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23/06/2020

Joining Scottish Agritourism

Membership is for agritourism businesses.

Working farms, crofts, estates producing food (noted as farms from here on), with a consumer facing offering including selling food direct, tourism or leisure. You may be a member of a farming family but running a separate tourism business based on or adjacent to the family farm.

Examples include –

  • All types of accommodation on farm
  • Farm tours and events including weddings, festivals and pop up food events
  • Farm cafes and restaurants
  • Farm shops selling farm produce including on-line shops
  • Sports and adventure sports on farms including equestrian

Membership is for one year from the date you paid your invoice.

Join here once you have read the category options below https://scottishtourismalliance.co.uk/apply-online/

On joining, you will be sent an invoice from the Scottish Tourism Alliance.

If you are unsure which category of membership you are in, please call Caroline Millar on 01382 320 707 before applying.

Category Which category? Rate
 

A

 

Do you have a self-catering business on your farm?

Go to C or D.

 

If you don’t have self-catering, does the agritourism element of your business have a turnover of less than £200k per annum? (including direct food sales from on-farm retail). Do not include the other elements of your faming turnover.

 

If Yes, you are in this category A.

If no, go to category B.

 

£225 (no VAT)

 

This rate includes automatic membership of the Scottish Tourism Alliance as well as Scottish Agritourism.

 

B

Do you have a self-catering business on your farm?

Go to C or D.

 

If you don’t have self-catering and the agritourism element of your business (including direct food sales from on-farm retail) is more than £200k per annum, you are in this category, B.

 

£350 (no VAT)

 

This rate includes automatic membership of the Scottish Tourism Alliance as well as Scottish Agritourism.

 

C

 

You have a self-catering business on your farm.

If you are already a member of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) you can join now.

If your turnover is less than £200k per annum from the total agritourism elements of your business, (including direct food sales from on-farm retail), but excluding other farm income, you are in this category, C.

If you are not already a member of ASSC, to take advantage of joining Scottish Agritourism at a reduced rate supplement, go to www.assc.co.uk and join for £129 plus VAT.

Then join here. There is normally a £50 joining fee but this is not payable at the moment, subject to change.

Please note, you MUST join ASSC first before Scottish Agritourism.

 

£100 (no VAT)

 

This rate includes automatic membership of the Scottish Tourism Alliance as well as Scottish Agritourism.

 

D

 

You have a self-catering business on your farm.

If you are already a member of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) you can join now.

If your turnover is more than £200k per annum from the total agritourism elements of your business, (including direct food sales from on-farm retail), but excluding other farm income, you are in this category, D.

If you are not already a member of ASSC, to take advantage of joining Scottish Agritourism at a reduced rate supplement, go to www.assc.co.uk and join for £129 plus VAT. There is normally a £50 joining fee but this is not payable at the moment, subject to change.

Then join here.

Please note, you MUST join ASSC first before Scottish Agritourism.

 

£200 (no VAT)

 

This rate includes automatic membership of the Scottish Tourism Alliance as well as Scottish Agritourism.

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