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Spring Wish List
FRESH SCENTS Spring clean completed? Time to relax and fill your home with the soothing scents of our Home Candle range, including Croft, Lavender Spa and Clover! Encased in open glass...
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Our Story
As we prepare for our 11th season open to the public we reflect on our achievements and events over the last 10 years! 2012 In the year 2000, the Knockando...
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Fancy yourself as a poet?
R o b e r t B u r n s D a y Today marks the 263rd birthday of Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns also known familiarly as...
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How to make a Throw Cape
Do you have an old throw gathering dust at the back of your cupboard? Here is a fun and simple activity to give your blanket a new lease of life by...
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Happy New Year!
We hope that you have all had an enjoyable and relaxing break over the festive season. Captured above, a picturesque winter scene of the Mill welcomed us last week to start off 2022. Things are quiet...
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Merry Christmas from Knockando ✨
As this year draws to a close, we would like to thank you, our lovely customers and visitors, for all of your continued support! The Mill's office and site will...
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Quality that Lasts!
Our Strathspey Tweed is renowned for its beautifully soft yet hardwearing quality and this makes it a brilliant choice for clothing. A tweed garment is a staple for the wardrobe and a...
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In time for Christmas!
With Christmas fast approaching, we've put together a list of the last shipping dates to ensure your Knockando gift arrives in time for the big day🎁 Last UK posting dates for Christmas 2021 Monday...
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Christmas Shopping Event
You are warmly welcomed to our Christmas Shopping Event at the Mill on Thursday, 9th December from 4:00pm - 7:00pm. Christmas shopping done in one! Peruse our wide array of new and existing products...
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Winter at the Mill
Even as the days shorten, Knockando Woolmill remains a magical place. Although picturesque, winters past have been particularly cold and challenging. Production at the Mill was an all year round activity,...
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WIN A LUXURY HAMPER!
With Halloween creeping up, it's all TREATS on offer at the Mill. We are giving one lucky individual the chance to WIN a luxury Knockando hamper! Brimming with goodies our hamper...
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Products to 'Fall' in love with 🧡
Autumn - perhaps Scotland's most colourful season, where yellows, rusts and reds blend and deepen, heralding the end of the summer months. Here are some of our season favourites, available online...
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End of Summer Season 🧶🍃
This Friday marks the end of our official Summer Season! From Monday 6th September we will return to limited opening hours with the Mill's site, retail shop and historic buildings available to view every...
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Caring for Quality
Here at Knockando, we pride ourselves on creating exclusive, luxury products that stand the test of time and even improve with age! We are frequently asked by our customers on how to...
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Knockando's Summer Sale is Here
Knockando's Summer Sale has Landed📣 Find all your wishlist favourites from past collections and take advantage of our Summer Sale with up to 50% off selected items! Hurry! Limited stocks available End Midnight,...
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Decorative uses for Tweed
STRATHSPEY TWEED Tweed is timelessly classic so a great choice if you are looking to revamp your interior space! Our luxury Strathspey tweed is renowned for its durable, heavyweight...
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The Mill House
The Woolmill House JM Grant's watercolour of the Woolmill site in 1905. Emma and James Smith, 1929 Pillars of the Community When James and Emma moved into their newly-built Woolmill...
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NEW - Classic Charcoal Throw
Delivering on style and comfort, you can't go wrong with our Classic Charcoal Throw! Featuring a plain weave design and finished with super soft tassels, our new lambswool cover makes for an elegant addition...
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The Waterwheel
This overshot waterwheel came secondhand from nearby Pitchroy in the mid-1860s. The waterwheel drove machinery with the help of a paraffin engine until 1949 when mains electricity replaced waterpower. The above...
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A Warm Welcome Back
We are delighted to be reopening to the public on Monday, 3rd May. The Mill's site, retail shop and historic buildings will be available to view from 10:00am -...
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The Old Shop and Office
The old shop is where farmers once brought their fleeces to be converted into cloth, blankets or knitting wool and where customers bought tweed and other products. Graeme Stewart, whose father ran the...
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Tweed | A Living Tradition
Tweed is a woven, woollen, generally heavyweight fabric that takes inspiration from the Scottish landscape and scenery. The word Tweed derives from the Scots word Tweed or Twill, a...
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The Muckle Spate
In the Heart of the Community Since 1784, Knockando's Woolmill's story has been woven deeply into the fabric of its surroundings in North-East Scotland. Local folk brought in fleece from their flock,...
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The Cottage
The Cottage First recorded in parish records in 1784, the Cottage is the oldest surviving building on the Mill site. It is of great historical and architectural importance showcasing structural characteristics of what had...
