Excursions & other events
Image © Kate Gilbert
Monday afternoon
Clapo-
A late afternoon tea will welcome our students to Knit Camp. Come and enjoy a nice
cup of tea and slice of cake, have a knit and natter with other Knit Campers, meet
some of the tutors (including Kate in the original) and ask us some questions in
our ‘Welcome to Knit Camp’ Q&A session. The event is free to attend to both resident
and non-
Where: Stirling Campus, exact location TBC
Maximum capacity: 450
Cost: Free
Photograph courtesy of Meg Swansen
Monday evening
Elizabeth Zimmermann birthday party with the tutors
Come & celebrate EZ’s 100th birthday with us! A fabulous four course meal with your
tutors awaits you (please note alcohol is not included but a cash bar will be available).
A few of our tutors will also be giving an after dinner talk about what EZ means
to them and there will be lots of EZ-
Starters
Cream of leek and potato soup
Chicken liver parfait with a red current jelly and oatcakes
Black olive, feta and wild herb terrine with kumquat chutney
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Main courses
Grilled salmon served with herb mash, asparagus and caraway carrots
Pan-
Wild mushroom open lasagne, with balsamic and orange glazed potatoes
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Desserts
Whisky fudge cake with chocolate cream
A selection of cheese and biscuits
Strawberry parfait
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Tea and coffee, with mints
Where: The dining suite at the Stirling Management Centre (on campus)
When: 6.30pm for 7.00pm start
Max capacity: 200 (excluding tutors)
Cost per person: £40
Tuesday evening
A visit to the Famous Grouse Experience (coaches start leaving campus at 5.30pm)
Whisky tasting evening: take a tour of the oldest distillery in Scotland and learn how whisky is made, learn about blends and then have a jolly old time sampling four different whiskies! There is a FANTASTIC shop too for your to buy some goodies. This is a five star visitor attraction.
Cost:: £33
Knitting A & E (ER)
Not sure what an SSK is and how to do it? Then come along to the knitting surgery.
A few tutors will be on hand to go through pretty much anything you need help with,
but you are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes of their time. Please make sure you
bring either the project or pattern you are having problems with, or failing that
some yarn and needles. A notepad and pen will be handy too. Open to resident and
non-
When: 7.00pm -
Where: Cottrell Building
Maximum capacity: 20
Wednesday afternoon & evening
New Lanark Mill (coach leaving campus at 1.15pm)
Here is a PDF document with full details about what you can see at the New Lanark Mill, Download.
Includes entrance to all areas, lecture about the yarn that is made at New Lanark on the old machines and the history associated with it, hot buffet dinner.
Price: £38
Maximum capacity: 250
Sock knitting A&E (ER)
Need some help turning your heel or how to graft that toe? Then come along to the
sock knitting surgery. A few tutors will be on hand to go through pretty much anything
you need help with, but you are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes of their time.
Please make sure you bring either the project or pattern you are having problems
with, or failing that some yarn and needles. A notepad and pen will be handy too.
Open to resident and non-
When: 7.00pm -
Where: Cottrell Building (classroom TBC)
Maximum capacity: 20
Thursday evening
A tour of the Trossachs and evening barbeque at Loch Katrine . Coaches to leave campus at 5.45pm
Coach tour of the Trossachs followed by a relaxing boat trip on Loch Katrine. After the boat trip, we'll be enjoying a barbeque on the banks of the loch (veggie options available). No drinks provided, but cash bar available.
Travel on this special cruise to discover how the landscapes of Loch Katrine so impressed Sir Walter Scott during a family holiday in The Trossachs that he was inspired to make it the setting of his famous poem ‘Lady of the Lake’, published 200 years ago in 1810.
Maximum capacity: 200
Cost: £36
Spin Night
Come and spin by the side of the loch in the centre of the campus and watch the sun
go down (weather permitting!) We will be meeting with our wheels at a designated
inspirational spot with a view of the loch and countryside and spinning for a few
hours. Open to both resident and non-
Where: Somewhere near the loch, or failing that inside a classroom
When: 7.00pm
Max capacity: No limit
Lace knitting A&E (ER)
A few tutors will be on hand to go through pretty much anything you need help with,
but you are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes of their time. Please make sure you
bring either the project or pattern you are having problems with, or failing that
some yarn and needles. A notepad and pen will be handy too. Open to resident and
non-
When: 7.00pm -
Where: Cottrell Building
Maximum capacity: n/a
Friday evening
Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dance) and traditional Scottish dinner
Smoked salmon & prawn terrine with lemon and dill dressing (Vegetarian option available)
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Haggis, neeps and tatties with whiskey cream (Vegetarian option available)
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Roast rib of scotch beef with horseradish infused beef gravy (Vegetarian option available)
Served with crispy rosemary roast potatoes, creamed mash, brussel sprouts and glazed carrots
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Cranachan parfait with raspberry sauce
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Tea/coffee
No drinks provided (except water at tables), although cash bar available
Where: The dining suite at the Stirling Management Centre (on campus)
When: 6.30 pm for a 7.00pm start
Max capacity: 250
Cost per person: £45
Saturday evening
Ravelry Barbeque -
Your choice of a Scottish Beef Burger freshly cooked on the Grill served in a Burger Bun, Barbequed Chicken Burgers served in Fresh Bun or Skewered Vegetable Kebabs served from the Grill.
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Potato Salads, Assorted Salads with 3 Dressing choices
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Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice and Mineral Water provided, and cash bar will be open nearby.
Open to anyone attending the Ravelry weekend
Where: At the Loch
Max capacity: 700
Cost: £10.50 (Tickets must be purchased in advance through website)
Ravelry Party
More details to follow at a later date
Where: Students’ Union
When: 7.00pm
Max capacity: 800
Cost: Free