People & Places
Summer Isles Foods
In the 1970's Keith Dunbar and his wife Sheila fell in love with Achiltibuie during a holiday to the Summer Isles Hotel. It was there that they met Robert Irvine and decided to establish a smokehouse to produce fine local smoked produce.
From humble begins as a small smokehouse for the local hotel Summer Isles Foods expanded and is now a family run, craft smokehouse based in Altandhu, Achiltibuie, producing a range of specialty foods with customers all over the U.K. It is that accumulated experience and the use of really fresh fish and meats which helps to ensure consistent quality on the plate.
Over the years Summer Isles Foods has produced classic smoked salmon and smoked produce. Recent additions to the delicious range include hot-smoked salmon cutlets, Organic smoked salmon, Peat-smoked salmon and organic meats but even while expanding the products the standard of the classics remains excellent with customers travelling from all over the world to come to the smokehouse in Achiltibuie and fall in love with the good food and the area as much as Keith and Shiela did many years ago.
Achiltibuie
No hustle, no bustle. Achiltibuie, resting on the edge of Scotland's north-west coast, is a community made up of crofters, fisherman and warm hearted people.
Achiltibuie is a traditional crofting and fishing community with a few hundred homes all nestled on a peninsula looking over to the stunning Summer Isles. It's survival of the fittest to make it along the long twisty single track road to Achiltibuie, but for the ones who make it, the effort is more than worth it.
Visitors come to Achiltibuie for many different reasons. The beautiful scenery, the costal walks, the amazing sandy beaches, the wildlife, the ever changing weather, the fresh local produce and the many cèilidhs and dances, the craic and the peace. Come visit us in person or plan a visit using www.achiltibuie.net.
