About Us
Neil
and Rosemary Colquhoun acquired Greshornish
House in 2004 after spending their earlier married life
working in schools. Before moving to Skye, their home
had been on the Ardnamurchan peninsula not far from
where Rosemary was brought up. They have four sons,
two daughters-in-law and two grandchildren - and a pair
of labradors! Their second son was married at Greshornish
in May 2007.
Since
moving to Greshornish House, much work has been done
to enhance the facilities consistent with the listed
status of the property. The kitchens have been completely
overhauled and re-equipped, a conservatory/breakfast
room has been added along with better staff facilities,
a number of the guest bedrooms and bathrooms have been
upgraded, and extensive interior redecoration is on-going
- as is the work being done to reclaim the walled garden
after half a century and more of neglect!
We
have added facilities for our disabled visitors, and
now have no difficulty in accommodating wheelchairs
in the dining room, conservatory and bar. Unfortunately,
we remain unable to offer either a ground floor bedroom
or a lift.
The
larger dining room, formerly the Victorian kitchen,
is now well able to cater for a number of non-resident
diners. The Conservatory offers a sunny place for coffees,
lunches, and afternoon teas - or a dry refuge in inclement
weather!
Greshornish
House has a small but hard-working team (some illustrated
alongside!). In the last four seasons our chefs have
been local - if not to Skye at least to the west coast.
Colin Macdonald is now in his second season as Head
Chef, and is ably assisted in the kitchens by former
executive head chef Mac Browning, who has been a regular
at Greshornish throughout the past three seasons.
The
homely peace and tranquillity of Greshornish makes it
an ideal venue for a weekend away or a special occasion.
The additional space means that we can host functions for 40 - 50 people, (although obviously not all are
able to stay in the house).
What
better place for an executive break, or an exclusive
corporate weekend? |