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Our new chef - and new cookery courses: 
We are delighted to announce that Mathew De Franco has become part of the team at The Real Retreat.  Mathew is a highly experienced chef who has worked top-class hotels and restaurants, and has moved home to Broughty Ferry and become freelance.   His style of cuisine, with the emphasis on fresh, local, seasonal produce, dovetails precisely with our philosophy read more

We now have  two cookery courses for aspiring cooks;  one is over two days and the other is a half-day.
For full details http://www.therealretreat.co.uk/cookeryclasses.php

VisitScotland competition:
We've teamed up with VisitScotland and Duncan's of Deeside to offer a prize of a short break at The Real Retreat for two people.  The lucky winner (and partner) will be able to enjoy a couple of pampering treatments with Alison at the Retreat Salon.  If you feel lucky, then go to visitscotland.com and look for the competitions.  Surprise Yourself - you may win the prize!

Scotland on Sunday 29 May 2011
Jeremy Watson of "Scotland on Sunday" has reviewed The Real Retreat.  Jeremy stayed with us in April and we're delighted with what
he wrote about The Real Retreat and Duntrune House because he sums up what we are trying to achieve.
"To say that Duntrune has character is a bit of an understatement."  and "The kind of place you leave with a smile on your face."
That sums up exactly what we aim to achieve!...read full article here