Road to The Isles Blogs
Blogs (web logs) provide an ideal opportunity to explore the traditions, culture and wildlife of Wild Lochaber. We have put together a collection of local blogs and provide the titles and text snippets to give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website. We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
Arisaig House - News
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We are thrilled to be listed on Christies Real Estate’s blog as a “foodie delight” alongside some great champions of Scottish cuisine. “Its inventive kitchen has a well-earned reputation for championing the freshest regional and hyper-local ingredients including scallops,...
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We have been delighted to welcome The Body Toolkit Retreats back to Arisaig House this winter. Run by Katrina Mather, her award-winning 7-day programmes teach simple techniques to nourish the body, reduce stress and ultimately help ourselves to thrive. Consistently described as ‘life changing’,...
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Tunes in the Bar with Casey Driessen, Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin (Monday, January 27, 2020 - 10:28)Last month our bar had a few unexpected but wonderful visitors as Casey, Eilidh and Ross gathered to play and record some tunes. “Otherlands: A Global Music Exploration follows GRAMMY nominated 5-string American fiddler Casey Driessen as he travels with his family to various countries across...
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We are delighted to be welcoming Penelope Anstice back for her TENTH year from the 10th-17th May 2020. During the week you will have ample opportunity to paint outside directly from the landscape. The area is one of outstanding beauty with its dramatic coastline and views to the islands of Rhum,...
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We are delighted to be welcoming The Body Toolkit Retreats back to Arisaig House this winter. Run by Katrina Mather, her award-winning 7-day programmes teach simple techniques to nourish the body, reduce stress and ultimately help ourselves to thrive. Consistently described as ‘life changing’,...
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(Dates for the 2020 course are 10th-16th May, please contact Penelope via her website below for more information) We are delighted to be welcoming Penelope Anstice back for her ninth year from the 9th to the 16th June 2019. During the week you will have ample opportunity to paint outside directly...
Arisaig Community Trust
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This week our new fruit trees arrived from Shielfoot Organics and we visited the site behind the playing field this week to see where would be best to plant them. A lot of clearing and deer-proofing will be needed before the trees can go in the ground so we are hoping to organise 2 community work...
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We are delighted to announce the successful award of £258,150 from the Scottish Land Fund to enable us to buy the site for community housing and two areas of amenity land in the village. Negotiations are now underway with the sellers and plans are ongoing for both projects. Within the village,...
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ACT have been awarded development funding from the Scottish Land Fund and Rural Housing Fund for a feasibility study for new housing in the village. We have expressed an interest in an area of land at Station Road, which has planning in principle for 6 houses, and appointed Highland Small...
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The Land, Sea and Islands Centre has a new upgraded car park and work is underway on the multi-use workshop building. The new car park was badly needed for the centre and the village, which have both seen visitor numbers increase year after year. The building will hold workshops at the centre as...
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Arisaig Railway Station is the most Westerly station in Britain and is situated at an attractive viewing point above the village. The historic station buildings, built in 1901, have been largely unused for many years however the Trust now has an opportunity to put them to use once again. ...
Minch Adventures
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Check the horizon, for word has been received that the nightmare of the longboat has been seen sailing down the coast. Feared by all, the Vikings would eventually land. Following these incursions around the shores of Loch Hourn and Loch Nevis – Garbh Chriochan, The Rough Bounds would become...
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Out on the horizon when looking slightly South of West the peaks of the Isle of Rum, an island in the Small Isles, stand tall. The background can be everything. A magnificent sunset of blazing oranges and reds with the island silhouetted against in stark relief, or the island might disappear into...
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The Sound of Sleat, a hidden waterway between the Isle of Skye and the remote An Garbh Criochan. Mountainous backdrops and complex coastlines provide the perfect canvas to Slowly Adventure in this western isles landscape. From the Sound of Sleat – deep, fjord like sea lochs stretch far...
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As some of the visitors to the area may already know, Gavin Maxwell, author of several books including the three books beginning with Ring of Bright Water which comprise his autobiography, he lived here for some time following the Second World War. Something of Sandaig Bay and the surrounding area...
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The start of the brown trout season has us venturing up into the lochans of the isle of Eigg, an Island formed from a volcanic eruption many millions of years ago…. The journey itself to these wild trout lochs is just as rewarding, the winding trail taking you to the foot of the well-known Sgurr...
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We are pleased to announce our new food addition to our trips – Luxury Seafood Lunches. We have carefully selected the best quality produce from local fishermen and business to provide a luxury lunch on selected private trips, on request. The Lunch which is generally served after a short...
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Back in 2016 we created this off-piste, specialized and individual biking locations on the Knoydart peninsula that is accessible only by boat, providing a strategic drop-off point and pick-up on the remotest location. Mountain Biking trips involve a remote drop-off at Camusrory on the north shore...
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Fishing at loch Scavaig with time a shore on Coruisk at the foot of the Cullin mountain range on the Isle of Skye is a new trip we have on offer. Great opportunities to catch larger fish when tides are suitable, when the weather is in our favour this is an excellent trip and not to be missed. Skye...
Loch Shiel Highland Cruises
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