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22

Nov

Posted by EMH |

Winter in Kintyre

I am surprised that I am still surprised by winter bookings! We have had a flurry of November and December bookings recently and it's been lovely to chat to guests about what draws them to our remote wee corner of Scotland at this time of year. We have continued to do gin tours at the [...]

16

Apr

Posted by Tracey Muscroft | bladder wrack, egg wrack, foraging, free food, galloway wild foods. seaweed, hedgrows, sugar kelp, wild garlic, woodland |

The Important Question – is it “foraging” or “for-a-gin”?

I said to my son the other day, “I am off foraging on the beach”, but what he heard was “I am off for a gin, on the beach”. It made me laugh! But it sounds like a great idea so maybe next time me and my friends go foraging we will also go for

Wild About Beaumont

Life is never dull at Torrisdale (if only!) but the excitement bar was raised even higher last week as we played host to the legendary adventure cyclist, Mark Beaumont. He was passing through Kintyre as part of a 12 day tour of Argyll and the Isles, incorporating various formidable sporting challenges, from running up the

Singing in the Rain!

Torrisdale Hydro is up and running! After a few tense weeks on site, connecting up pipes (which were too short!), installing the turbine and testing the complex electronics, we met the crucial commission date with a month to spare. The scheme is now connected to the grid and producing power daily – a heavy downpour

Beaches

Winter in Kintyre

The Important Question – is it “foraging” or “for-a-gin”?

Wild About Beaumont

Singing in the Rain!

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