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COVID 19 UPDATE

Firstly, we are open and ready to serve you. These are however challenging times, which are changing moment to moment. We would like to assure all of our staff and customers that their health and wellbeing is of the utmost importance to us. As the situation surrounding COVID 19 continues to change, we have put […]

Share the Love in Kinross-Shire

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If you run any type of accommodation in Kinross-shire, we should talk. Many of the Court House’s diners are tourists. Sometimes they’re passing through and have stumbled upon us. More often, they have reasearched in advance and made a reservation. We also get a lot of our custom through word of mouth. Happy customers telling […]

Burn’s Night and Why We Celebrate It

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Friends, food and the lifting of spirits – using spirits – Burns’ Night gives us a little something to look forward to when a full 5 hours of daylight feels like a gift from the heavens. Is it any wonder that during the bleakest of months, us Scot’s created a celebration that joined together three […]

Toilet Twinning & Winning

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The Court House toilets already have a fascinating story which you can read more about here. Seriously! We want to share with you some other great loo news too.  We are delighted to be working with our colleagues and neighbours Caledonia Washrooms who are based at Kinross Business Centre. They provide professional commercial washroom services […]

A Short History Lesson

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Built in 1825 as a prison, mortuary and court, The Court House has been at the heart of this community for almost 200 years. The prison, mortuary and court room closed at various points over the years and became a council office. A place where the lives, love and deaths of the inhabitants of this […]

We Heart Perth & Kinross-shire!

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We are proud to be supporting the Heart 200.  The brand new touring route of approximately 200 miles around Perth, Stirling, The Trossachs and Highland Perthshire. The route links Scotland’s two national parks, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs and the Cairngorms and encompasses everything that turns any road trip an odyssey. Modelled on the hugely […]

Court House Introducing ….. Jordan Lowe

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Jordan Lowe has been with us since early 2016 when he came on board as a Chef de Partie under our previous Head Chef Derek Johnstone. Now the new leader in our kitchen, we took the time to catch up with him. Over the last few years, under Derek’s tutelage, he has progressed and is now […]

Sweet Treats for CHAS!

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The Court House Coffee Bar & Restaurant in Kinross recently hosted a dessert tasting for children, families and staff from the town’s local children’s hospice, Rachel House, which is part of Children’s Hospices Across Scotland – better known as CHAS. Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is on a mission to reach every family in Scotland […]

Court House Introducing….Claire Fernie

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Claire is our Assistant Restaurant Manager and The Court Reporter newsletter team managed to grab a quick 10 minutes with her during the very busy festive season to find out just exactly what her role involves. CF You’ve got 5 minutes, max. TCR Ok, we’ll get right to it. How did you come to be […]

A Day in the Life…

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The Court Reporter met up with the busy Court House Restaurant Manager Sarah Jane Marshall to find out just exactly what being Restaurant Manager involves. TCR So, what do you do all day? SJM Ha! Everything! We have around 25 staff here at The Court House and I’m responsible for ensuring everyone knows what they […]