Comrie Development Trust
We own land and buildings in Comrie and put any surplus back into the community.
“CDT was set up by local people who wanted Comrie to have more say in its own future. That's still what it's for.”
We buy local assets, keep rents below market rate, run enterprises, and put any surplus back into the village. Our main base is Cultybraggan Camp — 100 acres bought back from the Ministry of Defence in 2007 for £350,000, with 97% of the community voting in favour.
We're member-owned. Commercial income and grants fund the work. Every pound stays in Comrie. Read more about how we work →
Working Groups
— What we’re building right nowThe orchard in season — fruit, volunteers, and the work of care made visible
Should feel warm, productive, and human. Not a catalogue image. A real moment on a real Sunday morning.
Community Orchard
A 30-variety heritage orchard, tended by volunteers since 2019.
Pruning, mulching, planting, and harvesting fruit that goes directly to local households. First Sunday of the month, all welcome.
The camp exterior — scale and history in a single frame
Wide, unhurried. Architecture is the subject. Against: empty carpark, generic exterior.
Camp & Heritage
Cultybraggan Camp — 70 Category A-listed Nissen huts in community ownership.
Environmental action in progress — not a logo, a landscape
Something growing or being planted. Human presence. Against: stock forest.
Climate & Environment
Woodland restoration and renewable energy at the camp.
Become a member.
Membership is open to anyone in Comrie. Free to join — a vote at the AGM and a say in what the Trust does.
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Members
100ac
Community-owned land
2007
Community buyout completed
Latest News
All news →24 July 2025
Comrie Community Orchard & Apple Day
COMRIE APPLE DAY Comrie Apple Day will be held on Sunday 19th October this year from 11am until 2pm. As usual volunteers will be crushing and juicing apples from the Community Orchard …
13 July 2025
German Consul General visits Cultybraggan
This week, Consul General Christiane Hullmann visited Cultybraggan Camp near Comrie – once a large WWII prisoner-of-war (POW) camp that was built to hold up to 4,000 German POWs
16 May 2025
Self Catering (link for bookings)
Inside, Hut 34 – 37 have been completely transformed with a spacious open plan living rooms, fully-equipped kitchen and dining space, full of natural light.