The Blue Herbarium

24/08/2026

Another wonderful image to promote the upcoming craft fair - love this one!! Hope everyone has this date firmly in their diary 💙

We're looking forward to seeing you on 5th September at Geilsland Estate for our 21st birthday celebration! Entry to our events is free plus there's free parking with a team on hand to help you find a space, and there's no need to worry about being fined for entering a Low Emission Zone (L*Z) 🚗 With an amazing 54 indoor stalls filled with affordable handmade goods, including food & drink, you can escape any "liquid sunshine" and enjoy a day of retail therapy in the warm & dry. Feeling peckish? We've got you covered with our chatter & natter cafe area in the hall, run by Mocha JaK’s, serving snacks and hot & cold drinks, or you can pop round to their main cafe to enjoy the full menu. We also have a special treat this month with Ellwoods pizza truck selling delicious freshly made pizza, and even your four-legged friends are covered with a fabulous dog bakery. Visit our event page Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair - 21st Birthday Event and click "Going" or "Interested" to receive a reminder before the event. 11am - 4pm, FREE entry & FREE parking, accessible venue, fantastic on-site cafe, and it's all dog friendly 😊

On the border of North Ayrshire & Renfrewshire, Geilsland Estate is closer than you might think, some journey times by car: Kilbirnie 5 mins, Lochwinnoch 8 mins, Dunlop 9 mins, Kilwinning 15 mins, Johnstone 15 mins, Paisley 20 mins, Ardrossan 20mins, West Kilbride 20 mins, Irvine 25 mins, Kilmarnock 25 mins, Largs 25 mins, Glasgow West End 30 mins, Troon 35 mins, Glasgow 35 mins, Greenock 40 mins, East Kilbride 40 mins, Hamilton 40 mins, Ayr 40 mins, Motherwell 45 mins, Stirling 50 mins, Lanark 60 mins, Falkirk 60 mins. (Address: Geilsland Estate, The Gatehouse, Wardrop Street, Beith, Ayrshire, KA15 1HE)

16/08/2026

Cyanotype scrap packs ready for Scottish Arts and Crafts Fair on 5 Sept. Great for collage, card making, scrapbooking, journalling etc.

16/08/2026

Lovely line up of food & drink producers! Saturday 5 September 11-4, Geilsland, Beith. See you there!

12/08/2026

On my table today, ready for packaging for the Scottish Arts and Crafts Fair on 5/9/26 What a wonderful range of colours can be obtained with the Cyanotype process 💙🌿

08/08/2026

A wonderful range of food & drink, art and crafts - take a look here and mark Saturday 5 Sept on your calendar. I will be there and hope you will too. A great day out awaits, free parking, coffees and dog friendly too!

07/08/2026

Going from strength to strength, the Scottish Arts and Crafts Fair will celebrate 21 years of bringing beautiful handmade items to Beith for your enjoyment. Come along and soak up the atmosphere of this wonderful event! I'll be there with my Cyanotypes and would love to see you there 💙

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Our next event takes place at Geilsland Estate on 5th September, and it marks 21 years of Scottish Arts and Crafts Fair! This month's movie poster is based on the 2002 movie '28 Days Later' and we have another fantastic line up of 54 indoor stalls packed with art, craft, food & drink, with more crafters joining us for the first time (but hopefully no zombies 😂) plus we have some surprises lined up too. Come along and help us celebrate our 21st birthday in style 🎂🎈🥳

Visit our event page - Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair - 21st Birthday Event, and click "Going" or "Interested" to receive a reminder before the day. 11am to 4 pm, FREE entry and FREE parking. Our spacious venue is fully accessible with a wonderful on-site cafe, plus there are great countryside walks in and around the estate, and it's all dog friendly too! Address - Geilsland Estate, The Gatehouse, Wardrop Street, Beith, KA15 1HE

23/07/2026

The August event is fast approaching - have a look here at which Makers will be attending and all their wonderful products 💙

28/06/2026

Teabag cyanotypes!

27/06/2026

Do put this wonderful event in your diary for next Saturday, the perfect place to find one of a kind gifts , talk to makers, meet friends, enjoy a delicious coffee, walk the dog i.e. have an all round great day out!

01/05/2026

Yes, tomorrow it is!!

It's May and the sun seems to have run away, but don't worry, little Annie is here to remind you that our May event takes place tomorrow at Geilsland Estate and that will certainly brighten your day ☀️ All together now... 🎶 Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow. You're always, a day awaaaaaaaaaaay 🎶

Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair - 2nd May - 54 indoor stalls with 1000s of quality handmade items available including food & drink! We're open from 11am to 4 pm, FREE entry, FREE parking, fully accessible venue, on-site cafe, and it's all dog friendly too! (Address: Geilsland Estate, The Gatehouse, Wardrop Street, Beith, Ayrshire, KA15 1HE)