Food and Drink Tours with Bothies & Bannocks
Bothies & Bannocks offers chauffeur-driven food and drink tours in the North East of Scotland, giving an authentic taste of local culture, food and landscape. Based in the heart of Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, we are perfectly positioned to deliver some of the finest food tours in Scotland.
The business was born out of a passion for top quality, seasonal produce from the area where I was lucky to have grown up and proud to call home.
Experience the best food and drink Scotland has to offer and meet the producers who work hard to bring such high-quality food to market. Have a browse at our tours page to see examples of the set itinerary foodie tours and experiences we offer. If you are looking for something more unique, then check out our bespoke tours page.
I look forward to welcoming you on tour and cannot wait to share the tastes and stories of Scotland’s food and drink with you.
Calum Lockerbie – Founder, Bothies & Bannocks







Tripadvisor Review
- Karen R
I contacted Callum via his Web page during lockdown to ask if he could recommend things to do in Aboyne for my husband's 40th. His communication and knowledge of the... read more area is excellent. He was so very helpful and went above and beyond to help me plan the perfect day with the limited options we had to play with due to covid restrictions. Even at this time it is well worth contacting Callum as he is a gem and will go out of his way to help you. Even down to providing our transport! …
September 1, 2020haucky1000_77We had a fantastic few days being shown around the foodie hot spots of Aberdeenshire with Calum. We'd never met the guy before and it was such an easy experience,... read more bantering all the way. I mean, I would say that his jokes need work but to be fair so do ours! Lovely lad, not a single person in Scotland he doesn't know (of any use) and we will definitely be coming back. The food and whiskey were all simply superb. Thanks pal 😉
July 2, 2021 - philippeaW5353CN
A Really good experience with B&B.
Amazing guide, perfect driver for our golftrips and the best of all a proper good lad!!
We recommend to everyone this guided tours.
Thanks... read more Callum!!!
June 20, 2022Buchan52Hands down one of the best days out we have had.
We were greeted by Callum, who showed us nothing but kindness, made us feel at ease, and welcomed... read more us on board with a big smile and great humour. Not forgetting his outstanding knowledge of the local area and produce.
After being toured round the local market which was great, we headed back to the cookery school where we were met by the most amazing chef. He came up with brilliant cooking ideas and help us produce amazing tasting food. He was so kind, patient, talented and a genuinely brilliant guy all round.
Thank you so much to Callum and his team for a brilliant Market Day and Cookery Class.
This tour is brilliant, relaxed, interesting and a whole load of fun.
We can’t wait to book again with Bothie and Bannocks.
July 19, 2022 - mike hauck
If you take beautiful scenery, great mountain biking and add Callum then you end up with something very special. He transported us everywhere from pick up at the airport until... read more our departure. He organised distillery tours and the restaurants he recommended were excellent. Callum went the extra mile providing fresh coffee and cakes after a particularly tough bike ride through to persuading the chef, at one of the best restaurants in Deeside, to put on an 8 course tasting menu just for us. His knowledge of the area and, it would appear, most of its inhabitants was both informative and very amusing. Thank you Callum for making our trip so memorable. …
July 21, 2021215padWe had a wonderful time and memorable day. We were impressed by the entrepreneurial spirit and kindness of those we met. In spite of the wind and heavy rain we... read more really enjoyed meeting Farmer Ken and his cows. There was more lunch than I could eat. Then tasting all the gins etc at Lost Loch was a relaxed, unbelievably generous afternoon (and we're looking forward to reminiscing with a glass or two in the wet winter evenings ahead!). Calum was an attentive, friendly, informative guide driving us through the beautiful countryside of his home patch. We wish them all success with their ventures.
February 17, 2020 - mike hauck
If you take beautiful scenery, great mountain biking and add Callum then you end up with something very special. He transported us everywhere from pick up at the airport until... read more our departure. He organised distillery tours and the restaurants he recommended were excellent. Callum went the extra mile providing fresh coffee and cakes after a particularly tough bike ride through to persuading the chef, at one of the best restaurants in Deeside, to put on an 8 course tasting menu just for us. His knowledge of the area and, it would appear, most of its inhabitants was both informative and very amusing. Thank you Callum for making our trip so memorable.
June 1, 2021 - CharlieB
We had the best day Calum was the most considerate tour guide looking after our every needs.The Ogilvies Vodka Farm was so impressive it’s so worth going to see what... read more they’ve done,their vodkas we’re amazing. We finished our day in style with a visit to the Gin Bothy in Glamis, Thank you Calum, January was made better because of you all the best 🍸 …
February 1, 2020AberdeenLMRSpent a great day with Bothies and Bannocks on their Market Day Cook and Dine tour. We started out in Aberdeen and then Calum, the guide, took us on the... read more beautiful drive along Royal Deeside, pointing out the sights as we went. In Ballater we went shopping at the local Farmers' Market. I'm a great fan of markets in any case, but being guided by somebody who knows the stallholders and all about their products (which we had to sample of course!) made it especially interesting. Shopping done, we went to the cookery school where chef Rosie and Calum showed us how to prepare some lovely dishes with the fresh produce - haggis, black pudding and smoked fish bonbons, homemade mayonnaise and tempura wild garlic flowers for starters, followed by fish cheeks (a new dish for me) and asparagus. This was rounded off with a chocolate fondant and accompanied by a wee glass of wine or two (which we brought ourselves, so everyone had what they wanted).
I highly recommend this tour to anybody who loves food and getting to know Aberdeenshire. It is a great day out for both local tourists (like myself) or visitors from abroad.
September 12, 2019