Monday, 26 August 2013

Summer Update

What has been happening at White House Lodge, Isle of Coll?

We're half way through a busy season here on the island. We've received some excellent feedback, fantastic photos and great memories. With some of the best weather in years, our guests have had amazing holidays. Charlotte and I even managed to get a weeks holiday at White House Lodge in June, with the kids.We swam in the sea, flew kites on the beach and canoed with basking sharks - fabulous.
If you are looking for a good excuse to visit the Isle of Coll, the following activities may provide some inspiration  :
The Ultimate LoColl Cookery Course: Foraging and Feasting
Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September - Isle of Coll
A three-day residential foraging and local cookery course. With round-the-clock tuition from Christopher Trotter, chef and food writer, culminating in a final feast of foraged and local produce. Participants will source and cook everything – oh… and eat it, too!

More details can be found here >>>
Snorkel and swim with basking sharks - Isle of Coll
There is a great new company out there called Basking Shark Scotland that run residential courses all about basking sharks. The waters around the Isle of Coll are one of the best places in the world to view these amazing creatures. Now you can learn all about them, and swim with them!
Basking Shark Scotland have a group that wish to stay at White House Lodge in Summer 1014.

More details can be found here >>>
Enjoy an afternoon tea at Tigh Na Mara - Isle of Coll Guest House
This is a great idea when you are staying at White House Lodge and you are tired of feasting on fresh langoustines and  Grishipol Home Foods. Have a pot of tea or coffee, and something sweet, whilst sitting in the comfort of the Lounge or outside in the garden at Tigh Na Mara. This guest house is the first building you see when leaving the ferry terminal on Coll and has spectacular views towards Mull and the Treshnish Isles. 
Every Thursday afternoon between 2pm and 5pm from May until the end of September. You don't need to be a resident.

More details can be found here >>>

Friday, 9 August 2013

The Ultimate LoColl Cookery Course: Foraging and Feasting

My sister in law, Seonaid, who lives on the Isle of Coll, just down the road from White House Lodge, has asked me to publicise this fab cookery course being held on Coll in September.
Full details can be found here