14/06/2026
Congratulations to Caroline, co-owner of The Hideaway Experience, on being awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours.
Caroline has received this award in recognition of her contribution to Scotland's Agritourism Sector and the wider rural economy.
Alongside running The Hideaway Experience, Caroline has been campaigning for the past twenty years for wider recognition for farm tourism, hospitality and direct retailing of farm produce as a key economic opportunity. Caroline studied agritourism as part of a Nuffield Scholarship in 2012 visiting ten countries to research the sector.
Caroline's insights from running her own business have allowed her to convey the challenges and perspectives of farmers effectively with key stakeholders.
Caroline founded Scottish Agritourism as a sector body in 2020 and has co-chaired the National Strategy Board for Agritourism with the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs over the past four years.