Begin your second day in Forfar with a freshly baked bridie from one of the town’s traditional bakers.

The Forfar bridie is a horseshoe-shaped pastry traditionally filled with minced beef and onion. Its story can be traced back to the 19th century, and it remains one of Angus’ best-known food specialities.

Local bakeries including WM Saddler & Sons and J McLaren & Son offer the chance to try this distinctive local favourite. Check current opening times before setting out.

Continue to Meffan Museum and Art Gallery to discover more about Forfar and its people. The reconstructed Vennel includes a traditional baker’s shop displaying bread and bridies, helping to bring the town’s food heritage to life.

The museum also explores Forfar’s Pictish heritage, traditional industries and the Forfar witch trials.

Travel through the Angus countryside to Peel Farm near Kirriemuir.

This working farm brings together a farm shop, coffee shop, gift shop, nature trail and visitor accommodation. Browse the farm shop for a wide selection of Angus and Scottish produce, whether you are looking for a gift or something delicious to take home.

Products can include rare-breed pork, grass-fed lamb and beef, free-range eggs from the farm’s woodland chickens, local vegetables, preserves, honey, condiments and spirits from Scottish producers.

After visiting the shop, enjoy a short walk along the farm nature trail if the weather and ground conditions allow.

Enjoy a warming lunch in the cosy Peel Farm Coffee Shop.

The menu can include home-cooked soups, sandwiches, burgers, baked potatoes and changing daily specials, alongside cakes, teas and coffees. The team aims to use fresh local ingredients while keeping food miles as low as possible.

Vegetarian and gluten-free choices are available. Afternoon tea can also be booked if you would prefer a longer and more leisurely stop.

Continue to Kirriemuir and visit The Star Rock Shop, believed to be Scotland’s oldest continuously operating sweet shop.

Rock has been made at the same premises in the Roods for almost 200 years. The original Star Rock recipe was created in 1833 and has been passed from one owner to the next.

The shop’s signature sweet is its traditional light lemon Star Rock. Other handmade treats can include horehound rock, treacle toffee, tablet and Cream Rock.

The shop also has a connection with Kirriemuir-born author J. M. Barrie, who continued to receive Star Rock after moving to London.

Check current opening times before making a special journey.

Travel to the historic village of Glamis to visit The Bothy Experience, home of Gin Bothy.

This free visitor experience brings together the story of an Angus drinks producer and the heritage of Scotland’s bothies. In the Bothy Beginnings Room, discover how Gin Bothy developed. The Bothy Tales Room explores the culture, traditions and role of these simple rural shelters in the Scottish landscape.

Browse the Larder Shop for spirits and liqueurs, preserves, artwork, books, blankets, candles and gifts. You can also stop at the Bothy Bar for a hot or cold drink, cocktail, mocktail or flight of spirits.

Guided tastings and afternoon teas are available in the Byre and Stable tasting rooms and should be booked in advance.

Round off your second day with dinner at The Drovers Inn in Memus.

Set in the Angus countryside, the inn combines rustic character with cosy dining rooms and a welcoming bar. Open fires and traditional surroundings create a warm atmosphere on an autumn or winter evening.

The menu celebrates regional food and locally sourced ingredients, with seasonal dishes accompanied by a selection of wines and beers.

Begin your final day at Arbikie Highland Estate Distillery, set on a family farm overlooking Lunan Bay.

Established by the Stirling family in 2014, Arbikie brings together farming and traditional distilling with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. Potatoes, wheat, rye and peas are among the crops grown on the surrounding 2,000-acre farm before being transformed into spirits on the estate.

Choose from several guided experiences. Discover how gin and vodka are made, try a cocktail-making experience, learn about the return of Scottish rye whisky or book a guided tasting.

The Arbikie range includes Nàdar gin and vodka, made using a pea-based spirit, and Arbikie Highland Rye Single Grain Scotch Whisky.

Tours and tastings must be booked in advance.

Stay at Arbikie for lunch at The Kirkwood.

With panoramic views across the estate towards Lunan Bay, the café offers a memorable place to relax after your distillery experience.

Its setting highlights the close connection between the surrounding farmland and the food and drink produced on the estate.

Continue to Upper Dysart Larder, a family-run farm shop just off the A92 between Montrose and Arbroath.

The self-service locker shop offers a wide range of local and Scottish food and drink. Products can include homemade baking, sourdough bread, meat, pies, condiments, fresh vegetables, potatoes and ready-to-eat snacks.

The farm is also known for flavoured mash and other potato products. Hot food such as soup, toasties, baked potatoes and loaded fries may be available to take away or enjoy in the indoor seating area or outdoor pods.

Travel north of Montrose to Charleton Farm, a family-run destination with a farm shop, café and seasonal food experiences.

Browse the farm shop for locally grown produce, meat, cheese, preserves and artisan treats.

Charleton Farm is particularly well known for its soft fruit, including strawberries. Availability changes with the seasons, so check the farm’s website to see what is ready as part of their pick-your-own experience before travelling.

Choose one of two welcoming Montrose hotels for the final dinner of your Angus food and drink journey.

Links Hotel is an extended Victorian property beside the historic Mid Links, a short walk from Montrose town centre.

Its restaurant serves a seasonally changing dinner menu with an emphasis on local produce, offering a relaxed setting in which to reflect on three days of Angus flavours and food stories.

Dinner is served from 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Check current days and serving times before travelling, and book ahead where possible.

Alternatively, dine at Park Hotel, also set in the peaceful Mid Links area of Montrose.

Its welcoming bar and restaurant serve dishes that celebrate local produce, with menus that can include Aberdeen Angus beef, Arbroath Smokies and seasonal fruit and vegetables.

Dinner is usually served between 5.30pm and 8.30pm, although times can vary during the year. Check the current menu and serving times when booking.

Whichever you choose, settle in and enjoy a final taste of Angus as your three-day journey comes to a close.