Relief for businesses feeling the loss of Blair Castle.
A new international horse trials in Scotland is welcome news for trade exhibitors following last week’s final Blair Castle.
The Scone Palace International Horse Trials will take place in August 2025 across the historic parklands and adjacent Perth Racecourse.
Scone Palace is 36 miles south of Blair Castle which hosted the horse trials for 35 years.
Blair Castle became known as Scotland’s Badminton, such were its excellent retailing opportunities. Many regular traders were understandably devastated on hearing that this year’s event would be the last.
So it comes as a relief to learn that shopping will have a place at the new event.
“The team [here] are actively working on the event as a whole and further details will be released when available,” Elizabeth Bearn from Scone Palace told ETN.
“However, at this point we can confirm that there will be a Shopping Village at the event.”
British Eventing says that Scone Palace will also be the new home for the Scottish Grassroots Championship with additional national and international classes incorporated within the championships.
