Jakels Rest

06/09/2024

Superb choice as always 👌 😋 It's a good idea for our guests to book a table in advance of their stay with us at Jakels Rest

September dinner menu has arrived 🙌🙌 and she’s a goodie 😍

Book your table any Friday or Saturday throughout September from 5.30pm. We always have lots of this menu available every Sunday lunch too from 12pm - 6pm.

Book online or call us on 01549 402 971.

Happy Friday!!

09/08/2024

Lovely local place for our guests to enjoy dinner on a Friday or Saturday evening along with a cocktail or two 🍹🍸

August dinner menu 😍😍

Open for dinner tonight and tomorrow night from 5.30pm. Book online or call us on 01549 402 971.

Sorry it’s late!

23/07/2024

Sun’s on all day ☀️

Perfect day for dining outside and going for a walk around Loch Shin 👌🏽

Here until 4pm for brunch, lunch, coffee, cakes, cocktails, sunshiiiiinnneeee ☀️☀️☀️

20/06/2024

We've been for a lovely walk at Skelbo Woods, near Embo today. Magnus was on top form searching for all of the carved animals but disappointed that there were no bears 🐻

We can highly recommend this beautiful place but would point out that it is fairly steep in places. The what3words location is chop.says.positives When you've completed your walk, a visit to Dornoch for a bite to eat at one of the lovely eateries or a trip to the beach is also recommended.

14/06/2024

Go on, you know you want to 😉😋

25/05/2024

We've been to tonight for a well earned dinner. Beautiful sunny evening 😎 we were so deep in conversation we forgot to take photos of our food 🤦‍♀️ We are very lucky to have this amazing place on our doorstep and can highly recommend it to all of our guests 👌 What a view to end the day 😍

25/05/2024

Summer is back ☀️

Happy Saturday!

We’re here from 10-12 for brunch, 12-4 for lunch then 5.30pm for dinner. This view all day!

Book online or call us on 01549 402 971.

17/05/2024

Our crab apple tree is absolutely blooming with blossom this year and looks stunning against the gorgeous blue sky we've got again today. The bees are very happy 🐝🌞🐝🌞🐝

16/05/2024

This would be an amazing adventure and it's only just over an hour away from Jakels Rest and you might get to see seals and lots of sea birds including puffins

EVENING WILDLIFE TRIPS AROUND HANDA AVAILABLE FROM TODAY

minimum of 4 people

Message or call to book

07780967800 or 07796677328

10/05/2024

We've had a great morning tidying up the garden for our next guests that include 2 four legged guests 🐾 As usual Magnus was in charge, making sure that we mowed around the daisies to leave them out for the bees and butterflies 🐝🦋. We're pleased to see lots of colour in the borders, the herbs are ready for picking and there's lots of growth on the blackcurrants 🫐. We're also hoping that we have guests in the bird box too, but we've not disturbed it in case they've already nested 🪺

02/05/2024

We paid a visit to at Dingwall today and were not disappointed. The staff are super friendly, the whole place is lovely and spacious and most importantly they are dog friendly outside, which Magnus loved. We had a full farmhouse breakfast and can highly recommend, it set us up perfectly for the day. There is also a great gift shop and various local/international foodstuffs to purchase. We will definitely be back 👌

02/05/2024

This is good information about ticks and tick bites

25/04/2024

We took a trip up to Helmsdale last night for a fish supper at La Mirage Restaurant and it certainly did not disappoint 😋😋 Great friendly service too 👌

We would highly recommend a journey a little way up north to our guests and you also get to see some amazing views and beaches on the way.

18/04/2024

Came across these beauties on a short road trip between Altnaharra and Helmsdale this afternoon 🦌🦌🦌

17/04/2024

‼️ A very exciting job opportunity ‼️

A manager position has become available at The Pier. Come join our fantastic team!

This is a full time position but we’d also be happy to discuss a part time manager position.

Please contact [email protected] if this job is of interest to you or call or message on 07970767361.

