The Long Room

Meeting Room and Events Space

The Long Room sits in part of the Big Garage, newly renovated and opened in 2013. The light and spacious room is available to hire for short and longer-term projects, both during the day and in the evening. It has traditional small-pane windows along the south facing wall with deeps sills, carpeted floor, a mellow neutral colour scheme and is entered through the entirely glazed east-facing archway.

The space has so far been host to meetings, courses, art exhibitions and other gatherings.  Recently, collaborative exhibitions of between 2 and 8 artists have been very successful, creating a well collated exhibition, and spreading the onus of staffing it

Contact details

Opening times

The Long Room Provides

  • Comfortable chairs and tables, which you can configure in your desired format. As a guide, 40 people sitting in rows for a talk with space for a table and speaker at the front, 15 people sitting round a block of tables, or 9 people making willow baskets!
  • Good natural and artificial lighting for exhibitions
  • Picture rail for hanging artworks or similar with plenty of wall-space
  • Professional projector suitable for screening films or presentations
  • WiFi
  • It's own mini-kitchen (kettle, crockery, fridge etc), store and WC
  • Central heating and electricity included
  • Wheelchair access
  • Access to the rest of the Steading businesses during opening hours, including the Olive Tree Cafe across the courtyard

Booking the Long Room

Please contact Panny Laing at panny@logie.co.uk or 01309 611278 with your requirements to check availability and receive a quote.

Rates Guide

The rates to hire the Long Room depend on length and type of hire. As a guide, one full day is £90 and reduced rental rates are offered for consecutive days and longer-term lets for e.g. exhibitions or pop-up shops.. down to £28 per day for 20+ consecutive days. 

Courses in the Long Room

Courses in bookbinding, basket-making, china-mending and drawing and painting are held regularly in The Long Room.  For more information on these and other courses being held at Logie this year, please sign up to our newsletter

Exhibitions in the Long Room

The Long Room is available for Art and other Exhibitions – from a day to 3 or more weeks, the space has proved to be a successful venue and we will do our best to help advertise your events. In recent years there have also been some successful collaborative exhibitions in the Long Room, please get in touch with Panny if you’d like to discuss how this can work.

What else is here at Logie Steading

The Cafe
Farm and Garden Shop
Bookshop
Art Gallery
Timeless
Hellygog
Country Man
The Boardroom
Aaron Sterritt Woodwork
Heritage Centre
Play Park
Logie House Garden
River Walks
Longhorn Cattle
Finderne Development Trust
Rivers Trust
Findhorn Watershed Initiative

The Long Room

Terms & Conditions for fishing on Logie Estate

  1. Fishing on the river is restricted to 2 rods per beat and is to be by fly only. All fishing is from the right bank. By arrangement with the neighbouring estate there is no left bank fishing on the Relugas Middle and Top beats.
  2. The fishing is split into two 2 rod beats, Logie and Relugas, with Relugas sub divided into Middle and Top.  Beats can be taken together or separately. Logie is fished Monday to Saturday, Relugas Middle on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Relugas Top on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Beats change at midnight.
  3. Fishermen must contact Logie Estate office on 01309 611300 a day or so before arrival to organise being shown onto the river. A map of pools, beats and access routes will be provided.
  4. Bio-security is important to the future of the river and anglers are asked to observe protection measures. The Findhorn District Fishery Board Conservation Code will be strictly observed. To summarise: All fish caught up to 14th May inclusive must be released. From 15th May, all salmon over 9 lbs / 4 kg / 28 inches / 72 cm are to be returned.  Below that measurement at least 70% of salmon and 50% of grilse caught should be released and a maximum of 1 salmon and / or 2 grilse per rod per week may be retained. In September all fish are to be returned. No gaffs or tailers are allowed.
  5. The Findhorn District Fishery Board Bio-security measures will be strictly observed and all fishermen in the party must sign the Bio-security Declaration. (Also available at http://www.fnlft.org.uk/downloads/)
  6. The Estate recommends that barbless hooks are used, fishermen are in possession of a disgorger and that knotless nets are used. All possible care should be taken when returning fish to the river, they should be handled as little, and gently, as possible and should not be removed from the water.
  7. The catch should be reported at the end of each day of fishing to Logie Estate Office on 01309 611300. If the office is closed, please leave a message on the answering machine with the date, weight and pool. Please also report a nil catch day.
  8. Dogs are allowed on the river but must be kept strictly under control at all times. The Estate reserves the right to ask tenants to remove dogs if they are considered to be out of control.
  9. Rod, line and fly size are dependent on prevailing weather and water conditions and personal choice. In general, maximum rod length needed is 13ft with a size 8 or 9 line, usually floating. Fly sizes range from 6 – 8 in the spring down to 12 or less in summer low water.
  10. Safety must be considered at all times. All beats have a variety of pools with some suitable for most heights of water. Little wading is necessary and river paths are good however the fishing is within the Findhorn gorge, access to some of the pools is quite steep and a degree of rock scrambling is often necessary when playing and landing fish. Please be aware that a reasonable level of fitness and mobility is required. A buoyancy aid for each rod is provided and should be collected from Logie Estate Office on arrival, and returned to the Estate Office (or to the outbuilding opposite if office is closed) on departure. Logie Estate strongly recommends that buoyancy aids are worn when fishing and not doing so is entirely at fishermen’s own risk. Please pay attention at all times, avoid slips and falls, wear appropriate footwear, look out for overhead electricity lines, watch the weather and pay attention to livestock. Take extra care if fishing alone.
  11. Anglers need to supply or hire their own equipment (except buoyancy aids, which are provided).
  12. Ghillieing/tuition is available by on a first come, first served basis. This must be booked in advance with the Estate Office and is subject to availability. A half day ghillieing/tuition is approx. 3 hours, full day approx. 6 hours. Please contact the estate office or check our website for current rates. Rates do not include discretionary tips.
  13. Rod, Reel & Line hire is available by on a first come, first served basis. This must be booked in advance with the Estate Office and is subject to availability. Please contact the estate office or check our website for current rates. A rod, reel and line set is for one person and is subject to a fully refundable damage deposit of £100.
  14. Aside from fishermen, others, including rafters and kayakers, enjoy this stretch of river and mutual respect and consideration is expected.
  15. Bookings are confirmed when initial payment is received. Subsequent changes in dates or number or rods are entirely subject to the Estate’s discretion and to availability. Change of dates, if accepted, incur an administration fee. In the event of a cancellation the tenant must advise Logie Estate immediately, whereupon Logie will endeavour to re-let. If a new tenant can be found the deposit will be returned less any expenses incurred for advertising, office costs, etc., and less any shortfalls in discounted list price. Until such time as a vacancy has been re-let the hirer is responsible for making any further payment by the due dates. Failure to do so may mean that the hirer forfeits any refund if the dates are re-let. If it is not possible to re-let, all payments are still payable by the due date(s). It is unlikely that a refund can be made for a late cancellation. Logie Estate recommends that fishermen take out relevant cancellation insurance.
  16. Subletting fishing is only allowed with Logie Estate’s permission.
  17. Logie Estate reserves the right to immediately withdraw fishing without compensation from anyone who breaks these or associated conditions, or flouts normal standards of behaviour or fishing etiquette.