Isle of Skye · Scotland
Coruisk House
A crofter's house at the end of the Elgol road, cooking the best of the Skye shoreline
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The single-track road to Elgol runs fourteen miles from Broadford and then stops at the sea. Coruisk House is near its end: a converted croft house with four bedrooms, two of them split-level suites in the old steading, all looking out towards the Sleat peninsula and the Small Isles.
The restaurant is the reason most people come. A four-course set menu changes daily around whatever the boats and the crofts have produced — langoustine, hand-dived scallops, Skye lamb, foraged greens — and is served at a single sitting. The wine list has been an AA award finalist.
Beyond the door is one of Skye's great views: the Cuillin ridge across Loch Scavaig, with boats running from Elgol pier to Loch Coruisk itself. Guests are adults and older children only, and the silence after dark is total.
At a glance
What to expect
- Daily-changing four-course set menu
- Michelin Guide listed
- Sea views from all rooms
- Self-catering cottages available
- Boat trips to Loch Coruisk nearby
- AA 4-star Gold award
- Award-shortlisted wine list
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