Shares hugely appreciated, thank you 🙏

17/04/2024

Dunrobin Castle has recently opened it's doors to visitors again and we thought we'd have another tour of the castle and gardens, taking in one of the fantastic Falconry displays too. We were not disappointed and would highly recommend a visit to our guests.

15/04/2024

Magnus is over the moon that his pawsome mate Monty, who he met last year, has come back for a second visit. They have been having so much fun playing in the safe and secure garden that we offer our guests at and are both fast asleep now 😴 😂

11/04/2024

Out and about shopping stocking up for cleaning items, etc for Jakels Rest today and stopped off at the picturesque Loch Fleet to enjoy a cheeky Milk & Honey Cafe hot chocolate which was delicious 😋 A seal kept popping up to say hi but wouldn't wait for a photo! The water is so lovely and clear

28/03/2024

Great news for our guests who are coming to stay.

Dunrobin Castle is a must visit while you are in Sutherland. Beautiful castle and gardens and the Falconry displays are brilliant. You can even take a train from Lairg and request a stop at Dunrobin Station.

09/03/2024

We had never heard of Trig Bagging but one of our lovely guests has left this Caithness and Sutherland Trig Bagger Challenge Logbook, which he has started to fill in and has suggested that our future guests can help to bag them all 😊

Thank you so much

We've done a little research on Trig Points in the UK and found these 10 facts

1- In the United Kingdom, trig points are typically concrete pillars and were erected by the Ordnance Survey.

2- Trig pillars are mostly made of cast concrete, but a few are built from local stone cemented together.

3- Like an iceberg, there is more of trig pillar below the surface than above it.

4- There are 6,190 trigs in the UK.

5- The highest trig pillar sits on the top of Ben Nevis, in Scotland,

6- The lowest trig pillar is at Little Ouse, sited at -1m.

7- In Scotland, there are some pillars called Vanessas, which are taller, cylindrical concrete pillars.

8- It was on April 18, 1936, that the first trig pillar was installed in a field in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire. This was the start of the "retriangulation of Great Britain".

9- Did you know that Trig pillar locations are marked by a small blue triangle on OS maps.

10- Trig pillars have become the focus of “collectors”. This hobby is known as trig-bagging or trig-pointing, where people travel across the countryside spotting and recording as many as they can. We think Trig bagging is a pretty cool hobby!

27/01/2024

We've been for a walk around Ferrycroft this afternoon, lovely and sunny but very blustery in places - the sun giving us some very long shadows ☀️ A few big branches and some dead trees have been blown down in the recent storms and we've never seen the loch coming over the dam so much, you can clearly see how full Loch Shin is.

18/01/2024

Loads of snow at Jakels Rest today, best get digging ourselves out ☃️☃️

14/12/2023

Festive opening times 🎄🎅🎄🎅

02/12/2023

When it's -7° and you get this lovely frost, there's nothing more to do than go for a walk ❄️🐾❄️🐾 We did wash and dry Mag's feet when we got home 🤗

16/11/2023

After a visit to the beautiful Aldie Burn Forest Walk, Tain where better to go for a drink and a delicious piece of cake than with its lovely gift shop, very friendly helpful staff and the bonus of a surprise Highland Coo plate when you've eaten all the cake 👌

14/11/2023

How lovely is it when a guest leaves thank-you gifts and a lovely card 🤗 Magnus was over the moon to have been left these treats by Kimberley, Bailey and Bella 🐾 when they left after their third stay. As they say 'Haste ye back' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

14/11/2023

Magnus is over the moon to have been left a lovely gift from Kimberley, Bailey and Bella and we are so grateful for the beautiful thank-you card and chocolates too. So glad that you had a peaceful break.

12/11/2023

We've had a fabulous autumnal walk to Dornoch Beach through the dunes this afternoon - can you spot the tail? Lots of debris washed up by the recent storms 🌬🌧 We then had a quick stop to see the poppies at Dornoch Cathedral.

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13/10/2023

We had a trip up to Bettyhill today, called in for a bite to eat at The Store Bistro & Bar - Bettyhill and had a lovely but windy walk on Farr Beach where the waves were truly amazing 🌊🌊