LOCHINVER STORIES

The Larder

Festive pies and what to serve them with

Fancy a Christmas pie? You’re in the right place. Hand-crafted in the Highlands, we deliver them straight to your door, precooked and ready to reheat or pop in the freezer for a future pie night.

The Larder

The Art of the Lochinver Pie

Lochinver Larder has turned the humble pie into a local delicacy, baking nearly 100,000 pies in 2021 alone. If you’ve already sampled the goods, you will understand why, but if you’re sitting there wondering what makes our pies so special, it’s time to let you in on our secrets.

NC500

How to Reminisce on your NC500 Adventure from Home

Whether you visited just last summer, or have been escaping to the area since before it rose to NC500 fame, these are our five top ways to reminisce on the good times and keep those precious travel memories alive.

The Larder

Burns Night: “great chieftain o’ the puddin’-race”

Every year on the 25th January, we celebrate the late poet Robert Burns, a national bard of Scotland who before his death in 1796 penned over 550 songs and poems.

Community

Jeanette McCarthy: Administrator for the Assynt Crofters Trust

Jeanette McCarthy is the Administrator for the Assynt Crofters Trust, as well as a writer and painter.

Community

'A Man in Assynt': the poems of Norman MacCaig

Norman MacCaig was born in Edinburgh, but it was his beloved Assynt that inspired much of his poetry.

Community

John McCarthy: owner of Lochinver Landscapes

John McCarthy is a landscape photographer and set up art gallery Lochinver Landscapes in 2011.

The Larder

Ian Stewart: The history of Lochinver Larder

Previous owners Ian and Debra Stewart set up Lochinver Larder in 1986 and built a reputation for having the 'best pies in the land'.

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Kerr Blyth: KBA+D Architects For Lochinver Larder

Architect Kerr Blyth spends his week travelling for work and his weekend’s rock climbing, mountain biking and sea kayaking in the North West Highlands.

Community

William Smith: Owner of Clachtoll Cottage

William Smith is a former teacher and owner of Clachtoll Cottage. He works as a Ski Patroller, Polar Guide and First Aid Trainer.