About Our Environment

Here on Knoydart we have a small, caring community who have shown alot of commitment and care to keeping Knoydart the unspoiled last true wilderness it is known as. Rugged and beautiful, stunning and dramatic;  it is a happy healthy place to stay.

We are very keen on encouraging our visitors to support the local businesses we have in Knoydart and the locality. We have a local community garden that grows fresh produce sometimes available for sale. There is a great fresh local fish merchant in Mallaig, Andy Race who can supply guests with Knoydart langoustines, mussles, crab fresh fish and hand dived scallops. You can also as purchase local estate venison from the Knoydart Foundation Office, reducing food miles and encouraging economic sustainability and employment locally 01687 462242. For guests wishing to try seafood without the hassle of cooking we can arrange for in house Seafood Platters fresh langoustines, hand dived scallops, mussels, salmon, lobster and whatever is in season, delivered to your door with prior notice ready to eat on arrival or for a special meal during your stay.

Our Knoydart Green Credentials

• Green Hydro electricity
• Air source Heat Pump
• PV Solar Panels
• Inverter Batteries store unused solar energy
• Our fresh spring water comes from the hill through UV filters
• Eco hot tub model
• Low level LED sypathetically installed to minimise light pollution
• Artisan copper roof to patina with the landscape and weather – no pv!
• High grade insulation throughout
• Larch timber frame using local resources
• High energy efficiency appliances
• 100% Commitment to local suppliers to reduce our carbon footprint

Keeping it this way is what makes our remote little village a magical holiday destination. As part of the UK Curriculum for Excellence in schools our children are being brought up to respect our planet, look after our natural resources and to reuse, reduce and recyle wherever they can. Here at Inverie Primary School and Nursery we have the Green Flag Eco Schools Award. This is great to see!

Knoydart  is not on mains electricity, there are no mobile masts and we operate by private small hydro scheme. Our power is green but is very dependant on rainwater  which collects naturally in our hill lochs.  We have built Knoydart Hide with eco solutions in mind, larch cladding, environmentally sensitive insulation materials,  thermal air source heat pump, wood burning stove using locally sourced sustainable wood fuel from the Knoydart Forest Trust, half flush loos, high grade insulation, energy efficiency appliances, artisan copper roof and low energy light bulbs throughout. We also have Solar PV panels installed which assist reduce our electricity useage and these are connected to our own battery bank installed to bank additional power for later use.

Our drinking water is fresh from the hill passing through commercial UV Filters and remains totally unchlorinated so you can enjoy the very best of highland spring water to rejuvenate the body. There is very little traffic and the air is the purest you’ll experience – it really is restful on the body to holiday here. Brisk highland air, the freshest of seafood and a supportive, inclusive and friendly community who care about our environment and those who make the effort to stay.

We would love you to be able to enjoy the natural beauty of Knoydart and experience the magic of living here remotely. We have no light pollution here and it is important to our community that we preserve this not only for visitors but for those that live here too. Please help us to respect this and be aware of leaving unnecessary lights turned on. Knoydart Hide has large glass windows, which lets the outside in but need not dilute the Milky Way.

Thank you for being a star!