands beside a birch tree under a blue sky.West Cottage
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  • 10 miles from Loch Leven's Larder
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