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An arch of flowers at the door of the Flower Pavilion, Montrose.
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The Flower Pavilion

A florist's shop, studio and coffee hatch in a restored bowling clubhouse on Rossie Island in Montrose, run by the floral designer Linda Cooper.

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Welcome

On Rossie Island, the low green island where Montrose meets the South Esk, an old bowling clubhouse beside its former green has been restored as the Flower Pavilion.

The floral designer Linda Cooper opened it in September 2016, and her dog Liesel is usually somewhere nearby.

The pavilion is a shop, a studio and a coffee hatch at once. Buckets of seasonal flowers fill the shop, the studio is where the bouquets, wreaths and arrangements for weddings and every other occasion are made by hand, and the hatch serves hot drinks to take out onto the green, where the old bowling lawn is kept as smooth as ever.

The Flower Pavilion opens from Tuesday to Saturday, and it is a lovely place to stop on the way into Montrose or out to Montrose Basin.

Close byLilybank BakehouseA sourdough bakery on Montrose High Street, grown from a home micro-bakery, baking bread, buns and pastries with local organic flour.2 min by roadSee itThe shopfront of Lilybank Bakehouse on Montrose High Street.
Before you go

Open Tuesday to Friday from ten until four, and Saturday morning until one; closed Sunday and Monday.

Where
Rossie Island, Montrose DD10 9NL.
Telephone
07867 802830.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–1pm
Sunday
Closed
Where it is

On Rossie Island, at the southern edge of Montrose by the South Esk.

Close byMontrose.
  1. The window of Tomorrow Is Another Day on George Street, Montrose.Tomorrow Is Another DayUnder a mile2 min by road
  2. The painted front of the Funky Wee Teapot ceramic painting studio in Montrose.The Funky Wee TeapotA fully gluten-free cafe and pottery painting studio in Montrose, run by Donna and Graeme Taylor, with classes, family sessions and cake.1 mile3 min by road
  3. Tables and shelves of books in Ink & Quill, Montrose.Ink & Quill BookshopAn independent bookshop on John Street.1 mile3 min by road
  4. Wet sand stretches towards a distant lighthouse on the headlandScurdie Ness LighthouseThe lighthouse of 1870 across the river mouth.2 miles8 min by road
  5. Rusted boat rests beneath the brick arches of a river viaductMontrose BasinA tidal basin beside the island, where pink-footed geese gather.2 miles6 min by road
Directions
The shopfront of Lilybank Bakehouse on Montrose High Street.CafeLilybank Bakehouse0.7 miles
AttractionsMontrose Playhouse1.4 miles
Two golfers on a coastal tee, one mid-swing overlooking a sandy bayAttractionsMontrose Golf Links1.6 miles
Restaurant tables laid with cutlery beneath hanging plants, overlooking coastal dunes at duskRestaurantsRoo's Leap1.7 miles
RAF Tornado ZD744 stored in a hangar with squadron crests on the wallAttractionsMontrose Air Station Museum2.0 miles
Dunninald Castle, its turrets and pinnacles above a green lawn.AttractionsDunninald Castle and Gardens2.2 miles
Whisky casks marked "Arbikie Highland Estate 2022" stacked in rows inside a warehouseAttractionsArbikie Distillery4.3 miles
Stone arched bridge spanning a wide river beneath a cloudy blue skyAttractionsBridge of Dun4.4 miles
Sandstone mansion with columned entrance, chimneys and flag against a cloudy skyAttractionsHouse of Dun4.4 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the florist, and when each is next free.

Timber cabin with metal roof and decking surrounded by woodland treesNorth Lodge and River Cabin
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Banchory
  • 19 miles from the Flower Pavilion
Free 11–13 NovA stone farmhouse covered in climbing ivy stands behind a gravel drive, seen through overhanging pine branches.Cuttieshillock
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 19 miles from the Flower Pavilion
Free 17–19 OctA stone cottage with dormer windows sits behind a low blue gate, a rose-covered archway framing the front door.Gamekeeper’s Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 19 miles from the Flower Pavilion
Free 2–4 NovA stone steading with a slated pyramid roof and a chimney stands behind a green nameplate sign, a chair visible through the window.No 2 Steading Cottage at Glendye
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Strachan
  • 19 miles from the Flower Pavilion
Free 18–20 OctPlaces to stayEvery stay in AngusAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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