Red Kite Yurts

Doune the Rabbit Hole 2012 – August 24-26th

paul — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:53:05 +0000

Hire a yurt for a weekend of camping music and lots of fun at Doune the Rabbit Hole 2012! The dates have been announced as Friday 24th – Sunday 26th August 2012

Check out Doune the Rabbit Hole on Facebook to see what’s in store! You can buy early bird tickets before February 1st from

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217166

Blairdrummond Safari Park buy two yurts

paul — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:43:08 +0000

We are currently in the process of making two 18 foot yurts which have been bought by Blairdrummond Safari Park and will be ready for their 2012 Summer Opening. Keep an eye on their website where they will be announcing their new arrivals very soon!

www.blairdrummond.com

The Story of Marco the Silk Road Monkey

paul — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:07:56 +0000

Coming once again this year to schools and festivals. A delightful story for young and old, told in the Yurt. The story tells the tale of Marco the Monkey who accompanies a merchant along the Silk Routes back to Venice. From the Palaces of Kublai Khan to the Bazaars of Persia this story is one of adventure and hidden dangers.

Red Kite Yurts at the Insider Festival – 15th/17th June 2012

paul — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:11:00 +0000

The dates have now been announced for next years Insider Festival at Inshriach House.

This years theme will be the Olympians.

15th – 17th June 2012

We will be again offering luxury camping yurts for weekend hire.

Sizes range from 8 foot – 20 foot, prices start at £250

To arrange a booking for a yurt, please contact us at paul@redkiteyurts.com

For more information on the Insider Festival, follow this link to their website

Yurt Making Workshops – 18th Feb and 7th April 2012

paul — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:41:17 +0000

Did you know that the Turkic nomads of Kyrgyzstan steam bend their Yurts using fermented sheep dung?

The next workshop will take place on the Saturday 18th February and then the next on Saturday 7th April at the Red Kite Yurts Workshop in Callander.

What to Expect

• An illustrated introduction to the nomadic culture and traditions of Central Asia

• An insight into the different ways of coppicing wood

• Steam bending the trellising, rafters and crown of a yurt

• Preparing a crown

• Assembling and dismantle the finished product

• Have a look inside our in house sewing workshop where we sew all of our own canvas

Details

The course will be run by Red Kite Yurts very own Yurt Master Paul Millard. Paul has over 10 years of experience researching and experimenting with yurts and has made several visits to Kyrgyzstan to work with traditional yurt masters.

Where: Red Kite Yurts Workshop, Cambusbeg Farm, Callander, FK17 8LJ

Cost: £75 per person

Please contact us at paul@redkiteyurts.com if you are interested in a place on one of our yurt making workshop.

Yurt wedding on the West Coast of Scotland

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:08:48 +0000

Sensational wedding banqueting space provided by Red Kite yurts

Just had to share this photo – absolutely spectacular decoration in our Barn Yurt.

: Sensational wedding banqueting space provided by Red Kite Yurts

And a little testimonial from the bride:

Just wanted to say a huge thank-you for your spectacular yurt. Having it there really made our wedding, everyone thought it was very beautiful and it gave us a focal point for the day. I’m so glad we found you guys and managed not to have a sterile white box wedding marquee – that would have really jarred with my artistic sensibilities!!!

Feel free to contact us for more information – paul@redkiteyurts.com

Red Kite Yurts first Open Day

admin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:21:21 +0000

Setting up a 42 foot diameter Yurt is not a task to be triffled with. In fine weather a hardy team of four can do it in a day, but taking on this task mid-winter was always going to be an ambitious endeavour.

: Ground sheet down, large crown up!

Having planned to go ahead with our first open day before Christmas 2010 the worst December weather to hit the UK for decades descended with temperatures dropping as low as -22 in some parts of the country and snow making travel all but impossible. Yurt outings were being cancelled and we only just managed to errect a 24 foot Yurt between blizzards at the Bridge Inn. The only option, with more snow and arctic conditions predicted, was to postpone until the new year.

Walls up and roof poles out

Planning again kicked into gear at the start of January and before long we had secured the services of a raft of local companies to help us make the most of the erection. Andrew from KiltPin, Vows Awards winners, offered grooms-wear, Alison Kirk steped up with bridal wear, Kingdom Photos who also organise the Stirling Wedding Show got on board for photography, Moss Flowers pledged floral displays, Touch House provide a stunning venue for the event and Jaggy Snake Productions were secured as official videographers for a day. Our first taste of PR proper also resulted in a degree of media interest. with the Scotsman, The Scottish Herald, The Gaurdian, The Stirling Observer and The Stirling Eye all showing interest in the event.

End of day one - the Frame stands majestic!

January 22nd arrived. Weather reports suggested mixed luck, with showers likely over the next few days. Walter from Inshcriach House arrived the previous evening to assist and by the end of day one we had set up the entire Yurt frame.

Day two broke with none of the predicted showers and by mid-day much of the canvas cover had been wrestled onto the massive double crowned Yurt and by dusk the largest yurt in Scotland was complete. Utterly exhausted from two days of intense labour shifting over a ton of Yurt we just needed to ensure that the Yurt was properly prepared for the cameras.

The completed Yurt, ready for dressing and cameras

After all the hard work of erecting this monster it was a pure joy to be able to spend a day dressing the Yurt for the cameras. Equipped with a full quotation of tables, chairs, table cloths, lilies, rugs, drapes, wall hangings and the like we set to work. The results, which we loved are below.

The photographers working with our bride in the chill out space

What we wanted to demonstrate is the space in the Yurt. It is not an easy space to capture on film as a result of the round shape which makes the Yurt look much smaller than it really is.

We set out seven tables in one half of the Yurt. Given that there was plenty of space around each table and that each table seats ten people we are able to demonstrate that the Yurt could comfortably accommodate 150 for a wedding banquet.

Tables in half of the Yurt