Want to Practise English on Holiday? Agritourism is the Key

Speak English on Holiday – Our Best Tip for Travellers & Tourists

Agritourism is a second-language English speaker’s best friend.

We know — we use it every week on our English language coaching holidays exploring Scotland.

This blog explains:

What agritourism is,
How it can help you practice English on holiday – naturally,
and
Where to find it.

We’ll also share our top 3 agribusiness recommendations for central Scotland — real places we visit on our holidays that offer unforgettable tourist experiences, stories, and conversations.

Glenturret Distillery Tour for for practise English with agritourism in Scotland

The Glenturret Distillery, Perthshire

🌿 Part 1: What Is Agritourism?

Agritourism is when a farm or agricultural business offers a tourist experience — like tours, tastings, workshops, or visits.

A whisky distillery tour is one popular example in Scotland — and as you may know, whisky production is deeply connected to the land, local agriculture, and regional identity, so it’s a way of discovering a lot more than a product.

Agritourism is much more than whisky. Across Scotland, farm visits, cheese tastings, and animal experiences are popping up everywhere — there’s even a map of them!

At its heart, agritourism is about discovering a place deeply — not just by looking at the landscape, but by understanding the work and people rooted in it.

And for English learners, agritourism is a gift.

These experiences are designed to take you behind the scenes, into the heart of local culture — where you can ask questions, hear real stories, and practise natural conversation in context.

Deep Travel With English Practise

Agritourism is about discovering a place deeply through learning about a business uniquely linked to the part of the landscape you are visiting.

A memorable experience creates unforgettable English.

🌿 Part 2: How Agritourism Will Help You Speak English on Holiday

Here’s why we include agribusiness visits on all our language holidays – why they are so good for YOU to practice speaking English on holiday.

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Agribusinesses connect you to the land

Farms and food producers are deeply shaped by their landscape, seasons, and local resources. When you learn about how a farm works, you’re also learning about the culture, the land, and the vocabulary that comes with it — words for weather, animals, food, and more. This kind of “deep travel” creates a strong connection to both the place and the language.

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They are rich in English for Professional Purposes

Many of the producers we visit are solo entrepreneurs or family-run businesses. They’re used to explaining what they do and how they work, and their stories are full of vocabulary and ideas relevant to business, innovation, and sustainability. Whether you work in marketing, tech, healthcare, or education, these visits give you practical listening and speaking experience — all in a relaxed, memorable setting.

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Experience real-world English in a safe environment

A successful agribusiness is a balance of 3 things:

Good, visible location (often within remarkable landscape)
Unique offer/experience/product
Great communication

Describing your job, workplace and product(s) clearly and succinctly is a skill many native speakers do not have. Agribusinesses give you real world English – safely

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Agritourism promotes good practice

Agritourism brings transparency. We normally don’t get to see inside farms and ask questions about their animal welfare or how they are nourishing biodiversity.

When you visit farms, you get to ask real questions and have conversations that matter.

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Build confidence speaking

Conversations are easier to follow when you’re seeing, tasting, and touching the subject. It’s immersive, memorable.

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Financially support great work

Yes, the ice cream you found in the Trossach, made by goats walked twice a day and hand-forraged berries, is more expensive than a supermarket option. Paying entrance fees (or buying produce) supports small-scale farming that’s in harmony with the landscape.

Go Rural Has a Directory of ALL the Agritourism Businesses in Scotland

🌿 Part 3: Our Favourite Agritourism Businesses to Get Speaking English on Holiday in Scotland

Red Kite photographed on Language Holiday Wildlife Experience at Argarty in Scotland

Agarty Red Kites

(Dunblane, Stirlingshire)

This farm helped support the reintroduction of red kites to Scotland. You can watch a kite feed, with ample time to ask questions, or share your own bird tales.

Interestingly, this working farm’s landscape is not specifically designed or managed for kites, but to support all kinds of wildlife fully. It’s a fine example of how a working farm can engage in ecology and share wildlife experiences in non intrusive ways.

Book your bird encounter at Agarty Red Kites

Cairn O’ Mohr Winery

(Errol, Perthshire)

Cairn O’Mohr winery is a bonkers visit. Trust me, go, it’s fabulous – as is their wine made from locally sourced berries, wildflowers, leaves and foraged fruit (including a potent apple cider made from apples fallen onto the local golf course! (A popular drink at the 18th hole!)

Book your wine tasting tour experience at Cairn O Mohr

Goat Ice cream for sale at Achray Farm, practise English on holiday with agritourism

Achray Farm Goat Ice Cream

(Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park)

Meet free-roaming goats producing milk for a small ice cream stall on a farm within the Trossachs.

The handmade ice cream is divine.

The goats’ owners don’t force them to breed every year to increase milk yield, and they get walked around the landscape daily (because goats love a forage).

Any kids they produce, they keep.

We include this farm visit on a cycle around the beautiful, traffic-free 3 Lochs Forest Drive on our language holidays exploring Scotland.

Book your farm tour, overnight accommodation (or just pop in for an ice cream).