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Traditional Croft cottage dating from 1922 overlooked by the majestic Bla Bheinn (Blaven) mountain i

29/10/2026

After a poor showing earlier this week the Skye weather came good today.

27/10/2026

Still very windy in Torrin today and a small hawthorn tree has fallen on the fence at Hawthorn Dene. Nevertheless the weather is picking up and we’re hoping for a quieter end to the week.

30/09/2026

29/09/2026

In honour of the grass being cut today, here’s a reminder of why people book a stay at Hawthorn Dene in Torrin in the Isle of Skye. Garden fully approved for doggy fun as tested by Ted.

19/08/2026

Another eat out option if staying in Torrin. ⬇️

First week reflections…

So week one of Cafe Elgol After Hours is now done and dusted! A rollercoaster but such a high! The feedback has been great, the bookings are increasing and we even had some walk ins! It was not mega busy and we think that for the first week that has suited us well as we were adapting and reassessing our approach on a daily basis. We found a good rhythm.

Some key learnings:
- we want people to feel as comfortable and relaxed as possible so we will reduce the capacity to maximum 8 people per night.
- Final sitting will be 19:30, after this time we won’t be able to accommodate people in. This is so the night and service can flow and people can have enough time without having to rush their dinner.
- The importance of doggy bags…! (Or maybe a bit more portion control from us?)
- Stop burning yourself with the oven and don’t use your head to stop things falling on you.
- Don’t worry about potentially missing the solar eclipse everyone kept talking about… as you can see from the photo… the good old clouds of the Misty Isle wouldn’t have let us see it anyway! Although the sky did go darker and the temperature dropped, strange eerie atmosphere but that’s about it!

We look forward to week 2 and to continue with this injection of endorphins (rest is for winter, yeh?)

Please get in touch if you want to book a table, smoke signals won’t do, but pretty much any other way will!

And last but most certainly not least, thank you to our amazing staff who have kept the cogs turning and the cafe going during the day to allow us time to do prepping and being primed for the evenings! These evenings could not happen without them!

Now for a Sunday of just chilling, together!

All the best!
Matthew & Rosario

16/07/2026

Can you see Hawthorn Dene?

02/07/2026

Ted decided this afternoon was the time to just chill in the garden.

01/07/2026

That’s a relief!

🚽 Public Toilets Reopened! 🚽

The issue with the public toilets has now been resolved and they are now open again!

Thank you all for your patience and to everyone who has been involved in getting this resolved as soon as possible.

12/06/2026

From tomorrow, April 1st, we are going back to our core hours of Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm! With all your usual favourites and then some ☺️

The weather outside may still not seem like Spring yet, but it is always sunny in Cafe Elgol!

Disclaimer: this is NOT and April fools post, I repeat this is NOT an April fools post!

Thank you again for our lovely and drawing!

06/06/2026

We have a couple of weeks in October unexpectedly available. See website for pricing. www.hawthorndene.co.uk.

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Torrin
IV499BA

Website

https://hawthorndene.co.uk/

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