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Mother's Day Gifting Guide
Are you looking for inspiration? Browse our Mother's Day Gift guide to reveal our top picks💗 A loving hug Send your love with a Knockando Teddy Bear. ...
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Step into Spring with JOY
Spring has sprung! Longer days and warmer weather means we're starting to think about trading in our heavy winter accessories for a lighter and brighter alternative! Delivering on colour and comfort our 'Joy' collection of scarves...
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The Bridges
Here we have a wonderful piece by Graeme Stewart, whose father, Duncan, worked in the Mill for many years. We are fortunate to have Mr Stewart as one of our Trustees. He has a wealth of...
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Share the love this February ❤
With Valentine's Day just around the corner there has never been a more important time to share the love. To help you find the perfect treat for your loved ones, we've pulled together...
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In Knockando since 1784
There have been more than two centuries of Woollen Manufacture at Knockando Woolmill. The walls of Knockando Woolmill have echoed to the sound of industry for more than 200 years. The...
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from a wintery Knockando Woolmill! Things are quiet at the moment with the Mill site and office closed, however you can keep up to date with all...
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We'd like to hear from you! ✉️
A beautiful photograph sent in by a customer featuring our Highland Warmth hip flask in Glencoe 🥃🗻❄️🏴 Our products are shipped all over the world. Where has your item/s been? Let...
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Thank you!
As we approach the end of a difficult season for the Mill, we would like to thank you, our lovely customers and visitors, for all of your wonderful support! We look forward...
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New Arrival | A/W Lambswool Throws
We are excited to reveal the first lambswool throw from our new autumn/winter range which is now available online and in-store! Weaving together charcoal and sky blue yarns, the design features a...
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Estate Tweed
Our friend, Daniel Harris, founder of The London Cloth Company has just been back up at the Mill working on a tweed project for Logie Estate. Logie Estate sits in the scenic Findhorn valley...
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Working from Home Essentials
Preparation is Key Our hardback A5 notebooks are great for jotting down ideas or plans for the week ahead. Covered in our famously durable Strathspey Tweed, choose from an array...
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A luxury accessory for all seasons - 'Joy' has you covered!
Here at Knockando, we pride ourselves on using both traditional and sustainable methods of weaving to produce the highest quality hand crafted pieces that will stand the test of time....
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Fancy volunteering?
If you're green fingered and love gardening, we'd love to hear from you! We are looking for enthusiastic, budding or experienced gardeners to help maintain our Mill grounds It's a...
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Welcome Back
A huge thank you from all of us at Knockando Woolmill for the support you have continued to give us over the last few months. Like many businesses operating in...
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Father's Day Gifting
Make Father's Day one to remember with a luxurious Knockando gift that will make his day. Whether you opt for a hip flask, notebook or cap, you'll find what you're...
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New limited edition Joy collection by Knockando
Embracing the magical colours of warmer climes, we're excited to unveil a delicate new extra fine merino wool collection called Joy. Inspired by the hues of Scottish summers on Speyside,...
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A Message From Knockando
Here at Knockando, while the mill is running as usual, we have made the sad decision to close our site to the public for the time being. As we are...
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The story of the pond
Our pond can be found at the top of the Mill's site. It is a beautiful, tranquil spot to retreat to with lunch on a summer's day. Water runs through...
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Luxury new retail venture for Knockando
We are thrilled to announce that Knockando has secured a prestigious retail listing with leading homeware and lifestyle boutique Pad Lifestyle, available exclusively at Harvey Nichols Edinburgh and Knightsbridge. ...
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NEW - Hats and Caps
It's time to get your game on! Our popular county and baseball caps in Knockando's sought after Strathspey tweed are back in stock with a selection of new designs and...
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'Lochnagar' Tweed Jacket
We love to receive images of the work created from our famous Strathspey tweed. It's fantastic to see how the internationally acclaimed New York based tailor Frank Shattuck has worked...
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Designer Collaboration
We had the great pleasure of hosting one of Britain's top fashion designers, Anna Mason of Anna Mason London at our Mill. Anna and her business partner Kate Raw visited...
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Valentine's Gift Guide
Loving Fragrance.... Our elegant hand-poured Spè Candles are available in a calming scent of lavender to reflect our tranquil setting here at the mill or the sweet aura of vanilla...
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Festive Fortnight
Tis the season to be jolly and with just over a fortnight to go until Christmas, we've practically giving away our Festive Collection for our final Festive Special because we...
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Christmas Classic
Our sought-after Classic fringed throw in cool grey is on a Festive Special for this week only. You can buy this 100% woven Pure New Wool throw for only £48,...
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Black Friday Bargains
We’ve got the best Black Friday deals to see you through the week with our countdown of Knockando’s hand-picked Mill offers running from Monday 25th November right through to midnight...